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title: "Free, Production-Grade Databases. Get setup in minutes. Great for testing and development"
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date_published: 2025-09-01T13:04:14.092Z
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# Free, Production-Grade Databases. Get setup in minutes. Great for testing and development

**Neon:** My top choice for AI apps. Database live in <1 sec. Straightforward API for creating / modifying databases and role.

**Supabase:** Auth integration.

**Aiven:** Most generous free tier (5GB) and supports both Postgres & MySQL.

I use these for creating a 'one-time-use' database for testing to live client projects.

See live in action on [www.tigzig.com](http://www.tigzig.com/) -> Database AI & SQL Apps

* **DATS-4:** temporary on-the-fly databases powered by Neon
* **Custom GPT:** powered by Supabase with Cricket ODI data
* **Realtime Voice AI:** powered by Aiven

All open source. Hit 'Docs' on app site for source code

The attached image is a quick-glance spec sheet comparing my notes on each

![Free Database Providers Comparison](/images/blog/ef0c19_05a0769bed9e4183bc7c4997913e2914~mv2.png)

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## Related

Tools: [DATS-4 Database AI Suite](https://www.tigzig.com/analyzer), [Multi-Database GPT](https://www.tigzig.com/cricket-tour-de-france-gpt), [Voice DB - ElevenLabs](https://www.tigzig.com/realtime-voice-elevenlabs)

Explore: [Database AI Apps hub](https://www.tigzig.com/database-landing), [API/MCP hub](https://www.tigzig.com/apis), [Browse all apps](https://www.tigzig.com/browse-apps)

More posts: [Instant Database Setup for AI Apps. With Neon.com](https://www.tigzig.com/post/instant-database-setup-for-ai-apps-with-neon-com), [Connect ChatGPT to Supabase in 10 mins.](https://www.tigzig.com/post/connect-chatgpt-to-supabase-in-10-mins), [Cricket (ODI/T20) & Tour de France stats from a Custom GPT connected to 3 live databases.](https://www.tigzig.com/post/cricket-odi-t20-tour-de-france-stats-from-a-custom-gpt-connected-to-3-live-databases)

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Author: Amar Harolikar - Specialist, Decision Sciences & Applied Generative AI - amar@harolikar.com - https://www.linkedin.com/in/amarharolikar
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