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Compare Aiven for PostgreSQL and Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (66.2% of reviews)
Mid-Market (37.6% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
From $75 p/month
No pricing available
Aiven for PostgreSQL
Star Rating
(78)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (66.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
From $75 p/month
Browse all 3 pricing plansAmazon Relational Database Service (RDS)
Star Rating
(901)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (37.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)Aiven for PostgreSQL vs Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Aiven for PostgreSQL easier to use, set up, and do business with overall. However, reviewers preferred the ease of administration with Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS).
- Reviewers felt that Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) meets the needs of their business better than Aiven for PostgreSQL.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Aiven for PostgreSQL is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) over Aiven for PostgreSQL.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Aiven for PostgreSQL
Startup
From $75 p/month
Our entry-level PostgreSQL plans, equipped with 1 dedicated virtual machine in various CPU, RAM and storage setups.
- Real-time backups to a remote location
- Extensions (PostGIS, PL/v8, etc)
- Point In Time Restore (2 days)
Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)
No pricing availableFree Trial
Aiven for PostgreSQL
Free Trial is available
Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.6
62
9.0
739
Ease of Use
9.0
65
8.8
747
Ease of Setup
9.0
43
8.9
523
Ease of Admin
8.4
39
8.7
436
Quality of Support
8.7
49
8.6
711
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.1
36
8.8
424
Product Direction (% positive)
8.3
61
9.5
701
Features by Category
Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
9.4
6
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Maintenance
7.5
6
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
Security
8.0
5
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
Management
8.3
6
8.8
305
8.3
6
8.9
309
8.3
7
8.8
294
8.9
6
8.9
304
Support
Not enough data
8.3
300
Not enough data
8.7
311
Not enough data
8.6
305
Not enough data
8.8
309
Security
8.7
5
8.6
298
8.3
5
8.7
314
8.1
6
8.8
308
7.7
5
8.8
311
Performance
8.7
5
8.8
305
8.7
5
8.6
299
Not enough data
8.7
307
Not enough data
8.5
293
Not enough data
8.5
297
Database Features
8.4
19
9.0
437
8.7
21
9.2
436
8.6
21
9.0
433
8.8
18
9.2
423
8.3
20
9.1
431
8.8
16
8.5
402
8.9
17
8.7
419
Configuration
Not enough data
8.8
245
Not enough data
8.4
240
Not enough data
8.6
248
Not enough data
8.0
225
Not enough data
8.9
239
Database Administration
Not enough data
8.8
240
Not enough data
8.6
230
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Availability
Not enough data
9.1
245
Not enough data
9.1
248
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.7
231
Security
Not enough data
8.3
170
Not enough data
8.6
179
Not enough data
8.4
169
Data Management
Not enough data
8.8
184
Not enough data
8.6
174
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Aiven for PostgreSQL and Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) are categorized as Relational Databases
Unique Categories
Aiven for PostgreSQL is categorized as Database Management Systems (DBMS)
Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) is categorized as Database as a Service (DBaaS)
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Aiven for PostgreSQL
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Computer Software
23.4%
Information Technology and Services
10.4%
Financial Services
9.1%
Online Media
5.2%
Program Development
3.9%
Other
48.1%
Information Technology and Services
22.6%
Computer Software
17.1%
Financial Services
6.1%
Computer & Network Security
3.7%
Telecommunications
3.3%
Other
47.2%
Discussions
When move aiven service into different project feature come?
1 Comment
Official Response from Aiven for PostgreSQL
I believe the feature you are looking for is available. Please read more here: https://help.aiven.io/en/articles/5040495-cross-project-fork
Please let us...Read more
What are the features of PostgreSQL?
1 Comment
Official Response from Aiven for PostgreSQL
Key features of Aiven for PostgreSQL managed service are:
- Highly - Available
- Standby nodes work as read replicas
- Multi cloud
- Point in time...Read more
What are the advantages of PostgreSQL?
1 Comment
MB
Highly scalable open source. Supports many data types including Json. Can code functions and procedures in languages like Python.Read more
What is Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) used for?
2 Comments
AJ
Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) is a cloud-based service offered by Amazon Web Services (AWS) that is used for managing and operating relational...Read more
An Amazon RDS performance best practice is to allocate enough RAM so that your working set resides almost completely in memory.
1 Comment
SS
niceRead more
Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) has no more discussions with answers
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