Compare Amazon Aurora and Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (38.7% of reviews)
Mid-Market (37.6% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
Amazon Aurora
Star Rating
(455)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (38.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Amazon AuroraAmazon Relational Database Service (RDS)
Star Rating
(900)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)Amazon Aurora vs Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) easier to use and set up. Reviewers also felt that Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) was easier to do business with overall. However, reviewers felt that administration of both products was equally easy.
- Amazon Aurora and Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) both meet the requirements of our reviewers at a comparable rate.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Amazon Aurora is the preferred option.
- When assessing product direction, Amazon Aurora and Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) received similar ratings from our reviewers.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Amazon Aurora
No pricing availableAmazon Relational Database Service (RDS)
No pricing availableFree Trial
Amazon Aurora
No trial information availableAmazon Relational Database Service (RDS)
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.0
408
9.0
738
Ease of Use
8.7
410
8.8
746
Ease of Setup
8.6
257
8.9
522
Ease of Admin
8.7
180
8.7
435
Quality of Support
8.7
394
8.6
710
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
177
8.8
423
Product Direction (% positive)
9.5
394
9.5
700
Features by Category
Management
8.7
210
8.8
304
8.6
211
8.9
308
8.8
209
8.8
293
8.9
212
8.9
303
Support
8.4
208
8.3
299
8.6
215
8.7
310
8.4
207
8.6
304
8.6
205
8.8
308
Security
8.7
204
8.6
297
8.7
206
8.7
313
8.9
207
8.8
307
8.8
205
8.8
310
Performance
8.9
208
8.8
304
8.8
205
8.6
298
8.8
204
8.7
306
8.6
203
8.5
292
8.5
203
8.5
296
Database Features
9.1
295
9.0
436
9.2
294
9.2
436
8.9
292
9.0
432
9.2
288
9.2
422
9.0
288
9.1
430
8.5
284
8.5
401
8.6
292
8.7
418
Configuration
8.9
206
8.8
245
8.6
192
8.4
240
8.6
203
8.6
248
8.3
183
8.0
225
8.8
199
8.9
239
Database Administration
8.7
198
8.8
240
8.6
182
8.6
230
8.5
182
Feature Not Available
Availability
9.0
198
9.1
245
9.1
196
9.1
249
8.8
189
Feature Not Available
8.7
189
8.7
231
Security
8.7
134
8.3
170
8.6
134
8.6
179
8.6
127
8.4
169
Data Management
8.9
135
8.8
185
8.5
126
8.6
174
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Amazon Aurora and Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) are categorized as Database as a Service (DBaaS) and Relational Databases
Unique Categories
Amazon Aurora has no unique categories
Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Amazon Aurora
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
Information Technology and Services
22.7%
Computer Software
21.3%
Computer & Network Security
4.9%
Financial Services
4.2%
Education Management
3.7%
Other
43.2%
Information Technology and Services
22.8%
Computer Software
17.0%
Financial Services
6.1%
Computer & Network Security
3.7%
Telecommunications
3.3%
Other
47.1%
Alternatives
Discussions
What is Amazon Aurora vs RDS?
2 Comments
AR
AWS (Amazon Web Services) offers both Amazon Aurora and Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) as database services, however, they have slightly different...Read more
What is Amazon Aurora used for?
2 Comments
HA
Amazon Aurora is a fully managed relational database engine designed for the cloud, compatible with MySQL and PostgreSQL. It's used for providing high...Read more
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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
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Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) has no more discussions with answers
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