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Compare Amazon Aurora and Google Cloud Spanner 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (38.8% of reviews)
Enterprise (43.3% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
Amazon Aurora
Star Rating
(454)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (38.8% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Amazon AuroraGoogle Cloud Spanner
Star Rating
(35)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (43.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Google Cloud SpannerAmazon Aurora vs Google Cloud Spanner
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Amazon Aurora easier to use and set up. Reviewers also felt that Amazon Aurora was easier to do business with overall. However, reviewers felt that administration of both products was equally easy.
- Reviewers felt that Amazon Aurora meets the needs of their business better than Google Cloud Spanner.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Amazon Aurora is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Amazon Aurora over Google Cloud Spanner.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Amazon Aurora
No pricing availableGoogle Cloud Spanner
No pricing availableFree Trial
Amazon Aurora
No trial information availableGoogle Cloud Spanner
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.0
407
8.7
24
Ease of Use
8.7
409
7.8
24
Ease of Setup
8.6
256
8.2
10
Ease of Admin
8.7
179
8.7
9
Quality of Support
8.7
393
8.6
20
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
176
8.3
10
Product Direction (% positive)
9.5
393
8.4
22
Features by Category
Management
8.7
210
8.1
6
8.6
211
8.9
6
8.8
209
9.2
6
8.9
212
9.2
6
Support
8.4
208
8.7
5
8.6
215
8.3
6
8.4
207
Not enough data
8.6
205
8.6
6
Security
8.7
204
8.7
5
8.7
206
8.7
5
8.9
207
9.4
6
8.8
205
9.2
6
Performance
8.9
208
7.8
6
8.8
205
9.2
6
8.8
204
8.9
6
8.6
203
7.5
6
8.5
203
8.7
5
Database Features
9.1
295
9.5
13
9.2
293
8.6
13
8.9
292
9.0
13
9.2
287
9.2
13
9.0
287
8.9
12
8.5
284
8.3
13
8.6
291
8.6
13
Configuration
8.9
205
8.2
10
8.6
192
7.6
9
8.6
202
7.3
10
8.3
183
8.1
8
8.8
199
8.1
8
Database Administration
8.7
197
8.2
10
8.6
182
6.3
10
8.5
182
7.0
10
Availability
9.0
198
8.8
10
9.1
196
6.7
9
8.8
189
7.0
10
8.7
189
8.1
9
Security
8.7
134
Not enough data
8.6
134
Not enough data
8.6
127
Not enough data
Data Management
8.9
135
Not enough data
8.5
126
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Amazon Aurora and Google Cloud Spanner are categorized as Database as a Service (DBaaS) and Relational Databases
Unique Categories
Amazon Aurora has no unique categories
Google Cloud Spanner has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Amazon Aurora
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Google Cloud Spanner
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
22.8%
Computer Software
21.4%
Computer & Network Security
4.9%
Financial Services
4.2%
Education Management
3.7%
Other
43.0%
Information Technology and Services
20.0%
Computer Software
16.7%
Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
6.7%
Biotechnology
6.7%
Sports
3.3%
Other
46.7%
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
Amazon Aurora has no more discussions with answers
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