Compare Amazon Aurora and IBM Db2 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (38.7% of reviews)
Enterprise (66.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Free Trial 1 License
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 AuroraIBM Db2
Star Rating
(682)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (66.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free Trial 1 License
Browse all 6 pricing plansAmazon Aurora vs IBM Db2
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Amazon Aurora easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Amazon Aurora overall.
- Reviewers felt that Amazon Aurora meets the needs of their business better than IBM Db2.
- 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 IBM Db2.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Amazon Aurora
No pricing availableIBM Db2
Db2 On Cloud - Lite
Free Trial
1 License
A completely free edition of DB2 on Cloud.
- Enjoy high performance and elastic scaling with Db2’s fully managed database and warehouse solutions in the cloud. Try for free.
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Amazon Aurora
No trial information availableIBM Db2
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.0
408
8.5
488
Ease of Use
8.7
410
8.0
497
Ease of Setup
8.6
257
7.7
263
Ease of Admin
8.7
180
7.7
242
Quality of Support
8.7
394
8.1
461
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
177
8.3
234
Product Direction (% positive)
9.5
394
6.8
456
Features by Category
Data Management
Not enough data
8.6
52
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
48
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
49
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
48
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
34
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
34
|
Verified
Integration
Not enough data
7.8
43
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
45
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
42
|
Verified
Deployment
Not enough data
8.4
50
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
41
|
Verified
Performance
Not enough data
8.6
51
|
Verified
Security
Not enough data
8.7
46
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
35
|
Verified
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.3
8
Not enough data
8.3
8
Management
8.7
210
8.6
60
8.6
211
8.4
62
8.8
209
8.2
52
8.9
212
8.5
55
Support
8.4
208
8.0
57
8.6
215
8.4
60
8.4
207
7.9
60
8.6
205
8.4
61
Security
8.7
204
8.5
60
8.7
206
8.8
60
8.9
207
8.4
58
8.8
205
8.4
56
Performance
8.9
208
8.6
62
8.8
205
8.6
58
8.8
204
8.5
56
8.6
203
8.4
57
8.5
203
8.4
57
Database Features
9.1
295
8.7
306
9.2
294
8.8
309
8.9
292
8.8
309
9.2
288
8.4
304
9.0
288
8.8
302
8.5
284
8.4
303
8.6
292
8.4
308
Automation
Not enough data
8.3
9
Not enough data
8.1
9
Not enough data
8.3
9
Not enough data
8.5
9
Functionality
Not enough data
7.4
9
Not enough data
8.1
9
Not enough data
8.0
9
Administration
Not enough data
8.3
8
Not enough data
7.7
8
Not enough data
7.7
8
Agentic AI - Data Warehouse Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Configuration
8.9
206
8.5
65
8.6
192
8.1
60
8.6
203
8.5
66
8.3
183
8.3
61
8.8
199
8.6
62
Database Administration
8.7
198
8.6
60
8.6
182
8.8
60
8.5
182
8.8
59
Availability
9.0
198
8.9
63
9.1
196
9.1
62
8.8
189
8.8
63
8.7
189
8.9
63
Security
8.7
134
8.4
41
8.6
134
8.8
42
8.6
127
8.8
41
Data Management
8.9
135
8.7
45
8.5
126
8.6
44
Database Features
9.1
295
8.7
306
9.2
294
8.8
309
8.9
292
8.8
309
9.2
288
8.4
304
9.0
288
8.8
302
8.5
284
8.4
303
8.6
292
8.4
308
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Amazon Aurora and IBM Db2 are categorized as Database as a Service (DBaaS) and Relational Databases
Unique Categories
Amazon Aurora has no unique categories
IBM Db2 is categorized as Data Warehouse, Object-Oriented Databases, XML Databases, and Data Warehouse Automation
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Amazon Aurora
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
IBM Db2
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
21.6%
Banking
11.7%
Computer Software
10.1%
Financial Services
7.2%
Insurance
5.9%
Other
43.6%
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
Where can I find answers to other questions I may have?
2 Comments
Official Response from IBM Db2
Please visit: https://developer.ibm.com/answers/questions/436870/common-questions-about-the-db2-on-cloud-free-plan/Read more
I want to replace KDB+ with DB2 BLU, before doing this in my project, i want to know following answers.
1. Is DB2 BLU , capable for this type of achievement which KDB+ do?
2. can you please give me a list comparison between DB2 BLU with KDB+?
1 Comment
NO
Please check:
https://db-engines.com/en/system/IBM+Db2%3BKdb%2B
Read more
Which tool do you use for deep monitoring of IBM DB2 databases (instances) ?
1 Comment
MF
Maxim, we have a dedicated management console that comes free with Db2. It was called Data Server Manager in the past, now we call it the Unified Management...Read more
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