# Amazon Aurora, NVivo vs Amazon Athena Comparison | | Amazon Aurora | NVivo | Amazon Athena | |---|---|---|---| | **Star Rating** | 4.5 out of 5 | 4.0 out of 5 | 4.4 out of 5 | | **Total Reviews** | 457 | 138 | 173 | | **Largest Market Segment** | Small-Business (38.3% of reviews) | Small-Business (48.1% of reviews) | Enterprise (51.9% of reviews) | | **Entry Level Price** | No pricing available | No pricing available | No pricing available | --- ## Top Pros & Cons ### Amazon Aurora Pros: - Scalability (14 reviews) - Availability (12 reviews) Cons: - Expensive (20 reviews) - AWS Dependency (7 reviews) ### NVivo Pros: - Ease of Use (2 reviews) - Efficiency Improvement (2 reviews) Cons: - Not User-Friendly (3 reviews) - Poor Customer Support (3 reviews) ### Amazon Athena Pros: - Analytics (1 reviews) - Big Data Handling (1 reviews) Cons: - Function Limitations (1 reviews) - Limited SQL (1 reviews) --- ## Ratings Comparison | Rating | Amazon Aurora | NVivo | Amazon Athena | |---|---|---|---| | **Meets Requirements** | 9.0 (409 reviews) | 8.5 (99 reviews) | 8.4 (127 reviews) | | **Ease of Use** | 8.7 (411 reviews) | 7.6 (102 reviews) | 8.9 (127 reviews) | | **Ease of Setup** | 8.6 (259 reviews) | 7.2 (25 reviews) | 9.1 (62 reviews) | | **Ease of Admin** | 8.7 (180 reviews) | 7.9 (19 reviews) | 8.5 (55 reviews) | | **Quality of Support** | 8.7 (395 reviews) | 7.7 (76 reviews) | 8.5 (109 reviews) | | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 8.7 (177 reviews) | 7.5 (12 reviews) | 8.7 (55 reviews) | | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 9.5 (395 reviews) | 7.2 (99 reviews) | 9.2 (100 reviews) | --- ## Pricing ### Amazon Aurora #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial No information available ### NVivo #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial Yes ### Amazon Athena #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial No information available --- ## Features Comparison By Category ### Business Intelligence | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Amazon Aurora** | N/A | N/A | | **NVivo** | 7.0/10 | 31 | | **Amazon Athena** | N/A | N/A | #### Reports | Feature | Amazon Aurora | NVivo | Amazon Athena | |---|---|---|---| | **Reports Interface** | Not enough data | 7.0 (22 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | | **Steps to Answer** | Not enough data | 6.7 (21 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | | **Graphs and Charts** | Not enough data | 7.3 (23 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | | **Score Cards** | Not enough data | 6.7 (17 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | | **Dashboards** | Not enough data | 7.6 (19 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | #### Self Service | Feature | Amazon Aurora | NVivo | Amazon Athena | |---|---|---|---| | **Calculated Fields** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Data Column Filtering** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Data Discovery** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Search** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Collaboration / Workflow** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Automodeling** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Advanced Analytics | Feature | Amazon Aurora | NVivo | Amazon Athena | |---|---|---|---| | **Predictive Analytics** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Data Visualization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Big Data Services** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Building Reports | Feature | Amazon Aurora | NVivo | Amazon Athena | |---|---|---|---| | **Data Transformation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Data Modeling** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **WYSIWYG Report Design** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Integration APIs** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Platform | Feature | Amazon Aurora | NVivo | Amazon Athena | |---|---|---|---| | **Mobile User Support** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Customization ** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **User, Role, and Access Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Internationalization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Sandbox / Test Environments** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Performance and Reliability** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Breadth of Partner Applications** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | ### Data Visualization | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Amazon Aurora** | N/A | N/A | | **NVivo** | 7.0/10 | 32 | | **Amazon Athena** | N/A | N/A | #### Reports | Feature | Amazon Aurora | NVivo | Amazon Athena | |---|---|---|---| | **Reports Interface** | Not enough data | 7.0 (22 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | | **Steps to Answer** | Not enough data | 6.7 (21 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | | **Graphs and Charts** | Not enough data | 7.3 (23 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | | **Score Cards** | Not enough data | 6.7 (17 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | | **Dashboards** | Not enough data | 7.6 (19 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | #### Reports | Feature | Amazon Aurora | NVivo | Amazon Athena | |---|---|---|---| | **Reports Interface** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Share Reports** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Steps to Answer** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Generative AI | Feature | Amazon Aurora | NVivo | Amazon Athena | |---|---|---|---| | **AI Text Generation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **AI Text Summarization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Visualization | Feature | Amazon Aurora | NVivo | Amazon Athena | |---|---|---|---| | **Graphs and Charts** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Score Cards** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Dashboards** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Formats** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Data Updates | Feature | Amazon Aurora | NVivo | Amazon Athena | |---|---|---|---| | **Historical Snapshots** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Real-Time Updating** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Collaboration | Feature | Amazon Aurora | NVivo | Amazon Athena | |---|---|---|---| | **Sharing** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Co-Editing** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Devices** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Data Updates | Feature | Amazon Aurora | NVivo | Amazon Athena | |---|---|---|---| | **Historical Snapshots** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Real-Time Updating** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Email Reports** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | ### Database Management Systems (DBMS) | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Amazon Aurora** | N/A | N/A | | **NVivo** | N/A | N/A | | **Amazon Athena** | 8.5/10 | 33 | #### Management | Feature | Amazon Aurora | NVivo | Amazon Athena | |---|---|---|---| | **Data dictionary** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.0 (27 reviews) | | **Data Replication** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.7 (25 reviews) | | **Query Language** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.6 (31 reviews) | | **Data Modeling** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.5 (29 reviews) | | **Performance Analysis** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.5 (29 reviews) | #### Maintenance | Feature | Amazon Aurora | NVivo | Amazon Athena | |---|---|---|---| | **Data Migration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.0 (28 reviews) | | **Backup and Recovery** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.3 (27 reviews) | | **Multi-User Environment** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.1 (27 reviews) | #### Security | Feature | Amazon Aurora | NVivo | Amazon Athena | |---|---|---|---| | **Data Encryption** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.0 (29 reviews) | | **User Access Control** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.1 (31 reviews) | ### Relational Databases | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Amazon Aurora** | 8.8/10 | 313 | | **NVivo** | N/A | N/A | | **Amazon Athena** | N/A | N/A | #### Management | Feature | Amazon Aurora | NVivo | Amazon Athena | |---|---|---|---| | **Data Schema** | 8.7 (209 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Query Language** | 8.6 (210 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **ACID - Complaint** | 8.8 (208 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Data Replication** | 8.9 (212 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Support | Feature | Amazon Aurora | NVivo | Amazon Athena | |---|---|---|---| | **Text Search** | 8.3 (207 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Data Types** | 8.6 (214 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Languages** | 8.4 (206 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Operating Systems** | 8.6 (204 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Security | Feature | Amazon Aurora | NVivo | Amazon Athena | |---|---|---|---| | **Database Locking** | 8.7 (203 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Access Control** | 8.7 (206 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Encryption** | 8.9 (207 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Authentication** | 8.8 (204 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Performance | Feature | Amazon Aurora | NVivo | Amazon Athena | |---|---|---|---| | **Disaster Recovery** | 8.9 (209 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Data Concurrency** | 8.7 (205 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Workload Management** | 8.8 (203 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Advanced Indexing** | 8.6 (202 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Query Optimizer** | 8.5 (202 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Database Features | Feature | Amazon Aurora | NVivo | Amazon Athena | |---|---|---|---| | **Storage** | 9.1 (296 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Availability** | 9.2 (295 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Stability** | 9.0 (291 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Scalability** | 9.2 (288 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Security** | 9.0 (287 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Data Manipulation** | 8.5 (283 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Query Language** | 8.6 (291 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | ### Text Analysis | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Amazon Aurora** | N/A | N/A | | **NVivo** | 4.5/10 | 6 | | **Amazon Athena** | N/A | N/A | #### Setup | Feature | Amazon Aurora | NVivo | Amazon Athena | |---|---|---|---| | **Integration** | Not enough data | 4.3 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Maintenance** | Not enough data | 2.5 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | | **No-Code** | Not enough data | 5.3 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Data | Feature | Amazon Aurora | NVivo | Amazon Athena | |---|---|---|---| | **Security** | Not enough data | 6.0 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Data Visualization** | Not enough data | 5.7 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Analysis | Feature | Amazon Aurora | NVivo | Amazon Athena | |---|---|---|---| | **Automation** | Not enough data | 5.0 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Named entity recognition** | Not enough data | 5.0 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Keyphrase Extraction** | Not enough data | 2.3 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Topic Analysis** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Sentiment Analysis** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Language Identification** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Syntax/Part of Speech Parsing** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Customization | Feature | Amazon Aurora | NVivo | Amazon Athena | |---|---|---|---| | **Pre-Built Parameterization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Custom Extension** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Compositionality** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Generative AI | Feature | Amazon Aurora | NVivo | Amazon Athena | |---|---|---|---| | **AI Text Generation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **AI Text Summarization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | ### Database as a Service (DBaaS) | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Amazon Aurora** | 8.7/10 | 220 | | **NVivo** | N/A | N/A | | **Amazon Athena** | 8.9/10 | 56 | #### Configuration | Feature | Amazon Aurora | NVivo | Amazon Athena | |---|---|---|---| | **Application Performance** | 8.9 (205 reviews) | Not enough data | 8.9 (46 reviews) | | **Orchestration** | 8.6 (191 reviews) | Not enough data | 8.5 (38 reviews) | | **Database Monitoring** | 8.6 (203 reviews) | Not enough data | 8.7 (40 reviews) | | **Anomaly Detection** | 8.3 (182 reviews) | Not enough data | 8.3 (36 reviews) | | **Network Security** | 8.8 (198 reviews) | Not enough data | 9.0 (37 reviews) | #### Database Administration | Feature | Amazon Aurora | NVivo | Amazon Athena | |---|---|---|---| | **Provisioning** | 8.7 (197 reviews) | Not enough data | 8.9 (36 reviews) | | **Governance** | 8.6 (181 reviews) | Not enough data | 9.0 (38 reviews) | | **Auditing** | 8.5 (181 reviews) | Not enough data | 8.9 (39 reviews) | #### Availability | Feature | Amazon Aurora | NVivo | Amazon Athena | |---|---|---|---| | **Scalability** | 9.1 (197 reviews) | Not enough data | 8.9 (45 reviews) | | **Backup** | 9.1 (195 reviews) | Not enough data | 8.9 (38 reviews) | | **Archiving** | 8.8 (188 reviews) | Not enough data | 8.7 (38 reviews) | | **Indexing** | 8.7 (188 reviews) | Not enough data | 8.7 (38 reviews) | #### Security | Feature | Amazon Aurora | NVivo | Amazon Athena | |---|---|---|---| | **Data Masking** | 8.7 (133 reviews) | Not enough data | 8.8 (36 reviews) | | **Authentication And Single Sign-On** | 8.6 (133 reviews) | Not enough data | 9.2 (36 reviews) | | **Data Anonymization** | 8.5 (126 reviews) | Not enough data | 9.0 (34 reviews) | #### Data Management | Feature | Amazon Aurora | NVivo | Amazon Athena | |---|---|---|---| | **Data Replication** | 8.9 (135 reviews) | Not enough data | 9.1 (36 reviews) | | **Advanced Data Analytics** | 8.5 (125 reviews) | Not enough data | 9.1 (43 reviews) | --- ## Categories **Unique to Amazon Aurora (2):** [Database as a Service (DBaaS) Providers](https://www.g2.com/categories/database-as-a-service-dbaas), [Relational Databases](https://www.g2.com/categories/relational-databases) **Unique to NVivo (2):** [Text Analysis Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/text-analysis), [Data Visualization Tools](https://www.g2.com/categories/data-visualization-tools) **Unique to Amazon Athena (2):** [Database as a Service (DBaaS) Providers](https://www.g2.com/categories/database-as-a-service-dbaas), [Database Management Systems (DBMS)](https://www.g2.com/categories/database-management-systems-dbms) --- ## Reviewer Demographics ### By Company Size | Segment | Amazon Aurora | NVivo | Amazon Athena | |---|---|---|---| | **Small-Business** | 38.3% | 48.1% | 22.2% | | **Mid-Market** | 33.3% | 19.5% | 25.9% | | **Enterprise** | 28.4% | 32.3% | 51.9% | ### By Industry #### Amazon Aurora - **Information Technology and Services:** 22.9% - **Computer Software:** 21.3% - **Computer & Network Security:** 4.9% - **Financial Services:** 4.2% - **Education Management:** 3.7% - **Retail:** 3.5% - **Banking:** 3.0% - **Hospital & Health Care:** 2.3% - **Consulting:** 2.1% - **Telecommunications:** 2.1% - **Other:** 30.1% #### NVivo - **Higher Education:** 30.1% - **Research:** 28.6% - **Education Management:** 13.5% - **Hospital & Health Care:** 3.8% - **Market Research:** 3.0% - **Management Consulting:** 2.3% - **Professional Training & Coaching:** 1.5% - **Primary/Secondary Education:** 1.5% - **Government Administration:** 1.5% - **Information Technology and Services:** 0.8% - **Other:** 13.5% #### Amazon Athena - **Information Technology and Services:** 14.9% - **Computer Software:** 12.4% - **Financial Services:** 8.1% - **Computer & Network Security:** 4.3% - **Retail:** 4.3% - **Marketing and Advertising:** 4.3% - **Pharmaceuticals:** 4.3% - **Hospital & Health Care:** 3.7% - **Banking:** 3.1% - **Media Production:** 2.5% - **Other:** 37.9% --- ## Alternatives ### Alternatives to Amazon Aurora - [Oracle Database](https://www.g2.com/products/oracle-database/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (1010 reviews) - [Google Cloud SQL](https://www.g2.com/products/google-cloud-sql/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (366 reviews) - [Azure SQL Database](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-sql-database/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (241 reviews) - [Google Cloud Spanner](https://www.g2.com/products/google-cloud-spanner/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (36 reviews) - [Microsoft SQL Server](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-sql-server/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (2280 reviews) - [MongoDB Atlas](https://www.g2.com/products/mongodb-atlas/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (370 reviews) - [IBM Db2](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-db2/reviews) — 4.1/5 stars (682 reviews) - [MariaDB](https://www.g2.com/products/mariadb/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (226 reviews) - [SAP HANA Cloud](https://www.g2.com/products/sap-hana-cloud-2025-10-01/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (621 reviews) - [MySQL](https://www.g2.com/products/mysql/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (1675 reviews) ### Alternatives to NVivo - [ATLAS.ti](https://www.g2.com/products/atlas-ti/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (60 reviews) - [Altair AI Studio](https://www.g2.com/products/rapidminer-studio/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (516 reviews) - [MAXQDA](https://www.g2.com/products/maxqda/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (38 reviews) - [SAP HANA Cloud](https://www.g2.com/products/sap-hana-cloud-2025-10-01/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (621 reviews) - [Looker](https://www.g2.com/products/looker/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (1642 reviews) - [Canva](https://www.g2.com/products/canva/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (7502 reviews) - [Data Studio](https://www.g2.com/products/data-studio/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (475 reviews) - [Sisense](https://www.g2.com/products/sisense/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (1062 reviews) - [Domo](https://www.g2.com/products/domo/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (1005 reviews) - [Spotfire Analytics](https://www.g2.com/products/spotfire-analytics/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (362 reviews) ### Alternatives to Amazon Athena - [Snowflake](https://www.g2.com/products/snowflake/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (754 reviews) - [Microsoft SQL Server](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-sql-server/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (2280 reviews) - [DBeaver](https://www.g2.com/products/dbeaver/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (168 reviews) - [SAP HANA Cloud](https://www.g2.com/products/sap-hana-cloud-2025-10-01/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (621 reviews) - [Toad For Oracle](https://www.g2.com/products/quest-software-toad-for-oracle/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (286 reviews) - [Azure SQL Database](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-sql-database/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (241 reviews) - [Google Cloud SQL](https://www.g2.com/products/google-cloud-sql/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (366 reviews) - [IBM Db2](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-db2/reviews) — 4.1/5 stars (682 reviews) - [Databricks](https://www.g2.com/products/databricks/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (782 reviews) - [DbVisualizer](https://www.g2.com/products/dbvisualizer/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (269 reviews) --- ## Top Discussions ### Amazon Aurora - Title: [What is Amazon Aurora used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-amazon-aurora-used-for) — 2 comments, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "Amazon Aurora is a fully managed relational database engine designed for the cloud, compatible with MySQL and PostgreSQL. It's used for providing high..." - Title: [What is Amazon Aurora vs RDS?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-amazon-aurora-vs-rds) — 2 comments > **Top comment:** "AWS (Amazon Web Services) offers both Amazon Aurora and Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) as database services, however, they have slightly different..." ### NVivo - Title: [What is NVivo used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-nvivo-used-for) — 1 comment > **Top comment:** "NVivo is used for qualitative data analysis, helping researchers organize, analyze, and visualize unstructured data such as interviews, surveys, focus..." - Title: [What is NVivo software used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-nvivo-software-used-for) — 1 comment > **Top comment:** "Qualitative interviews coding" ### Amazon Athena - Title: [Is AWS Athena free?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-aws-athena-free) — 1 comment > **Top comment:** "No" - Title: [How do I use AWS Athena?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/how-do-i-use-aws-athena) — 1 comment > **Top comment:** "AWS Management Console Command Line Interface (CLI) JDBC/ODBC Drivers WS Serverless Application Repository" --- **Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/amazon-aurora-vs-nvivo-vs-amazon-athena)