Compare Amazon Aurora and SimpleDB 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (38.7% of reviews)
Small-Business (36.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
$0.14 per Amazon SimpleDB Machine Hour
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 AuroraSimpleDB
Star Rating
(51)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (36.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.14 per Amazon SimpleDB Machine Hour
Browse all 3 pricing plansAmazon Aurora vs SimpleDB
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.
- Amazon Aurora and SimpleDB 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.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Amazon Aurora over SimpleDB.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Amazon Aurora
No pricing availableSimpleDB
Machine Utilization
$0.14
per Amazon SimpleDB Machine Hour
First 25 Amazon SimpleDB Machine Hours consumed per month are free
Free Trial
Amazon Aurora
No trial information availableSimpleDB
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.0
408
9.0
44
Ease of Use
8.7
410
8.5
45
Ease of Setup
8.6
257
8.4
17
Ease of Admin
8.7
180
7.9
15
Quality of Support
8.7
394
8.6
40
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
177
8.5
14
Product Direction (% positive)
9.5
394
6.9
38
Features by Category
Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Solution Provision
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management
8.7
210
Not enough data
8.6
211
Not enough data
8.8
209
Not enough data
8.9
212
Not enough data
Support
8.4
208
Not enough data
8.6
215
Not enough data
8.4
207
Not enough data
8.6
205
Not enough data
Security
8.7
204
Not enough data
8.7
206
Not enough data
8.9
207
Not enough data
8.8
205
Not enough data
Performance
8.9
208
Not enough data
8.8
205
Not enough data
8.8
204
Not enough data
8.6
203
Not enough data
8.5
203
Not enough data
Database Features
9.1
295
Not enough data
9.2
294
Not enough data
8.9
292
Not enough data
9.2
288
Not enough data
9.0
288
Not enough data
8.5
284
Not enough data
8.6
292
Not enough data
Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Reporting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Configuration
8.9
206
8.0
17
8.6
192
7.3
16
8.6
203
7.6
17
8.3
183
Feature Not Available
8.8
199
7.9
17
Database Administration
8.7
198
7.8
15
8.6
182
8.3
15
8.5
182
7.6
13
Availability
9.0
198
8.3
16
9.1
196
7.8
16
8.8
189
7.8
16
8.7
189
7.8
16
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 SimpleDB are categorized as Database as a Service (DBaaS)
Unique Categories
Amazon Aurora is categorized as Relational Databases
SimpleDB is categorized as Data Replication
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Amazon Aurora
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
SimpleDB
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
22.4%
Computer Software
16.3%
Telecommunications
6.1%
Higher Education
6.1%
Research
4.1%
Other
44.9%
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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