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Compare Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) and Azure SQL Database 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (37.6% of reviews)
Enterprise (39.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)
Star Rating
(901)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)Azure SQL Database
Star Rating
(235)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (39.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Azure SQL DatabaseAmazon Relational Database Service (RDS) vs Azure SQL Database
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found them equally easy to use, and both vendors make it equally easy to do business overall. However, Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) is easier to set up and administer.
- Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) and Azure SQL Database both meet the requirements of our reviewers at a comparable rate.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Azure SQL Database is the preferred option.
- When assessing product direction, Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) and Azure SQL Database received similar ratings from our reviewers.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)
No pricing availableAzure SQL Database
No pricing availableFree Trial
Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)
Free Trial is available
Azure SQL Database
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.0
739
9.0
193
Ease of Use
8.8
747
8.8
192
Ease of Setup
8.9
523
8.6
106
Ease of Admin
8.7
436
8.6
84
Quality of Support
8.6
711
8.8
185
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.8
424
8.8
80
Product Direction (% positive)
9.5
701
9.5
178
Features by Category
Management
8.8
305
8.9
74
8.9
309
9.3
74
8.8
294
8.7
68
8.9
304
8.6
73
Support
8.3
300
8.8
75
8.7
311
8.7
76
8.6
305
8.7
74
8.8
309
8.6
74
Security
8.6
298
8.7
72
8.7
314
8.9
76
8.8
308
9.1
75
8.8
311
9.0
76
Performance
8.8
305
8.9
74
8.6
299
8.7
71
8.7
307
8.7
72
8.5
293
8.8
68
8.5
297
8.7
71
Database Features
9.0
437
9.3
99
9.2
436
9.4
102
9.0
433
9.2
100
9.2
423
9.2
101
9.1
431
9.1
101
8.5
402
8.6
94
8.7
419
8.8
95
Configuration
8.8
245
8.9
78
8.4
240
8.5
75
8.6
248
8.9
79
8.0
225
8.1
72
8.9
239
9.0
77
Database Administration
8.8
240
8.7
76
8.6
230
8.8
76
Feature Not Available
8.7
75
Availability
9.1
245
9.1
80
9.1
248
9.2
78
Feature Not Available
8.6
77
8.7
231
9.0
76
Security
8.3
170
8.8
66
8.6
179
9.1
68
8.4
169
8.6
65
Data Management
8.8
184
8.7
71
8.6
174
8.6
65
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) and Azure SQL Database are categorized as Database as a Service (DBaaS) and Relational Databases
Unique Categories
Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) has no unique categories
Azure SQL Database has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Azure SQL Database
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
22.6%
Computer Software
17.1%
Financial Services
6.1%
Computer & Network Security
3.7%
Telecommunications
3.3%
Other
47.2%
Information Technology and Services
25.0%
Computer Software
20.5%
Hospital & Health Care
4.5%
Financial Services
4.5%
Telecommunications
2.7%
Other
42.9%
Alternatives
Discussions
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
niceRead more
Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) has no more discussions with answers
What is Azure SQL Database used for?
3 Comments
PU
Azure SQL Database is used for storing, managing, and analyzing data in the cloud. It’s great for running applications, generating reports, and handling...Read more
Is Azure SQL Database free?
2 Comments
AD
There is a free tier, but for production workload you have to pay.Read more
Azure SQL Database has no more discussions with answers
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