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# Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) vs IBM Cloud Virtual Servers Comparison - What are their main differences?

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Pricing

**Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)**
Free Trial

No pricing available

**IBM Cloud Virtual Servers**
No pricing available

**Pricing Insights**
from reviews

Time to Implement

**Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)**
2 months

Based on 90 responses

**IBM Cloud Virtual Servers**
2 months

Based on 5 responses

Return on Investment

**Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)**
14 months6 months sooner

Based on 73 responses

**IBM Cloud Virtual Servers**
20 months

Based on 5 responses

Perceived Cost

**Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)**
$$$$$

**IBM Cloud Virtual Servers**
$$$$$

Average Discount

**Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)**
11%

**IBM Cloud Virtual Servers**
Not enough reviews yet

**Pros & Cons**
from reviews

**Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)**
[
Ease of Use (32)
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Scalability (30)
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Expensive (34)
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Cost Issues (10)
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**IBM Cloud Virtual Servers**
Not enough data

Integrations

**Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)**
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Amazon Aurora

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Amazon DynamoDB

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Amazon EC2

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Amazon Elastic Container...

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**IBM Cloud Virtual Servers**
Not enough data

Screenshots

**Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)**
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**IBM Cloud Virtual Servers**
No screenshot available

**Ratings**
from reviews

Meets Requirements

**Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)**

9.0

9.0744

**IBM Cloud Virtual Servers**

8.2

8.239

Ease of Use

**Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)**

8.8

8.8752

**IBM Cloud Virtual Servers**

8.1

8.138

Ease of Setup

**Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)**

8.9

8.9528

**IBM Cloud Virtual Servers**

7.5

7.521

Ease of Admin

**Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)**

8.7

8.7436

**IBM Cloud Virtual Servers**

7.3

7.320

Quality of Support

**Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)**

8.6

8.6716

**IBM Cloud Virtual Servers**

7.2

7.238

Has the product been a good partner in doing business?

**Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)**

8.8

8.8424

**IBM Cloud Virtual Servers**

7.6

7.622

Product Direction (% positive)

**Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)**

9.5

9.5704

**IBM Cloud Virtual Servers**

6.2

6.237

**Features**
ratings from reviews

Relational Databases[Hide 24 FeaturesShow 24 Features](javascript:void(0);)

8.8

468

Not enough data

Management 

Data Schema

8.8(won by default)

305

Not enough data

Query Language

8.9(won by default)

309

Not enough data

ACID - Complaint

8.8(won by default)

294

Not enough data

Data Replication

8.9(won by default)

303

Not enough data

Support 

Text Search

8.3(won by default)

299

Not enough data

Data Types

8.7(won by default)

311

Not enough data

Languages

8.6(won by default)

305

Not enough data

Operating Systems

8.8(won by default)

309

Not enough data

Security

Database Locking

8.6(won by default)

298

Not enough data

Access Control

8.7(won by default)

314

Not enough data

Encryption

8.8(won by default)

308

Not enough data

Authentication

8.8(won by default)

311

Not enough data

Performance 

Disaster Recovery

8.8(won by default)

304

Not enough data

Data Concurrency

8.6(won by default)

298

Not enough data

Workload Management

8.7(won by default)

306

Not enough data

Advanced Indexing

8.5(won by default)

292

Not enough data

Query Optimizer

8.5(won by default)

296

Not enough data

Database Features

Storage

9.0(won by default)

437

Not enough data

Availability

9.2(won by default)

437

Not enough data

Stability

9.0(won by default)

434

Not enough data

Scalability

9.2(won by default)

424

Not enough data

Security

9.1(won by default)

431

Not enough data

Data Manipulation

8.5(won by default)

402

Not enough data

Query Language

8.8(won by default)

419

Not enough data

Database as a Service (DBaaS)[Hide 17 FeaturesShow 17 Features](javascript:void(0);)

8.7

282

Not enough data

Configuration

Application Performance

8.8(won by default)

248

Not enough data

Orchestration

8.4(won by default)

243

Not enough data

Database Monitoring

8.6(won by default)

252

Not enough data

Anomaly Detection

8.1(won by default)

228

Not enough data

Network Security

8.9(won by default)

245

Not enough data

Database Administration

Provisioning

8.8(won by default)

242

Not enough data

Governance

8.6(won by default)

232

Not enough data

Auditing

Feature Not Available

Not enough data

Availability

Scalability

9.1(won by default)

250

Not enough data

Backup

9.1(won by default)

253

Not enough data

Indexing

8.7(won by default)

232

Not enough data

Archiving

Feature Not Available

Not enough data

Security

Data Masking

8.4(won by default)

171

Not enough data

Authentication And Single Sign-On

8.6(won by default)

181

Not enough data

Data Anonymization

8.4(won by default)

170

Not enough data

Data Management

Data Replication

8.8(won by default)

188

Not enough data

Advanced Data Analytics

8.6(won by default)

175

Not enough data

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Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)[Hide 13 FeaturesShow 13 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customization

Custom VMs

Not enough data

Not enough data

Console Configuration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Operating Systems

Not enough data

Not enough data

Infrastructure

Network Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Virtual Machines

Not enough data

Not enough data

Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

Maintenance

Not enough data

Not enough data

Scalability

Not enough data

Not enough data

Management

Cloud Migration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Storage Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Database Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Logging

Not enough data

Not enough data

Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)[Hide 64 FeaturesShow 64 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

Not enough data

Infrastructure Provision

Public Cloud

Not enough data

Not enough data

Private Cloud

Not enough data

Not enough data

Hybrid Cloud

Not enough data

Not enough data

Bare Metal

Not enough data

Not enough data

High-Performance Computing (HPC)

Not enough data

Not enough data

Virtual Machines (VMs)

Not enough data

Not enough data

Edge Computing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Virtual Networks

Not enough data

Not enough data

Cloud Computing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Management

Pay by Usage

Not enough data

Not enough data

Usage Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Performance Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Functionality

Resource Auto-Scaling

Not enough data

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

Version Control

Not enough data

Not enough data

Database Support

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

SSL Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

Configurable Workflow

Not enough data

Not enough data

Performance Metrics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Performance Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Server Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting/Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

Compliance Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Access Controls/Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Authentication

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Audit Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Single Sign On

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Alerts/Escalation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Storage Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Resource Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Scheduling

Not enough data

Not enough data

Load Balancing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Backup and Recovery

Not enough data

Not enough data

User Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Role-Based Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Secure Login

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting & Statistics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Network Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Service Level Agreement (SLA) Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Task Scheduling

Not enough data

Not enough data

Application Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Resource Allocation & Planning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Migration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Configuration Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Log Access

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Visualization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Data

Not enough data

Not enough data

Audit Trail

Not enough data

Not enough data

Secure Data Storage

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Capture and Transfer

Not enough data

Not enough data

Workflow Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Performance Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Search/Filter

Not enough data

Not enough data

User Insights

Reviewers' Company Size

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Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

29.0%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

37.7%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

33.4%

[![IBM Cloud Virtual Servers](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/1553719674/ibm-cloud-virtual-servers.png "IBM Cloud Virtual Servers")](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-cloud-virtual-servers/reviews)

IBM Cloud Virtual Servers

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

23.9%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

21.7%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

54.3%

Small-Business

(50 or fewer emp.)

29.0%

23.9%

Mid-Market

(51-1000 emp.)

37.7%

21.7%

Enterprise

(\> 1000 emp.)

33.4%

54.3%

Reviewers' Industry

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Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)

Information Technology and Services

22.6%

Computer Software

17.1%

Financial Services

5.9%

Computer & Network Security

3.7%

Telecommunications

3.2%

Other

47.4%

[![IBM Cloud Virtual Servers](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/1553719674/ibm-cloud-virtual-servers.png "IBM Cloud Virtual Servers")](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-cloud-virtual-servers/reviews)
IBM Cloud Virtual Servers

Information Technology and Services

15.2%

Education Management

10.9%

Financial Services

10.9%

Computer Software

8.7%

Internet

6.5%

Other

47.8%

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## Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) vs IBM Cloud Virtual Servers

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) overall.

- Reviewers felt that Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) meets the needs of their business better than IBM Cloud Virtual Servers.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) over IBM Cloud Virtual Servers.