# Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS), MySQL, Oracle Database vs Amazon Aurora Comparison | | Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) | MySQL | Oracle Database | Amazon Aurora | |---|---|---|---|---| | **Star Rating** | 4.5 out of 5 | 4.4 out of 5 | 4.3 out of 5 | 4.5 out of 5 | | **Total Reviews** | 907 | 1,675 | 1,010 | 457 | | **Largest Market Segment** | Mid-Market (37.7% of reviews) | Small-Business (36.7% of reviews) | Enterprise (60.7% of reviews) | Small-Business (38.3% of reviews) | | **Entry Level Price** | No pricing available | $5,000 | No pricing available | No pricing available | --- ## Top Pros & Cons ### Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) Pros: - Ease of Use (15 reviews) - Scalability (13 reviews) Cons: - Expensive (18 reviews) - Complexity (7 reviews) ### MySQL Pros: - Ease of Use (16 reviews) - Reliability (9 reviews) Cons: - Feature Limitations (12 reviews) - Limited Database Support (8 reviews) ### Oracle Database Pros: - Performance (15 reviews) - Security (14 reviews) Cons: - Expensive (18 reviews) - Complexity (11 reviews) ### Amazon Aurora Pros: - Scalability (14 reviews) - Availability (12 reviews) Cons: - Expensive (20 reviews) - AWS Dependency (7 reviews) --- ## Ratings Comparison | Rating | Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) | MySQL | Oracle Database | Amazon Aurora | |---|---|---|---|---| | **Meets Requirements** | 9.0 (744 reviews) | 8.9 (1404 reviews) | 9.0 (728 reviews) | 9.0 (409 reviews) | | **Ease of Use** | 8.8 (752 reviews) | 8.7 (1408 reviews) | 8.3 (735 reviews) | 8.7 (411 reviews) | | **Ease of Setup** | 8.9 (528 reviews) | 8.6 (671 reviews) | 7.6 (390 reviews) | 8.6 (259 reviews) | | **Ease of Admin** | 8.7 (436 reviews) | 8.4 (633 reviews) | 7.8 (330 reviews) | 8.7 (180 reviews) | | **Quality of Support** | 8.6 (716 reviews) | 8.0 (1184 reviews) | 8.3 (697 reviews) | 8.7 (395 reviews) | | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 8.8 (424 reviews) | 8.5 (519 reviews) | 8.1 (332 reviews) | 8.7 (177 reviews) | | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 9.5 (704 reviews) | 8.0 (1371 reviews) | 8.2 (695 reviews) | 9.5 (395 reviews) | --- ## Pricing ### Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial Yes ### MySQL #### Entry-Level Pricing Plan: MySQL Enterprise Edition Price: $5,000 [Browse all 3 editions](https://www.g2.com/products/mysql/pricing) #### Free Trial No ### Oracle Database #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial No information available ### Amazon Aurora #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial No information available --- ## Features Comparison By Category ### Relational Databases | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)** | 8.8/10 | 468 | | **MySQL** | 8.7/10 | 1290 | | **Oracle Database** | 8.8/10 | 581 | | **Amazon Aurora** | 8.8/10 | 313 | #### Management | Feature | Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) | MySQL | Oracle Database | Amazon Aurora | |---|---|---|---|---| | **Data Schema** | 8.8 (306 reviews) | 9.0 (148 reviews) | 9.0 (146 reviews) | 8.7 (209 reviews) | | **Query Language** | 8.9 (310 reviews) | 9.2 (150 reviews) | 8.9 (148 reviews) | 8.6 (210 reviews) | | **ACID - Complaint** | 8.8 (295 reviews) | 8.9 (132 reviews) | 8.8 (130 reviews) | 8.8 (208 reviews) | | **Data Replication** | 8.9 (304 reviews) | 8.8 (130 reviews) | 8.8 (140 reviews) | 8.9 (212 reviews) | #### Support | Feature | Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) | MySQL | Oracle Database | Amazon Aurora | |---|---|---|---|---| | **Text Search** | 8.3 (300 reviews) | 8.4 (139 reviews) | 8.4 (142 reviews) | 8.3 (207 reviews) | | **Data Types** | 8.7 (312 reviews) | 8.7 (147 reviews) | 8.9 (145 reviews) | 8.6 (214 reviews) | | **Languages** | 8.6 (306 reviews) | 8.8 (138 reviews) | 8.7 (142 reviews) | 8.4 (206 reviews) | | **Operating Systems** | 8.8 (310 reviews) | 9.1 (136 reviews) | 8.8 (140 reviews) | 8.6 (204 reviews) | #### Security | Feature | Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) | MySQL | Oracle Database | Amazon Aurora | |---|---|---|---|---| | **Database Locking** | 8.6 (299 reviews) | 8.8 (137 reviews) | 8.8 (142 reviews) | 8.7 (203 reviews) | | **Access Control** | 8.7 (315 reviews) | 9.0 (137 reviews) | 8.8 (148 reviews) | 8.7 (206 reviews) | | **Encryption** | 8.9 (309 reviews) | 8.6 (130 reviews) | 8.7 (138 reviews) | 8.9 (207 reviews) | | **Authentication** | 8.8 (312 reviews) | 8.6 (135 reviews) | 8.8 (145 reviews) | 8.8 (204 reviews) | #### Performance | Feature | Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) | MySQL | Oracle Database | Amazon Aurora | |---|---|---|---|---| | **Disaster Recovery** | 8.8 (305 reviews) | 8.4 (127 reviews) | 8.6 (146 reviews) | 8.9 (209 reviews) | | **Data Concurrency** | 8.6 (299 reviews) | 8.6 (130 reviews) | 8.8 (139 reviews) | 8.7 (205 reviews) | | **Workload Management** | 8.7 (307 reviews) | 8.5 (131 reviews) | 8.6 (142 reviews) | 8.8 (203 reviews) | | **Advanced Indexing** | 8.5 (293 reviews) | 8.6 (134 reviews) | 8.8 (141 reviews) | 8.6 (202 reviews) | | **Query Optimizer** | 8.5 (297 reviews) | 8.7 (132 reviews) | 8.8 (147 reviews) | 8.5 (202 reviews) | #### Database Features | Feature | Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) | MySQL | Oracle Database | Amazon Aurora | |---|---|---|---|---| | **Storage** | 9.0 (438 reviews) | 8.8 (1152 reviews) | 9.0 (501 reviews) | 9.1 (296 reviews) | | **Availability** | 9.2 (438 reviews) | 8.9 (1156 reviews) | 9.0 (507 reviews) | 9.2 (295 reviews) | | **Stability** | 9.0 (435 reviews) | 8.7 (1160 reviews) | 8.9 (514 reviews) | 9.0 (291 reviews) | | **Scalability** | 9.2 (425 reviews) | 8.1 (1128 reviews) | 8.7 (505 reviews) | 9.2 (288 reviews) | | **Security** | 9.1 (432 reviews) | 8.4 (1116 reviews) | 9.0 (503 reviews) | 9.0 (287 reviews) | | **Data Manipulation** | 8.5 (403 reviews) | 8.7 (1130 reviews) | 8.7 (491 reviews) | 8.5 (283 reviews) | | **Query Language** | 8.8 (420 reviews) | 8.9 (1152 reviews) | 8.9 (497 reviews) | 8.6 (291 reviews) | ### Database as a Service (DBaaS) | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)** | 8.7/10 | 281 | | **MySQL** | N/A | N/A | | **Oracle Database** | 8.7/10 | 97 | | **Amazon Aurora** | 8.7/10 | 220 | #### Configuration | Feature | Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) | MySQL | Oracle Database | Amazon Aurora | |---|---|---|---|---| | **Application Performance** | 8.8 (247 reviews) | Not enough data | 8.8 (92 reviews) | 8.9 (205 reviews) | | **Orchestration** | 8.4 (242 reviews) | Not enough data | 8.3 (87 reviews) | 8.6 (191 reviews) | | **Database Monitoring** | 8.6 (251 reviews) | Not enough data | 8.6 (90 reviews) | 8.6 (203 reviews) | | **Anomaly Detection** | 8.1 (227 reviews) | Not enough data | 8.4 (84 reviews) | 8.3 (182 reviews) | | **Network Security** | 8.9 (244 reviews) | Not enough data | 8.9 (89 reviews) | 8.8 (198 reviews) | #### Database Administration | Feature | Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) | MySQL | Oracle Database | Amazon Aurora | |---|---|---|---|---| | **Provisioning** | 8.8 (242 reviews) | Not enough data | 8.5 (85 reviews) | 8.7 (197 reviews) | | **Governance** | 8.6 (232 reviews) | Not enough data | 8.8 (83 reviews) | 8.6 (181 reviews) | | **Auditing** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | 8.9 (86 reviews) | 8.5 (181 reviews) | #### Availability | Feature | Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) | MySQL | Oracle Database | Amazon Aurora | |---|---|---|---|---| | **Scalability** | 9.1 (249 reviews) | Not enough data | 8.9 (87 reviews) | 9.1 (197 reviews) | | **Backup** | 9.1 (252 reviews) | Not enough data | 9.0 (90 reviews) | 9.1 (195 reviews) | | **Archiving** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | 8.8 (83 reviews) | 8.8 (188 reviews) | | **Indexing** | 8.7 (232 reviews) | Not enough data | 8.7 (84 reviews) | 8.7 (188 reviews) | #### Security | Feature | Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) | MySQL | Oracle Database | Amazon Aurora | |---|---|---|---|---| | **Data Masking** | 8.3 (170 reviews) | Not enough data | 8.8 (86 reviews) | 8.7 (133 reviews) | | **Authentication And Single Sign-On** | 8.6 (181 reviews) | Not enough data | 8.6 (83 reviews) | 8.6 (133 reviews) | | **Data Anonymization** | 8.4 (170 reviews) | Not enough data | 8.7 (80 reviews) | 8.5 (126 reviews) | #### Data Management | Feature | Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) | MySQL | Oracle Database | Amazon Aurora | |---|---|---|---|---| | **Data Replication** | 8.8 (188 reviews) | Not enough data | 8.9 (81 reviews) | 8.9 (135 reviews) | | **Advanced Data Analytics** | 8.6 (175 reviews) | Not enough data | 8.7 (80 reviews) | 8.5 (125 reviews) | --- ## Categories **Shared Categories (1):** [Relational Databases](https://www.g2.com/categories/relational-databases) **Unique to Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) (1):** [Database as a Service (DBaaS) Providers](https://www.g2.com/categories/database-as-a-service-dbaas) **Unique to Oracle Database (1):** [Database as a Service (DBaaS) Providers](https://www.g2.com/categories/database-as-a-service-dbaas) **Unique to Amazon Aurora (1):** [Database as a Service (DBaaS) Providers](https://www.g2.com/categories/database-as-a-service-dbaas) --- ## Reviewer Demographics ### By Company Size | Segment | Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) | MySQL | Oracle Database | Amazon Aurora | |---|---|---|---|---| | **Small-Business** | 29.0% | 36.7% | 12.1% | 38.3% | | **Mid-Market** | 37.7% | 30.8% | 27.2% | 33.3% | | **Enterprise** | 33.4% | 32.5% | 60.7% | 28.4% | ### By Industry #### Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) - **Information Technology and Services:** 22.6% - **Computer Software:** 17.0% - **Financial Services:** 6.0% - **Computer & Network Security:** 3.7% - **Telecommunications:** 3.2% - **Hospital & Health Care:** 3.1% - **Health, Wellness and Fitness:** 2.7% - **Banking:** 2.5% - **Retail:** 2.4% - **Internet:** 2.2% - **Other:** 34.4% #### MySQL - **Information Technology and Services:** 25.1% - **Computer Software:** 20.4% - **Internet:** 4.5% - **Higher Education:** 4.1% - **Education Management:** 3.3% - **Financial Services:** 3.0% - **Telecommunications:** 3.0% - **Hospital & Health Care:** 2.3% - **Banking:** 2.0% - **Computer & Network Security:** 1.8% - **Other:** 30.4% #### Oracle Database - **Information Technology and Services:** 20.3% - **Computer Software:** 11.3% - **Financial Services:** 5.5% - **Banking:** 5.1% - **Hospital & Health Care:** 4.3% - **Higher Education:** 3.8% - **Telecommunications:** 3.7% - **Government Administration:** 3.5% - **Accounting:** 2.8% - **Insurance:** 2.7% - **Other:** 37.0% #### 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% --- ## Alternatives ### Alternatives to Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) - [IBM Db2](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-db2/reviews) — 4.1/5 stars (682 reviews) - [SAP HANA Cloud](https://www.g2.com/products/sap-hana-cloud-2025-10-01/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (621 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) - [EDB Postgres Advanced Server](https://www.g2.com/products/edb-postgres-advanced-server/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (37 reviews) - [Microsoft SQL Server](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-sql-server/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (2280 reviews) - [DigitalOcean](https://www.g2.com/products/digitalocean/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (749 reviews) - [PostgreSQL](https://www.g2.com/products/postgresql/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (679 reviews) - [MongoDB Atlas](https://www.g2.com/products/mongodb-atlas/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (370 reviews) - [SQLite](https://www.g2.com/products/sqlite/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (260 reviews) ### Alternatives to MySQL - [Microsoft SQL Server](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-sql-server/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (2280 reviews) - [IBM Db2](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-db2/reviews) — 4.1/5 stars (682 reviews) - [PostgreSQL](https://www.g2.com/products/postgresql/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (679 reviews) - [SAP HANA Cloud](https://www.g2.com/products/sap-hana-cloud-2025-10-01/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (621 reviews) - [Teradata Vantage](https://www.g2.com/products/teradata-teradata-vantage/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (374 reviews) - [SQLite](https://www.g2.com/products/sqlite/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (260 reviews) - [Azure SQL Database](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-sql-database/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (241 reviews) - [MariaDB](https://www.g2.com/products/mariadb/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (226 reviews) - [IBM Informix](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-informix/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (111 reviews) - [Google Cloud SQL](https://www.g2.com/products/google-cloud-sql/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (366 reviews) ### Alternatives to Oracle Database - [IBM Db2](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-db2/reviews) — 4.1/5 stars (682 reviews) - [SAP HANA Cloud](https://www.g2.com/products/sap-hana-cloud-2025-10-01/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (621 reviews) - [Azure SQL Database](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-sql-database/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (241 reviews) - [Microsoft SQL Server](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-sql-server/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (2280 reviews) - [PostgreSQL](https://www.g2.com/products/postgresql/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (679 reviews) - [Teradata Vantage](https://www.g2.com/products/teradata-teradata-vantage/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (374 reviews) - [SQLite](https://www.g2.com/products/sqlite/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (260 reviews) - [MariaDB](https://www.g2.com/products/mariadb/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (226 reviews) - [Google Cloud Spanner](https://www.g2.com/products/google-cloud-spanner/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (36 reviews) - [IBM Informix](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-informix/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (111 reviews) ### Alternatives to Amazon Aurora - [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) - [PostgreSQL](https://www.g2.com/products/postgresql/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (679 reviews) - [Teradata Vantage](https://www.g2.com/products/teradata-teradata-vantage/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (374 reviews) --- ## Top Discussions ### Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) - Title: [What is Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-amazon-relational-database-service-rds-used-for) — 2 comments, 2 upvotes > **Top comment:** "Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) is a cloud-based service offered by Amazon Web Services (AWS) that is used for managing and operating relational..." - Title: [An Amazon RDS performance best practice is to allocate enough RAM so that your working set resides almost completely in memory.](https://www.g2.com/discussions/an-amazon-rds-performance-best-practice-is-to-allocate-enough-ram-so-that-your-working-set-resides-almost-completely-in-memory) — 1 comment, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "nice" ### MySQL - Title: [Does MySQL new version has strong security?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/10422-question-about-mysql) — 10 comments, 2 upvotes > **Top comment:** "Hasini, What do you mean? Have you experienced any security issue? How are you using MySQL (any back-end language) If so, like any other language it depends..." - Title: [What is MySQL used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-mysql-used-for) — 3 comments > **Top comment:** "MySQL is a widely used relational database management system (RDBMS) that serves various purposes across different industries and applications. Here are some..." - Title: [Can I use MySQL for free?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/can-i-use-mysql-for-free) — 3 comments, 2 upvotes > **Top comment:** "Yes, If you are using it for your own purpose (not business purpose), you can download MySQL Community version for free. Link for downloading the community..." - Title: [Could you explain how to optimize MySQL database performance for a new user handling large-scale data?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/could-you-explain-how-to-optimize-mysql-database-performance-for-a-new-user-handling-large-scale-data) — 2 comments > **Top comment:** "Try these steps: 1) try normalization 2) use indexes 3) try to separate workloads using different techinques" - Title: [Is there any possibilities than mysql database can be online?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-there-any-possibilities-than-mysql-database-can-be-online) — 2 comments, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "Yes, you can make MySQL databases accessible online and many websites/application do this. It all depends on server configuration." ### Oracle Database - Title: [What is Oracle Database used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-oracle-database-used-for) — 2 comments, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "Oracle Database is a relational database management system (RDBMS) that is widely used in the industry for managing and storing large volumes of data. It..." - Title: [What is Oracle View and advantages?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-oracle-view-and-advantages) — 1 comment > **Top comment:** " A "view" is a virtual table derived from one or more existing tables or views in the database. It does not store the data itself but provides an alternative..." - Title: [What are the advantages of Oracle?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-are-the-advantages-of-oracle) — 1 comment > **Top comment:** "Deploy anywhere,Easy access to analytics,Expedite application development,Automation to save time,Enhanced security,Scaling without assistance." - Title: [What is the solution for extracting pdf data stored in DB in clob format](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-the-solution-for-extracting-pdf-data-stored-in-db-in-clob-format) — 1 comment, 2 upvotes > **Top comment:** "try APEX" - Title: [Why oracles was not up the mark in mobile arena.](https://www.g2.com/discussions/why-oracles-was-not-up-the-mark-in-mobile-arena) — 1 comment, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "All Oracle products have mobile versions. For development, try APEX." ### 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..." --- **Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/amazon-relational-database-service-rds-vs-mysql-vs-oracle-database-vs-amazon-aurora)