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

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Pricing

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

No pricing available

**Oracle Database Cloud Service**
No pricing available

**Pricing Insights**
from reviews

Time to Implement

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

Based on 90 responses

**Oracle Database Cloud Service**
Not enough reviews yet

Return on Investment

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

Based on 73 responses

**Oracle Database Cloud Service**
Not enough reviews yet

Perceived Cost

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

**Oracle Database Cloud Service**
$$$$$

Average Discount

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

**Oracle Database Cloud Service**
Not enough reviews yet

**Pros & Cons**
from reviews

**Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)**
[
Ease of Use (32)
](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-relational-database-service-rds/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1444317&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Scalability (30)
](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-relational-database-service-rds/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1443896&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Expensive (34)
](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-relational-database-service-rds/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1443813&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Cost Issues (10)
](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-relational-database-service-rds/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1444392&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)

**Oracle Database Cloud Service**
[
Ease of Use (3)
](https://www.g2.com/products/oracle-database-cloud-service/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2282907&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Performance Speed (3)
](https://www.g2.com/products/oracle-database-cloud-service/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2282955&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Complexity (2)
](https://www.g2.com/products/oracle-database-cloud-service/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2282872&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Time-Consumption (2)
](https://www.g2.com/products/oracle-database-cloud-service/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2282928&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)

Integrations

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

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Amazon DynamoDB

](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-web-services-aws-amazon-dynamodb/reviews)[

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Amazon EC2

](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-ec2/reviews)[

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Amazon Elastic Container...

](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-elastic-container-service-amazon-ecs/reviews)[
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**Oracle Database Cloud Service**
Not enough data

Screenshots

**Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)**
 ![Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) screenshot](https://images.g2crowd.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,height=600,fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,/https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/attachment/file/146057/RDS-Console-Screenshot.png)

**Oracle Database Cloud Service**
No screenshot available

**Ratings**
from reviews

Meets Requirements

**Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)**

9.0

9.0744

**Oracle Database Cloud Service**

8.7

8.733

Ease of Use

**Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)**

8.8

8.8752

**Oracle Database Cloud Service**

8.5

8.533

Ease of Setup

**Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)**

8.9

8.9528

**Oracle Database Cloud Service**

8.9

8.918

Ease of Admin

**Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)**

8.7

8.7436

**Oracle Database Cloud Service**

8.6

8.617

Quality of Support

**Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)**

8.6

8.6716

**Oracle Database Cloud Service**

8.0

8.031

Has the product been a good partner in doing business?

**Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)**

8.8

8.8424

**Oracle Database Cloud Service**

8.4

8.417

Product Direction (% positive)

**Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)**

9.5

9.5704

**Oracle Database Cloud Service**

7.4

7.431

**Features**
ratings from reviews

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

8.7

282

9.0

15

Configuration

Application Performance

8.8

248

9.1(won by 0.3)

15

Orchestration

8.4

243

8.9(won by 0.5)

15

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

Database Monitoring

8.6

252

9.1(won by 0.5)

15

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

Anomaly Detection

8.1

228

8.5(won by 0.4)

14

Network Security

8.9

245

9.2(won by 0.3)

13

Database Administration

Provisioning

8.8

242

9.3(won by 0.5)

14

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

Governance

8.6

232

8.7(won by 0.1)

13

Auditing

Feature Not Available

8.6(won by default)

14

Availability

Scalability

9.1(won by 0.1)

250

9.0

14

Backup

9.1(won by 0.2)

253

8.9

14

Indexing

8.7

232

9.5(won by 0.8)

13

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

Archiving

Feature Not Available

9.0(won by default)

13

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

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

Show 3 feature categories with incomplete data

Document Databases[Hide 54 FeaturesShow 54 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Management

Data Model

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Types

Not enough data

Not enough data

Built - In Search

Not enough data

Not enough data

Event Triggers

Not enough data

Not enough data

Semantic Search

Not enough data

Not enough data

Availability

Auto Sharding

Not enough data

Not enough data

Auto Recovery

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Replication

Not enough data

Not enough data

Backup and Recovery

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Data

Not enough data

Not enough data

Performance

Query Optimization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Ad hoc Query

Not enough data

Not enough data

Security

Role-Based Authorization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Authentication

Not enough data

Not enough data

Audit Logs

Not enough data

Not enough data

Encryption

Not enough data

Not enough data

Support

Multi-Model

Not enough data

Not enough data

Operating Systems

Not enough data

Not enough data

BI Connectors

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Connectors

Not enough data

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

Database Conversion

Not enough data

Not enough data

Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Extraction

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting/Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Automatic Backup

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Audit Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Visualization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Ad hoc Reporting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Compliance Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Indexing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Search/Filter

Not enough data

Not enough data

Alerts/Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Verification

Not enough data

Not enough data

Performance Testing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Capture and Transfer

Not enough data

Not enough data

Security Auditing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Access Controls/Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Role-Based Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Mapping

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Retrieval

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Configuration Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Audit Trail

Not enough data

Not enough data

For NoSQL Databases

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Import/Export

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Migration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Synchronization

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

Serverless Accessibility

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multiple Data Sources

Not enough data

Not enough data

Key Value Databases[Hide 12 FeaturesShow 12 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Management

Data Model

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Types

Not enough data

Not enough data

Availability

Auto Sharding

Not enough data

Not enough data

Auto Recovery

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Replication

Not enough data

Not enough data

Performance 

Integrated Cache

Not enough data

Feature Not Available

Security

Role-Based Authorization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Authentication

Not enough data

Not enough data

Audit Logs

Not enough data

Feature Not Available

Encryption

Not enough data

Not enough data

Support

Multi-Model

Not enough data

Feature Not Available

Operating Systems

Not enough data

Not enough data

NoSQL Databases[Hide 7 FeaturesShow 7 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

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

User Insights

Reviewers' Company Size

[![Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/1533130188/amazon-relational-database-service-rds.svg "Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)")](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-relational-database-service-rds/reviews)

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%

[![Oracle Database Cloud Service](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_cac3746186872192c7fe5203f437736b/oracle-database-cloud-service.jpg "Oracle Database Cloud Service")](https://www.g2.com/products/oracle-database-cloud-service/reviews)

Oracle Database Cloud Service

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

7.5%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

37.5%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

55.0%

Small-Business

(50 or fewer emp.)

29.0%

7.5%

Mid-Market

(51-1000 emp.)

37.7%

37.5%

Enterprise

(\> 1000 emp.)

33.4%

55.0%

Reviewers' Industry

[![Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/1533130188/amazon-relational-database-service-rds.svg "Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)")](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-relational-database-service-rds/reviews)
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%

[![Oracle Database Cloud Service](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_cac3746186872192c7fe5203f437736b/oracle-database-cloud-service.jpg "Oracle Database Cloud Service")](https://www.g2.com/products/oracle-database-cloud-service/reviews)
Oracle Database Cloud Service

Information Technology and Services

10.0%

Education Management

10.0%

Retail

7.5%

Oil & Energy

7.5%

Transportation/Trucking/Railroad

5.0%

Other

60.0%

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

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Amazon DynamoDB
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## Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) vs Oracle Database Cloud Service

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) easier to use and administer. Reviewers also felt that Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) was easier to do business with overall. However, reviewers felt that the products are equally easy to set up.

- Reviewers felt that Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) meets the needs of their business better than Oracle Database Cloud Service.
- 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 Oracle Database Cloud Service.