Compare Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) and Oracle MySQL Cloud Service

At a Glance
Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)
Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)
Star Rating
(901)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (37.6% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Oracle MySQL Cloud Service
Oracle MySQL Cloud Service
Star Rating
(40)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (44.4% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Oracle MySQL Cloud Service

Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) vs Oracle MySQL Cloud Service

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found them equally easy to use. However, Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) is easier to 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 Oracle MySQL 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 MySQL Cloud Service.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)
No pricing available
Oracle MySQL Cloud Service
No pricing available
Free Trial
Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)
Free Trial is available
Oracle MySQL Cloud Service
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.0
739
8.6
25
Ease of Use
8.8
747
8.8
25
Ease of Setup
8.9
523
8.3
16
Ease of Admin
8.7
435
8.2
16
Quality of Support
8.6
711
7.9
24
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.8
423
8.5
16
Product Direction (% positive)
9.5
701
8.3
14
Features by Category
8.8
466
Not enough data
Management
8.8
305
Not enough data
8.9
309
Not enough data
8.8
294
Not enough data
8.9
304
Not enough data
Support
8.3
300
Not enough data
8.7
311
Not enough data
8.6
305
Not enough data
8.8
309
Not enough data
Security
8.6
298
Not enough data
8.7
314
Not enough data
8.8
308
Not enough data
8.8
311
Not enough data
Performance
8.8
305
Not enough data
8.6
299
Not enough data
8.7
307
Not enough data
8.5
293
Not enough data
8.5
297
Not enough data
Database Features
9.0
437
Not enough data
9.2
437
Not enough data
9.0
433
Not enough data
9.2
423
Not enough data
9.1
431
Not enough data
8.5
402
Not enough data
8.7
419
Not enough data
Database as a Service (DBaaS)Hide 17 FeaturesShow 17 Features
8.6
275
9.1
13
Configuration
8.8
245
9.1
11
8.4
240
8.3
10
8.6
248
9.1
11
8.0
225
9.5
10
8.9
239
9.3
10
Database Administration
8.8
240
8.9
11
8.6
230
9.1
11
Feature Not Available
8.9
9
Availability
9.1
245
9.1
11
9.1
249
9.1
9
Feature Not Available
9.1
11
8.7
231
9.7
10
Security
8.3
170
9.2
11
8.6
179
9.3
10
8.4
169
9.2
10
Data Management
8.8
185
8.8
11
8.6
174
9.0
10
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)
Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)
Oracle MySQL Cloud Service
Oracle MySQL Cloud Service
Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) and Oracle MySQL Cloud Service are categorized as Database as a Service (DBaaS)
Unique Categories
Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)
Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) is categorized as Relational Databases
Oracle MySQL Cloud Service
Oracle MySQL Cloud Service has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)
Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
29.0%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
37.6%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
33.3%
Oracle MySQL Cloud Service
Oracle MySQL Cloud Service
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
36.1%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
44.4%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
19.4%
Reviewers' Industry
Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)
Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)
Information Technology and Services
22.7%
Computer Software
17.0%
Financial Services
6.1%
Computer & Network Security
3.7%
Telecommunications
3.3%
Other
47.2%
Oracle MySQL Cloud Service
Oracle MySQL Cloud Service
Information Technology and Services
32.4%
Computer Software
27.0%
Financial Services
8.1%
Computer & Network Security
5.4%
Banking
5.4%
Other
21.6%
Alternatives
Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)
Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) Alternatives
Oracle Database
Oracle Database
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IBM Db2
IBM Db2
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SAP HANA Cloud
SAP HANA Cloud
Add SAP HANA Cloud
Google Cloud SQL
Cloud SQL
Add Google Cloud SQL
Oracle MySQL Cloud Service
Oracle MySQL Cloud Service Alternatives
Google Cloud SQL
Cloud SQL
Add Google Cloud SQL
MongoDB Atlas
MongoDB Atlas
Add MongoDB Atlas
Amazon Aurora
Amazon Aurora
Add Amazon Aurora
Amazon DynamoDB
Amazon DynamoDB
Add Amazon DynamoDB
Discussions
Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)
Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) Discussions
What is Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) used for?
2 Comments
ADESH J.
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
Siddhant S.
SS
Monty the Mongoose crying
Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) has no more discussions with answers
Oracle MySQL Cloud Service
Oracle MySQL Cloud Service Discussions
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