Compare Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) and REDCap

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
Learn more about Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)
REDCap
REDCap
Star Rating
(220)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (63.7% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about REDCap

Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) vs REDCap

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 REDCap.
  • 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 REDCap.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)
No pricing available
REDCap
No pricing available
Free Trial
Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)
Free Trial is available
REDCap
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.0
739
8.8
191
Ease of Use
8.8
747
8.0
191
Ease of Setup
8.9
523
7.3
41
Ease of Admin
8.7
435
8.6
43
Quality of Support
8.6
711
8.2
158
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.8
423
8.6
36
Product Direction (% positive)
9.5
701
7.6
182
Features by Category
Electronic Data Capture (EDC)Hide 9 FeaturesShow 9 Features
Not enough data
9.2
66
Data Management
Not enough data
9.3
46
Not enough data
9.4
49
Not enough data
9.1
47
Not enough data
9.0
54
Clinical Study Support
Not enough data
9.3
44
Not enough data
9.0
38
Not enough data
9.4
47
Not enough data
9.3
38
Not enough data
9.1
39
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
Not enough data
Configuration
8.8
245
Not enough data
8.4
240
Not enough data
8.6
248
Not enough data
8.0
225
Not enough data
8.9
239
Not enough data
Database Administration
8.8
240
Not enough data
8.6
230
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Availability
9.1
245
Not enough data
9.1
249
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.7
231
Not enough data
Security
8.3
170
Not enough data
8.6
179
Not enough data
8.4
169
Not enough data
Data Management
8.8
185
Not enough data
8.6
174
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)
Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)
REDCap
REDCap
Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) and REDCap share no categories
Unique Categories
Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)
Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) is categorized as Database as a Service (DBaaS) and Relational Databases
REDCap
REDCap is categorized as Electronic Data Capture (EDC)
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%
REDCap
REDCap
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
19.8%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
16.5%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
63.7%
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%
REDCap
REDCap
Hospital & Health Care
34.9%
Research
30.2%
Higher Education
20.3%
Health, Wellness and Fitness
3.3%
Medical Practice
2.8%
Other
8.5%
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Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)
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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
REDCap
REDCap Discussions
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REDCap has no discussions with answers