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Compare Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) and SimpleDB 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (37.6% of reviews)
Small-Business (36.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
$0.14 per Amazon SimpleDB Machine Hour
Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)
Star Rating
(901)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (37.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)SimpleDB
Star Rating
(51)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (36.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.14 per Amazon SimpleDB Machine Hour
Browse all 3 pricing plansAmazon Relational Database Service (RDS) vs SimpleDB
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.
- Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) and SimpleDB both meet the requirements of our reviewers at a comparable rate.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) and SimpleDB provide similar levels of assistance.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) over SimpleDB.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)
No pricing availableSimpleDB
Machine Utilization
$0.14
per Amazon SimpleDB Machine Hour
First 25 Amazon SimpleDB Machine Hours consumed per month are free
Free Trial
Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)
Free Trial is available
SimpleDB
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.0
739
9.0
44
Ease of Use
8.8
747
8.5
45
Ease of Setup
8.9
523
8.4
17
Ease of Admin
8.7
435
7.9
15
Quality of Support
8.6
711
8.6
40
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.8
423
8.5
14
Product Direction (% positive)
9.5
701
6.9
38
Features by Category
Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Solution Provision
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Reporting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Configuration
8.8
245
8.0
17
8.4
240
7.3
16
8.6
248
7.6
17
8.0
225
Feature Not Available
8.9
239
7.9
17
Database Administration
8.8
240
7.8
15
8.6
230
8.3
15
Feature Not Available
7.6
13
Availability
9.1
245
8.3
16
9.1
249
7.8
16
Feature Not Available
7.8
16
8.7
231
7.8
16
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) and SimpleDB are categorized as Database as a Service (DBaaS)
Unique Categories
Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) is categorized as Relational Databases
SimpleDB is categorized as Data Replication
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
SimpleDB
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
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%
Information Technology and Services
22.4%
Computer Software
16.3%
Telecommunications
6.1%
Higher Education
6.1%
Research
4.1%
Other
44.9%
Alternatives
Discussions
What is Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) used for?
2 Comments
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
SS
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Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) has no more discussions with answers
SimpleDB has no discussions with answers
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