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

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Pricing

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

No pricing available

**Snowflake**
Free Trial

**$2** Compute/Hour · Standard

**$3** Compute/Hour · Enterprise

**$4** Compute/Hour · Business Critical

**-** Contact Us · Virtual Private Snowflake

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**Pricing Insights**
from reviews

Perceived Cost

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

**Snowflake**
$$$$$

Average Discount

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

**Snowflake**
13%2% more

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Time to Implement

**Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)**6 months
Based on 100 responses

**Snowflake** 6 months
Based on 100 responses

Return on Investment

**Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)**6 months
Based on 100 responses

**Snowflake** 6 months
Based on 100 responses

**Pros & Cons**
from reviews

**Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)**
[
Ease of Use (32)
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Scalability (30)
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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)

**Snowflake**
[
Ease of Use (89)
](https://www.g2.com/products/snowflake/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1116325&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Scalability (68)
](https://www.g2.com/products/snowflake/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1117770&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Expensive (53)
](https://www.g2.com/products/snowflake/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1108150&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Cost (36)
](https://www.g2.com/products/snowflake/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1110486&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)

Integrations

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

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

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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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**Snowflake**
[

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Alation

](https://www.g2.com/products/alation/reviews)[

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AtScale

](https://www.g2.com/products/atscale/reviews)[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_b7b3793b61c95945921ea0ce17b52be1/collibra.png "Product Avatar Image")

Collibra

](https://www.g2.com/products/collibra/reviews)[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_791b528c516cc1b08151fa6da3988161/dataiku.png "Product Avatar Image")

Dataiku

](https://www.g2.com/products/dataiku/reviews)[
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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)

**Snowflake**
 ![Snowflake 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/89744/Screenshot-1b-Idealized.png)

**Ratings**
from reviews

Meets Requirements

**Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)**

**9.0** /10

Based on 745 responses

**Snowflake**

**9.1** /10

Based on 597 responses

Ease of Use

**Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)**

**8.8** /10

Based on 753 responses

**Snowflake**

**9.0** /10

Based on 637 responses

Ease of Setup

**Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)**

**8.9** /10

Based on 529 responses

**Snowflake**

**9.0** /10

Based on 420 responses

Ease of Admin

**Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)**

**8.7** /10

Based on 436 responses

**Snowflake**

**8.7** /10

Based on 223 responses

Quality of Support

**Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)**

**8.6** /10

Based on 717 responses

**Snowflake**

**8.7** /10

Based on 548 responses

Has the product been a good partner in doing business?

**Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)**

**8.8** /10

Based on 424 responses

**Snowflake**

**9.0** /10

Based on 225 responses

Product Direction (% positive)

**Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)**

**9.5** /10

Based on 705 responses

**Snowflake**

**9.2** /10

Based on 559 responses

**Features**
ratings from reviews

MLOps Platforms

Not enough data

**9.2** /10

Based on 14 responses

Data Science and Machine Learning Platforms

Not enough data

**8.7** /10

Based on 41 responses

Data Warehouse

Not enough data

**8.8** /10

Based on 311 responses

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Database Management Systems (DBMS)

Not enough data

**9.2** /10

Based on 110 responses

Relational Databases

**8.8** /10

Based on 468 responses

Not enough data

Columnar Databases

Not enough data

**9.2** /10

Based on 53 responses

Data Clean Room

Not enough data

**9.2** /10

Based on 28 responses

Database as a Service (DBaaS)

**8.7** /10

Based on 282 responses

Not enough data

Big Data Processing and Distribution

Not enough data

**9.1** /10

Based on 120 responses

Big Data Analytics

Not enough data

**9.0** /10

Based on 108 responses

User Insights

**Reviewers' Company Size**

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
28.9%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
37.6%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)
33.4%

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
28.9%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
37.6%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)
33.4%

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
13.0%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
45.2%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)
41.8%

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
13.0%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
45.2%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)
41.8%

**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
6.0%

Computer & Network Security
3.7%

Telecommunications
3.2%

Other
47.3%

[![Snowflake](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/1544409170/snowflake.svg "Snowflake")](https://www.g2.com/products/snowflake/reviews)
Snowflake

Information Technology and Services
15.3%

Computer Software
13.9%

Financial Services
10.1%

Marketing and Advertising
4.6%

Hospital & Health Care
3.2%

Other
52.9%

Alternatives

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

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Oracle Database
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IBM Db2
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SAP HANA Cloud
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Cloud SQL
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**Snowflake Alternatives**

 ![Cloudera](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/dcfb9e6879febb34cef773ddde921835/cloudera.svg "Cloudera")

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Cloudera
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[
Databricks
](/products/databricks/reviews)

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BigQuery
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## Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) vs Snowflake

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Snowflake easier to use and set up. Reviewers also felt that Snowflake was easier to do business with overall. However, reviewers felt that administration of both products was equally easy.

- Reviewers felt that Snowflake meets the needs of their business better than Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS).
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Snowflake is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) over Snowflake.