# what's the best relational database tool for app development?

<p class="elv-tracking-normal elv-text-default elv-font-figtree elv-text-base elv-leading-base elv-font-normal" elv="true">Hey everyone, we're working on an app project and trying to figure out which <strong>relational database</strong> tool would be the best fit. Reliability, performance, and smooth integration with modern development workflows are key priorities.</p><p class="elv-tracking-normal elv-text-default elv-font-figtree elv-text-base elv-leading-base elv-font-normal" elv="true">I came across a few top-rated options in the <a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/categories/relational-databases">relational databases</a> category on G2 and wanted to hear from folks who’ve used these for app development:</p><ul>
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<a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-relational-database-service-rds/reviews"><strong>Amazon RDS</strong></a>: Fully managed and supports engines like MySQL, PostgreSQL, and SQL Server. Popular for apps hosted on AWS.</li>
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<a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-aurora/reviews"><strong>Amazon Aurora</strong></a>: High-performance and cloud-native. Works with MySQL and PostgreSQL and includes a serverless option that could help with scaling apps smoothly.</li>
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<a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-sql-server/reviews"><strong>Microsoft SQL Server</strong></a>: Longstanding enterprise choice with strong transaction support. Curious if others have found it efficient for modern app builds.</li>
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<a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/products/google-cloud-sql/reviews"><strong>Google Cloud SQL</strong></a>: Fully managed MySQL and PostgreSQL databases on GCP. A clean fit for apps already using Firebase or other Google tools.</li>
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<a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/products/oracle-database/reviews"><strong>Oracle Database</strong></a>: Known for power and stability. I’m wondering how it stacks up for startups or smaller app teams using the Oracle Cloud offering.</li>
</ul><p class="elv-tracking-normal elv-text-default elv-font-figtree elv-text-base elv-leading-base elv-font-normal" elv="true">If you’ve built or scaled an app using any of these, which did you go with and why? What worked well and what would you do differently?</p><p class="elv-tracking-normal elv-text-default elv-font-figtree elv-text-base elv-leading-base elv-font-normal" elv="true">Appreciate any tips or lessons learned.</p>

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## Comments
### Comment 1

&lt;p&gt;Highly depends which ecosystem you&#39;re working with, personally I love the Amazon solutions &lt;/p&gt;

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- Posted at: 11 months ago
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