Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) Pricing Overview

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Small-Business

$$$$

19% more expensive

than the avg. Database as a Service (DBaaS) product

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Mid-Market

$$$$

13% more expensive

than the avg. Database as a Service (DBaaS) product

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Enterprise

$$$$

8% less expensive

than the avg. Database as a Service (DBaaS) product

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Pricing Insights

Averages based on real user reviews.

Time to Implement

2 months

Return on Investment

14 months

Average Discount

10%

Perceived Cost

$$$$$

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IBM Db2 Db2 On Cloud - Lite	Free Trial1 License	A completely free edition of DB2 on Cloud. Enjoy high performance and elastic scaling with Db2’s fully managed database and warehouse solutions in the cloud. Try for free.
Google Cloud SQL Committed Use Discounts	Pay As You GoPer Month	You can lower the cost by purchasing 1-year or 3-year commitment plans. Visit cloud.google.com/sql/pricing to check pricing for your region. CPU and memory Other features are available only through on-demand model
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Amazon Relational Database... Pricing Reviews

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Naveen V.

Senior Site Reliability Engineer

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

10/9/2025

"Easy to implement and scale using AWS RDS"

5/5

What do you like best about Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)?

Support for all the different db engine with their version

Easy to get configure,implement and get started Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)?

There is nothing as such to dislike, but yes, the pricing for the RDS can be reduced

Also, if there can be the functionality to connect to the DB over the AWS console itsel,f it would be handy Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Happy M.

Software Engineer

Information Technology and Services

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

1/29/2026

"Reliable managed database with automated backups"

3.5/5

What do you like best about Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)?

I like the automated backups and patching. It takes care of routine database maintenance, which saves a lot of time and reduces the risk of errors. The multi-AZ replication feature is also great for ensuring uptime. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)?

Scaling can be a bit tricky for very large workloads, and cost can grow if you need high availability across regions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.