Amazon RDS vs Google Cloud Spanner comparison

 

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Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

Amazon RDS
Ranking in Database as a Service
1st
Average Rating
8.4
Number of Reviews
45
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Google Cloud Spanner
Ranking in Database as a Service
8th
Average Rating
9.0
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Market share comparison

As of June 2024, in the Database as a Service category, the market share of Amazon RDS is 25.8% and it decreased by 14.3% compared to the previous year. The market share of Google Cloud Spanner is 2.9% and it decreased by 33.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

LS
Jun 14, 2023
An easy-to-implement solution that allows its users to experience a return on investment by using it
We have a lot of benefits moving to managed services, including Amazon RDS. It is a great service, and we have a lot of cases needing Amazon RDS. So, it is a great product We have some cases where our customers are looking for more performance or simplifying their DR. So, in this way, we have…
Ethan Lo - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 5, 2023
A stable and scalable relational database that ensures a return on investment for its users
The most valuable feature of the solution is its scalability. Scalability comes with two options, among which Google Cloud Spanner can scale horizontally, compared to other relational databases that scale vertically. You can change Google Cloud Spanner's resource configuration, which is done through processing units. Suppose you set up Google Cloud Spanner initially with a hundred processing units, and then you run out of resources since your database used too much CPU. In the aforementioned scenario, you can scale up or down and face no downtime in the production phase. The solution's features are important when running a company twenty-four hours, seven days a week.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The solution is good for on-premise deployments."
"The most valuable features of Amazon RDS are its scalability, reliability, and intelligence."
"I use Amazon RDS to store and manage data securely. It helps me retrieve information and gain insights from the data that comes in for my business or specific applications."
"Amazon RDS is quite a well-managed and stable service...The initial setup was very easy."
"Encryption is the most valuable feature."
"The IT is easy to set up, which is the best."
"Being able to change the size of an RDS MySQL instance is amazing."
"Amazon RDS is lightweight and flexible."
"The application deployment in the cloud is the best feature of the infrastructure."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is its scalability. Scalability comes with two options, among which Google Cloud Spanner can scale horizontally, compared to other relational databases that scale vertically."
"We can scale the solution if we need to."
"Google Cloud Spanner is stable."
 

Cons

"The product's high price is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"Amazon RDS should have a more user-friendly graphical user interface and include better database management options."
"The solution is a bit expensive."
"Sometimes the interface has many moving parts, which is a concern."
"One of the challenges of AWS RDS is that it doesn't support performance insight. So we need to write our own script or use third-party tools."
"Some of the features will not be there. For example, some on-premises things we want to set up will not be supported there. There are some challenges that they are fixing."
"In the next release, it would be great to have access to core parameters to improve or tweak the performance."
"The Amazon RDS engine could provide features for additional databases, such as Db2. It could also provide support for other databases, such as NoSQL databases, DynamoDB, and Apache Cassandra. They could all stay under one hood."
"The tool needs to improve horizontal scaling."
"Google came up with something called Cloud Spanner Emulator, which fails to work like the real product if I want to develop some code and run a database locally on my machine."
"The cost can be a bit high."
"I want to improve the deployment of cameras and surveillance infrastructure."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution’s pricing could be cheaper."
"It is less expensive than SQL Server. We pay based on the usage on a monthly basis."
"The solution's price is good."
"Amazon RDS is cheaper compared to other tools."
"Amazon RDS is an expensive solution."
"Amazon RDS is less expensive than other solutions."
"The price of Amazon RDS is reasonable."
"Licensing fees are paid on an annual basis."
"Google Cloud Spanner is an expensive solution."
"The solution is expensive."
"It is expensive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
14%
Computer Software Company
14%
Retailer
7%
Manufacturing Company
6%
Financial Services Firm
19%
Computer Software Company
15%
Retailer
11%
Manufacturing Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Amazon RDS?
The product's installation phase is easy.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Amazon RDS?
The product is expensive. If Cisco needs two servers, Amazon uses four.
What needs improvement with Amazon RDS?
The product's high price is an area of concern where improvements are required.
What is your primary use case for Google Cloud Spanner?
Google Cloud Spanner has all the features of a traditional relational database, including schemas, SQL queries, ACID transactions, and provides excellent integration and monitoring tools as well as...
 

Also Known As

RDS
Google Spanner
 

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Sample Customers

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