Amazon Aurora vs Oracle MySQL Cloud Service comparison

Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Oracle are both solutions in the Relational Databases Tools category. Amazon Web Services (AWS) is ranked #10 with an average rating of 8.1, while Oracle is ranked #12 with an average rating of 8.2. Amazon Web Services (AWS) holds a 3.6% mindshare in SQL, compared to Oracle’s 0.2% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Amazon Web Services (AWS) users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 89% of Oracle users who would recommend it.

Amazon Aurora

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100% willing to recommend

Oracle MySQL Cloud Service

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89% willing to recommend

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between Amazon Aurora and Oracle MySQL Cloud Service based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Relational Databases Tools solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

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Categories and Ranking

Amazon Aurora

Ranking in Relational Databases Tools

10th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Oracle MySQL Cloud Service

Ranking in Relational Databases Tools

12th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

8.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Open Source Databases (7th)

Mindshare comparison

As of December 2024, in the Relational Databases Tools category, the mindshare of Amazon Aurora is 3.6%, down from 4.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle MySQL Cloud Service is 0.2%, down from 0.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Rajitha Jatothu

Aws Devops Engineer at LTIMindtree

Achieve high performance with fault-tolerant and highly available database management

Aurora is a key pillar for us, offering performance and availability. It is faster than RDS and supports multi-region clusters and scalability. One feature we value is Aurora's ability to provide a reader endpoint, allowing applications to connect without tracking replicas. It supports auto-scaling and offers several options for monitoring and optimizing database performance. Aurora's fault tolerance and ability to handle multiple replicas contribute to its reliability and high performance.

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Raghuram K M

Chief Technology Officer at Prognosys Medical Systems

Ideal, stable, good support and it helps with the developer console

I have used MongoDB, MySQL, and Oracle. MongoDB is entirely different. It's a NoSQL platform database, so it's totally different. It is a little bit hard to work with. The way it is organized and structured is different. But between Microsoft Azure MySQL and Oracle, they are pretty similar. * Cost: Microsoft is not a preferred platform. Their licensing is very complex and expensive. Oracle is much better. * AI: In terms of data analytics and AI, Microsoft is better. Certain complex transformations are easier to do in MSSQL. So, if you have to analyze data from a lot of different data sources, it becomes much easier. However, the usage of the particular product depends on the project. Personally, I would like to work on MySQL. But in certain cases where the application scale is very large, and custom models from certain regions of the globe prefer Microsoft, then we have to go with MSSQL. But technically, there is not much difference.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Aurora's compatibility with MySQL or PostgreSQL benefited our database management. The migration from on-premise MySQL to Aurora was similar, so we didn't need to change our source code."

"Aurora is a key pillar for us, offering performance and availability."

"The provision of custom read and write endpoints eliminates the need for managing a separate proxy load balancer."

"We had better control over the parameters that we could tweak in terms of intermediate storage and better indexing capabilities."

"Amazon Aurora stands out for its ease of use in a managed environment, inbuilt security, continuous backups, numerous read replicas, multi-region automated replication, and seamless integration with other AWS services."

"Aurora's features that I find the most beneficial include its database backup strategy, performance options, and input-output operations."

"The most valuable feature of Amazon Aurora is SQL standardization, it doesn't have its own syntax which is good. It has a lot of hands-off self-management type of activities, such as log rolling and auto-scaling."

"The solution’s scalability is good since we don’t need to take a maintenance window during unpredictable workloads. I like the solution’s behind-the-scenes happenings. It is a great feature."

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"The scalability of the database is absolutely guaranteed by the new features."

"MySQL is a centralized RDBMS in itself, and you don't have the overkill of having the full Oracle or Microsoft SQL Server. It's ideal, and it helps with the developer console. It has three versions for developers. It's a very good tool for open source."

"The most valuable feature is the data aggregation function."

"It's easy to use."

"The initial setup was straightforward."

"The solution's performance is good."

"The solution overall is very, very good. It's got good integration with other databases and adds new features often."

"The product is good for tuning."

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Cons

"It is a bit costly. The features are quite good, and I wouldn't say it requires any technical improvements. But from a cost perspective, some clients wouldn't go for Aurora because of that."

"There is improvement needed to have more developer focus. Additionally, it would be helpful to have a stand-alone solution outside of Amazon. Amazon has a tendency to favor developing web-based clients, which may not always provide the fastest or most responsive solution as desired."

"Room for improvement might be in the UI, integrations, or data working capabilities for better user experience."

"The pricing could improve. It should be reduced."

"It would have been helpful if they had provided some benchmarking numbers."

"While Amazon Aurora meets your current scaling and storage needs, there is room for improvement in cryptography and scalability compared to other databases."

"I would like to see performance insights on the database based on the queries. Currently, we use SolarWinds as the monitoring tool. I would like to leverage SolarWinds’ performance insights in AWS services. SolarWinds gives larger insights when we run performance issues."

"The product's distributed query process for MySQL needs improvement."

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"The user interface is not simple."

"They could include more advanced features like clustering and replication in the Oracle databases."

"MySQL should have some kind of native query browser. If it could come with a built-in connector."

"Sometimes MySQL does upgrades on the server. When we are still using the old server and when they integrate the upgrade, they don't carry along some of the old syntaxes. The versions don't sync."

"The technical support is in need of improvement."

"The product has many bugs."

"The support is not that great. They're not really supporting directly anymore and relying on experts to figure out technical issues."

"It requires a significant amount of expertise and effort to manage, especially when dealing with substantial volumes of data."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price could be lower compared to its competitors."

"There is no need to buy a license for the product. We can pay as per the use case."

"I would rate the pricing a six out of ten, with ten being expensive."

"It is an expensive solution."

"It is quite expensive."

"The tool’s pricing depends on the instance type. For cost optimization purposes, we use the result instance category."

"The solution’s paid plans are expensive."

"It is an open-source product."

"The product is expensive."

"The license is expensive."

"The product is free since it is an open-source tool."

"Oracle has a better licensing model compared to its competitors."

"While the core solution itself is not exorbitant, the support services are associated with a significant maintenance fee, often ranging from twenty to thirty percent."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

28%

Computer Software Company

14%

Government

Manufacturing Company

Computer Software Company

18%

Financial Services Firm

18%

University

14%

Real Estate/Law Firm

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Amazon Aurora?

Aurora's compatibility with MySQL or PostgreSQL benefited our database management. The migration from on-premise MySQL to Aurora was similar, so we didn't need to change our source code.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Amazon Aurora?

While the setup cost of Aurora is not explicitly discussed, managing cloud pricing effectively is key to understanding overall expenditures. There is a preference to reduce costs per hour to encour...

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What needs improvement with Amazon Aurora?

Aurora’s finance aspects could be improved, particularly in reducing the per-hour use cost. This would help more users accept Aurora. I also faced challenges due to the static memory provisioning s...

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What do you like most about Oracle MySQL Cloud Service?

Oracle MySQL Cloud Service handles data easily.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle MySQL Cloud Service?

Oracle has a better licensing model compared to its competitors.

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What needs improvement with Oracle MySQL Cloud Service?

MySQL should have some kind of native query browser. If it could come with a built-in connector, then the relationship... We are just able to fix it. Right now, we have to install it separately. So...

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Comparisons

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Compared 41% of the time

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Compared 21% of the time

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Compared 10% of the time

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Compared 6% of the time

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Compared 6% of the time

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Compared 45% of the time

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Overview

Amazon Aurora is a MySQL and PostgreSQL-compatible relational database built for the cloud, that combines the performance and availability of traditional enterprise databases with the simplicity and cost-effectiveness of open source databases.

Amazon Aurora is up to five times faster than standard MySQL databases and three times faster than standard PostgreSQL databases. It provides the security, availability, and reliability of commercial databases at 1/10th the cost. Amazon Aurora is fully managed by Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS), which automates time-consuming administration tasks like hardware provisioning, database setup, patching, and backups.

Amazon Aurora features a distributed, fault-tolerant, self-healing storage system that auto-scales up to 64TB per database instance. It delivers high performance and availability with up to 15 low-latency read replicas, point-in-time recovery, continuous backup to Amazon S3, and replication across three Availability Zones (AZs).

Visit the Amazon RDS Management Console to create your first Aurora database instance and start migrating your MySQL and PostgreSQL databases.

Oracle MySQL Cloud Service delivers a secure, cost-effective and enterprise-grade MySQL database service. Built on MySQL Enterprise Edition and powered by the Oracle Cloud, it provides a simple, automated, integrated and enterprise ready MySQL cloud service, enabling organizations to increase business agility and reduce costs.

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Dow Jones, Arizona State University, Verizon, Capital One, United Nations, Nielsen, Autodesk, Fanduel

Omnis, Naveex, Rehash Technologies

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