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Amazon RDS vs Azure Database for PostgreSQL comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 30, 2025

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

Categories and Ranking

Amazon RDS
Ranking in Database as a Service (DBaaS)
2nd
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.7
Number of Reviews
54
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Azure Database for PostgreSQL
Ranking in Database as a Service (DBaaS)
8th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
9
Ranking in other categories
Open Source Databases (10th)
 

Featured Reviews

Samuel Ebite - PeerSpot reviewer
Ensure high availability with robust encryption and seamless backups
Amazon RDS provides data encryption using services like KMS, crucial for securing high-sensitive data and meeting compliance requirements such as HIPAA or PCI DSS. The best practices we've employed with RDS help design a well-architected framework, encompassing security, encryption, scalability with multi-availability zone deployment, and operational excellence with automated backups. RDS features, such as reserved instances, storage auto-scaling, monitoring with technologies like CloudWatch, and proxies, contribute to cost optimization. The solution enhances security with IAM authentication and offers high availability to end users.
Daniel Amini - PeerSpot reviewer
An incredibly powerful industry leader that enabled us to build critical pieces of national infrastructure
Azure Database is simple and easy to use. We followed the prescribed training and upskilled 10 engineers. They think it's straightforward. They've already got PostgreSQL skills to optimize the solution, so they know what to do. It was easy to get started quickly and become effective. My team speaks highly of the platform's observability and monitoring features. It's as efficient as an enterprise needs it to be and. has all of the tooling and telemetry necessary to run an enterprise database. We take security seriously. The team has looked at the security features, and nothing has been flagged to us. My takeaway as a CTO is that they're comfortable with the security posture, the features, the observability, alerts, and now it integrates into the rest of the Azure landscape. The OpenAI integration and extensions have massively simplified integrating AI into a database. PostgreSQL's native vector capabilities are also incredibly powerful.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It's a fully managed database, so that makes our life easier from the operational standpoint. That is the key, basically."
"The tool is very easy to use and configure."
"Stability-wise, I rate the solution a nine out of ten...Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a nine out of ten."
"Amazon RDS is quite a well-managed and stable service...The initial setup was very easy."
"The IT is easy to set up, which is the best."
"The product solved our DevOps and admin problems."
"Amazon RDS fulfills PCI requirements, which is a valuable feature for us."
"The solution’s scalability, usability, and availability are valuable to us."
"I rate Azure Database for PostgreSQL 10 out of 10."
"Azure Database has become easier to use over time."
"We use PostgreSQL to speed up application development. Our applications are ready sooner because we don't need to depend on other database teams."
"Postgres has helped us innovate and stay competitive."
"It is easy to use and optimize. It is very easy for us to understand how a chopped chunk can be translated into embedding."
"Overall, we are satisfied with Microsoft solutions and recommend them."
"Our organization's database uptime has improved after implementing Azure Database for PostgreSQL, particularly with the flexible server's redundant configuration capabilities, which allow for failovers and read-only configurations."
"The effective integration of Postgres with Microsoft products, especially with the inclusion of AI features in Azure AI, is significant for our applications."
 

Cons

"The solution's connectivity and response logs could be improved."
"They should add a feature for manual SQL patching in RDS."
"I like using Amazon RDS because it offers quick operations for me. However, there are times when understanding how to use some of the services can be challenging, even with documentation. If I could add a feature, I'd improve navigation for related services."
"They could provide better integration for the solution with Microsoft products."
"Sometimes the interface has many moving parts, which is a concern."
"The only thing that needs improvement would be the pricing of the solution."
"The product must add more older versions of the database engines."
"The product's high price is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"While the flexibility of the server for financial reasons is understandable, better switching between primary and backup would make transitions smoother."
"Perhaps a minor improvement could be made in simplifying user additions, allowing for an easier process rather than scripting it out. However, scripting is not a significant issue."
"Perhaps a minor improvement could be made in simplifying user additions, allowing for an easier process rather than scripting it out. However, scripting is not a significant issue."
"They can offer more RAG extensions. Currently, it only has the vector search."
"Performance is one area that has constraints for our customers. I believe there could be improvements in the mirroring part and Change Data Capture (CDC)."
"In the future, I would like to see anomaly detection."
"They can offer more RAG extensions. Currently, it only has the vector search. It does not presently support knowledge graph functionalities as Neo4j does. It also does not offer some tools to improve indexing the way other vector databases offer."
"Support at best is a five out of ten."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I would rate the tool's pricing an eight out of ten."
"The prices for different regions are different."
"The price of Amazon RDS is expensive."
"The pricing of RDS is a little bit high compared to Microsoft... However, it is a good price compared to other solutions."
"Amazon RDS is not a very expensive solution."
"The substantial initial credit and cost-effectiveness make Amazon an attractive option."
"Amazon RDS is an expensive solution."
"Amazon RDS is cheaper compared to other tools."
"The pricing experience is positive. Azure Database for PostgreSQL reduces the need for hardware investments, and the pay-as-you-go pricing model positively affects database-related costs by allowing us to start small and scale as needed."
"The pay-as-you-go pricing model plays a critical role in managing database-related costs and resource allocation. We build using Infrastructure as Code (IAC) and maintain a focus on FinOps to control Azure service costs. Some clients are pushy on price. It's critical to automate it, so we're just using it when appropriate and switching it off in certain scenarios."
"We do not pay for a full-year subscription because our usage is still at the beginning phase and not much. The pay-as-you-go model works well for us."
"There aren't any notable areas for improvement that I could see. PostgreSQL was self-sufficient with no need for additional database knowledge to maintain it."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
14%
Computer Software Company
14%
University
7%
Manufacturing Company
6%
Manufacturing Company
30%
Financial Services Firm
21%
Legal Firm
9%
Non Profit
9%
 

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Amazon RDS?
The product's installation phase is easy.
What needs improvement with Amazon RDS?
One key improvement would be adding support for multi-storage paradigms, including columnar support, as seen in TiDB. The serverless support with Aurora could also be enhanced. Additionally, having...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Azure Database for PostgreSQL?
Pricing is affordable for us. PostgreSQL is good and affordable for our needs.
What needs improvement with Azure Database for PostgreSQL?
Support can certainly get better. I have had mixed experiences a lot of times. About 18 months ago, I had a fairly troublesome time with support. After raising multiple escalations, I think it has ...
What is your primary use case for Azure Database for PostgreSQL?
I use it as a relational database in a couple of our products as the back-end relational solution.
 

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