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Amazon Aurora mindshare

As of July 2025, the mindshare of Amazon Aurora in the Relational Databases Tools category stands at 2.9%, down from 4.2% compared to the previous year, according to calculations based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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TypeTitleDate
CategoryRelational Databases ToolsJul 27, 2025Download
ProductReviews, tips, and advice from real usersJul 27, 2025Download
ComparisonAmazon Aurora vs SQL ServerJul 27, 2025Download
ComparisonAmazon Aurora vs Oracle DatabaseJul 27, 2025Download
ComparisonAmazon Aurora vs SAP HANAJul 27, 2025Download
Suggested products
TitleRatingMindshareRecommending
SQL Server4.216.9%93%269 interviewsAdd to research
Teradata4.15.3%87%76 interviewsAdd to research
 
 
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Top industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
25%
Computer Software Company
15%
Government
6%
Healthcare Company
5%
Retailer
5%
University
5%
Manufacturing Company
4%
Insurance Company
4%
Construction Company
4%
Media Company
4%
Comms Service Provider
3%
Energy/Utilities Company
3%
Hospitality Company
2%
Wholesaler/Distributor
2%
Real Estate/Law Firm
2%
Educational Organization
2%
Legal Firm
2%
Transportation Company
2%
Recreational Facilities/Services Company
1%
Non Profit
1%
Sports Company
1%
Marketing Services Firm
1%
Outsourcing Company
1%
Performing Arts
1%
Renewables & Environment Company
1%

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Digital Services & Engagement Senior Manager at AXA
Verified user of Amazon Aurora
Mar 6, 2025
High availability and operational efficiency achieved with reliable managed services

Pros

"My overall experience with Amazon Aurora is very positive. I rate it ten out of ten for its reliability and efficiency."

Cons

"A challenge I noticed is during migration from PostgreSQL RDS to Amazon Aurora. There are technical challenges, such as the inability to provision the database using a PostgreSQL snapshot directly."
Adnan Shafiq - PeerSpot user
Associate Vice President - Database Management (Principal Solutions Architect) at Northbay
Verified user of Amazon Aurora
Apr 30, 2025
High availability and geographical redundancy ensure reliable performance and cost efficiency

Pros

"Amazon Aurora is built on community databases and AWS has added additional features to it, allowing customers to have enterprise-level features at a lower cost."

Cons

"Amazon Aurora should upgrade its base PostgreSQL versions more frequently and offer all PostgreSQL extensions."
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Rubens Oliveira - PeerSpot user
Data & Solution Archtect at Enkel
Verified user of Amazon Aurora
Jul 23, 2025
Migration and cost control improve with flexible database features

Pros

"Amazon Aurora's best features are about scaling up and scaling down, which is perfect."

Cons

"I don't use Amazon Aurora's global database feature; I just use the local feature."
Girish Mukim - PeerSpot user
AWS Architect at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Verified user of Amazon Aurora
Feb 3, 2025
Effortlessly manage databases with auto-scaling storage and out-of-the-box functionality

Pros

"One of the most valuable features is storage scaling. "

Cons

"One of the most valuable features is storage scaling. "
Peter J Matra - PeerSpot user
Web Developer and IT Consultant at a educational organization with 1,001-5,000 employees
Verified user of Amazon Aurora
Jan 5, 2025
Solution improves scaling options while reducing costs with advanced processors
Rajitha Jatothu - PeerSpot user
Aws Devops Engineer at LTIMindtree
Verified user of Amazon Aurora
Dec 20, 2024
Achieve high performance with fault-tolerant and highly available database management

Pros

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

Cons

"Room for improvement might be in the UI, integrations, or data working capabilities for better user experience."
HP
Solution Architect at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Verified user of Amazon Aurora
Jul 11, 2025
Migration feels smooth with powerful auto-scaling features
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AWS DATA ENGINEER at Coforge Growth Agency
Verified user of Amazon Aurora
Nov 30, 2024
Efficient database management with fast query execution