We performed a comparison between Amazon Aurora and MySQL 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."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 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."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to do multiple-read and single-write. These are the kinds of features that we were interested in, and Aurora takes care of that natively."
"The most valuable feature is that the maintainability is offloaded to the service provider. I don't have to maintain a database or do any administrative tasks, which comes in handy."
"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."
"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."
"We use it as a data store and from that perspective, we get everything we need."
"It is very easy to install and has all basic database features."
"The fact that it is free is what appeals to me the most."
"It has a lot of features. The RDBMS, consistency, and multi-user features are valuable."
"What I've been most pleased with is the cost point, performance, and ease of use."
"The replication feature is the most valuable. We are replicating our servers."
"Table partitioning is most valuable. It is easy to use."
"The solution is great for small applications in particular."
"The pricing could improve. It should be reduced."
"The product's distributed query process for MySQL needs improvement."
"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."
"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."
"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."
"It would have been helpful if they had provided some benchmarking numbers."
"I would like to see more AI-related features in future releases."
"It should have some code analytical functions. It can also have a monitoring tool."
"I feel that some tools which make it easier to create queries or make it easier for other functions would be really interesting to see."
"It would be helpful if there were a graphical user interface to administer, configure, and tune it."
"From a user perspective, the initial setup could be simplified a bit."
"We want to continue using MySQL but it merged with Oracle and the scalage changed."
"It could be a little bit simpler to use."
"The only service which could be improved is its usability. The entire user experience needs to be revamped to meet the 2018 design standards."
"At times, the autoscaling does not happen when there is a surge in load."
Amazon Aurora is ranked 10th in Relational Databases Tools with 7 reviews while MySQL is ranked 4th in Relational Databases Tools with 140 reviews. Amazon Aurora is rated 7.8, while MySQL is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Amazon Aurora writes "Runs on the background and automatically scales up incase of heavy loads". On the other hand, the top reviewer of MySQL writes "Good beginner base but it should have better support for backups". Amazon Aurora is most compared with SQL Server, Oracle Database, MariaDB, CockroachDB and SAP HANA, whereas MySQL is most compared with Firebird SQL, PostgreSQL, MariaDB, Teradata and Oracle Java DB. See our Amazon Aurora vs. MySQL report.
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