Amazon Aurora vs Oracle Java DB comparison

Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Oracle are both solutions in the Relational Databases Tools category. Amazon Web Services (AWS) is ranked #7 with an average rating of 8.5, while Oracle is ranked #19 with an average rating of 9.0. Amazon Web Services (AWS) holds a 2.8% mindshare in SQL, compared to Oracle’s 1.0% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Amazon Web Services (AWS) users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 71% of Oracle users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 4, 2025

Oracle Java DB and Amazon Aurora compete in the database solutions category. Amazon Aurora appears to have the upper hand due to its robust features, making it ideal for those needing advanced capabilities.

Features: Oracle Java DB integrates seamlessly with Java and offers a lightweight architecture, facilitating straightforward development. It also provides a secure environment with its Java stored procedures and reliable concurrent sessions. Amazon Aurora offers high-performance transaction processing, scalability, and auto-scaling features. It supports seamless integration with other AWS services and offers advanced options like custom read and write endpoints.

Room for Improvement: Oracle Java DB could improve by offering better cloud integration and advanced analytics capabilities. It lacks extensive support for large-scale data handling and advanced backup options like its competitor. Amazon Aurora might enhance its user interface for easier navigation. While it offers automated features, more customization options for specific business needs could be beneficial. Additionally, improving documentation for novice users would be helpful.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Amazon Aurora benefits from integration with AWS, providing flexible and scalable deployment models. Customer service is well-supported by AWS's vast resources. Oracle Java DB offers a simple setup and easy management, more suitable for smaller-scale applications. However, it doesn't match the extensive cloud integration and resources available through Amazon Aurora.

Pricing and ROI: Oracle Java DB presents a cost-effective setup, ideal for budget-constrained teams, offering reasonable ROI due to low maintenance costs. Amazon Aurora, despite higher initial costs, promises potentially greater ROI through its advanced features and scalability, targeting larger businesses ready to invest in comprehensive solutions for long-term benefits.

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Categories and Ranking

Amazon Aurora

Ranking in Relational Databases Tools

7th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

6.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Oracle Java DB

Ranking in Relational Databases Tools

19th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2025, in the Relational Databases Tools category, the mindshare of Amazon Aurora is 2.8%, down from 4.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle Java DB is 1.0%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Relational Databases Tools Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Amazon Aurora	2.8%
Oracle Java DB	1.0%
Other	96.2%

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Adnan Shafiq

Associate Vice President - Database Management (Principal Solutions Architect) at Northbay

High availability and geographical redundancy ensure reliable performance and cost efficiency

Amazon Aurora provides up to fifteen to sixteen read replicas. It replicates data across multiple Availability Zones, ensuring high availability and geographical redundancy, which can be considered a GR instead of a DR. As a managed service, maintenance tasks like backup and restore are handled by AWS, saving my organization significant time and money. Additionally, its fast cloning feature allows us to create a new clone from a large database swiftly, similar to a zero-copy cloning feature in Snowflake. This makes Amazon Aurora a compelling choice for my organization.

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Anil-Sinha

Senior Consultant at CGI

Able to process all the reporting and processing in the database itself

We have been upgrading and moving to new environments. I was involved in the solution's initial setup. Some things in the setup are very smooth sailing. However, some setups become complicated because what they set up doesn't meet your needs. So, some tweaking is necessary in certain instances. Having a good understanding of the tool really helps. Oracle Java DB is easy to deploy if it's a new setup. Migrating from an old environment to a new environment takes time because you need the old functionality. A first-time deployment of the application is easy. We just did a default setup and started using it. When we have to migrate, there is too much baggage behind that application, especially from the security point of view.

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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

"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."

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

"One of the standout features of Amazon Aurora is that we do not need to maintain disaster recovery or manage availability zones."

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

"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."

"The most valuable features of Amazon Aurora include the global instance with the global writer endpoint, which allows failovers and instance switches without requiring changes in my code, thanks to the default global Route 53 endpoint."

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

"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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"The most valuable feature is automation."

"Able to write queries more efficiently and the management of data has become better and easier."

"It's very clever."

"It has a programming language so anything that we require for Selenium is all available there."

"The additional value of having Java inside the Oracle database is all the security that is applied to an Oracle database will be enforced on Java's stored procedures as well."

"The solution is stable."

"There have been no issues in relation to stability. We've never really had do to any recoveries. It is very stable."

"The database is quite robust in terms of performance from the SQL side."

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Cons

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

"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."

"I don't use Amazon Aurora's global database feature; I just use the local feature."

"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."

"In Oracle, tools like Veridata allow for comparing databases and certifying data accuracy, even offering repair capabilities, which are missing in Aurora. There should be a similar comparison tool in Aurora."

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

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

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"The solution should continue to keep updating and improving the Java language."

"The tool might be integrated, but we see performance issues because of overhead."

"Oracle can improve by providing more connection string variations and relay servers on the path to the database."

"In terms of improvement, I'd like an automation tool that is lower priced. The core prices are very high."

"It'll be better if Oracle Java supports open source technologies, like Node.js."

"Needs improvement in consistency issues with respect to timeframes."

"The solution could be more user-friendly."

"The biggest lesson that I have learned from using Oracle products is vendor lock-in."

Pricing and Cost Advice

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

"It is quite expensive."

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

"It is an expensive solution."

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

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

"Oracle Java DB is a pricey solution."

"The product's pricing is very friendly, with no extra costs after the licensing fees."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

24%

Computer Software Company

16%

Government

Retailer

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Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	5
Midsize Enterprise	4
Large Enterprise	13

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	4
Midsize Enterprise	2
Large Enterprise	6

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?

The pricing for Amazon Aurora is different from DocumentDB because DocumentDB is cheaper. However, when you manage the administration more closely, you can control costs better with Amazon Aurora. ...

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What needs improvement with Amazon Aurora?

I would like to see some tutorials from Amazon for Aurora because I'm too new to it. I believe Amazon can make more tutorials for the product since there's a lot of reading required, and a short tu...

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What needs improvement with Oracle Java DB?

Oracle can improve by providing more connection string variations and relay servers on the path to the database. Various ways of connecting would enhance functionality.

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What is your primary use case for Oracle Java DB?

I have experience connecting to a database with Java by using Java code and interrogating the database.

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What advice do you have for others considering Oracle Java DB?

It's important to consider several settings and connection strings, as well as firewall rules when connecting to the database. I would rate the overall solution nine out of ten.

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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.

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Java DB is a relational database management system (RDBMS). Data is stored and queried via SQL or JDBC. Like other RDBMSs, Java DB can also be accessed through a persistence layer such as JPA, Hibernate, or JDO. Java objects can be stored in the columns of Java DB tables.

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