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Amazon Aurora vs YugabyteDB comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Amazon Aurora
Ranking in Relational Databases Tools
8th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.3
Number of Reviews
20
Ranking in other categories
Database Management Systems (DBMS) (7th)
YugabyteDB
Ranking in Relational Databases Tools
27th
Average Rating
0.0
Number of Reviews
0
Ranking in other categories
Open Source Databases (19th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Relational Databases Tools category, the mindshare of Amazon Aurora is 3.0%, down from 3.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of YugabyteDB is 1.8%, up from 1.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Relational Databases Tools Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Amazon Aurora3.0%
YugabyteDB1.8%
Other95.2%
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Featured Reviews

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Digital Services & Engagement Senior Manager at AXA
High availability and operational efficiency achieved with reliable managed services
We have primarily used Amazon Aurora for handling our databases. We migrated from PostgreSQL to Amazon Aurora about a year ago. It serves as a customized PostgreSQL database that we utilize Amazon Aurora offers a 99.9% SLA compared to PostgreSQL. This ensures a high level of availability for our…
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
19%
Computer Software Company
12%
University
8%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Financial Services Firm
19%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Computer Software Company
10%
Comms Service Provider
9%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business5
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise13
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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.
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. ...
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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