Amazon RDS vs Citus Data comparison

Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Citus Data are both solutions in the Relational Databases Tools category. Amazon Web Services (AWS) is ranked #9 with an average rating of 8.4, while Citus Data is ranked #27. Amazon Web Services (AWS) holds a 1.1% mindshare in SQL, compared to Citus Data’s 2.4% mindshare. Additionally, 98% of Amazon Web Services (AWS) users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Citus Data users who would recommend it.

Amazon RDS

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98% willing to recommend

Citus Data

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100% willing to recommend

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between Amazon RDS and Citus Data 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.

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Categories and Ranking

Amazon RDS

Ranking in Relational Databases Tools

9th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

6.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Database as a Service (DBaaS) (2nd)

Citus Data

Ranking in Relational Databases Tools

27th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Relational Databases Tools category, the mindshare of Amazon RDS is 1.1%, down from 1.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Citus Data is 2.4%, up from 2.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Relational Databases Tools Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Amazon RDS	1.1%
Citus Data	2.4%
Other	96.5%

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Baqir Sajjad

AWS Architect at Virtual University

Customer support and automated backups offer reliability while ease of deployment enhances user experience

The features of Amazon RDS that I have found most valuable include web and mobile applications, enterprise applications, data warehousing and analytics, and software as a service platforms, along with dev testing environments, disaster recoveries, and backups. The mobile app backend and development environment is also the best feature for database management for my customers. Database management is effective in Amazon RDS because it offers automated backups, high availability, read replicas, and support from multiple database engineers, while also providing security, monitoring and metrics, scalability. We are using snapshots and database migrations as well as performance optimization. The impact of Amazon RDS scalability and backup has been positive, with good vertical scaling, scale up and down, horizontal scaling, and storage scaling. The performance was good and availability helped with reducing downtime.

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Arucy Lionel

Co-Founder at Afriziki

Efficiently handles high-traffic scenarios and compatible with PostgreSQL extensions, offering flexibility in database management

There are many areas of improvement , especially in terms of DDL query routing. Even though it's masterless, DDL queries need to be sent to the coordinator node. Also, setting up a multi-node environment could be more straightforward. Currently, setting up a multi-node environment is challenging. It's a bit tricky. Installation on each PostgreSQL node can lead to communication issues between nodes. An automatic rebalancing feature would be a significant improvement. Currently, I have to manually command the rebalance. It would be more convenient if it was rebalanced automatically. The dashboard and monitoring capabilities are good, but it would be helpful to have an integrated availability dashboard.

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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

"It significantly reduces database management overhead."

"The most valuable feature is that it is a fully managed database, where they handle most of the administrative tasks and leaves the users more time to concentrate on business."

"Amazon RDS handles database backup mechanisms and patch management."

"I appreciate how Amazon RDS allows me to choose the kind of database I want."

"The product's initial setup phase is totally easy."

"RDS is stable, a cloud solution is always stable, and RDS servers are solid."

"Even a person with basic knowledge would be able to spin up an RDS without an issue."

"For me, RDS is a great solution. I like that Amazon RDS is a very simple solution to implement and to start using."

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"The solution is competitive with Mongo, MySQL, and maybe even Oracle."

"It's very straightforward to implement the solution. It took us two days to set up everything."

"You can use Citus Data to write complex scripts. I like its version upgrades and disaster recovery as well."

"Its distributed processing capabilities are a standout feature. It requires minimal changes to get up and running if you already have a system on PostgreSQL. Citus can run in its natural state."

Cons

"The security features could be improved."

"They could provide better integration for the solution with Microsoft products."

"I would like to see improvements in the tool's automatic restart."

"Amazon RDS is expensive compared to GCP. GCP also has the same features, and although it is quite extensive and feature-rich, I see Amazon RDS as slightly expensive compared to other clouds."

"The running cost could be improved."

"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."

"As a customer of Amazon RDS, you don't have super-user privileges, and that is the only drawback where improvements are required."

"Sometimes the interface has many moving parts, which is a concern."

More Amazon RDS cons

"There are many areas of improvement , especially in terms of DDL query routing. Even though it's masterless, DDL queries need to be sent to the coordinator node. Also, setting up a multi-node environment could be more straightforward."

"More features in monitoring and the reporting could make it better."

"Citus Data needs to improve its stability. Do not consider this product if you have the budget. It is still developing and has a lot of issues."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price could be better."

"The solution's pricing needs improvement."

"The price of Amazon RDS is expensive."

"Licensing fees are paid on an annual basis."

"Amazon RDS could improve by reducing the price."

"On a scale from one to ten, where ten is the most expensive, and one is the cheapest, I rate the solution's pricing a seven out of ten."

"The solution's price is good."

"Amazon RDS is cheaper compared to other tools."

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"Citus Data is an open-source product."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

10%

Financial Services Firm

10%

University

Healthcare Company

Computer Software Company

13%

Construction Company

Comms Service Provider

Financial Services Firm

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	22
Midsize Enterprise	16
Large Enterprise	22

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Amazon RDS?

The product's installation phase is easy.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Amazon RDS?

The pricing for Amazon RDS is reasonable.

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What needs improvement with Amazon RDS?

Currently, I cannot think of any major improvements. Perhaps more platforms in terms of database engine versions would be beneficial. Right now, Amazon RDS supports MySQL and PostgreSQL, but there ...

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Overview

Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) is a web service that makes it easier to set up, operate, and scale a relational database in the cloud. It provides cost-efficient, resizeable capacity for an industry-standard relational database and manages common database administration tasks.

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Citus is a distributed database that extends PostgreSQL, allowing you to continue using all the powerful Postgres features while still scaling.

Whether you're running into a ceiling on a single node, or need more performance for real-time analytical queries Citus can help.

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