Amazon RDS vs Oracle Exadata Cloud at Customer comparison

Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Oracle are both solutions in the Database as a Service (DBaaS) category. Amazon Web Services (AWS) is ranked #1 with an average rating of 8.3, while Oracle is ranked #9 with an average rating of 7.8. Amazon Web Services (AWS) holds a 17.5% mindshare in DS, compared to Oracle’s 4.1% mindshare. Additionally, 98% of Amazon Web Services (AWS) users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Oracle users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Aug 12, 2024

Amazon RDS and Oracle Exadata Cloud at Customer compete in the cloud database solutions category. Amazon RDS seems to have the upper hand in deployment ease and pricing, while Oracle Exadata stands out with its advanced features and performance.

Features: Amazon RDS provides automation, scalability, and straightforward integration with other AWS services, which users find highly valuable. Oracle Exadata Cloud at Customer offers advanced database capabilities, superior performance, and comprehensive security features. Users who require extensive database functionalities and high performance lean towards Oracle Exadata.

Room for Improvement: Users of Amazon RDS highlight the need for better performance for complex queries and more extensive support for non-relational databases. Oracle Exadata Cloud at Customer users seek improvements in usability and wish for an easier initial setup process. Both products have room for optimization, but the focus areas differ, with Amazon RDS needing performance enhancements and Oracle aiming to simplify its setup and usage.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Amazon RDS is praised for its simple deployment process and responsive customer service. Oracle Exadata Cloud at Customer, while more complex to deploy, is highly regarded for its dedicated customer support. Users find Amazon’s deployment swift and hassle-free, whereas Oracle’s product requires a more involved setup but comes with excellent support.

Pricing and ROI: Amazon RDS is cost-effective, appealing to businesses looking for affordable database solutions. Oracle Exadata Cloud at Customer offers higher setup costs but delivers substantial ROI for enterprises demanding top-tier database performance and features. Pricing efficiency is a selling point for Amazon RDS, while Oracle’s high investment is justified by its advanced capabilities and performance yields.

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Categories and Ranking

Amazon RDS

Ranking in Database as a Service (DBaaS)

1st

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Oracle Exadata Cloud at Cus...

Ranking in Database as a Service (DBaaS)

9th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

4.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2025, in the Database as a Service (DBaaS) category, the mindshare of Amazon RDS is 17.5%, down from 25.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle Exadata Cloud at Customer is 4.1%, up from 4.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Database as a Service (DBaaS) Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Amazon RDS	17.5%
Oracle Exadata Cloud at Customer	4.1%
Other	78.4%

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Featured Reviews

reviewer2592669

Director Software Engineer at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees

Positive experiences with database services, with minor room for feature enhancements observed

I don't really see any disadvantages of Amazon RDS. With Oracle, I think AWS doesn't provide the RAC stability. If you have Oracle installed in your own data centers, you can set up various clusters and we can set up the RACs, but in Amazon RDS, we cannot have the RAC feature of Oracle. They could add that feature. Amazon RDS has limitations regarding RAC. If we talk about installing Oracle in RDS, we cannot have the RAC, but if you deploy Oracle on GCP, then there is probably the RAC feature available. I observed that around two or three years back, but I'm not sure whether they have added the RAC feature in AWS. 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.

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Oracle DBS at Bpifrance

Positive experience with virtual cloud network creation and database migration highlights patching challenges

The best feature of Oracle Exadata Cloud at Customer is that it can be managed without needing only DBAs. We have many features, including the observability feature that helps check performance and generates numerous reports about performance. We have also implemented APIs, enabling us to create and perform many operations. This means we need DBAs who can work with APIs. We are autonomous in the patching process and don't need Oracle for patching. If you configure the process of patching, it will be executed automatically. We are using dynamic scaling which is implemented on an external virtual machine, helping us to downscale or upscale the CPU. Oracle Exadata Cloud at Customer has supported our organization's compliance and data sovereignty without problems. I have observed some limitations. For example, regarding encryption, though it is mandatory for Exadata Cloud at Customer, we cannot encrypt the database with external keys. Currently, with Exadata Cloud at Customer, using external keys is not possible.

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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 product's installation phase is easy."

"It makes it easy to administer the database. It helps to scale your database by providing Read Replicas, which reduce transaction time. It is highly available and durable which helps in disaster recovery and management."

"Amazon RDS fulfills PCI requirements, which is a valuable feature for us."

"Amazon RDS is a scalable solution."

"Amazon RDS gives us the ability to select as many tools, replicas, regions, and zones as we want."

"The IT is easy to set up, which is the best."

"The product solved our DevOps and admin problems."

"The tool is very easy to use and configure."

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"The best feature of Oracle Exadata Cloud at Customer is that it can be managed without needing only DBAs, with observability features to check performance, generate reports, and implement APIs for creating and performing many operations."

"Exporting and importing is easy because of its cleanliness, making the process easier. However, setting up the Data Guard was more difficult. Despite this, the client experienced lower downtime."

"I like that Oracle Exadata Cloud at Customer is a stable, well-positioned product in the market today, and it's very scalable."

"I am particularly fond of the intelligent capabilities that enhance the backend, utilizing technology to analyze SQL queries."

"Performance has significantly improved."

"The most valuable feature is that it is based on Exadata infrastructure, which is Oracle 's leading engineered system that is trusted, fault-tolerant, and has unique performance features."

"The operation model is the most valuable feature."

Cons

"Technical support could be better."

"The solution could improve the administration tools."

"Amazon RDS needs to have an overall dashboard where I can view all the tables in the form of pie charts and Gantt charts. The deployment is complex, and we would like to see automated scripts. It needs to incorporate performance insights."

"Currently, we are using Fargate. Instead of that, we are planning to use EC2 instances, but we are facing some problems, and we are unable to enable NAT gateway for Elastic Load Balancer. When we enable auto-scaling, the instance count increases, and we get IP addresses dynamically. We need to whitelist the IPs of these instances, but there is no option to whitelist those IPs in Amazon RDS. We need one static IP that we can assign to ELB so that we can whitelist this IP."

"A lot of the features are disabled by default. The solution should enable more features. I understand this could cause challenges to management for many clients using RDS, however."

"The product must add more older versions of the database engines."

"The Performance Monitor they have is a little clanky, at least in regards to the UI."

"The only thing that needs improvement would be the pricing of the solution."

More Amazon RDS cons

"Scalability is not straightforward."

"Oracle Exadata Cloud at Customer is stable, but the only problem occurs during OS patching. If you encounter issues, the VMC (virtual machine cluster) becomes unusable."

"The solution is expensive."

"We had some problems in the developer's environment. We had some problems with the initial installation environment."

"For the data migration, we used ZDM. It was not integrated with the databases, and the documentation lacks clarity."

"A room for improvement in Oracle Exadata Cloud at Customer is that they need to train more partners to gain more knowledge because currently, they are keeping a lot to themselves. For example, they are still keeping a lot of information on their campus, so information sharing is limited."

"As a customer, you can't see the boot messages of your virtualized guest machines."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It is less expensive than SQL Server. We pay based on the usage on a monthly basis."

"The platform pricing is on the higher side, but given its capabilities and ease of use, it remains competitive."

"The cost depends on the kind of instance we use."

"The solution’s pricing could be cheaper."

"if you don't know how to optimize and use your tool properly, the cost might hurt you."

"The price could be better."

"The solution is expensive."

"Licensing fees are paid on an annual basis."

More Amazon RDS pricing and cost advice

"The machine and the cloud model itself already have licensing advantages."

"The price is too much."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

14%

Financial Services Firm

12%

University

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

33%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Computer Software Company

Insurance Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	22
Midsize Enterprise	14
Large Enterprise	23

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	4
Large Enterprise	4

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?

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What do you like most about Oracle Exadata Cloud at Customer?

Exporting and importing is easy because of its cleanliness, making the process easier. However, setting up the Data Guard was more difficult. Despite this, the client experienced lower downtime.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle Exadata Cloud at Customer?

The pricing is reasonable due to a universal agreement, which often positions Oracle solutions better against others. I would rate the pricing an eight out of ten.

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What needs improvement with Oracle Exadata Cloud at Customer?

In future updates for Oracle Exadata Cloud at Customer, I would like to see another feature for the different costs for the non-CDB models, because if you are not using the non-CDB models, you have...

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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)

Oracle Cloud@Customer brings Oracle’s complete portfolio of public cloud infrastructure, fully managed cloud services, and Oracle Fusion SaaS applications into your data center. It enables you to run applications faster and lower your costs using the same high-performance capabilities, autonomous operations, and low-cost subscription pricing in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). You get all this while maintaining complete control of your data so you can address data residency, security, and connectivity concerns.

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