Amazon RDS vs Oracle Exadata Express Cloud Service comparison

Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Oracle are both solutions in the Database as a Service (DBaaS) category. Amazon Web Services (AWS) is ranked #2 with an average rating of 8.3, while Oracle is ranked #9 with an average rating of 8.8. Amazon Web Services (AWS) holds a 24.0% mindshare in DS, compared to Oracle’s 0.5% mindshare. Additionally, 98% of Amazon Web Services (AWS) users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 87% of Oracle users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Aug 12, 2024

Amazon RDS and Oracle Exadata Express Cloud Service are cloud database management systems. Oracle Exadata Express Cloud Service generally has the upper hand due to its superior features and performance.

Features: Amazon RDS offers automated backup, scaling capabilities, and cost-effective solutions. Oracle Exadata Express Cloud Service provides advanced analytics, high performance, and an extensive feature set that outmatches Amazon RDS in overall capabilities.

Room for Improvement: Amazon RDS needs better support for larger databases, more effective cost management tools, and enhancement in handling complex databases. Oracle Exadata Express Cloud Service requires improvements in simplicity, a more user-friendly learning curve, and more accessible daily operation processes.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Amazon RDS is known for its straightforward setup and reliable customer service. Oracle Exadata Express Cloud Service has a steeper learning curve for deployment but provides robust customer support once established.

Pricing and ROI: Amazon RDS is seen as cost-effective and offers satisfactory ROI, suitable for smaller enterprises. Oracle Exadata Express Cloud Service demands a higher initial investment but provides significant ROI through its advanced performance and features, ideal for large businesses requiring high-end capabilities.

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Categories and Ranking

Amazon RDS

Ranking in Database as a Service (DBaaS)

2nd

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Oracle Exadata Express Clou...

Ranking in Database as a Service (DBaaS)

9th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2025, in the Database as a Service (DBaaS) category, the mindshare of Amazon RDS is 24.0%, down from 27.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle Exadata Express Cloud Service is 0.5%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Featured Reviews

Samuel Ebite

AICE Graduate at alx_africa

Ensure high availability with robust encryption and seamless backups

Amazon RDS provides data encryption using services like KMS, crucial for securing high-sensitive data and meeting compliance requirements such as HIPAA or PCI DSS. The best practices we've employed with RDS help design a well-architected framework, encompassing security, encryption, scalability with multi-availability zone deployment, and operational excellence with automated backups. RDS features, such as reserved instances, storage auto-scaling, monitoring with technologies like CloudWatch, and proxies, contribute to cost optimization. The solution enhances security with IAM authentication and offers high availability to end users.

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Shrikant Navelkar

Director at Clover Infotech

Enhances performance without fine tuning databases

They need to simplify the monitoring of the Exadata services. They have to make it more simple for the users to operate or manage. And one more thing, I would expect that other databases of Oracle, like MySQL Enterprise Edition, if technologically, Oracle makes some advancement and allows MySQL Enterprise Edition to run on Exadata, I think that will improve their market share exponentially. Today, on Exadata, you run Oracle databases, which is given. Apart from that, Oracle also has Oracle MySQL database, open source. If that open-source database also runs on Exadata, I think that will help a lot of customers. In the next release, Oracle can provide a script-level solution to migrate or consolidate cross-platform databases from Unix platform to Oracle Exadata on Linux platform; if they can provide some migration tools, I think that will help.

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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 is easy to use, flexible, and powerful."

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

"Amazon RDS is a scalable solution."

"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 is lightweight and flexible."

"Relational databases excel in extensive normalization, eliminating data redundancy and efficiently structuring tables which leads to a clear and efficient relationship between tables using primary keys."

"It significantly reduces database management overhead."

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

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"I would rate Oracle Exadata Express Cloud Service ten out of ten for its overall solution."

"The performance of the tool is valuable."

"Having the prediction happen in the modular format allows you to start with a lower version of Exadata and then you can keep on upgrading it as per your requirement."

"One of the most valuable parts of the solution is the high availability within the system and the performance enhancement without making any changes or fine-tuning the databases."

"The solution is very stable and offers great performance."

"In the cloud, Exadata is more scalable. The on-prem version was limited. It wasn't that scalable because it only came in a quarter rack, half rack, and full rack. In the cloud, it scales to what you need."

"It is a scalable product."

"I highly recommend Oracle Exadata Express Cloud Service as a very good solution if you can afford it."

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Cons

"In the next release, it would be great to have access to core parameters to improve or tweak the performance."

"I feel Amazon RDS should have a lot of functionalities to make monitoring within the database easier."

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

"Amazon has a policy of automatically restarting the server every seven days."

"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."

"The solution's version upgrade and performance could be improved."

"There are some use cases that might come up where we would want to understand the performance aspects better."

"The solution could improve by adding a sandbox environment and more security."

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"I feel there is a need for better integration with Google Maps and Google Earth. This is crucial for me in the geographical facilities of the environment."

"The customer's default choice is the on-premise version of this solution. Only when Oracle or the partners like us, can explain to customers the cloud value proposition, and if the compliance authorities allow, they can look into this cloud solution. It will take some time for Oracle to change its perception of customers' de-facto standards. Exadata used to be treated as a black box, which is not the case now. The customer is aware of what is happening inside, how the configurations have been made, and what patching has been applied. Oracle needs to market the cloud version better."

"Oracle's support could be better."

"Scaling Oracle Exadata Express Cloud Service can be done, but the process is a little tedious, which could be an area for improvement in the solution."

"The solution's pricing could be improved."

"The product's installation process needs improvement. It could be more accessible."

"The support must be faster."

"The only downside is the difficulty in monitoring, and that's why I would like to implement MySQL database."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price of Amazon RDS is reasonable."

"We are paying for a service license."

"The substantial initial credit and cost-effectiveness make Amazon an attractive option."

"Amazon RDS could improve by reducing the price."

"The price could be better."

"Amazon RDS is not a very expensive solution."

"The cost is manageable because you can see the expense associated with each instance and utilize tools for tagging and cost control."

"Licensing fees are paid on an annual basis."

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"I think Oracle pricing is usually above average market price."

"The tool is not cheap, but it is not really expensive."

"The price of this solution is very comparative to others on the market. There is no direct comparison between this solution and with something else because I do not see any other similar product."

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Computer Software Company

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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?

User interface needs improvement for using IPS and cloud watch to scale and utilize read replicas, enabling performance insights to view query formats where the bottlenecks occur, identifying the f...

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What do you like most about Oracle Exadata Express Cloud Service?

The performance of the tool is valuable.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle Exadata Express Cloud Service?

Oracle is quite expensive here in Brazil. Pricing is the primary challenge we face with Oracle.

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What needs improvement with Oracle Exadata Express Cloud Service?

I feel there is a need for better integration with Google Maps and Google Earth. This is crucial for me in the geographical facilities of the environment.

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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.

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Oracle Database Exadata Express Cloud Service delivers a managed Oracle Database 12c Release 2 Enterprise Edition with options, running on Oracle Exadata engineered systems – all at a highly affordable entry-level price. It is a full Oracle Database experience, compatible with what you get on-premises or in other Oracle Database Cloud Services, provisioned within minutes, and suitable for small to medium sized data.

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