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Amazon RDS vs Oracle MySQL Cloud Service comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Amazon RDS
Ranking in Relational Databases Tools
8th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
59
Ranking in other categories
Database as a Service (DBaaS) (2nd)
Oracle MySQL Cloud Service
Ranking in Relational Databases Tools
14th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
21
Ranking in other categories
Open Source Databases (11th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Relational Databases Tools category, the mindshare of Amazon RDS is 1.3%, down from 1.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle MySQL Cloud Service is 1.3%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Relational Databases Tools Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Amazon RDS1.3%
Oracle MySQL Cloud Service1.3%
Other97.4%
Relational Databases Tools
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer2592669 - PeerSpot reviewer
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.
RS
Director at Adamos Tecnologia
Efficiently manages extensive datasets with rapid connections and wide tool support
Oracle MySQL Cloud Service is easy to manage and install. It does not require a DBA for management. The connections are very fast and it supports several thousand users simultaneously without any issues. New connections do not hang server operations. As soon as new releases are put out, they work as expected. Oracle MySQL Cloud Service is supported by every vendor and tool, including architectural, integration, and generation tools, offering wide protocol support. This makes Oracle MySQL Cloud Service a valuable solution.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"I recommend RDS because it makes your life super easy."
"Stability-wise, I rate the solution a nine out of ten...Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a nine out of ten."
"The product's most valuable features are option groups, S3 integration, automated and scheduled snapshots, and cross-region replication."
"The product's installation phase is easy."
"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."
"Based on my experience, I would rate this solution a nine out of ten."
"The most valuable aspect of Amazon RDS is it is on the cloud."
"RDS MySQL (and Postgres) are great managed database services."
"It’s easy to implement and affordable."
"The solution's performance is good."
"Oracle MySQL Cloud Service is easy to manage and install."
"MySQL is very stable and works beautifully with large amounts of data."
"MySQL is a centralized RDBMS in itself, and you don't have the overkill of having the full Oracle or Microsoft SQL Server. It's ideal, and it helps with the developer console. It has three versions for developers. It's a very good tool for open source."
"The solution overall is very, very good. It's got good integration with other databases and adds new features often."
"It is very easy to start working with the product."
"It is an established open-source database with a vast array of resources available, ensuring you can learn everything needed."
 

Cons

"The solution's connectivity and response logs could be improved."
"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."
"Perhaps more platforms in terms of database engine versions would be beneficial."
"It would be helpful if they made it easier to migrate from an existing on-premises solution to the cloud-based service."
"Technical support could be better."
"The performance is not always as good as MySQL running on its own EC2 instance."
"Migration to RDS using the default tools is very complicated."
"The support is not that great. They're not really supporting directly anymore and relying on experts to figure out technical issues."
"Oracle MySQL Cloud Service should be easier to replicate and integrate into further solutions."
"They could include more advanced features like clustering and replication in the Oracle databases."
"There could be improvements, particularly in Firebird, where the indexing is limited to just a single B-tree index, leading to poor performance for large-scale queries."
"In a production environment, upgrading from a lower to an upper version is a very long process that needs to be improved."
"Relational databases, in general, are not known to be as scalable as NoSQL databases."
"The user interface is not simple."
"MySQL should have some kind of native query browser. If it could come with a built-in connector."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price of Amazon RDS is expensive."
"The solution’s pricing could be cheaper."
"Amazon RDS is not a very expensive solution."
"The solution's price is good."
"Amazon RDS could improve by reducing the price."
"The prices for different regions are different."
"The solution is expensive."
"Amazon RDS is cheaper compared to other tools."
"While the core solution itself is not exorbitant, the support services are associated with a significant maintenance fee, often ranging from twenty to thirty percent."
"The product is free since it is an open-source tool."
"The solution’s paid plans are expensive."
"The product is expensive."
"Oracle has a better licensing model compared to its competitors."
"It is an open-source product."
"The license is expensive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Computer Software Company
8%
University
7%
Comms Service Provider
13%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Construction Company
8%
Outsourcing Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business23
Midsize Enterprise16
Large Enterprise24
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business8
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise12
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Amazon RDS?
I think Amazon RDS can be improved or enhanced if it can be implemented with other monitoring tools such as Percona. Currently, I am trying to add Percona monitoring for monitoring in addition to i...
What is your primary use case for Amazon RDS?
Amazon RDS is typically used for AI applications. I am developing it for an AI recruitment agent and for collecting data for HRIS, Software as a Service for a workforce as a service, and storing data.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle MySQL Cloud Service?
I have never paid for the full version of Oracle MySQL Cloud Service. We use the free version or the version available in RDS ( /products/amazon-rds-reviews ) from AWS ( /products/amazon-aws-review...
What needs improvement with Oracle MySQL Cloud Service?
Oracle MySQL Cloud Service should be easier to replicate and integrate into further solutions. Although it targets Linux and UNIX environments, its performance is not as optimized on Windows platfo...
What is your primary use case for Oracle MySQL Cloud Service?
I work in finance, financial services, banking, and financial services.
 

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Omnis, Naveex, Rehash Technologies
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