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Amazon RDS vs SAP SQL Anywhere comparison

Amazon Web Services (AWS) and SAP are both solutions in the Relational Databases Tools category. Additionally, 98% of Amazon Web Services (AWS) users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 83% of SAP users who would recommend it.
Amazon RDS
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    98% willing to recommend
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    83% willing to recommend
     

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    Categories and Ranking

    Amazon RDS
    Average Rating
    8.4
    Reviews Sentiment
    6.7
    Number of Reviews
    58
    Ranking in other categories
    Database as a Service (DBaaS) (1st)
    SAP SQL Anywhere
    Average Rating
    7.6
    Reviews Sentiment
    7.5
    Number of Reviews
    6
    Ranking in other categories
    Relational Databases Tools (18th)
     

    Featured Reviews

    reviewer2592669 - PeerSpot reviewer
    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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    Crewmem67 - PeerSpot reviewer
    Crewmem67
    IT Consultant at College Notre Dame de Nazareth
    Reliable and able to expand but needs to be more secure
    It is not as good as a SQL Server. I prefer to work with the SQL Server for Microsoft or Oracle. These are better as there are some comments on SQL Anywhere that makes me feel that I'm blocked. We'd like to have them update to a new version. They should update more often. I find I can't move to a new version without running tests as there are chances of bugs that can get into my system. The initial setup is not simple or straightforward, and it took a while to deploy. It is not as secure as it could be. This is an aspect they need to improve. There needs to be more encryption.
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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 dashboard and performance are the most valuable features of Amazon RDS."
    "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."
    "It handles large-scale data migrations perfectly. Amazon RDS's performance is quite good. Charges are incurred after you utilize the service"
    "The scalability is the best, and I have no issues with the ability to scale."
    "One of the most valuable features is that it is serverless, so we don't have to worry about scaling."
    "The solution is good for on-premise deployments."
    "The product's installation phase is easy."
    "Amazon RDS is quite a well-managed and stable service...The initial setup was very easy."
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    "It works well in general."
    "SAP SQL Anywhere is very helpful."
    "We've found the solution very reliable overall. It's very fast."
    "The auto-backup replication is a perfect feature. That is the feature I liked the most."
    "The most valuable features of SAP SQL Anywhere are the ease of use and the user interface is intuitive."
     

    Cons

    "Sometimes the interface has many moving parts, which is a concern."
    "User interface needs improvement for using IPS and CloudWatch to scale and utilize read replicas, enabling performance insights to view query formats where the bottlenecks occur, identifying the fixes, slow queries, and missing indexes, improving the security and monitoring with alerts."
    "The solution is a bit expensive."
    "The backup and restore processes take more time compared to other providers. For instance, if DigitalOcean takes two minutes to restore or create a backup, AWS will take 2 to 3 minutes."
    "You can only get access from the sales support. That means if you want to buy something or renew your subscription or upgrade, all these services are easily available. Yet, if you would like to get some technical support, you have to pay for it. You have to pay for an additional subscription."
    "AWS support is decent, but it's not as good as before. Sometimes, we get junior staff who are unable to answer our questions. It also depends on the support team you get. Support based in Europe and Australia is better than US support. For example, European support is quick to deliver the right answer. US support handles routine maintenance issues, and it's mostly junior staff who don't know the product well."
    "In the next release, it would be great to have access to core parameters to improve or tweak the performance."
    "There are a few aspects of database management that have room for improvement. There are a few parameters in the solution that are a bit unclear at our end as it's not understandable."
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    "SAP SQL Anywhere needs to incorporate functionalities like SAP S/4HANA."
    "The interface is not easy in comparison to the SQL Server. It could be more user-friendly."
    "It is not as secure as it could be."
    "We have had some stability issues with SAP SQL Anywhere, but I am not sure if it is an application or network issue. We sometimes have a large amount of data being queried and it cannot handle it."
    "A problem we are experiencing now is when doing a backup in SQL 2012 and 14."
     

    Pricing and Cost Advice

    "By using a combination of Reserve Instances and On-Demand pricing, you can reduce the cost."
    "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 is expensive."
    "I would rate the tool's pricing an eight out of ten."
    "The price of Amazon RDS is expensive."
    "The cost of using this solution is similar to that of having your own data center."
    "The price of Amazon RDS is reasonable."
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    "SAP SQL Anywhere is affordable."
    "SQL Anywhere cost us about $400."
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    Top Industries

    By visitors reading reviews
    Computer Software Company
    13%
    Financial Services Firm
    11%
    University
    8%
    Manufacturing Company
    6%
    Computer Software Company
    15%
    Government
    9%
    University
    8%
    Manufacturing Company
    8%
     

    Company Size

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    Large Enterprise
    Midsize Enterprise
    Small Business
    By reviewers
    Company SizeCount
    Small Business22
    Midsize Enterprise15
    Large Enterprise23
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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?
    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 cluster...
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    What do you like most about SAP SQL Anywhere?
    SAP SQL Anywhere is very helpful.
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    What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SAP SQL Anywhere?
    SAP SQL Anywhere is affordable.
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    What needs improvement with SAP SQL Anywhere?
    SAP SQL Anywhere needs to incorporate functionalities like SAP S/4HANA.
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    Also Known As

    RDS
    Sybase SQL Anywhere
     

    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)

    SAP SQL Anywhere enables companies to develop custom mobile and IoT application and rapidly design and deploy embedded database applications. The RDBMS solutions can provide secure, reliable data management and synchronization for thousands of mobile devices, Internet of Things (IoT) systems, and remote environments. They let business users work uninterrupted, even without a network connection.

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    Sample Customers

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    AOK Bundesverband, Surgutneftegas Open Joint Stock Company, Molson Coors Brewing Company, City of Buenos Aires, ASR Group, Citrix, EarlySense, Usha International Limited, Automotive Resources International, Wªrth Group, Takisada-Osaka Co. Ltd., Coelba, RZD Russian Railways, National Basketball Association, TALLY WEiJL
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