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Amazon Redshift vs YugabyteDB Aeon comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Amazon Redshift
Ranking in Database Management Systems (DBMS)
8th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
73
Ranking in other categories
Data Warehouse (6th), Cloud Data Warehouse (9th)
YugabyteDB Aeon
Ranking in Database Management Systems (DBMS)
15th
Average Rating
7.6
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2026, in the Database Management Systems (DBMS) category, the mindshare of Amazon Redshift is 4.3%, up from 4.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of YugabyteDB Aeon is 0.1%. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Database Management Systems (DBMS) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Amazon Redshift4.3%
YugabyteDB Aeon0.1%
Other95.6%
Database Management Systems (DBMS)
 

Featured Reviews

Hemanthreddy Vakiti - PeerSpot reviewer
Data engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Optimized restaurant analytics has driven faster insights and streamlined daily reporting
Amazon Redshift offers massive parallel processing capability, allowing it to handle millions of records, along with integration with other AWS features such as S3 and QuickSight. The column-level storage supports high performance and easy data retrieval compared to other tools. The integration with S3 has helped my team immensely since S3 is our starting source, and the direct integration with Amazon Redshift simplifies the transformation and loading process. Columnar storage has benefited our performance significantly, allowing us to extract specific rows from tables with years of data much faster than other tools with row-level storage. Amazon Redshift has positively impacted our organization by significantly improving query performance and speed. Features such as easy integration with S3 allow us to process millions of records efficiently, ultimately saving us nearly one hour per day for our project.
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Software Engineer at a consultancy with 11-50 employees
Building RAG workflows with simple cluster setup has improved my data exploration
The documentation for YugabyteDB Aeon needs to be improved. It does not come across as beginner-friendly documentation. If someone from a different field were to use YugabyteDB Aeon, they would find it difficult to get started. Other than that, it is really good; the system is good, and the architecture and features are really good. I do not know how large the YugabyteDB Aeon community is because I have not heard of it or come across any community posts. I do not think any other features need to be improved. An important issue I faced while using YugabyteDB Aeon was that it needs to follow a sequence like one, two, three, four, and so on, but YugabyteDB Aeon does not follow this pattern in a certain aspect.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Its simplicity in configuration, cost-effectiveness due to being in the cloud and close to our data sources, and the fact that it's a managed service that is scalable and reliable are highly valuable."
"The best part about this solution is the cost."
"It is based on PostgreSQL, it’s managed so AWS takes care of handling infrastructure, deployments, encryption, and uptime for you, it’s cheap when you consider the price per terrabyte per year, and it’s integrated into the AWS stack."
"Amazon Redshift is reliable and has high availability."
"We use it to build a data warehouse and a centralized location for all of our data sources, allowing for in-depth analysis by using SQL queries."
"Amazon Redshift is very fast. It has really good response times. It's very user-friendly."
"With the APIs that are available, it can be easily integrated with other tools."
"I have primarily used the Redshift Spectrum feature and found it most valuable."
"The best features YugabyteDB Aeon offers are that it is a fully managed YugabyteDB service that allows running a YugabyteDB cluster in a multi-cloud environment."
"Other than that, it is really good; the system is good, and the architecture and features are really good."
 

Cons

"If we are in a rush to deliver something for a client and encountered these issue, we are really screwed."
"The technical support should be better in terms of their knowledge, and they should be more customer-friendly."
"There is some missing functionality and sometimes it's so difficult to work in. We need to convert these functionalities using VACUUM inside Amazon Redshift and then it causes some complexity."
"One area where Amazon Redshift could improve is in adopting the compute-separate, data-separate architecture, which Delta, Snowflake are adopting, and a few others in the cloud data warehouse spectrum."
"What would make Amazon Redshift better is improvising on the pricing structure. For example, Acronis provides backups in cybersecurity, yet the pricing is a bit lesser than Amazon Redshift."
"Pricing needs improvement as the solution is expensive."
"The initial setup is a complex process, especially for someone who is not familiar with nodes and configuring terms like RPUs."
"Improvement in the immediate response and the process of getting into a call could be helpful."
"In my experience, YugabyteDB Aeon is not as stable as the customer requires."
"The documentation for YugabyteDB Aeon needs to be improved. It does not come across as beginner-friendly documentation."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Per hour pricing is helpful to keep the costs of a pilot down, but long-term retention is expensive."
"It's around $200 US dollars. There are some data transfer costs but it's minimal, around $20."
"The solution has very competitive pricing."
"This solution implements the pay-as-you-use model, so no license. Pricing could be cheaper."
"The cost is comparable to Snowflake."
"The price of Amazon Redshift is reasonable because it depends on the usage that you use and for DWH for the long term."
"The cost must be improved."
"BI is sold to our customer base as a part of the initial sales bundle. A customer may elect to opt for a white labeled site for an up-charge."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
19%
Construction Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Comms Service Provider
6%
Construction Company
45%
Transportation Company
9%
Outsourcing Company
7%
Financial Services Firm
7%
 

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business27
Midsize Enterprise21
Large Enterprise29
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Questions from the Community

How does Amazon Redshift compare with Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics?
Amazon Redshift is very fast, has a very good response time, and is very user-friendly. The initial setup is very straightforward. This solution can merge and integrate well with many different dat...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Amazon Redshift?
My experience with pricing and setup cost is satisfactory, as we have been loyal clients of Amazon since the beginning of our organization. However, I am not aware of the exact costs associated wit...
What needs improvement with Amazon Redshift?
Amazon Redshift could improve by enhancing its UI to be more user-friendly for non-technical users and by offering better cost management, as similar tools tend to be less expensive. Additionally, ...
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