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Amazon RDS vs MySQL Comparison (2026)

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Overview

Amazon RDS is a relational database service software designed to help users set up, operate and scale databases such as Amazon Aurora, MySQL, MariaDB, Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, and PostgreSQL in the cloud. Users can manage routine database tasks like patching and provisioning, and more.

MySQL is a relational database management system (RDBMS) designed to help businesses record, update, and manage data and deploy cloud-native applications. Features include data masking and de-identification, multi-document transaction support, intrusion detection, alerts & configuration management.

  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials
  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials

Video & Screenshots

Pricing

Starting from

0.01

Per month

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

Starting from

2000

/user

Per year

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

User reviews

4.7

221

5

4

3

2

1

160

57

4

0

0

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
86%
would recommend this app

4.6

2.1K

5

4

3

2

1

1.3K

697

76

3

0

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
86%
would recommend this app

Pros

“Configuration and out-of-the-box setups allowed for the rapid testing and then replication and rollout across the business.”
RR

Richard R.

IT Support Analyst

“same applies for reducing storage of the database, you can increase the storage but cannot lower the storage”
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Prateek G.

Senior Software Engineer

“Being able to increase and decrease the size of the database on demand is just great.”
EO

Esteban O.

CTO

Pros

“Writing queries, filtering data, joining tables, and retrieving specific information is efficient, and there is a large amount of documentation available when you need help.”
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Rashad G.

New Well Delivery and Geomechanics Team Lead

“I use MySQL for all our internal projects in our company for our DB software.”
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Ryan M.

Board Advisor

“MySQL have great features for a organization which is depending on no crash and no performance issues.”
VD

Vijay D.

Director

Cons

“Overall I couldn't imagine running a database on production without RDS, and it requires very little thought when running outside of the upgrade windows.”
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Samuel H.

Senior DevOps Engineer

“We used to suffer by having to expand or decrease the size of the database a lot of times during the month.”
EO

Esteban O.

CTO

“It is costly for high performance workloads and complex while setting up in multi AZ deployments.”
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Shashank A.

Intern

Cons

“One of the most irritating problem is crashing Workbench during altering tables”
VD

Vijay D.

Director

“MySQL becomes lagging and doesn't handle queries well when working with large, heavy and complex datasets, unlike MSSQL or PostgreSQL.”
SK

Shreyas K.

Reporting Financial Analyst

“One common criticism of MySQL is its handling of complex queries and lack of advanced features compared to other databases like PostgreSQL.”
MR

Mahmood R.

Call center

  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last review4 days ago
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  • Last review10 days ago

Key features

  • Total features23
  • AI/Machine Learning
  • API
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Access Management
  • Active Directory Integration
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • Ad hoc Query
  • Alerts/Escalation
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Anomaly Detection
  • Application Encryption
  • Application Management
  • Application-Level Analysis
  • Archiving & Retention
  • Asset Tracking
  • Audit Management
  • Audit Planning
  • Audit Trail
  • Auditing
  • Authentication
  • Automated Discovery
  • Automatic Backup
  • Backup and Recovery
  • Behavior Tracking
  • Capacity Management
  • Capacity Planning
  • Change Management
  • Charting
  • Cloud Encryption
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Compliance Management
  • Configurable Workflow
  • Configuration Management
  • Content Filtering
  • Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA)
  • Credential Management
  • Customizable Fields
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customizable Templates
  • Dashboard
  • Dashboard Creation
  • Data Capture and Transfer
  • Data Connectors
  • Data Dictionary Management
  • Data Extraction
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Management
  • Data Mapping
  • Data Migration
  • Data Replication
  • Data Retrieval
  • Data Security
  • Data Storage Management
  • Data Synchronization
  • Data Virtualization
  • Data Visualization
  • Database Conversion
  • Diagnostic Tools
  • Disaster Recovery
  • Disk Encryption
  • Document Storage
  • Drag & Drop
  • Encryption
  • Event Logs
  • File Encryption
  • Filtering
  • Full Text Search
  • HIPAA Compliant
  • Hardware Integration
  • Historical Trend Analysis
  • IP Filtering
  • Incident Management
  • Intrusion Detection System
  • Intrusion Prevention System
  • Issue Management
  • Issue Tracking
  • Key Management
  • Log Access
  • ML Algorithm Library
  • Mobile Access
  • Model Training
  • Monitoring
  • Multi-Language
  • Multi-Location
  • Multiple Data Sources
  • Multiple Programming Languages Supported
  • Multitenancy
  • NOSQL Database Management
  • Network Monitoring
  • Next-Generation Firewall
  • P2P Encryption
  • PCI Compliance
  • Password Management
  • Performance Analysis
  • Performance Management
  • Performance Metrics
  • Performance Monitoring
  • Policy Management
  • Predictive Analytics
  • Predictive Modeling
  • Prioritization
  • Query Analysis
  • Real-Time Analytics
  • Real-Time Data
  • Real-Time Monitoring
  • Real-Time Notifications
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Relational Database Management
  • Remote Access/Control
  • Remote Monitoring & Management
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Resource Management
  • Resource Optimization
  • Risk Alerts
  • Risk Analysis
  • Risk Assessment
  • Role-Based Permissions
  • SSL Security
  • Search/Filter
  • Secure Data Storage
  • Secure Login
  • Security Auditing
  • Server Monitoring
  • Single Sign On
  • Status Tracking
  • Summary Reports
  • Tagging
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Threat Response
  • Tokenization
  • Transaction Monitoring
  • Troubleshooting
  • Two-Factor Authentication
  • Uptime Reporting
  • User Management
  • VPN
  • Version Control
  • Visual Analytics
  • Vulnerability Scanning
  • Workflow Management
  • Total features141
  • AI/Machine Learning
  • API
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Access Management
  • Active Directory Integration
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • Ad hoc Query
  • Alerts/Escalation
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Anomaly Detection
  • Application Encryption
  • Application Management
  • Application-Level Analysis
  • Archiving & Retention
  • Asset Tracking
  • Audit Management
  • Audit Planning
  • Audit Trail
  • Auditing
  • Authentication
  • Automated Discovery
  • Automatic Backup
  • Backup and Recovery
  • Behavior Tracking
  • Capacity Management
  • Capacity Planning
  • Change Management
  • Charting
  • Cloud Encryption
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Compliance Management
  • Configurable Workflow
  • Configuration Management
  • Content Filtering
  • Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA)
  • Credential Management
  • Customizable Fields
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customizable Templates
  • Dashboard
  • Dashboard Creation
  • Data Capture and Transfer
  • Data Connectors
  • Data Dictionary Management
  • Data Extraction
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Management
  • Data Mapping
  • Data Migration
  • Data Replication
  • Data Retrieval
  • Data Security
  • Data Storage Management
  • Data Synchronization
  • Data Virtualization
  • Data Visualization
  • Database Conversion
  • Diagnostic Tools
  • Disaster Recovery
  • Disk Encryption
  • Document Storage
  • Drag & Drop
  • Encryption
  • Event Logs
  • File Encryption
  • Filtering
  • Full Text Search
  • HIPAA Compliant
  • Hardware Integration
  • Historical Trend Analysis
  • IP Filtering
  • Incident Management
  • Intrusion Detection System
  • Intrusion Prevention System
  • Issue Management
  • Issue Tracking
  • Key Management
  • Log Access
  • ML Algorithm Library
  • Mobile Access
  • Model Training
  • Monitoring
  • Multi-Language
  • Multi-Location
  • Multiple Data Sources
  • Multiple Programming Languages Supported
  • Multitenancy
  • NOSQL Database Management
  • Network Monitoring
  • Next-Generation Firewall
  • P2P Encryption
  • PCI Compliance
  • Password Management
  • Performance Analysis
  • Performance Management
  • Performance Metrics
  • Performance Monitoring
  • Policy Management
  • Predictive Analytics
  • Predictive Modeling
  • Prioritization
  • Query Analysis
  • Real-Time Analytics
  • Real-Time Data
  • Real-Time Monitoring
  • Real-Time Notifications
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Relational Database Management
  • Remote Access/Control
  • Remote Monitoring & Management
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Resource Management
  • Resource Optimization
  • Risk Alerts
  • Risk Analysis
  • Risk Assessment
  • Role-Based Permissions
  • SSL Security
  • Search/Filter
  • Secure Data Storage
  • Secure Login
  • Security Auditing
  • Server Monitoring
  • Single Sign On
  • Status Tracking
  • Summary Reports
  • Tagging
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Threat Response
  • Tokenization
  • Transaction Monitoring
  • Troubleshooting
  • Two-Factor Authentication
  • Uptime Reporting
  • User Management
  • VPN
  • Version Control
  • Visual Analytics
  • Vulnerability Scanning
  • Workflow Management

Integrations

  • Total integrations2
  • Amazon Aurora
  • Amazon EC2
  • WordPress
  • Total integrations1
  • Amazon Aurora
  • Amazon EC2
  • WordPress