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Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)
Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)
(1,038)
4.5 out of 5
Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)
By Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3)
Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3)
(1,203)
4.6 out of 5
Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3)
By Amazon Web Services (AWS)
At a Glance
Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)
Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)
Star Rating
(1,038)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (38.1% of reviews)
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Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3)
Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3)
Star Rating
(1,203)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (38.0% of reviews)
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Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) vs Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3)

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) easier to use, set up, and administer. However, reviewers preferred doing business with Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) overall.

  • Reviewers felt that Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) meets the needs of their business better than Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS).
  • When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) is the preferred option.
  • For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) over Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3).
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)
No pricing available
Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3)
No pricing available
Free Trial
Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)
Free Trial is available
Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3)
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.0
856
9.3
905
Ease of Use
8.8
866
8.7
910
Ease of Setup
8.8
587
8.6
456
Ease of Admin
8.7
499
8.6
424
Quality of Support
8.6
830
8.7
828
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.9
486
9.1
409
Product Direction (% positive)
9.5
801
9.1
844
Features by Category
Relational DatabasesHide 24 FeaturesShow 24 Features
8.8
457
Not enough data
Management
8.8
299
Not enough data
8.9
303
Not enough data
8.8
289
Not enough data
8.9
298
Not enough data
Support
8.2
294
Not enough data
8.7
305
Not enough data
8.6
299
Not enough data
8.8
303
Not enough data
Security
8.6
292
Not enough data
8.7
308
Not enough data
8.8
302
Not enough data
8.8
305
Not enough data
Performance
8.7
299
Not enough data
8.6
293
Not enough data
8.7
301
Not enough data
8.5
287
Not enough data
8.4
291
Not enough data
Database Features
9.0
429
Not enough data
9.2
428
Not enough data
9.0
425
Not enough data
9.2
415
Not enough data
9.1
423
Not enough data
8.5
395
Not enough data
8.8
412
Not enough data
Object Storage SolutionsHide 10 FeaturesShow 10 Features
Not enough data
9.1
49
Functionality
Not enough data
9.1
47
Not enough data
9.5
45
Not enough data
9.2
47
Reliability
Not enough data
9.0
46
Not enough data
9.6
47
Security
Not enough data
9.1
45
Not enough data
8.5
44
Not enough data
8.9
45
Compatibility
Not enough data
9.2
43
Not enough data
9.1
43
Database as a Service (DBaaS)Hide 17 FeaturesShow 17 Features
8.6
263
Not enough data
Configuration
8.8
237
Not enough data
8.4
232
Not enough data
8.6
240
Not enough data
8.0
217
Not enough data
8.8
231
Not enough data
Database Administration
8.8
230
Not enough data
8.6
223
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Availability
9.1
234
Not enough data
9.1
238
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.7
225
Not enough data
Security
8.3
164
Not enough data
8.6
172
Not enough data
8.4
163
Not enough data
Data Management
8.8
177
Not enough data
8.6
168
Not enough data
Categories
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Shared Categories
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Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)
Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3)
Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3)
Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) and Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) share no categories
Unique Categories
Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)
Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) is categorized as Database as a Service (DBaaS) and Relational Databases
Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3)
Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) is categorized as Object Storage Solutions
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)
Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
29.2%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
38.1%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
32.7%
Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3)
Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3)
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
29.8%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
32.2%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
38.0%
Reviewers' Industry
Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)
Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)
Information Technology and Services
23.0%
Computer Software
17.9%
Financial Services
6.3%
Computer & Network Security
4.0%
Telecommunications
3.1%
Other
45.7%
Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3)
Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3)
Information Technology and Services
20.6%
Computer Software
18.2%
Financial Services
6.6%
Internet
3.2%
Marketing and Advertising
2.7%
Other
48.7%
Most Helpful Reviews
Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)
Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Curtis R.
CR
Curtis R.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services

AWS RDS is one of the best options for cloud database that I have used so far. My primary use is with the MySQL version and it works incredibly well and make DR/HA dead simple with the simplicity of setting up read replicas. Its also incredibly performant...

Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User
G
Verified User in E-Learning

That's it's not serverless, though there is dynamo DB but RDS has it's own advantages over Dynamo DB.

Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3)
Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3)
Most Helpful Favorable Review
John H.
JH
John H.
Verified User in Marketing and Advertising

I used S3 at a previous job to supplement the online storage for our clients. We used a SOAP API which worked smoothly. I don't recall any major outages or downtime that adversely affected our clients.

Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Computer Software
GC
Verified User in Computer Software

The complexity involved in creating the s3 buckes which introduces data leaks. The options are not clearly layed out. Also, the pricing.

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Discussions
Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)
Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) Discussions
An Amazon RDS performance best practice is to allocate enough RAM so that your working set resides almost completely in memory.
1 comment
Siddhant S.
SS
The word "nice" is already in English.Read more
What is Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) used for?
1 comment
ADESH J.
AJ
Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) is a cloud-based service offered by Amazon Web Services (AWS) that is used for managing and operating relational...Read more
Monty the Mongoose crying
Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) has no more discussions with answers
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Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3)
Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) Discussions
How are other S3 users solving business problems?
2 comments
Chinh T.
CT
The price is quite expensive Read more
Cost plans
1 comment
Sergio F.
SF
https://aws.amazon.com/s3/pricing/Read more
What type of storage is Amazon s3 used for?
1 comment
Ajay S.
AS
S3 is a object type and highly scalable storage service. We can access the s3 content from anywhere and provides the high availability and high performance.Read more
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