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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)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)
Snowflake
Snowflake
Star Rating
(624)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (45.5% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
$2 Compute/Hour
Free Trial is available
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Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) vs Snowflake

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Snowflake easier to use, set up, and do business with overall. However, reviewers preferred the ease of administration with Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS).

  • Reviewers felt that Snowflake meets the needs of their business better than Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS).
  • When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Snowflake is the preferred option.
  • For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) over Snowflake.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)
No pricing available
Snowflake
Standard
$2
Compute/Hour
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Free Trial
Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)
Free Trial is available
Snowflake
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.0
856
9.1
466
Ease of Use
8.8
866
9.0
501
Ease of Setup
8.8
587
8.9
285
Ease of Admin
8.7
499
8.6
194
Quality of Support
8.6
830
8.7
423
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.9
486
9.0
195
Product Direction (% positive)
9.5
801
9.1
436
Features by Category
Not enough data
Not enough data
Deployment
Not enough data
8.8
7
Not enough data
8.3
7
Not enough data
8.8
7
Not enough data
9.0
7
Not enough data
8.8
7
Deployment
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
9.4
6
Not enough data
9.4
6
Not enough data
9.2
6
Management
Not enough data
8.8
7
Not enough data
8.6
7
Not enough data
8.8
7
Not enough data
8.6
7
Operations
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
9.2
6
Management
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
8.6
6
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
8.6
6
Data Science and Machine Learning PlatformsHide 34 FeaturesShow 34 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
System
Not enough data
9.3
17
Not enough data
8.8
16
Not enough data
8.2
16
Model Development
Not enough data
9.3
16
Not enough data
8.9
16
Not enough data
8.3
16
Not enough data
8.9
16
Model Development
Not enough data
8.3
16
Not enough data
8.8
16
Not enough data
9.3
16
Machine/Deep Learning Services
Not enough data
8.9
16
Not enough data
8.9
16
Not enough data
8.6
16
Not enough data
8.4
16
Machine/Deep Learning Services
Not enough data
8.9
16
Not enough data
8.6
16
Not enough data
8.2
16
Not enough data
8.8
15
Deployment
Not enough data
9.3
17
Not enough data
9.0
16
Not enough data
9.5
16
Deployment
Not enough data
8.9
15
Not enough data
9.1
15
Not enough data
9.0
15
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.8
15
Not enough data
8.7
15
Not enough data
8.8
15
Agentic AI - Data Science and Machine Learning Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.6
171
Data Management
Not enough data
9.0
151
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Verified
Not enough data
8.9
137
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
145
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
140
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
122
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
125
|
Verified
Integration
Not enough data
8.3
112
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
140
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
131
|
Verified
Deployment
Not enough data
7.8
113
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.2
144
|
Verified
Performance
Not enough data
9.3
147
|
Verified
Security
Not enough data
8.9
137
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
148
|
Verified
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.5
52
Not enough data
8.5
53
Database Management Systems (DBMS)Hide 10 FeaturesShow 10 Features
Not enough data
9.0
82
Management
Not enough data
9.0
69
Not enough data
9.2
69
Not enough data
9.4
74
Not enough data
8.8
72
Not enough data
9.1
73
Maintenance
Not enough data
9.3
71
Not enough data
8.9
70
Not enough data
9.3
71
Security
Not enough data
9.2
71
Not enough data
9.2
73
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
Not enough data
9.1
48
Storage
Not enough data
9.2
41
Not enough data
9.1
41
Availability
Not enough data
9.1
36
Not enough data
9.2
34
Not enough data
9.2
38
Performance
Not enough data
9.2
41
Security
Not enough data
9.1
41
Not enough data
9.2
42
Not enough data
9.0
35
Not enough data
9.2
35
Support
Not enough data
9.3
33
Not enough data
9.1
32
Not enough data
8.8
24
Centralized computation
Not enough data
9.3
23
Localized computation
Not enough data
9.0
22
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data
Not enough data
9.7
6
Not enough data
9.4
6
Interaction
Not enough data
9.7
6
Not enough data
9.7
6
Not enough data
9.7
6
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
9.4
6
Learning
Not enough data
9.7
6
Not enough data
9.2
6
Content Generation
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
9.4
6
System
Not enough data
10.0
6
Not enough data
9.7
6
Not enough data
9.4
6
Not enough data
9.4
6
Agentic AI - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
Big Data Processing and DistributionHide 10 FeaturesShow 10 Features
Not enough data
8.9
103
Database
Not enough data
8.9
88
Not enough data
9.3
91
Not enough data
9.3
85
Integrations
Not enough data
8.8
67
Not enough data
8.8
72
Platform
Not enough data
9.2
82
Not enough data
9.1
88
Not enough data
8.8
72
Processing
Not enough data
9.3
86
Not enough data
9.1
85
Not enough data
8.6
76
Data Transformation
Not enough data
9.3
73
Not enough data
9.3
73
Connectivity
Not enough data
8.6
65
Not enough data
8.8
66
Not enough data
9.1
67
Not enough data
9.1
68
Operations
Not enough data
8.5
70
Not enough data
9.2
66
Not enough data
9.0
62
Not enough data
8.9
67
Not enough data
8.8
64
Not enough data
Not enough data
Building Reports
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)
Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)
Snowflake
Snowflake
Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) and Snowflake share no categories
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%
Snowflake
Snowflake
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
13.0%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
41.5%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
45.5%
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%
Snowflake
Snowflake
Information Technology and Services
14.4%
Computer Software
13.0%
Financial Services
10.2%
Marketing and Advertising
4.0%
Hospital & Health Care
4.0%
Other
54.3%
Most Helpful Reviews
Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)
Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)
Most Helpful Favorable Review
RA
Rahul A.
Verified User in Leisure, Travel & Tourism

The best part is its ease of setup with simple clicks and the most amazing features like high availability and scalability without compromising on the security front. Also, love its automatic backup feature. Overall it's a highly reliable service with lots...

Most Helpful Critical Review
DM
Devesh M.
Verified User in Computer & Network Security

Replication of RDS based db's is a bit time taking in my experience. SSH is not supported so Linux based environments is a challange. Also, RDS is very much centred around AWS so using another cloud service like ibm, gcc might be hard, though I have tested.

Snowflake
Snowflake
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Padmanesh N.
PN
Padmanesh N.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services

This feature is helpful for user to increase the node size and config depending on their need. There is no need to wait for hardware to be in place whenever we increase the dataset. Snowflake provides the option to increase the node or cluster size whenever...

Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User
G
Verified User in Internet

My main disappointment was with their support. We had an issue as soon as we signed a contract and it was about billing which seemed to be pushed off with no urgency and still not completed. Something like this I would have expected to be resolved within...

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Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)
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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
Snowflake
Snowflake Discussions
What's the best way to manage change data capture in Snowflake?
4 comments
Veera T.
VT
You might get a relevant answer from it.Read more
which is best snowflake or My sql
2 comments
Lee H.
LH
Depends on your needs. MySQL is open source/free. It or Postgres (another open source db) is good for pretty much any normal need. You can install on...Read more
What is the difference between Snowflake vs Redshift? Which one is Good to Learn.
2 comments
David W.
DW
I've used both; Snowflake is superior in my view. Redshift certainly offers a lot of power being an AWS product, however Snowflake is more fully-featured....Read more