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Last updated March 25th, 2026

# Page 8 - Reviews of Amazon RDS

## Showing most helpful reviews

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EdRM

Eliana do Rosário M.  
Enfermeiro  
Alternative Medicine  
Used the software for: I used a free trial

### "Uso"

November 23, 2022

4.0

Pros

Fácil acesso, sem dificuldades para acessar conteudos

Cons

Tempo de processamento de conteúdo, demora para carregar tela

Review Source

Ashish A.  
Senior software engineer  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Aurora Db by aws is awesome"

December 25, 2018

4.0

Pros

Using mysql on cloud is made simple by Amazon RDS. Scheduling backups has never been so easy. Aurora DB is a plus.

Cons

Amazon RDS is a bit costly compared to other mysql cloud providers.

Review Source

Dilith V.  
Systems Engineer  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Best cloud RDS solution"

December 7, 2019

4.0

If you are looking for highly available RDS this is for you. It has security and all the features that needed.

Pros

Easily configurable and supports many DB types such as Oracle, MySQL etc. Backup and security is available. Hardware upgrade is much easy when you compare it with physical DB servers. Distributed architecture. Easily integrate with other AWS services.

Cons

Costly solution when compared with on site servers. Not friendly for RDS beginners. UI needs to be more friendly. No advanced configurations available.

Review Source

Volkan S.  
Web Master  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "cheap and scalable"

November 27, 2018

5.0

Pros

it is very cheap and scalable for my project. very fast and secure

Cons

some settings are so complex for me. maybe I need to upgrade myself

Review Source

Hella Z.  
Customer Care Specialist UK  
Internet  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "The easiest Relational Database Service that you can get"

July 18, 2019

5.0

Pros

Top Tier Support team, amazing back up service, very easy to setup and use.

Cons

I would say that it is costly, especially for beginners

Review Source

VR

Verified Reviewer  
Supervisor  
Apparel & Fashion  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "making your job easier"

May 6, 2021

4.0

at the moment its very easy, the guys who was againts starts to showing support and the information from the sales places is now more efficiently handled

Pros

Its way more easier to manage the information no matter what, now a days with the home office ths software makes the job fluent and you can go with your information

Cons

maybe the price it was very difficult to convince the marketing area to check it up

Review Source

jG

juan G.  
location operations manager  
Farming  
Used the software for: I used a free trial

### "exetional"

September 16, 2022

5.0

will in use their is nothing to my knowledge i can update

Pros

it is on the eye view open to any visual aspect

Cons

software is accurate and none troublesome

Reason for choosing Amazon RDS

looked like it would easy my production in everything

Review Source

JB

Jesse B.  
AVP Technical Solutions  
Marketing and Advertising  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "The best way to deploy a database in the cloud"

July 1, 2019

5.0

Pros

Turnkey database management, powerful security, encryption, managed backups with log-streaming

Cons

Limitations on the number of databases that can be deployed to one instance on Microsoft SQL server.

Review Source

AS

Arvind S.  
Research Assistant  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Scalability is unparalleled."

June 1, 2019

5.0

Pros

Best thing I like about RDS is you can use any database if you don't want to use ​Amazon's proprietary Aurora. Other options include MySQL​, Oracle, PostgreSQL​ etc. Scalability is unparalleled, you can add multiple servers for different locations for faster access. The backup​ server is in a ​different location in case something goes wrong with one location.

Cons

Of course, the cost is really high. Even the micro instance will cost you a ​few hundred dollars if you let it run a ​few days.

Review Source

LW

Lelisa W.  
Researcher  
Education Management  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Amazon review "

October 13, 2022

4.0

Pros

Feature data storage megration working with other language is best

Cons

Feature data storage megration working with other language is best

Review Source

aN

alessandro N.  
administrator  
Medical Practice  
Used the software for: I used a free trial

### "amazon rds review"

April 18, 2024

4.0

Pros

i really appreciate easy dashboard and possibility to write new records quickly

Cons

some problems occoured in our management software while using program

Review Source

TO

Timothy O.  
Founder  
Internet  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Complete, but pricey, managed database"

March 24, 2019

5.0

Pros

It streamlines your workflow and gets the job done. Having a service that simplifies managing and spinning up databases makes your life much easier, especially when short on time.

Cons

As with other AWS products, you're like the pilot in the cockpit when it comes to verbosity of options. With that said, it can be a bit difficult at times to figure out the exact configuration that best suits you. Also, the pricing can take you a bit by surprise.

Review Source

MK

Musonda K.  
Customer Service Officer  
Airlines/Aviation  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Helps manage the work of setting up the database"

July 11, 2021

4.0

Pros

In today's world, the most important thing users are looking for is spending less time making and creating databases and this tool has helped in that aspect. Also the set up of only paying once the user decides to use it is an added bonus for them.

Cons

Its easy set up and convenience makes it difficult to see any cons to this app

Review Source

WC

Willy C.  
Senior Accountant  
Warehousing  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Database solution on the AWS platform"

March 13, 2021

5.0

We use it as a database to store information for our applications.

Pros

Provides an effective database solution for us that can be managed in the same dashboard with our other AWS products

Cons

Nothing in particular. The features needed are all there, and the backup functions have proven to be very effective.

Review Source

VR

Verified Reviewer  
Femme de menage  
Internet  
Used the software for: I used a free trial

### "acho muito rápido e ágil. sempre achei."

December 30, 2022

4.0

Cons

acho muito rápido e ágil. sempre achei. Muito bom.

Review Source

VR

Verified Reviewer  
Software Development Engineer In Test  
  
Used the software for:

### "Amazon RDS is really simple and lightweight."

April 24, 2018

3.0

Pros

Amazon RDS is really simple and lightweight. It is easy to use and scale up in the cloud. Easy to setup.

Cons

I have not used Amazon Relational Database extensively, so I did not find any drawbacks forAmazon Relational Database.

Review Source

Katherine F.  
Gerente de Research & Sales  
  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Excellent application for cloud storage"

April 9, 2018

5.0

Pros

It is a tool that allows you to save and store any type of files to have a backup in the cloud, its storage capacity is infinite, I have found so far

Cons

The truth is that I have not been able to detect any data or thing that I have not liked, I have been using it for a short time and it has not brought me any inconveniences, I really like it

Review Source

MB

Melikşah B.  
Software Engineer  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Amazon RDS Experience"

January 15, 2022

5.0

Pros

Easy to complete a database to service. Quiet good to give permissions to access any other users.

Cons

Transferring to another AWS account can be hard.

Review Source

VR

Verified Reviewer  
Administrative Assistant  
Government Administration  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Amazon RDS how is useful"

February 11, 2023

3.0

Its can be scaled a push of button. So i prefer this.

Pros

Its saves time of their employees, productivity increased and cost of data management is reduced

Cons

Their cost is high, because they make monopoly and less competitive.

Reason for choosing Amazon RDS

It is very easy. Amazon is first cloud base company. They present in spotlight

Review Source

AB

Arvind B.  
System Administrator  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Cloud Relational Database System"

September 23, 2018

5.0

Pros

With Amazon RDS, you can choose any of the relational database engine and start using it. You will no longer need to install or set up anything, Just specify your requirements and amazon will take of rest. It is quite un-hack-able, as a user can never have ssh access to your database system. Its capacity can be increase and decrease as per needs.

Cons

It is good for first few 100GBs, but after that it becomes quite expensive.

Review Source

RJ

RONALD J.  
Owner  
Transportation/Trucking/Railroad  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Review"

November 24, 2023

3.0

Pros

Convenient and smooth process for usage. .

Cons

A lot of red tape to get set up to get started

Review Source

VR

Verified Reviewer  
Manager, Business Analyst/Portfolio Lead ( Account - Security and Infrastructure Practice)  
Computer & Network Security  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Cloud based Relational database service "

December 29, 2018

5.0

Pros

Minimal time to market, easy set up, pay as you use/go option.

Cons

Monitoring if not done carefully can have adverse impact on pricing

Review Source

VR

Verified Reviewer  
Research Strategist + Writer  
  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "AWS is usually a good default bet"

April 1, 2018

4.0

Pros

AWS is reliable, affordable, and will work for most things you want to do'if it's not ideal for every use case, it's a good go-to.

Cons

For more specialized projects, more specialized vendors may be more appropriate or a better value overall.

Review Source

VR

Verified Reviewer  
Ops  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Secure databases right away with RDS."

July 31, 2019

5.0

Pros

No complex configuration needed, all security and control access is mostly already handled.

Cons

Scaling up or down the disk capacity is sometimes time consuming since it takes 6 hours to improve the disk performance after making a change.

Review Source

JK

Jim K.  
Manager  
  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Overall, it is very reliable and fast and offers so many different options"

April 12, 2018

4.0

Pros

Overall, it is very reliable and fast and offers so many different options and customisations. And, it charges based on actual usage and very easy to increase or decrease based on usage.

Cons

It is not user friendly for beginner or novice. So many customisation means complications and it might not for small to micro business but rather for medium to large business that has extra manpower and resources to manage.

Review Source

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