Amazon DocumentDB (with MongoDB compatibility) vs. Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Amazon DocumentDB (with MongoDB compatibility)
Score 5.1 out of 10
N/A
Amazon DocumentDB (with MongoDB compatibility) is presented by the vendor as a fast, scalable, highly available, and fully managed document database service that supports MongoDB workloads. As a document database, Amazon DocumentDB is designed to make it easy to store, query, and index JSON data.N/A
Amazon RDS
Score 8.2 out of 10
N/A
Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) is a database-as-a-service (DBaaS) from Amazon Web Services.N/A
Pricing
Amazon DocumentDB (with MongoDB compatibility)Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)
Editions & Modules
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Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL
$0.24 ($0.48)
per hour, R5 Large (R5 Extra Large)
Amazon RDS for MariaDB
$0.25 ($0.50)
per hour, R5 Large (R5 Extra Large)
Amazon RDS for MySQL
$0.29 ($0.58)
per hour, R5 Large (R5 Extra Large)
Amazon RDS for Oracle
$0.482 ($0.964)
per hour, R5 Large (R5 Extra Large)
Amazon RDS for SQL Server
$1.02 ($1.52)
per hour, R5 Large (R5 Extra Large)
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Amazon DocumentDB (with MongoDB compatibility)Amazon RDS
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
Amazon DocumentDB (with MongoDB compatibility)Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)
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Amazon DocumentDB (with MongoDB compatibility)

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Amazon RDS
Chose Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)
Because we have our whole architecure on AWS cloud so to provide close connectivity we have choose AWS RDS and also due to Features offered by AWS RDS.
Chose Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)
We have a strong preference for AWS managed services, and we find that RDS offers excellent integration with various AWS services, making it a seamless choice for our infrastructure. Furthermore, RDS supports integration with automation tools such as Terraform, enhancing our …
Chose Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)
In my experience, Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) is way cheaper than SkySQL
Best Alternatives
Amazon DocumentDB (with MongoDB compatibility)Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)
Small Businesses
IBM Cloudant
IBM Cloudant
Score 7.4 out of 10
InterSystems IRIS
InterSystems IRIS
Score 8.1 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
IBM Cloudant
IBM Cloudant
Score 7.4 out of 10
InterSystems IRIS
InterSystems IRIS
Score 8.1 out of 10
Enterprises
IBM Cloudant
IBM Cloudant
Score 7.4 out of 10
SAP IQ
SAP IQ
Score 5.8 out of 10
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User Ratings
Amazon DocumentDB (with MongoDB compatibility)Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(1 ratings)
8.9
(131 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
8.4
(5 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
8.8
(8 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
7.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.6
(13 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
Amazon DocumentDB (with MongoDB compatibility)Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)
Likelihood to Recommend
Amazon AWS
AWS Document DB (with MongoDB compatibility) is well suited when for all the workloads due to its huge feature offerings which will reduce our operational overhead and due to that we can focus more on our WorkLoad rather than optimising and fine tuning Databases. Its Offerings are Advanced Monitoring, DB cluster Upgrades, Migration Assistant, High Availability, Fault Tolerance, Data Durability, Security, Storage Auto Scaling, Backup Restore policies.AWS Document DB (with MongoDB compatibility) some of the features that are there in some other services like MongoDB Atlas that offers vast amount of features plus Supports Multi Cloud while Deploying Database clusters, Immediate support to latest Mongo DB versions, Mobile & Edge Sync like Atlas Edge Sync, Freedom to choose Database deployment in Any top Public Cloud, Having more then 100 plus Monitoring and Telemetry metrics for index and schema recommendations, More Compatibility with MongoDB queries.
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Amazon AWS
If your application needs a relational data store and uses other AWS services, AWS RDS is a no-brainer. It offers all the traditional database features, makes it a snap to set up, creates cross-region replication, has advanced security, built-in monitoring, and much more at a very good price. You can also set up streaming to a data lake using various other AWS services on your RDS.
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Pros
Amazon AWS
  • Amazon DocumentDB (with MongoDB compatibility) provides Auto scaling of cluster as a by default functionality through this we can focus on more on our applications end
  • Through AWS Document DB without much operation overhead we can configure for Database's high availability, Durability, Backup Restores policies, Advanced Monitoring, Security Parameters.
  • Also they can provide us a Guide for Database Migration from any Supported Mongo DB vendor to AWS Document DB.
  • Via AWS Document DB query Logging ( Profiling ) we can fine tune our database queries and hence improving our END to END Customer Experience and Product Enhancements.
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Amazon AWS
  • Automated Database Management: We use it for streamlining routine tasks like software patching and database backups.
  • Scalability on Demand: we use it to handle traffic spikes, scaling both vertically and horizontally.
  • Database Engine Compatibility: It works amazingly with multiple database engines used by different departments within our organization including MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, and Oracle.
  • Monitoring: It covers our extensive monitoring and logging, and also has great compatibility with Amazon CloudWatch
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Cons
Amazon AWS
  • Give support for Latest Mongo DB versions available in market
  • AWS Document DB is limited up to 32 shards per cluster and 2 shards per Document DB instance and all within single region
  • Start supporting more numbers of Rich data types
  • Should have access to MongoDB experts who throw light on Cutting edge mongoDB features and integration consulting.
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Amazon AWS
  • It is a little difficult to configure and connect to an RDS instance. The integration with ECS can be made more seamless.
  • Exploring features within RDS is not very easy and intuitive. Either a human friendly documentation should be added or the User Interface be made intuitive so that people can explore and find features on their own.
  • There should be tools to analyze cost and minimize it according to the usage.
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Likelihood to Renew
Amazon AWS
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Amazon AWS
We do renew our use of Amazon Relational Database Service. We don't have any problems faced with RDS in place. RDS has taken away lot of overhead of hosting database, managing the database and keeping a team just to manage database. Even the backup, security and recovery another overhead that has been taken away by RDS. So, we will keep on using RDS.
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Usability
Amazon AWS
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Amazon AWS
I've been using AWS Relational Database Services in several projects in different environments and from the AWS products, maybe this one together to EC2 are my favourite. They deliver what they promise. Reliable, fast, easy and with a fair price (in comparison to commercial products which have obscure license agreements).
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Support Rating
Amazon AWS
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Amazon AWS
I have only had good experiences in working with AWS support. I will admit that my experience comes from the benefit of having a premium tier of support but even working with free-tier accounts I have not had problems getting help with AWS products when needed. And most often, the docs do a pretty good job of explaining how to operate a service so a quick spin through the docs has been useful in solving problems.
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Online Training
Amazon AWS
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Amazon AWS
the online training & digital content available on the web from AWS was having sufficient information to deploy and run the service
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Alternatives Considered
Amazon AWS
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Amazon AWS
Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) stands out among similar products due to its seamless integration with other AWS services, automated backups, and multi-AZ deployments for high availability. Its support for various database engines, such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, and Oracle, provides flexibility. Additionally, RDS offers managed security features, including encryption and IAM integration, enhancing data protection. The pay-as-you-go pricing model makes it cost-effective. Overall, Amazon RDS excels in ease of use, scalability, and a comprehensive feature set, making it a top choice for organizations seeking a reliable and scalable managed relational database service in the cloud.
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Return on Investment
Amazon AWS
  • Great Customer Experience as DB queries are fine tuned
  • Less Operational Overhead to manage and take care of the Database
  • Automatic applying of Small patches
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Amazon AWS
  • The overall cost increases, but we spect this and we can mitigate other risks.
  • Is easy to work from the cloud. Is reliable, but we keep our local solution as well where RDS works quite good.
  • RDS allow us to focurs on owr objetives instead of the other matters regarding databases.
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ScreenShots

Amazon DocumentDB (with MongoDB compatibility) Screenshots

Screenshot of Amazon DocumentDB (with MongoDB compatibility) is a fast, scalable, highly available, and fully managed document database service that supports MongoDBScreenshot of Creating an Amazon DocumentDB clusterScreenshot of Scaling Amazon DocumentDB

Amazon RDS Screenshots

Screenshot of A look inside the RDS console.