Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) vs. EDB Postgres Advanced Server vs. SAP HANA Cloud

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Amazon RDS
Score 8.5 out of 10
N/A
Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) is a database-as-a-service (DBaaS) from Amazon Web Services.N/A
EDB Postgres Advanced Server
Score 10.0 out of 10
N/A
The EDB Postgres Advanced Server is an advanced deployment of the PostgreSQL relational database with greater features and Oracle compatibility, from EnterpriseDB headquartered in Bedford, Massachusetts.N/A
SAP HANA Cloud
Score 8.9 out of 10
N/A
SAP HANA is an application that uses in-memory database technology to process very large amounts of real-time data from relational databases, both SAP and non-SAP, in a very short time. The in-memory computing engine allows HANA to process data stored in RAM as opposed to reading it from a disk which means that the data can be accessed in real time by the applications using HANA. The product is sold both as an appliance and as a cloud-based software solution.
$0.95
per month Capacity Units
Pricing
Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)EDB Postgres Advanced ServerSAP HANA Cloud
Editions & Modules
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)
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Amazon RDSEDB Postgres Advanced ServerSAP HANA Cloud
Free Trial
NoNoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup feeOptional
Additional DetailsIncludes a one year free trial.
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Community Pulse
Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)EDB Postgres Advanced ServerSAP HANA Cloud
Considered Multiple Products
Amazon RDS
Chose Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)
In a few words, we are just to confortable working with oracle and sql server. Using RDS add another layer of distributed database in order to backup everything we have in case of a disaster and also complies with authorities locally and internacionally. All database we use, …
Chose Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)
we could use Azure SQL for our project but as our other parts of the solutions existed on AWS, it was a better choice to have AWS RDS or else traffic exiting AWS would have taken a lot of cloud changes.
Microsoft SQL Server requires license, either core-based or full license …
Chose Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)
Amazon Relational Database is more reliable and effective than the one I am using. Amazon Relational Database has more storage capacity and is easily accessible. Amazon Relational Database has multiple options. Amazon Relational Database cloud services are excellent. From the …
EDB Postgres Advanced Server

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SAP HANA Cloud
Chose SAP HANA Cloud
SAP HANA is so agile. It is more than just a database and of course it's a SAP product so reliability.
Features
Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)EDB Postgres Advanced ServerSAP HANA Cloud
Relational Databases
Comparison of Relational Databases features of Product A and Product B
Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)
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Ratings
EDB Postgres Advanced Server
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Ratings
SAP HANA Cloud
7.8
26 Ratings
2% below category average
ACID compliance00 Ratings00 Ratings8.319 Ratings
Database monitoring00 Ratings00 Ratings7.625 Ratings
Database locking00 Ratings00 Ratings7.921 Ratings
Encryption00 Ratings00 Ratings7.522 Ratings
Disaster recovery00 Ratings00 Ratings8.022 Ratings
Flexible deployment00 Ratings00 Ratings7.424 Ratings
Multiple datatypes00 Ratings00 Ratings7.524 Ratings
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User Ratings
Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)EDB Postgres Advanced ServerSAP HANA Cloud
Likelihood to Recommend
8.9
(131 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
9.6
(308 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.4
(5 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(11 ratings)
Usability
8.7
(8 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
9.6
(29 ratings)
Availability
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
3.6
(1 ratings)
Performance
7.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
3.6
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
9.6
(13 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(251 ratings)
Online Training
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(2 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
3.6
(1 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
4.5
(1 ratings)
Product Scalability
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
4.5
(1 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
4.5
(1 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
3.6
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)EDB Postgres Advanced ServerSAP HANA Cloud
Likelihood to Recommend
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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EnterpriseDB
It's great if you are using or wish to use PostgreSQL and need the added performance optimization, security features and developer and DBA tools. If you need compatibility with Oracle it's a must-have. There are many developer features that greatly assist dev teams in integrating and implementing complex middleware. It's great for optimizing complex database queries as well as for scaling. I would recommend Postgres Plus Advanced Server for any software development team that is hitting the limit of what PostgreSQL is capable of and wants to improve performance, security, and gain extra developer tools.
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SAP
I think if you have a large organization, it's probably the product and the marketplace to go to. We're a large management consulting firm operating in four to seven countries. And generally speaking, I think that's the size and the scope where it scales best. I can't speak to smaller companies, but I can't see smaller companies leveraging the benefits as much as a larger organization can.
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Pros
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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EnterpriseDB
  • PPAS Oracle compatibility, especially the PL/SQL syntax, has made migrating database-tier code very simple. Most Oracle packages do not need to be changed at all and those that do are generally for simple reasons like a reserved word in PPAS that is allowed in Oracle.
  • PPAS xDB, the multi-master replication tool, is simple and - most important - does not break with network or other interruptions. We have been able to configure and forget, which our customers could never do with other multi-master tools.
  • Most people had no idea that PPAS and PostgreSQL have full CRUD support for JSON. They think you need a specialized product and/or that JSON is read-only. Every organization that I have worked with is evaluating adding JSON to their relational model.
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SAP
  • Real-time reporting and analytics on data: because of its in-memory architecture, it is perfect for businesses that need to make quick decisions based on current information.
  • Managing workload with complex data: it can handle a vast range of data types, including relational, documental, geospatial, graph, vector, and time series data.
  • Developing and deploying intelligent data applications: it provides various tools for such applications and can be used for machine learning and artificial intelligence to automate tasks, gain insights from data, and make predictions.
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Cons
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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EnterpriseDB
  • Documentation is excellent but spread out across many resources and can take a while to wade through—would benefit from having more intro level, getting started guides for various languages.
  • Ruby support is excellent but more Ruby examples and beginner-level documentation would be nice.
  • It is sometimes hard to find a community of users on StackOverflow so a larger community, and a dedicated forum with active members to answer questions and work through issues would be nice.
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SAP
  • Requires higher processing power, otherwise it won't fly. How ever computing costs are lower. Incase you are migrating to cloud please do not select the highest config available in that series . Upgrading it later against a reserved instance can cost you dearly with a series change
  • Lack of clarity on licensing is one major challenge
  • Unless S/4 with additional features are enabled mere migration HANA DB is not a rewarding journey. Power is in S/4
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Likelihood to Renew
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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EnterpriseDB
No answers on this topic
SAP
We would rate our likelihood of renewing at 9/10. SAP HANA Cloud has proven to be a highly reliable and scalable data platform that consistently delivers strong performance. Its seamless integration with our overall SAP landscape, combined with improved analytics and real-time data capabilities, makes it a core part of our long-term technology strategy.
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Usability
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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EnterpriseDB
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SAP
It is very useful solution which provides you speedier data processing, real-time analytics. It helps you manage diverse data types. It also offers you excellent disaster management. It has user friendly interface which helps you navigate system and transactions easily and perform task smoothly.
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Reliability and Availability
Amazon AWS
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EnterpriseDB
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SAP
so far, we didn't get any outage
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Performance
Amazon AWS
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EnterpriseDB
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SAP
so far good
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Support Rating
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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EnterpriseDB
No answers on this topic
SAP
However, I am not the right person to answer this as we have another department to handle support and contact the service provider for any support required. Although i will say that they are the quick respondent and knows how to handle querry of the customers and provide quick and better support.
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Online Training
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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EnterpriseDB
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SAP
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Implementation Rating
Amazon AWS
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EnterpriseDB
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SAP
Professional GIS people are some of the most risk-averse there are, and it's difficult to get them to move to HANA in one step. Start with small projects building to 80% use of HANA spatial over time.
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Alternatives Considered
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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EnterpriseDB
PPAS proved better for our customer's data-centric apps than Oracle in all but a few edge cases (encryption at rest and multi-TB database-tier backups) because it is simpler to install/maintain, runs nearly all Oracle-syntax SQL as well as ANSI SQL. PPAS has much more JSON capabilities (full CRUD vs. read-only in Oracle), simpler geospatial, simpler / more stable replication and datatypes that match developer expectations, such as BOOLEAN and ENUMs.
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SAP
I have deep knowledge of other disk based DBMSs. They are venerable technology, but the attempts to extend them to current architectures belie the fact they are built on 40 year old technology. There are some good columnar in-memory databases but they lack the completeness of capability present in the HANA platform.
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
Amazon AWS
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EnterpriseDB
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SAP
I don't have visibility in licensing
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Scalability
Amazon AWS
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EnterpriseDB
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SAP
Limitation of training deliverable by organization
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Professional Services
Amazon AWS
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EnterpriseDB
No answers on this topic
SAP
We are still in process for the first applciaiton
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Return on Investment
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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EnterpriseDB
  • Postgres Plus Advanced Server is quite complex and may take longer to implement certain things than simply using PostgreSQL depending on developer familiarity with the platform.
  • Getting up to speed can be daunting so again, there is an upfront cost in time spent learning the platform, besides the potential for extra time spent on a feature-by-feature basis.
  • The cost of Postgres Plus Advanced Server should be weighed against simply using PostgreSQL to decide which is the best solution for your business needs.
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SAP
  • ROI has always been high in terms of the functionality that it offers and the security features it comes with.
  • Managing large volumes of data in real-time is not an easy task, but it does it pretty well with faster data processing.
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ScreenShots

Amazon RDS Screenshots

Screenshot of A look inside the RDS console.