Azure SQL Managed Instance vs. Engine Yard

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Azure SQL Managed Instance
Score 8.8 out of 10
N/A
Azure SQL Managed Instance is a scalable cloud database service that combines SQL Server database engine compatibility with a fully managed and evergreen platform as a service.N/A
Engine Yard
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
Engine Yard is a platform-as-a-service solution allowing developers to plan, build, deploy, and manage applications in the cloud. Engine Yard also provides services for deployment, managing AWS, supporting databases, and microservices & container development.
$800
Per Month Per Cluster
Pricing
Azure SQL Managed InstanceEngine Yard
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Platform
$800.00
Per Month Per Cluster
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Azure SQL Managed InstanceEngine Yard
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
Azure SQL Managed InstanceEngine Yard
Features
Azure SQL Managed InstanceEngine Yard
Platform-as-a-Service
Comparison of Platform-as-a-Service features of Product A and Product B
Azure SQL Managed Instance
9.0
2 Ratings
15% above category average
Engine Yard
-
Ratings
Ease of building user interfaces9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Scalability9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Platform management overhead9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow engine capability9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Platform access control9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Services-enabled integration9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Development environment creation9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Development environment replication9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Issue monitoring and notification9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Issue recovery9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Upgrades and platform fixes9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
Azure SQL Managed InstanceEngine Yard
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(2 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Azure SQL Managed InstanceEngine Yard
Likelihood to Recommend
Microsoft
Data management scenarios where there is a strong need to provide dynamic context for web based applications. Also can work as an infrastructure piece for ticketing systems without relying on another set of database software. The ease of importing data from Microsoft Excel &/or .csv files makes this really easy to use when importing data into the managed instance.
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Engine Yard
It is best for rapidly getting your application to the cloud without worrying about standing up cloud infrastructure
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Pros
Microsoft
  • executes the queries efficiently
  • has tools/dashboards to show where the query problems lie
  • alerting for problems
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Engine Yard
  • Quick deployments
  • Easily integrate your code from GitHub
  • Ability to recover site quickly to different zone when AWS has a widespread outage
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Cons
Microsoft
  • hard to use without Microsoft knowledge
  • Intimidating CLI
  • Commands are not intuitive
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Engine Yard
  • Embracing new Amazon Web Servicess(AWS) features
  • Security groups need more granularity
  • Audit trails of what happens by who in environment, especially when VM is deleted
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Likelihood to Renew
Microsoft
No answers on this topic
Engine Yard
Ease of use
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Usability
Microsoft
it runs the workload very well without causing any issues to the business. there are many applications running on Azure SQL Managed Instances in my organization. Most users are happy with its performance. Is able to provide good dashboard for the visibility of the workload. Can add cpu without a downtime to deal with high workload.
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Engine Yard
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
Microsoft
Azure to our enviironment where we have everything integrated stacks up far better than MySQL where we would have to reinvent and use everything to fit a MySQL environment including the data and the commands within that data. Furthermore, doesn't work really well on SQL Management Studio which makes it completely useless for what we are trying to do.
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Engine Yard
More closely aligns to native AWS
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Return on Investment
Microsoft
  • it had a positive impact to my business and allowed me to be able to move my workload from on-premise to cloud.
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Engine Yard
  • Positive in the sense that we can deploy new applications quickly for MVP
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