Database-as-a-Service (DBaaS)

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SingleStore

SingleStore aims to deliver the world’s fastest distributed SQL database for data-intensive applications: SingleStoreDB, which combines transactional + analytical workloads in a single platform.

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Db2

DB2 is a family of relational database software solutions offered by IBM. It includes standard Db2 and Db2 Warehouse editions, either deployable on-cloud, or on-premise.

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SAP HANA Cloud

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…

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Aerospike

The Aerospike Real-time Data Platform aims to enable organizations to act instantly across billions of transactions while reducing server footprint up to 80%. The vendor states Aerospike multi-cloud platform powers real-time applications with predictable sub-millisecond performance…

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Google Cloud Spanner

Google Cloud Spanner is a cloud database-as-a-service product offered as a service on Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

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Google Cloud Datastore

Google Cloud Datastore is a NoSQL "schemaless" database as a service, supporting diverse data types. The database is managed; Google manages sharding and replication and prices according to storage and activity.

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Redis Enterprise Cloud™*

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Oracle Autonomous Transaction Processing

Oracle offers the Autonomous Transaction Processing, supporting database self-repair and maintenance with machine learning to eliminate human labor, human error, and manual tuning.

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Amazon SimpleDB

Amazon SimpleDB is a non-relational data store and service.

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Azure Database

Available on Microsoft's Azure, Azure Database is a managed cloud-based option for a variety of popular community and open source databases. Azure Database for PostgreSQL - Fully managed, intelligent, and scalable PostgreSQLAzure Database for MySQL - Scalable, open-source MySQL…

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Scylla

ScyllaDB headquartered in Palo Alto offers Scylla, a NoSQL database alternative to Apache Cassandra available in Enterprise and Cloud DBaaS editions.

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DigitalOcean Kubernetes

DigitalOcean's Managed Kubernetes is designed for simple and cost effective container orchestration.

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Tanzu Data Services (Greenplum, GemFire, RabbitMQ, Tanzu SQL)

Tanzu Data Services is a family of data-driven solutions built to store, process, and query critical data resources in real-time and at massive scale, both on-premises and in the multi-cloud world.

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Oracle MySQL Cloud Service

Oracle MySQL Cloud Service is an enterprise-grade database-as-a-service (including automated database management) offering of MySQL.

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Google Cloud BigTable

Google's Cloud Bigtable is a fully managed, scalable NoSQL database service for large analytical and operational workloads with up to 99.999% availability.

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Aiven

Aiven provides managed open source data technologies on all major clouds, providing managed cloud infrastructure so that developers can focus purely on creating applications. Meanwhile, Aiven will manage the user's cloud data infrastructure.

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Couchbase Capella

The Couchbase Capella product is a fully managed DBaaS automating setup and ongoing operations.

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Amazon DocumentDB (with MongoDB compatibility)

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…

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Zilliz
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Milvus is an open-source vector database, with over 18,409 stars on GitHub and 3.4 million+ downloads. Milvus supports billion-scale vector search, and has over 1,000 enterprise users. Zilliz Cloud provides a fully-managed Milvus service, made by the creators of Milvus. This helps…

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bit.io
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bit.io is the eponymous a zero-config, scalable private cloud PostGres database with the social and community features of GitHub, from the company in San Francisco.

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DigitalOcean Volumes

DigitalOcean's DBaaS services take on database administration, including setting up, backing up, and updating. Services support MongoDB, PostgreSQL, MySQL, and Redis. Users can launch a database cluster with just a few clicks and then access it via a simplified UI or API. The service…

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ObjectRocket
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ObjectRocket is a database-as-a-service from Rackspace, offering relational, distributed SQL, and non-relatonal databases for document data, indexing & search, key/value & caching, and big data hosting. The platform supports apps hosted on Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure,…

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Kingsoft Relational Database Service

Kingsoft, headquartered in Beijing offers the Kingsoft Relational Database Service.

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Tomorrow.io Historical Weather

Tomorrow.io Historical Weather is a historical weather information tool that uses weather data from millions of locations worldwide to predict weather's impact on your business. It generates AI-driven insights from Tomorrow.io Historical Weather's massive data sets of hyper-local…

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ArangoDB Oasis

ArangoDB Oasis is the managed service for ArangoDB, and is presented by the vendor as a scalable, fully managed graph database, document store and search engine in one place. The vendor describes Oasis as the easiest way to run ArangoDB in the cloud - built, monitored and managed…

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Stratoscale Enterprise Database Platform (Chorus)

Stratoscale Enterprise Database Platform is designed to make it easy to set up, operate, and scale SQL and NoSQL databases in an enterprise IT environment just like in the cloud. Stratoscale automates time-consuming administration tasks – such as infrastructure provisioning, database…

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Navisite DBaaS (ClearDB)

ClearDB is a MySQL cloud database from the company of the same name in Plano, Texas.

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Lumen Relational Databases in the Cloud

Lumen's database services include managed and unmanaged hosted services of popular SQL databases, including Managed MySQL or Managed Microsoft SQL Server from Lumen Cloud, and Percona MySQL Server or Microsoft SQL database instance deployed on Lumen's cloud platform.

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What is Database-as-a-Service (DBaaS)

Database-as-a-Service (DBaaS) is a cloud-based data management and storage solution hosted by outside vendors. These third parties take responsibility for providing deployment, management, configuration, and updating services for the database. DBaaS options can be Many DBaaS options also provide automated data backup and multi-cloud support features,

DBaaS forgo the need for on-premises, physical database solutions, making them efficient solutions for businesses with serverless architectures or limited IT resources. Additionally, since the vendor handles all management and administrative duties of DBaaS service, they reduce cost and labor expenditure for IT departments. DBaaS storage is scalable, so owners only pay for what they use, and they can adjust their service plans according to their needs.

DBaaS is essentially a platform that combines Cloud Storage with Managed Private Cloud Services to create an efficient and cost-saving solution for small- to medium-sized teams to handle their data storage needs

Database-as-a-Service (DBaaS) Features

DBaaS typically include the following features:

  • Data management
  • Automated synchronization
  • Data backup and recovery
  • Automatic failover protection
  • Customizable interfacing
  • Version history
  • Audit tracking
  • Customizable database coding
  • On-premises and hybrid deployment
  • Structured, unstructured, and semi-structured data support
  • Multi Cloud support
  • Multiuser support
  • Scalable pricing
  • Cross-cloud migration
  • Access role management
  • SLA compliance management
  • Multi Language support
  • Data use and access reports
  • Data relationship mapping

Database-as-a-Service (DBaaS) Comparison

When choosing the best DBaaS product for you, consider the following:

Data properties. The best DBaaS solution for you may depend on the type of data you intend to store. Some DbaaS facilitate better access speeds for certain data types. This is an especially important consideration if you intend to use DBaaS to house application development, as the right (or wrong) DBaaS can affect latency, accessibility, and security. For example, if you plan to store unstructured data like real-time application queries, media files, or data from the Internet of Things, you’ll want to consider a NoSQL (“non-relational”) DBaaS solution like MongoDB Atlas.

Hybrid deployment. One of the benefits of DBaaS is its ability to eliminate the need for physical infrastructure to host your database. However, you may find value in a service that allows for on-premise storage, as that will increase your database access options. While this does increase cost, it may be offset by the ability to access stored assets if the DBaaS vendor experiences downtime. DataStax Enterprise provides native cloud, multi-cloud, and hybrid services, granting a wide range of deployment options.

Data privacy. Regardless of which service you choose, you’ll want to consider the security features of your DBaaS provider, especially if you plan to store sensitive information. If the data you work with is subject to privacy regulations like the GDPR or HIPAA, you’ll want a database that is compliant with these standards. Otherwise, you run the risk of incurring steep fines or penalties. For example, Microsoft Azure SQL Database hosts data servers in 50 different regions across the world, so make sure that you can ensure regulation compliance with this service.

Team size. You’ll want to consider your team’s size when choosing a DBaaS solution. There are many reasons team size is important, but the most immediate is because that will affect DBaaS cost. Pricing plans tend to consider the number of anticipated users or the amount of used storage. Both of these are directly related to the number of people using the database. If you have an enterprise-size team, you’ll want to consider the pricing plans offered by services like Redis Enterprise Cloud, as they can create plans to reduce unnecessary expenditure. Conversely, smaller teams may find the free or per-user pricing plans offered by Amazon Relational Database Service to be more economical.

Pricing Information

There are free plans for DBaaS use, which place hard limits on storage ranging between 512 MB to 15 GB, with comparatively limited upload speed, data recovery options, and other features compared to paid price plans. Paid price plans can vary between $25 and $100 per month per user at the lowest subscription tiers. Several plans instead charge for space used or per hour of uptime. Many vendors also offer customized pricing quotes.

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The following resources should be helpful in determining with DBaaS solution is best for you:

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Frequently Asked Questions

Do you need to be able to write code to use a DBaaS?

DBaaS tools all use database engines similar to traditional database software. This means that many allow, or require users to write SQL code to perform queries. There are some DBaaS options that provide no-code solutions, so they can be used by businesses without significant IT resources.

What are the best DBaaS options?

The top rated DBaaS options include:

  1. Amazon RDS
  2. Couchbase
  3. Google BigQuery
  4. IBM Cloud Databases


Are there free or open source DBaaS options?

While there are no open source DBaaS options, as all of them require a cloud service provider. Despite this, many DBaaS options are based on open source database engines such as PostgreSQL, and can be highly customized.

What features are included in DBaaS options beyond basic database features?

Many DBaaS options include security features that help keep sensitive data secure. Additionally, some DBaaS options include support for regulatory compliance, which can be keyu for organizations that need to comply with standards like GDPR and HIPAA.

What are the benefits of using DBaaS?

Since DBaaS are handled by the vendor, the owner doesn’t need to expend resources to maintain physical server assets or ensure up-to-date server maintenance.