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Amazon RDS is the best cloud-native database service.
October 19, 2023

Amazon RDS is the best cloud-native database service.

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)

We use RDS to manage all of our SQL databases for multiple billing and payment applications. This includes Aurora and PostgreSQL databases with millions of records and several terabytes of data. These databases are accessed in real time by web applications that handle the requests from thousands of users. RDS handles backups, security, and compliance by default.
  • Security
  • Backups and availability.
  • Scalability and managing large amounts of data.
  • Prices are not cheap.
  • Logs could be better.
  • It has allowed us to manage our database without hardware investments.
  • It eases the compliance process (ISO 27001 and PCI-DSS).
  • It helps us scale our database.
Deploying PostgreSQL by yourself may appear easy at first but running a production PostgreSQL cluster with millions of records is a hard task, especially for compliance, scalability, and security. RDS automates all complex tasks so you can focus on building your database schema and application.

Do you think Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)'s feature set?

Yes

Did Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) again?

Yes

RDS is a smart way to deploy and maintain databases in production with world-class capabilities such as backups, scalability, security, and compliance. If you are starting a company or launching a new application, why manage your own database servers? RDS helps you get started with a production-quality database right from the start.