Comparison

Amazon Aurora vs Percona Server

On the evidence we track, Percona Server leads this comparison with a composite score of 60/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
Amazon Aurora50
Percona Server60
Score
Vioscale score
Amazon Aurora50 / 100low · 48%
Percona Server60 / 100low · 41%
Pricing
Free tier
Amazon Aurora
Percona Server
Model
Amazon Aurorafreemium
Percona Servercommercial
Price level
Amazon Aurora
Percona Serverfree
Transparent
Amazon Aurora
Percona Server
Security
Disclosure policy
Amazon Aurora
Percona Server
Fedramp
Amazon Aurora
Percona Server
Gdpr
Amazon Aurora
Percona Server
Hipaa
Amazon Aurora
Percona Server
Pci
Amazon Aurora
Percona Server
Scorecard
Amazon Aurora
Percona Server6.2
Reliability
Sla pct
Amazon Aurora99.999
Percona Server
Status page
Amazon Aurora
Percona Server
Adoption
Github stars
Amazon Aurora
Percona Server1,271
Activity
Commits last 30d
Amazon Aurora
Percona Server28
Release
History
Amazon Aurora
Percona Server2 items
Language
Primary
Amazon Aurora
Percona ServerC++
Market
Availability
Amazon AuroraAvailable worldwide
Percona Server

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for relational databases. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Core
SQL model
Amazon AuroraFull SQL
Percona ServerFull SQL
Transactions
ACID transactions
Amazon AuroraFull
Percona ServerFull
Highest isolation level
Amazon Aurora-
Percona ServerSerializable
Consistency
Consistency
Amazon AuroraStrong
Percona ServerStrong
Scale
Horizontal scale
Amazon AuroraNatively distributed
Percona ServerRead replicas
Replication
Replication
Amazon Aurora-
Percona ServerSync
Availability
Automatic failover / HA
Amazon Aurora
Percona Server
Deployment
Deployment
Amazon AuroraServerless
Percona ServerSelf-hosted
Serverless / scale-to-zero
Amazon Aurora
Percona Server
Compatibility
Wire compatibility
Amazon AuroraPostgres protocol
Percona ServerMySQL protocol
Extensibility
Extensions / plugins / UDFs
Amazon Aurora-
Percona Server
Licensing
Licence class
Amazon AuroraProprietary
Percona ServerCopyleft
Data types
JSON / document support
Amazon Aurora-
Percona Server
Geo / spatial
Amazon Aurora-
Percona ServerNative

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Amazon Aurora

Aurora is a serverless, relational database service offering zero infrastructure management and instant scaling. It provides 6x the throughput of standard PostgreSQL and MySQL while maintaining full compatibility with both.

Independently observed

Percona Server

Leader

A free, fully compatible drop-in replacement for MySQL that delivers improved performance and instrumentation. It is built on MySQL foundations and designed for organizations seeking enhanced reliability and monitoring without switching databases.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Amazon Aurora

Pricing not documented yet.

Percona Server

Leader
Open sourceFree tier

Completely free and open source

as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Amazon Aurora
Percona Server
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Amazon Aurora
Percona Server
Self-hosted
Amazon Aurora
Percona Server

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.