# Aiven vs Azure SQL Database

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Aiven

| Attribute | Aiven | Azure SQL Database |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 71.9 (61% (medium)) | 47.4 (34% (low)) |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | A managed ClickHouse service that automates database operations and includes security compliance standards across all pricing tiers, eliminating the need for customers to handle infrastructure administration | Azure SQL Database is a managed SQL database service running in the cloud that automatically handles database provisioning, updates, backups, and scaling. Development teams deploy and manage applications through cloud-based interfaces while Azure manages underlying infrastructure. |
| integrations.count | 15 | - |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Auth0"},{"name":"Google"},{"name":"Okta"},{"name":"Azure AD"},{"name":"OneLogin"},{"name":"Apache Kafka"},{"name":"PostgreSQL"},{"name":"OpenSearch"},{"name":"MySQL"},{"name":"Apache Flink"},{"name":"Prometheus"},{"name":"Grafana"},{"name":"Cursor"},{"name":"Kubernetes"},{"name":"Terraform"}]` | - |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"subscription","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://aiven.io/blog/clickhouse-pricing-made-simple-choose-aiven","retrievedAt":"2026-08-19T14:40:51.379Z","freeTrialDays":30,"billingPeriods":["month"]}` | `{"type":"usage","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/purchase-options/azure-account?icid=azure-sql-database","retrievedAt":"2026-08-19T14:41:45.008Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | low | low |
| pricing.transparent | yes | - |
| reliability.sla_pct | 99.99 | - |
| reliability.status_page | - | yes |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.hipaa | yes | - |
| security.iso27001 | yes | - |
| security.pci | yes | - |
| security.soc2 | yes | - |

## Capabilities (Managed Databases)

| Capability | Aiven | Azure SQL Database |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Engine family | - | - |
| Deployment type | - | - |
| Serverless scale to zero | - | - |
| Database branching | - | - |
| Point in time recovery | - | - |
| Multi region replication | - | - |
| Automatic failover | - | - |
| Private networking | - | - |
| Built in connection pooling | - | - |
| Extensions plugin support | - | - |
| Self host alternative | - | - |
| Pricing model | - | - |
| Free tier | - | - |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T16:38:08.396Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*