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Amazon RDS

Automated relational database management service that handles deployment, scaling, and maintenance across multiple database engines

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Vendor
Amazon Web Services
Also known as
amazon-rds

Available worldwide

What is Amazon RDS?

Automates routine database tasks like provisioning, backups, and patching while supporting multiple database engines. Offers flexibility with deployment options in cloud or on-premises environments.

Independently observed

Amazon RDS pricing

Plans, per-tier features and add-ons, dated and linked to live pricing. Pricing changes often; always verify at source before you rely on it.

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HybridFree tier

Free tier with $100 AWS credits for 12 months. Hybrid pricing: serverless billed per ACU/second, reserved instances with annual commitment, on-demand per hour. Pricing varies by region and instance type.

AWS Free Tier

Free
Free

$100 in AWS credits at sign-up, valid for up to 12 months; eligible services include Aurora. Additional $100 in credits available. For new signups after July 15, 2025: choice of Free Plan or Paid Plan.

free_tier_credits
first year
storage_per_cluster
1 GiB
aurora_serverless_capacity
up to 4 ACUs
  • Aurora PostgreSQL serverless instances
  • Database automation (provisioning, backup, patching)

Aurora Serverless (On-Demand)

Billed per Aurora Capacity Unit (ACU) per second based on usage

Auto-scaling configuration that adjusts database capacity based on application needs in real-time

  • Automatic scaling to hundreds of thousands of transactions per second
  • Multi-AZ deployments
  • Read replicas
  • Global Database support
  • All Aurora features

Aurora Reserved Instances

Annual commitment with amortized hourly pricing
annual

Commitment-based pricing for predictable workloads with significant savings over on-demand

  • 1-year commitment term
  • Designated to specific AWS Region and instance type
  • Billed for every hour of term regardless of running status

Add-ons

  • CPU Credits$0.09 per vCPU-hour
  • Data API
  • RDS Extended Support
  • Database Savings Plans

What Amazon RDS does

The capabilities that matter for managed databases, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.

Capabilities
Engine family
Multi engine
Deployment type
Hyperscaler native
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
Tiered plus usage
Free tier
✓
Independently observed

Platform & deployment

Independently observed
Platforms
  • CLI
  • Web
Deployment
  • Cloud / SaaS
  • Hybrid
  • On-premise

Integrations (17)

Independently observed
monitoring
  • Amazon CloudWatch→•
  • Amazon Aurora
  • Amazon EC2
  • Amazon EBS
  • AWS CloudWatch
  • AWS CloudFormation
  • AWS Config
  • Amazon S3
  • AWS IAM
  • AWS Outposts
  • AWS Graviton3
  • Amazon QuickSight
  • Amazon Redshift
  • AWS Artifact
  • Amazon GuardDuty
  • AWS Audit Manager
  • AWS Database Migration Service⇄•

Amazon RDS FAQ

Common questions about Amazon RDS, answered from independent, dated evidence.

What is Amazon RDS?

Automates routine database tasks like provisioning, backups, and patching while supporting multiple database engines. Offers flexibility with deployment options in cloud or on-premises environments. It is indexed under Managed Databases.

Source: https://aws.amazon.com/pricing/?nc2=h_pr_pr

Is Amazon RDS free?

Amazon RDS offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans are also available: AWS Free Tier, Aurora Serverless (On-Demand) and Aurora Reserved Instances. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.

Source: https://aws.amazon.com/rds/aurora/pricing/

What platforms does Amazon RDS support?

Amazon RDS supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.

Source: https://aws.amazon.com/rds/aurora/pricing/

Can Amazon RDS be self-hosted?

Yes. Amazon RDS can be deployed cloud / SaaS and on-premise, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.

Source: https://aws.amazon.com/pricing/?nc2=h_pr_pr

What does Amazon RDS integrate with?

We have confirmed 15 integrations for Amazon RDS, including Amazon Aurora, Amazon EC2, Amazon EBS, AWS CloudWatch, AWS CloudFormation, AWS Config, Amazon S3 and AWS IAM, plus 7 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.

Source: https://aws.amazon.com/pricing/?nc2=h_pr_pr

What security certifications does Amazon RDS have?

We have independently confirmed SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA and GDPR for Amazon RDS. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Amazon RDS not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.

Source: https://aws.amazon.com/compliance/?nc2=h_dsc_aa_cmp

Where is Amazon RDS available?

Amazon RDS is available worldwide. Its primary market is the United States. The vendor is headquartered in the United States.

Source: https://aws.amazon.com/rds/aurora/pricing/

Amazon RDS alternatives

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Balanced composite 72 / 100
medium · 73%
Signal contributions to the composite score
SignalScoreWeightContributionEvidence
Security posture1000.1211.5✓
Reliability500.167.8✓
Pricing transparency800.065.0✓
Price level1000.044.2✓
Capabilities810.054.2✓
Integrations350.051.7✓

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Content

AttributeValueEvidence
Faq7 itemsmediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 64%

Features

AttributeValueEvidence
CapabilitiesFree tier: Yes · Engine family: multi_engine · Pricing model: tiered_plus_usage · Deployment type: hyperscaler_native · Automatic failover: Yes · Private networking: Yesmediumsource · 2026-09-28 · 60%

Integrations

AttributeValueEvidence
Count15mediumsource · 2026-08-19 · 60%

Market

AttributeValueEvidence
AvailabilityPrimaryMarkets: … · AvailabilityScope: global · AvailableCountries: … · NotAvailableCountries: …highsource · 2026-09-28 · 75%

Pricing

AttributeValueEvidence
Free tierYesmediumsource · 2026-09-28 · 60%
Modelfreemediumsource · 2026-09-28 · 60%
Price levelfreemediumsource · 2026-09-28 · 60%
TransparentYesmediumsource · 2026-09-05 · 60%

Reliability

AttributeValueEvidence
Sla pct99.99mediumsource · 2026-08-19 · 60%

Security

AttributeValueEvidence
Disclosure policyYesmediumsource · 2026-08-19 · 60%
FedrampYeshighsource · 2026-09-28 · 75%
GdprYeshighsource · 2026-09-28 · 75%
HipaaYeshighsource · 2026-09-28 · 75%
Iso27001Yeshighsource · 2026-08-19 · 75%
PciYeshighsource · 2026-09-28 · 75%
Soc2Yeshighsource · 2026-09-28 · 75%
Trust centerhttps://aws.amazon.com/compliance/mediumsource · 2026-09-28 · 60%
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