# Relational Databases on AWS: Comparing RDS and Aurora

DevFeed: [Relational Databases on AWS: Comparing RDS and Aurora](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/relational-databases-on-aws-comparing-rds-and-aurora-18015.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://blog.guilleojeda.com/relational-databases-on-aws-comparing-rds-and-aurora>)

Author: Guillermo Ojeda

Published: 2024-04-23T23:40:12Z

Content type: comparison

Language: en

Sources: [Guille Ojeda](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/guille-ojeda.md>)

Topics: [Amazon Web Services](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/aws.md>), [Amazon Aurora](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/amazon-aurora.md>), [Amazon RDS](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/amazon-rds.md>), [Databases](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/databases.md>), [Architecture & Design](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/architecture-design.md>), [Scalability](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/scalability.md>)

Tags: [amazon-aurora](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/amazon-aurora.md>), [amazon-rds](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/amazon-rds.md>), [architecture](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/architecture.md>), [aws](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/aws.md>), [backup](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/backup.md>), [compare](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/compare.md>), [databases](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/databases.md>), [high-availability](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/high-availability.md>), [performance](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/performance.md>), [pricing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/pricing.md>), [recovery](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/recovery.md>), [relational-databases](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/relational-databases.md>), [scalability](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/scalability.md>)

## AI overview

This comparison examines Amazon RDS and Amazon Aurora, two managed relational database services in AWS. It describes RDS features including supported database engines, scaling options, storage choices, pricing factors, and automated backup and restore capabilities.

## Source excerpt

There are two managed relational database services in AWS: Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) and Amazon Aurora. Both provide the benefits of a fully managed database solution, but they have distinct features and use cases. In this article, we'...