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Amazon Aurora

Composite Score
7.7 /10
CX Score
8.0 /10
Category
Amazon Aurora
7.7 /10

What is Amazon Aurora?

Amazon Aurora is a relational database engine that combines the speed and reliability of high-end commercial databases with the simplicity and cost-effectiveness of open source databases. Amazon Aurora provides unparalleled high-performance and availability at global scale with full MySQL and PostgreSQL compatibility. Amazon Aurora provides built-in security, continuous backups, serverless compute, up to 15 read replicas, automated multi-Region replication, and integrations with other AWS services.

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Awards & Recognition

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Amazon Aurora Ratings

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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

90 Likeliness to Recommend

100 Plan to Renew

88 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value


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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+94 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Amazon Aurora?

0% Negative
5% Neutral
95% Positive

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Includes Product Enhancements
  • Reliable
  • Acts with Integrity

Feature Ratings

Average 84

Data Protection and Security

90

High Availability

88

Database Management

88

Data Backup

87

Data Management

86

Systems Performance Management

85

Cloud/On-Prem/Hybrid Deployment

85

Distributed Processing

84

Operations Management

83

Data Virtualization

83

Analytics and Reporting

83

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 82

Quality of Features

86

Business Value Created

86

Breadth of Features

84

Ease of Implementation

83

Ease of Data Integration

82

Ease of Customization

82

Availability and Quality of Training

80

Ease of IT Administration

80

Usability and Intuitiveness

80

Vendor Support

80

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

79

Amazon Aurora Reviews

Simran T.

  • Role: Information Technology
  • Industry: Engineering
  • Involvement: IT Leader or Manager
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Oct 2025

Amazon Aurora SQL Based Database provided by AWS

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Amazon Aurora from other similar products?

Basically it has already deployed clusters for sql as well as we can connect with it in localhost for testing on deployed url so we can just directly install the database from it as well as not requiring the migration for each table to local to staging in it.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Best part is the deployed link as well as setup for deployment in aws service as well as connecting with multiple services

What do you dislike most about this product?

Nothing everything is fine and best for it

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I will recommend them for whosever is considering for purchasing of sql database as required.

Pros

  • Reliable
  • Performance Enhancing
  • Enables Productivity
  • Unique Features

Lennon W.

  • Role: Information Technology
  • Industry: Technology
  • Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Dec 2025

Reliable Managed Database Automated Environments

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Amazon Aurora from other similar products?

Aurora combines managed database convenience with strong performance. It feels closer to running a high end database without the usual operational overhead.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The reliability. Automated backups, replication, and scaling work smoothly, which fits well into infrastructure as code and hands-off operations.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Cost tracking can be tricky. Without careful monitoring, usage based pricing can grow faster than expected in automated setups.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Design automation around scaling and failover early. Aurora works best when monitoring, alerts, and recovery are part of the initial setup.

Pros

  • Continually Improving Product
  • Reliable
  • Performance Enhancing
  • Trustworthy

Nijat I.

  • Role: Human Resources
  • Industry: Technology
  • Involvement: IT Leader or Manager
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Dec 2025

Scalable, fast and stable

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Amazon Aurora from other similar products?

​‍​‌‍​‍‌​‍​‌‍​‍‌ Amazon Aurora is quite prominent in offering a managed database service that is highly scalable and resilient as compared to several traditional ones. Because it is closely integrated with the AWS ecosystem, you can have automated backups, failovers, and scaling with very little manual setup. Its method of isolating storage from compute allows you to deal with a ramp-up of load with less work. In comparison with self-managed databases, it is simply much more difficult to work at ​‍​‌‍​‍‌​‍​‌‍​‍‌scale.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

My​‍​‌‍​‍‌​‍​‌‍​‍‌ favorite part is the very small amount of typical maintenance that the system is asking for. Most of the things like backups, patching, and failover are done automatically, so it is possible to have a lot of time free. Even if there is a sudden increase of traffic, the performance remains very stable. Without giving a lot of attention, it is still ​‍​‌‍​‍‌​‍​‌‍​‍‌trustworthy.

What do you dislike most about this product?

The​‍​‌‍​‍‌​‍​‌‍​‍‌ thing that I dislike most about this is the cost, in particular, if you decide to scale up or run multiple instances across different regions. There are some advanced configuration options where you feel a little restricted as compared to self-managed databases. Also, troubleshooting complex performance issues can be a bit of a challenge if you do not want to use additional AWS tools. In general, it has a lot of power but the price can go up very ​‍​‌‍​‍‌​‍​‌‍​‍‌fast.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I​‍​‌‍​‍‌​‍​‌‍​‍‌ would suggest that you figure out your work and costs pretty thoroughly before going all in, as money can be spent very quickly. Ensure that your team is proficient in the AWS environment because most of the advanced features require it. It is quite necessary to carry out the performance test under the real load to know whether Aurora can serve your needs or not. In case of enterprises that are on AWS already, it generally is a safe and seamless ​‍​‌‍​‍‌​‍​‌‍​‍‌option.

Pros

  • Continually Improving Product
  • Reliable
  • Performance Enhancing
  • Enables Productivity

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