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Amazon Aurora

Composite Score

7.7 /10

CX Score

8.0 /10

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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

Amazon Aurora won the following awards in the Transaction Data Store category

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6 Top Rated Capabilities

9 Top Rated Features

Latest Award, 2026

Strategy and Innovation
Product Impact

2026

5 Top Rated Capabilities

8 Top Rated Features

2025

Strategy and Innovation
Service Experience
Contract Negotiation

2025

2024 Data Quadrant Champion

2024

7 Top Rated Capabilities

10 Top Rated Features

2024

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

2024

Strategy and Innovation
Service Experience
Contract Negotiation
Conflict Resolution

2024

2023 Data Quadrant Champion

2023

1 Top Rated Capabilities

5 Top Rated Features

2023

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

2023

Strategy and Innovation
Contract Negotiation
Conflict Resolution

2023

2022 Data Quadrant Champion

2022

2 Top Rated Capabilities

5 Top Rated Features

2022

2022 Emotional Footprint Champion

2022

Strategy and Innovation
Product Impact
Contract Negotiation
Conflict Resolution

2022

Amazon Aurora Ratings

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90 Likeliness to Recommend

100 Plan to Renew

87 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

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+93 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

High Availability

Database Management

Data Protection and Security

Data Backup

Data Management

Systems Performance Management

Data Virtualization

Analytics and Reporting

Cloud/On-Prem/Hybrid Deployment

Operations Management

Distributed Processing

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 82

Quality of Features

Business Value Created

Ease of Implementation

Breadth of Features

Ease of Customization

Ease of Data Integration

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of IT Administration

Usability and Intuitiveness

Vendor Support

Amazon Aurora Reviews

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

Qual A.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Sep 2024

DB engine that's fast, scalable & innovative!

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Amazon Aurora from other similar products?

Easily handles higher workloads with CLoudWatch metrics that warn during high usage. Supports both on-demand and auto-scaling using DB cluster & replicas. Intuitive disaster recovery modules.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Amazon Aurora supports large sized data clusters.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Aurora V3 had a lot number of bugs and caused 'connection refusal' quite frequently. Specialized functions are only available with the RDS platform & not PostGRESQL.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Amazon Aurora offers some innovative features such as backtracking & instance monitoring with auto-repair. It adheres to various security certifications that are now essential for organizations.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Security Protects
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Cons

Vendor Friendly Policies
Vendor's Interest First
Under Delivered

Sudhir B.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Finance
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Aug 2024

Amazon aurora is fantastic product

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Amazon Aurora from other similar products?

It offers maximum storage capacity upto 128TB with good performance.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Six way replication across three AZ

What do you dislike most about this product?

It is good product available in market hence nothing to flag

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Should go with this product, its reliable, trustworthy and offers best in class performance.

Pros

Trustworthy
Efficient Service
Effective Service
Inspires Innovation

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Awards & Recognition

2024 Data Quadrant Champion

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

2023 Data Quadrant Champion

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

2022 Data Quadrant Champion

2022 Emotional Footprint Champion

Amazon Aurora Ratings

90 Likeliness to Recommend

100 Plan to Renew

87 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

1 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+93 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Amazon Aurora?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

High Availability HA DB designed for near-zero downtown by seamless replication of data between environments for uninterrupted real-time access and fail-over capabilities.

Database Management Supports multiple data types, data structuring, data retrieval, database customization, and multi-user access.

Data Protection and Security Includes data encryption, data audit, and data compliance.

Data Backup Includes the creation of duplicate instances to recover from an unplanned data loss. Also, support for high volumes of data processing and data compression.

Data Management Includes data sharing, data storage, records management, and data security.

Systems Performance Management Includes monitoring, analyzing and configuration in order to optimize performance and increase efficiency.

Data Virtualization Includes ability to create views joining disparate data sources without the need for persistence.

Analytics and Reporting Includes historical & real-time dashboard visualizations, detailed & summary reporting and easy data extraction for data analysis.

Cloud/On-Prem/Hybrid Deployment Supports one or many deployment models - On-prem, cloud or hybrid hosting of the database system.

Operations Management Includes cost control, production management, and performance management.

Distributed Processing Data storage and processing is shared among many physical or virtual independents servers or sites for high volume data with seamless access to large datasets.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Amazon Aurora Reviews

Nijat I.

Scalable, fast and stable

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Qual A.

DB engine that's fast, scalable & innovative!

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

Sudhir B.

Amazon aurora is fantastic product

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

High Availability

Database Management

Data Protection and Security

Data Backup

Data Management

Systems Performance Management

Data Virtualization

Analytics and Reporting

Cloud/On-Prem/Hybrid Deployment

Operations Management

Distributed Processing

Vendor Capability Ratings

Quality of Features

Business Value Created

Ease of Implementation

Breadth of Features

Ease of Customization

Ease of Data Integration

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of IT Administration

Usability and Intuitiveness

Vendor Support