Amazon RDS vs Managed Databases vs Cloud SQL vs Managed Databases vs Azure SQL Database
Compare Amazon RDS vs Managed Databases vs Cloud SQL vs Managed Databases vs Azure SQL Database — features, pricing, and free tier across 5 cloud providers.
Provider
AWS
DigitalOcean
Google Cloud Platform
Linode (Akamai)
Microsoft Azure
Category
Database
Database
Database
Database
Database
Pricing
See pricing page
Pay-as-you-go
Pay-as-you-go
Pay-as-you-go
Pay-as-you-go
Free Tier
Free Tier Details
Free for 12 months
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Start a 30-day Cloud SQL free trial with an 8 vCPU Enterprise Plus instance, 64 GB of memory, and 100 GB of storage. Plus, new Google Cloud customers get $300 in free credits on signup.
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Scoring
Overall Leader: Amazon RDS
Amazon RDS
Managed Databases
Cloud SQL
Managed Databases
Azure SQL Database
Features
Amazon RDS
Amazon RDS leads in features with a score of 58 vs 53
Pricing
Tied
Amazon RDS and Cloud SQL are tied in pricing
Reliability
Tied
Amazon RDS and Managed Databases are tied in reliability
Community
Tied
Amazon RDS and Managed Databases are tied in community
Ecosystem
Amazon RDS
Amazon RDS leads in ecosystem with a score of 93 vs 90
Amazon RDS leads overall with a score of 73/100. It excels in features and ecosystem.