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Compare Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) and IBM Cloud Virtual Servers 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (37.8% of reviews)
Enterprise (54.3% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)
Star Rating
(1,027)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (37.8% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)IBM Cloud Virtual Servers
Star Rating
(55)3.8 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (54.3% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about IBM Cloud Virtual ServersAmazon Relational Database Service (RDS) vs IBM Cloud Virtual Servers
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) overall.
- Reviewers felt that Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) meets the needs of their business better than IBM Cloud Virtual Servers.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) over IBM Cloud Virtual Servers.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)
No pricing availableIBM Cloud Virtual Servers
No pricing availableFree Trial
Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)
Free Trial is available
IBM Cloud Virtual Servers
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.0
844
8.2
39
Ease of Use
8.8
854
8.1
38
Ease of Setup
8.9
575
7.5
21
Ease of Admin
8.7
493
7.3
20
Quality of Support
8.6
818
7.2
38
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.9
481
7.6
22
Product Direction (% positive)
9.5
789
6.2
37
Features by Category
Customization
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Infrastructure
Not enough data
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Infrastructure Provision
Not enough data
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Not enough data
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Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management
8.8
298
Not enough data
8.9
302
Not enough data
8.8
288
Not enough data
8.9
297
Not enough data
Support
8.2
293
Not enough data
8.7
304
Not enough data
8.6
298
Not enough data
8.7
302
Not enough data
Security
8.6
291
Not enough data
8.7
307
Not enough data
8.8
301
Not enough data
8.8
304
Not enough data
Performance
8.7
298
Not enough data
8.6
292
Not enough data
8.7
300
Not enough data
8.5
286
Not enough data
8.4
290
Not enough data
Database Features
9.0
428
Not enough data
9.2
427
Not enough data
9.0
424
Not enough data
9.2
414
Not enough data
9.1
422
Not enough data
8.5
394
Not enough data
8.7
411
Not enough data
Configuration
8.8
236
Not enough data
8.4
231
Not enough data
8.6
239
Not enough data
8.0
216
Not enough data
8.8
230
Not enough data
Database Administration
8.8
229
Not enough data
8.6
222
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Availability
9.1
233
Not enough data
9.1
237
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.7
224
Not enough data
Security
8.4
163
Not enough data
8.6
171
Not enough data
8.4
162
Not enough data
Data Management
8.8
176
Not enough data
8.6
167
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) and IBM Cloud Virtual Servers share no categories
Unique Categories
Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) is categorized as Database as a Service (DBaaS) and Relational Databases
IBM Cloud Virtual Servers is categorized as Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) and Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
IBM Cloud Virtual Servers
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
23.2%
Computer Software
17.9%
Financial Services
6.2%
Computer & Network Security
4.1%
Telecommunications
3.2%
Other
45.5%
Information Technology and Services
15.2%
Financial Services
10.9%
Education Management
10.9%
Computer Software
8.7%
Internet
6.5%
Other
47.8%
Most Helpful Reviews
Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Curtis R.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
AWS RDS is one of the best options for cloud database that I have used so far. My primary use is with the MySQL version and it works incredibly well and make DR/HA dead simple with the simplicity of setting up read replicas. Its also incredibly performant...
Most Helpful Critical Review
Shon H.
Verified User in Computer & Network Security
The time to start up and provision and be ready to go. THe lack of detailed documentation about how to optimise your code for the RDS servicer
IBM Cloud Virtual Servers
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User in Education Management
IBM Cloud virtual servers are best, fast and very secure. Their support is very good, easy to deploy to Cloud and available in multiple languages. Best for data management
Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
It is hard to differnatie from other products.
Curtis R.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
AWS RDS is one of the best options for cloud database that I have used so far. My primary use is with the MySQL version and it works incredibly well and make DR/HA dead simple with the simplicity of setting up read replicas. Its also incredibly performant...
Verified User in Education Management
IBM Cloud virtual servers are best, fast and very secure. Their support is very good, easy to deploy to Cloud and available in multiple languages. Best for data management
Shon H.
Verified User in Computer & Network Security
The time to start up and provision and be ready to go. THe lack of detailed documentation about how to optimise your code for the RDS servicer
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
It is hard to differnatie from other products.
Alternatives
Discussions
An Amazon RDS performance best practice is to allocate enough RAM so that your working set resides almost completely in memory.
1 comment
SS
The word "nice" is already in English.Read more
What is Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) used for?
1 comment
AJ
Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) is a cloud-based service offered by Amazon Web Services (AWS) that is used for managing and operating relational...Read more
Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) has no more discussions with answers
IBM Cloud Virtual Servers has no discussions with answers
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