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# Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) vs Vultr Comparison - What are their main differences?

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Reviews

**Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)**[

4.5/5(908)

](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-relational-database-service-rds/reviews#reviews)

**Vultr** [

4.3/5(286)

](https://www.g2.com/products/vultr/reviews#reviews)

Pricing

**Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)**
Free Trial

No pricing available

**Vultr**
 **Starting at $2.50** Per Month · Cloud Compute

**Pricing Insights**
from reviews

Time to Implement

**Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)**
2 months

Based on 90 responses

**Vultr**
1 monthFaster

Based on 94 responses

Return on Investment

**Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)**
14 months

Based on 73 responses

**Vultr**
11 months3 months sooner

Based on 77 responses

Perceived Cost

**Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)**
$$$$$

**Vultr**
$$$$$

Average Discount

**Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)**
11%1% more

**Vultr**
10%

Pros & Cons

**Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)**
[
Ease of Use (15)
](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-relational-database-service-rds/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1444317&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Scalability (13)
](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-relational-database-service-rds/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1443896&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Expensive (18)
](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-relational-database-service-rds/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1443813&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Complexity (7)
](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-relational-database-service-rds/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1444636&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)

**Vultr**
[
Ease of Use (9)
](https://www.g2.com/products/vultr/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1541752&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Affordable (6)
](https://www.g2.com/products/vultr/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1541889&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Poor Customer Support (4)
](https://www.g2.com/products/vultr/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1541504&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Billing Issues (2)
](https://www.g2.com/products/vultr/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2353192&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)

Integrations

**Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)**
[

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Amazon Aurora

](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-aurora/reviews)[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_764bdd3b0bc81b470d93f18d12c826d2/amazon-web-services-aws-amazon-dynamodb.png "Product Avatar Image")

Amazon DynamoDB

](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-web-services-aws-amazon-dynamodb/reviews)[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_cacdec8b8edeace9b3c89e0c2cded695/amazon-ec2.jpg "Product Avatar Image")

Amazon EC2

](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-ec2/reviews)[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_cacdec8b8edeace9b3c89e0c2cded695/amazon-elastic-container-service-amazon-ecs.jpg "Product Avatar Image")

Amazon Elastic Container...

](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-elastic-container-service-amazon-ecs/reviews)[
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](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-relational-database-service-rds/integrations)

**Vultr**
[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_99cb722fb43074ad0429bafaa469868a/ibm-terraform-formerly-hashicorp-terraform.png "Product Avatar Image")

IBM Terraform (formerly HashiCorp Terraform)

](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-terraform-formerly-hashicorp-terraform/reviews)[
View all
](https://www.g2.com/products/vultr/integrations)

Screenshots

**Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)**
 ![Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) screenshot](https://images.g2crowd.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,height=600,fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,/https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/attachment/file/146057/RDS-Console-Screenshot.png)

**Vultr**
 ![Vultr screenshot](https://images.g2crowd.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,height=600,fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,/https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/attachment/file/1270901/Screenshot-2023-01-20-at-15.29.20_2x.png)

Ratings

Meets Requirements

**Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)**

9.0

9.0745

**Vultr**

8.8

8.8226

Ease of Use

**Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)**

8.8

8.8753

**Vultr**

9.1

9.1232

Ease of Setup

**Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)**

8.9

8.9529

**Vultr**

9.1

9.1156

Ease of Admin

**Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)**

8.7

8.7436

**Vultr**

8.9

8.9144

Quality of Support

**Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)**

8.6

8.6717

**Vultr**

8.2

8.2205

Has the product been a good partner in doing business?

**Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)**

8.8

8.8424

**Vultr**

8.6

8.6142

Product Direction (% positive)

**Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)**

9.5

9.5705

**Vultr**

8.1

8.1231

Features

Database as a Service (DBaaS)[Hide 17 FeaturesShow 17 Features](javascript:void(0);)

8.7

282

8.3

22

Configuration

Orchestration

8.4(won by 0.1)

243

8.3

20

Database Monitoring

8.6(won by 0.5)

252

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

8.1

19

Network Security

8.9(won by 0.5)

245

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

8.4

20

Application Performance

8.8(won by default)

248

Feature Not Available

Anomaly Detection

8.1(won by default)

228

Feature Not Available

Database Administration

Provisioning

8.8(won by 0.5)

242

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

8.3

21

Governance

8.6(won by 0.4)

232

8.2

19

Auditing

Feature Not Available

8.1(won by default)

19

Availability

Scalability

9.1(won by 0.4)

250

8.7

21

Backup

9.1(won by 0.6)

253

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

8.5

21

Indexing

8.7(won by default)

232

Feature Not Available

Archiving

Feature Not Available

Feature Not Available

Security

Authentication And Single Sign-On

8.6(won by 0.2)

181

8.4

17

Data Masking

8.4(won by default)

171

Feature Not Available

Data Anonymization

8.4(won by default)

170

Feature Not Available

Data Management

Data Replication

8.8(won by 0.9)

188

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

7.9

17

Advanced Data Analytics

8.6(won by default)

175

Feature Not Available

Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)[Hide 64 FeaturesShow 64 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

8.7

61

Infrastructure Provision

Public Cloud

Not enough data

9.0(won by default)

51

Private Cloud

Not enough data

8.8(won by default)

42

Hybrid Cloud

Not enough data

8.6(won by default)

39

Bare Metal

Not enough data

8.2(won by default)

43

High-Performance Computing (HPC)

Not enough data

8.7(won by default)

42

Virtual Machines (VMs)

Not enough data

9.2(won by default)

50

Edge Computing

Not enough data

8.3(won by default)

38

Virtual Networks

Not enough data

8.8(won by default)

42

Cloud Computing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Management

Pay by Usage

Not enough data

8.9(won by default)

51

Usage Tracking

Not enough data

8.9(won by default)

47

Performance Tracking

Not enough data

8.8(won by default)

44

Activity Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Functionality

Resource Auto-Scaling

Not enough data

8.3(won by default)

45

Additional Functionality

Version Control

Not enough data

Not enough data

Database Support

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

SSL Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

Configurable Workflow

Not enough data

Not enough data

Performance Metrics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Performance Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Server Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting/Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

Compliance Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Access Controls/Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Authentication

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Audit Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Single Sign On

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Alerts/Escalation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Storage Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Resource Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Scheduling

Not enough data

Not enough data

Load Balancing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Backup and Recovery

Not enough data

Not enough data

User Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Role-Based Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Secure Login

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting & Statistics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Network Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Service Level Agreement (SLA) Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Task Scheduling

Not enough data

Not enough data

Application Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Resource Allocation & Planning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Migration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Configuration Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Log Access

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Visualization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Data

Not enough data

Not enough data

Audit Trail

Not enough data

Not enough data

Secure Data Storage

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Capture and Transfer

Not enough data

Not enough data

Workflow Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Performance Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Search/Filter

Not enough data

Not enough data

Relational Databases[Hide 24 FeaturesShow 24 Features](javascript:void(0);)

8.8

468

Not enough data

Management 

Data Schema

8.8(won by default)

306

Not enough data

Query Language

8.9(won by default)

310

Not enough data

ACID - Complaint

8.8(won by default)

295

Not enough data

Data Replication

8.9(won by default)

304

Not enough data

Support 

Text Search

8.3(won by default)

300

Not enough data

Data Types

8.7(won by default)

312

Not enough data

Languages

8.6(won by default)

306

Not enough data

Operating Systems

8.8(won by default)

310

Not enough data

Security

Database Locking

8.6(won by default)

299

Not enough data

Access Control

8.7(won by default)

315

Not enough data

Encryption

8.9(won by default)

309

Not enough data

Authentication

8.8(won by default)

312

Not enough data

Performance 

Disaster Recovery

8.8(won by default)

305

Not enough data

Data Concurrency

8.6(won by default)

299

Not enough data

Workload Management

8.7(won by default)

307

Not enough data

Advanced Indexing

8.5(won by default)

293

Not enough data

Query Optimizer

8.5(won by default)

297

Not enough data

Database Features

Storage

9.0(won by default)

438

Not enough data

Availability

9.2(won by default)

438

Not enough data

Stability

9.0(won by default)

435

Not enough data

Scalability

9.2(won by default)

425

Not enough data

Security

9.1(won by default)

432

Not enough data

Data Manipulation

8.5(won by default)

403

Not enough data

Query Language

8.8(won by default)

420

Not enough data

Server Virtualization[Hide 42 FeaturesShow 42 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

8.8

45

Performance

Scalability

Not enough data

9.1(won by default)

43

Portability

Not enough data

8.7(won by default)

40

Data Recovery

Not enough data

8.7(won by default)

41

Disaster Recovery

Not enough data

Not enough data

Functionality

OS Integration

Not enough data

8.9(won by default)

40

Resource Saving

Not enough data

8.8(won by default)

38

Performance Management

Not enough data

8.6(won by default)

40

Security

Not enough data

8.7(won by default)

42

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

User Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Compliance Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Task Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Agentic AI - Server Virtualization

Autonomous Task Execution

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multi-step Planning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Cross-system Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Adaptive Learning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Proactive Assistance

Not enough data

Not enough data

Decision Making

Not enough data

Not enough data

File Transfer

Not enough data

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

Cloud Computing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Archiving & Retention

Not enough data

Not enough data

Issue Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Virtual Machine Migration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Server Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Status Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Secure Login

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

Graphical User Interface

Not enough data

Not enough data

Secure Data Storage

Not enough data

Not enough data

Alerts/Escalation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Virtual Server

Not enough data

Not enough data

Remote Update/Installation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Verification

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting & Statistics

Not enough data

Not enough data

VDI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Database Support

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Synchronization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Replication

Not enough data

Not enough data

Virtual Machine Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

VPS Hosting Platforms[Hide 41 FeaturesShow 41 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

8.5

169

Agentic AI - Virtual Private Servers (VPS)

Autonomous Task Execution

Not enough data

8.3(won by default)

6

Adaptive Learning

Not enough data

8.6(won by default)

6

Decision Making

Not enough data

8.9(won by default)

6

Hosting Management

Storage Limits

Not enough data

8.4(won by default)

157

Bandwidth Allowance

Not enough data

8.6(won by default)

159

Email Hosting

Not enough data

7.5(won by default)

116

Control Panel Integration

Not enough data

8.4(won by default)

133

CMS Support

Not enough data

8.3(won by default)

109

Web Framework Support

Not enough data

8.6(won by default)

116

E-Commerce Integration

Not enough data

8.4(won by default)

110

File Management

Not enough data

8.7(won by default)

125

Database Support

Not enough data

8.7(won by default)

126

Security Tools

Not enough data

8.8(won by default)

137

Remote Access/Control

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

CMS Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Website Hosting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Configuration Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Storage Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Performance Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

SSL Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Virtual Server

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting/Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Mail Server Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Access Controls/Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Resource Optimization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Role-Based Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Control Panel

Not enough data

Not enough data

Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Backup and Recovery

Not enough data

Not enough data

Uptime Reporting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Bandwidth Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Server Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Alerts/Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

Resource Allocation & Planning

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Updates

Not enough data

Not enough data

Load Balancing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Dedicated Virtual Resources

Not enough data

Not enough data

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Bare Metal as a Service (BMaaS)[Hide 8 FeaturesShow 8 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

Not enough data

Infrastructure - Bare Metal as a Service (BMaaS)

Attachable Block Storage

Not enough data

Not enough data

Private Networking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Root Hardware Access

Not enough data

Not enough data

Object Storage

Not enough data

Not enough data

Single-Tenant Dedicated Hardware

Not enough data

Not enough data

Provisioning and Billing - Bare Metal as a Service (BMaaS)

Consumption-Based Billing

Not enough data

Not enough data

API-Based Provisioning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Rapid Automated Deployment

Not enough data

Not enough data

User Insights

Reviewers' Company Size

[![Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/1533130188/amazon-relational-database-service-rds.svg "Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)")](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-relational-database-service-rds/reviews)

Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

28.9%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

37.6%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

33.4%

[![Vultr](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/27c97c7af6d802b5402dcad97f585a40/vultr.svg "Vultr")](https://www.g2.com/products/vultr/reviews)

Vultr

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

84.6%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

10.5%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

4.9%

Small-Business

(50 or fewer emp.)

28.9%

84.6%

Mid-Market

(51-1000 emp.)

37.6%

10.5%

Enterprise

(\> 1000 emp.)

33.4%

4.9%

Reviewers' Industry

[![Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/1533130188/amazon-relational-database-service-rds.svg "Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)")](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-relational-database-service-rds/reviews)
Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)

Information Technology and Services

22.6%

Computer Software

17.1%

Financial Services

6.0%

Computer & Network Security

3.7%

Telecommunications

3.2%

Other

47.3%

[![Vultr](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/27c97c7af6d802b5402dcad97f585a40/vultr.svg "Vultr")](https://www.g2.com/products/vultr/reviews)
Vultr

Computer Software

22.2%

Information Technology and Services

17.3%

Marketing and Advertising

6.8%

Computer & Network Security

5.6%

Telecommunications

4.1%

Other

44.0%

Alternatives

**Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) Alternatives**

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Oracle Database
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IBM Db2
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SAP HANA Cloud
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Cloud SQL
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**Vultr Alternatives**

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DigitalOcean
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Hostwinds
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Google Compute Engine
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## Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) vs Vultr

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Vultr easier to use, set up, and administer. However, reviewers 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 Vultr.
- 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 Vultr.