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Amazon Aurora vs PostgreSQL

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Amazon Aurora

Amazon Aurora is a MySQL and PostgreSQL-compatible relational database service built for the cloud, offered as part of Amazon Web Services. It provides up to five times the throughput of standard MySQL and three times that of PostgreSQL with automatic scaling, replication, and backup.

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PostgreSQL

PostgreSQL is Open-source relational database known for extensibility, SQL compliance, and a rich ecosystem of extensions.. It is available under a free model. This tool falls under the databases category.

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Amazon Aurora

CompanyAmazon Web Services
Year Launched2015
Pricing ModelPaid
Open SourceNo
CategoryDatabases
PlatformsWeb

PostgreSQL

Company
Year Launched1996
Pricing ModelFree
Open SourceYes
CategoryDatabases
PlatformsmacOS, Windows, Linux

Pricing

Amazon Aurora

Paid

Pay-As-You-Go: Usage-based/monthly

PostgreSQL

Free

Free: Free/one-time

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