Amazon RDS vs etcd

Amazon RDS

Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) is a managed database service from AWS that supports MySQL, PostgreSQL, MariaDB, Oracle, SQL Server, and Db2 engines. It automates hardware provisioning, database setup, patching, and backups with options for Multi-AZ deployments and read replicas.

DatabasesPaid

etcd

etcd Distributed key-value store used for shared configuration and service discovery, most known as Kubernetes' backing store.

DatabasesFreeOpen Source

Quick Facts

Amazon Web ServicesCompanyCloud Native Computing Foundation

2009Year Launched2013

PaidPricing ModelFree

NoOpen SourceYes

DatabasesCategoryDatabases

WebPlatformsmacOS, Windows, Linux

Amazon RDS

CompanyAmazon Web Services

Year Launched2009

Pricing ModelPaid

Open SourceNo

CategoryDatabases

PlatformsWeb

etcd

CompanyCloud Native Computing Foundation

Year Launched2013

Pricing ModelFree

Open SourceYes

CategoryDatabases

PlatformsmacOS, Windows, Linux

Pricing

Amazon RDS

Paid

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

etcd

Free

Open Source: Free/One-time

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