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Amazon Aurora

Composite Score

8.3 /10

CX Score

8.5 /10

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What is Amazon Aurora?

Amazon Aurora is a relational database engine that combines the speed and reliability of high-end commercial databases with the simplicity and cost-effectiveness of open source databases. Amazon Aurora provides unparalleled high-performance and availability at global scale with full MySQL and PostgreSQL compatibility. Amazon Aurora provides built-in security, continuous backups, serverless compute, up to 15 read replicas, automated multi-Region replication, and integrations with other AWS services.

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Awards & Recognition

Amazon Aurora won the following awards in the Transaction Data Store category

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2024 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

Latest Award, 2024

7 Top Rated Capabilities

10 Top Rated Features

Latest Award, 2024

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

2024

Strategy and Innovation
Service Experience
Contract Negotiation
Conflict Resolution

2024

2023 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2023

1 Top Rated Capabilities

5 Top Rated Features

2023

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

2023

Strategy and Innovation
Contract Negotiation
Conflict Resolution

2023

2022 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2022

2 Top Rated Capabilities

5 Top Rated Features

2022

2022 Emotional Footprint Champion

2022

Strategy and Innovation
Product Impact
Contract Negotiation
Conflict Resolution

2022

Amazon Aurora Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

90 Likeliness to Recommend

100 Plan to Renew

85 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+93 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Amazon Aurora?

0% Negative

5% Neutral

95% Positive

Pros

Helps Innovate
Includes Product Enhancements
Reliable
Acts with Integrity

Feature Ratings

Average 87

Database Management

High Availability

Data Protection and Security

Data Backup

Distributed Processing

Data Management

High Speed & Online Transaction Processing

Operations Management

Systems Performance Management

Cloud/On-Prem/Hybrid Deployment

Analytics and Reporting

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 82

Breadth of Features

Quality of Features

Ease of IT Administration

Business Value Created

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of Implementation

Vendor Support

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Customization

Availability and Quality of Training

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Amazon Aurora Reviews

Role: Vendor Management
Industry: Retail
Involvement: Vendor Management and Renewal

Validated Review

Anonymous Reviewer

Submitted Oct 2020

Easy to use and easy to navigate.

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

Pros

Reliable
Enables Productivity
Efficient Service
Client Friendly Policies

Role: Industry Specific Role
Industry: Banking
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Anonymous Reviewer

Submitted Jun 2020

Easy to use

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Enables Productivity

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Awards & Recognition

2024 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

2023 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

2022 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2022 Emotional Footprint Champion

2021 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2021 Emotional Footprint Champion

2020 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

Amazon Aurora Ratings

90 Likeliness to Recommend

100 Plan to Renew

85 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

1 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+93 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Amazon Aurora?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Database Management Supports multiple data types, data structuring, data retrieval, database customization, and multi-user access.

High Availability HA DB designed for near-zero downtown by seamless replication of data between environments for uninterrupted real-time access and fail-over capabilities.

Data Protection and Security Includes data encryption, data audit, and data compliance.

Data Backup Includes the creation of duplicate instances to recover from an unplanned data loss. Also, support for high volumes of data processing and data compression.

Distributed Processing Data storage and processing is shared among many physical or virtual independents servers or sites for high volume data with seamless access to large datasets.

Data Management Includes data sharing, data storage, records management, and data security.

High Speed & Online Transaction Processing Also referred to as OLTP (Online Transaction processing). OLTP databases include strong support for CRUD operations and ACID compliance.

Operations Management Includes cost control, production management, and performance management.

Systems Performance Management Includes monitoring, analyzing and configuration in order to optimize performance and increase efficiency.

Cloud/On-Prem/Hybrid Deployment Supports one or many deployment models - On-prem, cloud or hybrid hosting of the database system.

Analytics and Reporting Includes historical & real-time dashboard visualizations, detailed & summary reporting and easy data extraction for data analysis.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Amazon Aurora Reviews

Easy to use and easy to navigate.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Easy to use

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

Database Management

High Availability

Data Protection and Security

Data Backup

Distributed Processing

Data Management

High Speed & Online Transaction Processing

Operations Management

Systems Performance Management

Cloud/On-Prem/Hybrid Deployment

Analytics and Reporting

Vendor Capability Ratings

Breadth of Features

Quality of Features

Ease of IT Administration

Business Value Created

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of Implementation

Vendor Support

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Customization

Availability and Quality of Training

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement