• For traditional relational databases.
  • Can fully manage things like backups, patching, and scale.

Databases RDS Supports

Database EngineDescription
Amazon AuroraFully managed, MySQL, and PostgreSQL-compatible
MySQLOpen-source RDBMS
PostgreSQLOpen-source RDBMS with advanced features
MariaDBOpen-source RDBMS compatible with MySQL
OracleCommercial RDBMS by Oracle Corporation
Microsoft SQL ServerCommercial RDBMS by Microsoft
Amazon RDS for SQL ServerManaged SQL Server database for AWS
Amazon RDS for OracleManaged Oracle database for AWS
Amazon RDS for MariaDBManaged MariaDB database for AWS
Amazon RDS for PostgreSQLManaged PostgreSQL database for AWS
Amazon RDS for MySQLManaged MySQL database for AWS