What is Amazon Aurora?
Amazon Aurora is AWS’s managed relational database service with MySQL-compatible and PostgreSQL-compatible editions. Provisioned and Serverless arrangements, storage options and regional features define the purchased deployment. Compatibility with an engine family does not mean every extension, version or operating behaviour is identical.
Who is Amazon Aurora for?
Teams evaluating an AWS-managed relational deployment against a defined application compatibility and recovery brief.
Amazon Aurora features
The core capabilities to consider for your workflow.
- MySQL-compatible and PostgreSQL-compatible editions
- Managed cluster storage and database operation
- Provisioned and Serverless compute options
- Replication and recovery by deployment
Amazon Aurora pricing
Paid plans / trial
Price compute or capacity, storage, I/O where applicable, replicas, backups, transfer and support. Specify the compatibility edition, region and storage option.
Calculate the cost of your quote →Free access & evaluation
Aurora is a paid managed service. Evaluation access or eligible AWS credits may offset limited usage under current conditions; this is not a permanent free Aurora production tier.
Before you choose Amazon Aurora
Confirm supported versions, extensions, permissions and service limits for the selected edition.
Serverless, Standard, I/O-Optimized and regional options are distinct cost and deployment choices.
Explore Amazon Aurora in more detail
Take a closer look at the decisions behind this product.
Aurora vs PostgreSQL: managed service and engine compatibility
Read the articleCompare Amazon Aurora
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Amazon Aurora FAQs
Does Amazon Aurora have a free plan?
Aurora is a paid managed service. Evaluation access or eligible AWS credits may offset limited usage under current conditions; this is not a permanent free Aurora production tier.
Who is Amazon Aurora for?
Teams evaluating an AWS-managed relational deployment against a defined application compatibility and recovery brief.
What should I compare before buying?
Check the tier that contains your essential features, confirm plan limits and compare the total quote with your own expected usage.