Amazon Aurora vs Azure Database for PostgreSQL

Amazon Aurora9.3Visit Azure Database for PostgreSQL8.7Visit

Higher score Amazon Aurora #2 in Managed Database Hosting 9.3/10 Paid ✓ 2 of 3 features Visit Amazon Aurora

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Azure Database for PostgreSQL #8 in Managed Database Hosting 8.7/10 Paid ✓ 2 of 3 features Visit Azure Database

• Amazon Aurora fits best

  High-scale AWS relational workloads

• Azure Database for PostgreSQL fits best

  Azure teams needing managed PostgreSQL

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Side by side

Feature	Amazon Aurora 9.3/10 Visit ↗	Azure Database for PostgreSQL 8.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.3	8.7
Ranking	#2 in Managed Database Hosting	#8 in Managed Database Hosting
Best for	High-scale AWS relational workloads	Azure teams needing managed PostgreSQL
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	—	—
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Email, Live chat, Phone, Tickets, Community, Docs · 24/7	Docs
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Amazon Aurora 2/3 · Azure Database for PostgreSQL 2/3
High availability	✓	✓
Point-in-time recovery	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Read replicas	✓	✓
Specs
Database type	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Scaling model	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Backup retention	Not checked yet	7 days
Our review
Pros	PostgreSQL- and MySQL-compatible engines plus Aurora DSQL Automatic scaling, failover, backups, and point-in-time recovery Multi-region deployment with up to 15 Aurora read replicas	Automatic backups, point-in-time restore, and configurable retention High availability with standby failover and zone-redundant options Private networking, PgBouncer, replicas, and Entra authentication
Cons	No permanent free plan Pricing varies by region, capacity, storage, I/O, and options AWS-centered integrations may not suit non-AWS environments	No perpetual free plan Cloud deployment is centered on the Azure ecosystem Pricing depends on region, currency, agreement, and usage
Our verdict	Amazon Aurora is a fully managed, cloud-based relational database service from Amazon Web Services. It supports PostgreSQL- and MySQL-compatible engines alongside Aurora DSQL, with automated provisioning, patching, backups, scaling, and… Read the review →	Azure Database for PostgreSQL is a fully managed cloud database service built on the PostgreSQL engine. It is aimed at teams running applications and APIs on Azure that want Microsoft to handle infrastructure provisioning, patching,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Amazon Aurora — where it wins

  • PostgreSQL- and MySQL-compatible engines plus Aurora DSQL
  • Automatic scaling, failover, backups, and point-in-time recovery
  • Multi-region deployment with up to 15 Aurora read replicas

  Where it doesn't

  • No permanent free plan
  • Pricing varies by region, capacity, storage, I/O, and options
  • AWS-centered integrations may not suit non-AWS environments

• Azure Database for PostgreSQL — where it wins

  • Automatic backups, point-in-time restore, and configurable retention
  • High availability with standby failover and zone-redundant options
  • Private networking, PgBouncer, replicas, and Entra authentication

  Where it doesn't

  • No perpetual free plan
  • Cloud deployment is centered on the Azure ecosystem
  • Pricing depends on region, currency, agreement, and usage

• Amazon Aurora9.3/10 · Paid

  A managed AWS database for scalable relational workloads and global deployments.

  Visit Amazon AuroraFull verdict →
• Azure Database for PostgreSQL8.7/10 · Paid

  A feature-rich managed PostgreSQL service for production workloads on Azure.

  Visit Azure DatabaseFull verdict →