Azure Database for MySQL vs Amazon Aurora

Azure Database for MySQL8.9Visit Amazon Aurora8.8Visit

Higher score Azure Database for MySQL #5 in MySQL Hosting 8.9/10 Paid ✓ 1 of 4 features Visit Azure

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Amazon Aurora #6 in MySQL Hosting 8.8/10 Paid ✓ 1 of 4 features Visit Amazon Aurora

• Azure Database for MySQL fits best

  Flexible Azure MySQL deployments

• Amazon Aurora fits best

  Scalable AWS MySQL-compatible workloads

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Side by side

Feature	Azure Database for MySQL 8.9/10 Visit ↗	Amazon Aurora 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.9	8.8
Ranking	#5 in MySQL Hosting	#6 in MySQL Hosting
Best for	Flexible Azure MySQL deployments	Scalable AWS MySQL-compatible workloads
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	—	—
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Docs	Email, Live chat, Phone, Tickets, Community, Docs · 24/7
Integrations	5 integrations	9 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Azure Database for MySQL 1/4 · Amazon Aurora 1/4
Automated backups	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Point-in-time restore	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
High availability	✓	✓
Private networking	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Scaling mode	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Included storage	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Four deployment tiers cover burstable to memory-optimized workloads Point-in-time restore and automatic backups support recovery planning Private networking, replicas, and Azure service integrations are included	Provisioned and serverless options with automatic capacity and storage scaling Up to 15 read replicas plus automatic failover to an Aurora Replica Continuous backups, point-in-time recovery, and multi-Region operation
Cons	The free tier has limited resources and lasts 12 months for first-time users Read replicas are available only for supported compute tiers Its deployment and integration model is centered on Microsoft Azure	Paid service with pricing that varies by Region and capacity Costs also vary with storage, I/O, and optional features Backup retention and maximum connections vary by configuration
Our verdict	Azure Database for MySQL is a fully managed relational database service based on MySQL Community Edition. It is designed for application developers and organizations running web, mobile, and enterprise workloads on Azure. Microsoft manages… Read the review →	Amazon Aurora is a fully managed, cloud-based relational database service from Amazon Web Services. It supports PostgreSQL- and MySQL-compatible relational database engines, along with the Aurora DSQL distributed SQL engine. The service is… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Azure Database for MySQL — where it wins

  • Four deployment tiers cover burstable to memory-optimized workloads
  • Point-in-time restore and automatic backups support recovery planning
  • Private networking, replicas, and Azure service integrations are included

  Where it doesn't

  • The free tier has limited resources and lasts 12 months for first-time users
  • Read replicas are available only for supported compute tiers
  • Its deployment and integration model is centered on Microsoft Azure

• Amazon Aurora — where it wins

  • Provisioned and serverless options with automatic capacity and storage scaling
  • Up to 15 read replicas plus automatic failover to an Aurora Replica
  • Continuous backups, point-in-time recovery, and multi-Region operation

  Where it doesn't

  • Paid service with pricing that varies by Region and capacity
  • Costs also vary with storage, I/O, and optional features
  • Backup retention and maximum connections vary by configuration

• Azure Database for MySQL8.9/10 · Paid

  A flexible managed MySQL service for applications already running on Azure.

  Visit AzureFull verdict →
• Amazon Aurora8.8/10 · Paid

  A scalable managed database for AWS workloads needing replicas, recovery, and global operation.

  Visit Amazon AuroraFull verdict →