G2 Vendor Directory

Amazon Aurora vs. Google Cloud SQL

A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.

MetricAmazon Aurora

by Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Google Cloud SQL

by Google

Overall rating4.54.5
Review count456367
Ease of use8.99.3
Ease of setup8.89.3
Quality of support8.98.9
Meets requirements9.19.2
NPS65.51724169.859155
Small Business37.7%33.2%
Mid-Market33.8%40.4%
Enterprise28.5%26.4%
Total page views391820
Total LLM citations1,53217,069

Amazon Aurora

Amazon Aurora is a fully managed relational database service that combines the performance and availability of high-end commercial databases with the simplicity and cost-effectiveness of open-source databases. Compatible with MySQL and PostgreSQL, Aurora delivers up to five times the throughput of standard MySQL databases and up to three times that of standard PostgreSQL databases. It is designed for high availability, offering up to 99.99% availability within a single region and up to 99.999% across multiple regions.

Pros

  • Scalability
  • Ease of Use
  • Availability
  • Performance
  • Reliability
  • High Availability

Google Cloud SQL

Cloud SQL is a fully-managed managed relational database service for MySQL, PostgreSQL, and SQL Server with rich extension collections, configuration flags, and developer ecosystems.

Pros

  • Database Management
  • Integrations
  • Easy Integrations
  • Ease of Use
  • Scalability
  • Features