G2 Vendor Directory

Apache Derby vs. Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)

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

MetricApache Derby

by The Apache Software Foundation

Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)

by Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Overall rating3.84.5
Review count23907
Ease of use8.89.0
Ease of setup9.19.0
Quality of support8.38.8
Meets requirements8.49.1
NPS26.08695766.164542
Small Business39.1%28.8%
Mid-Market30.4%37.5%
Enterprise30.4%33.7%
Total page views79646
Total LLM citations482,389

Apache Derby

Apache Derby is a relational database management system developed by the Apache Software Foundation that can be embedded in Java programs and used for online transaction processing.

Pros

    Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)

    Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) makes it easy to set up, operate, and scale a relational database in the cloud. It provides cost-efficient and resizable capacity while managing time-consuming database administration tasks such as hardware provisioning, database setup, patching and backups. It frees you up to focus on your apps so you can give them the better performance, availability, security, and compatibility they need. Amazon RDS is available on 6 familiar database instances: Amazon Aurora, MySQL, PostgreSQL, MariaDB, Oracle Database and SQL Server engines.

    Pros

    • Ease of Use
    • Scalability
    • Setup Ease
    • Security
    • Backup Services
    • Reliability