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Amazon Aurora vs PostgreSQL

A side-by-side look at Amazon Aurora and PostgreSQL. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Amazon Aurora

Amazon Aurora

Development

Amazon Aurora is a fully managed relational database service created by Amazon Web Services (AWS). It offers the performance and availability of traditional enterprise databases at a lower cost.

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PostgreSQL

PostgreSQL

Development

PostgreSQL is an open source, object-relational database management system known for its reliability, performance, and SQL compliance. It runs on all major operating systems and has a rich set of features including complex queries, foreign keys, triggers, views, and ACID compliance.

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