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Amazon Aurora

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Product
Amazon Aurora is a fully managed relational database service with PostgreSQL, MySQL, and DSQL engines.Read 11 Oct 2026 · docs.aws.amazon.com
Free plan
NoRead 22 Sep 2026 · aws.amazon.com
Integrations
Aurora MySQL can invoke AWS Lambda functions and load data from or save data to Amazon S3.Read 11 Oct 2026 · docs.aws.amazon.com
Security
Aurora supports encryption at rest using AWS KMS keys and uses SSL (AES-256) to secure data in transit.Read 11 Oct 2026 · docs.aws.amazon.com
Compliance
AWS lists Aurora in compliance programs that include SOC, PCI, FedRAMP, and HIPAA.Read 11 Oct 2026 · docs.aws.amazon.com
Support
Customers with an active AWS Premium Support plan can contact AWS for Aurora-specific troubleshooting and guidance.Read 11 Oct 2026 · docs.aws.amazon.com
Headquarters
Seattle, Washington, United StatesRead 23 Sep 2026 · aws.amazon.com
Founded
2006Read 23 Sep 2026 · aws.amazon.com
Availability
AWS says Aurora is designed for up to 99.99% single-Region and 99.999% multi-Region availability.Read 11 Oct 2026 · aws.amazon.com
Compatibility
Aurora PostgreSQL and Aurora MySQL offer open source compatibility so existing applications and tools can run without modification.Read 11 Oct 2026 · docs.aws.amazon.com
Intended workloads
AWS identifies enterprise applications, multi-tenant SaaS, and globally distributed applications as Aurora use cases.Read 11 Oct 2026 · aws.amazon.com
Migration
AWS says MySQL and PostgreSQL databases can be migrated to and from Aurora using standard tools; Babelfish supports legacy SQL Server applications on Aurora PostgreSQL with minimal code change.Read 11 Oct 2026 · aws.amazon.com
Notable limit
The free plan provides Aurora PostgreSQL Serverless instances with up to 4 ACUs and 1 GiB of storage per cluster.Read 11 Oct 2026 · aws.amazon.com
Operations
Aurora uses the Amazon RDS console, CLI commands, and API operations for tasks such as provisioning, patching, backup, and recovery.Read 11 Oct 2026 · docs.aws.amazon.com
Performance
AWS says Aurora offers up to 6x the throughput of PostgreSQL and MySQL.Read 11 Oct 2026 · aws.amazon.com
Scaling
Aurora Serverless automatically starts, stops, and scales capacity based on application needs, and charges for capacity consumed.Read 11 Oct 2026 · aws.amazon.com
Threat detection
Amazon GuardDuty RDS Protection profiles and monitors Aurora database login activity for suspicious behavior.Read 11 Oct 2026 · docs.aws.amazon.com

Plans and prices

Free plan Free 4 ACUs · 1 GiB storage per cluster Read 22 Sep 2026 · aws.amazon.com
Paid plan Price not published Usage-based pricing · Charges for database instances and storage · Optional features are billed separately · Provisioned and serverless configurations Read 22 Sep 2026 · aws.amazon.com
Aurora PostgreSQL Serverless Free plan Free No cost for new AWS customers; AWS credits are available for up to 12 months. Up to 4 ACUs · 1 GiB storage per cluster Read 11 Oct 2026 · aws.amazon.com
Aurora PostgreSQL and Aurora MySQL On-Demand Price not published Usage-based; provisioned instances are billed per instance-hour, with storage and optional features billed separately. Price varies by engine, AWS Region, instance or capacity, storage, I/O, and selected configuration Read 11 Oct 2026 · aws.amazon.com

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