Amazon Aurora vs Amazon OpenSearch Service
Amazon Aurora
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| Figure | Amazon Aurora | Amazon OpenSearch Service |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | — | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 4 | 1 |
| Spec score · Ai Databases | 8.1 (#11) | 7.5 (#24) |
| Availability | AWS says Aurora is designed for up to 99.99% single-Region and 99.999% multi-Region availability. | AWS states a 99.99% SLA for highly available, multi-AZ deployments with standby. |
| Compliance | AWS lists Aurora in compliance programs that include SOC, PCI, FedRAMP, and HIPAA. | AWS says OpenSearch Service is HIPAA-eligible and compliant with PCI DSS, SOC, ISO, and FedRAMP standards. |
| Founded | 2006 | 2006 |
| Operations | Aurora uses the Amazon RDS console, CLI commands, and API operations for tasks such as provisioning, patching, backup, and recovery. | AWS says the service provides seamless upgrades and patches, 24/7 monitoring, self-healing, and automatic scaling for serverless deployments. |
| Security | Aurora supports encryption at rest using AWS KMS keys and uses SSL (AES-256) to secure data in transit. | The service supports encryption at rest and in transit, and granular permissions for indices, documents, and fields. |
Plans
Amazon Aurora
- Free planFree
- Paid planPrice not published
- Aurora PostgreSQL Serverless Free planFree
- Aurora PostgreSQL and Aurora MySQL On-DemandPrice not published
In their own words
Amazon Aurora
Amazon Aurora has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
Amazon OpenSearch Service
Amazon OpenSearch Service has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.