---
title: "Amazon Aurora vs. RDS: Understanding the Difference"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/amazon-aurora-vs-rds-understanding-the-difference-sn3faylcs
source_url: https://www.timescale.com/blog/amazon-aurora-vs-rds-understanding-the-difference/
type: article
source: "TigerData (Creators of TimescaleDB)"
published: 2024-02-15T17:32:48.143Z
updated: 2024-05-09T09:28:18.744Z
tags: ["aws", "aurora", "aws-rds"]
reading_time: 6
upvotes: 5
comments: 0
language: en
---

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# Amazon Aurora vs. RDS: Understanding the Difference

**[TigerData \(Creators of TimescaleDB\)](https://daily.dev/sources/tigerdata)** · 6 min read · 5 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

Comparison of Amazon Aurora and RDS, including their differences, performance, availability, scalability, pricing, and when to use each service.

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