Amazon Aurora
High-performance, fully managed relational database for the cloud, compatible with MySQL and PostgreSQL.
MySQL Performance
Up to 5x faster than standard MySQL
PostgreSQL Performance
Up to 3x faster than standard PostgreSQL
Data Replication
6 copies across 3 Availability Zones
Storage Scalability
Up to 128 TB per database instance
About Amazon Aurora
Amazon Aurora is a core part of Amazon Web Services' database portfolio, designed to automate and offload database administration. Its architecture separates compute and storage, allowing each to scale independently. It delivers high performance and throughput, claiming to be up to five times faster than standard MySQL databases and three times faster than standard PostgreSQL databases. Key features include a serverless option that automatically starts up, shuts down, and scales capacity based on application needs, global distribution for low-latency reads, and high availability with data replicated across multiple Availability Zones. It's suitable for a wide range of applications, from e-commerce and gaming to high-throughput enterprise systems.
Core Features
Compatibility
Fully compatible with MySQL and PostgreSQL
Deployment Models
Provisioned, Serverless v2, Global Database
High Availability
Multi-AZ design, fault-tolerant, and self-healing storage
Managed Service
Automated provisioning, patching, backup, recovery, and monitoring
Performance and Scalability
Compute Scaling
Scale compute and memory up to 96 vCPUs and 768 GiB
Read Replica Scaling
Up to 15 low-latency read replicas
Storage System
Distributed, fault-tolerant, self-healing storage system that scales automatically up to 128 TB
Security
Network Isolation
Runs in Amazon VPC for network isolation
Encryption At Rest
Supported via AWS Key Management Service (KMS)
Encryption In Transit
Secured using SSL (AES-256)