Open Source Alternatives

Alternatives to Amazon RDS

Managed relational database service from AWS supporting MySQL, PostgreSQL, and more.

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Updated Apr 2026

Building Blocks

Amazon RDS is a platform — it bundles multiple capabilities into one subscription. These tools each cover one piece. Teams often assemble 2–3 of them instead of paying for the full suite.

TiDB

13covers: MySQL-compatible40%

Cloud-native distributed SQL database

CockroachDB

12covers: distributed SQL40%

Cloud native distributed SQL database for high availability

Supabase

12covers: managed Postgres55%

The Postgres development platform with auth, storage, and realtime

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