Amazon RDS
7.1#3 in database performance monitoring softwareFree planFree planWebAPISelf-hosted
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Grafana Cloud Application Observability
8.9#2 in log management softwareFrom $0.03 a monthFree planAndroidiOSWebAPI
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| Fact | Amazon RDS | Grafana Cloud Application Observability |
|---|---|---|
| Company founded | AWS states that it launched in spring 2006. | Grafana Labs was founded in 2014 by Raj Dutt, Anthony Woods, and Torkel Ödegaard. |
| Company legal name | AWS site terms identify the provider as Amazon Web Services, Inc. | Crunchbase lists Grafana Labs’ legal name as Raintank, Inc. |
| Documentation depth | AWS provides a user guide, engine-specific guides, getting-started material, API reference and release-history documentation. | The documentation covers setup, instrumentation, pricing, cost optimization, troubleshooting, APIs, SDKs, dashboards, integrations, and signal exploration. |
| Founded | 2006 | 2014 |
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Rating on G2 | 4.5 out of 5 from 907 reviews | 4.5 out of 5 from 209 reviews |
| Rating on Gartner Peer Insights | 4.6 out of 5 from 386 ratings | 4.6 out of 5 from 437 ratings |
| Rating on Google Play | 4.7 out of 5 from 28.8K reviews for the AWS Console app, which supports RDS management | 3.7 out of 5 from 94 reviews |
| Rating on TrustRadius | 8.2 out of 10 from 290 reviews and ratings | 8.6 out of 10 from 173 reviews |
Amazon RDS plans
- AWS Free TierFree
- AWS Free Tier for RDSFree
- On-demand—
- On-Demand Instances—
- Reserved Instance—
- Reserved Instances—
Grafana Cloud Application Observability plans
- FreeFree
- Pro$0.03 a month
- EnterprisePriced on request
Pick Amazon RDS if…
Amazon RDS suits teams seeking managed relational databases across its supported engines, with backup, scaling, monitoring, and security controls. It also supports read-heavy workloads through read replicas.
Pick Grafana Cloud Application Observability if…
It suits software engineers who need to detect anomalies, investigate causes, and address application problems. Teams using OpenTelemetry or Prometheus can use its listed compatibility and Alloy pipelines.