Amazon Web Services → Microsoft Azure
Azure equivalent of Amazon RDS for MySQL
Amazon RDS for MySQL maps to Azure Database for MySQL (flexible server).
About Amazon RDS for MySQL
| Provider | Amazon Web Services |
|---|---|
| Status | Generally available |
| What it is | Managed MySQL Community Edition with Multi-AZ deployments, read replicas, automated backups, and Extended Support for older major versions. |
| Documentation | docs.aws.amazon.com |
| Pricing | Official pricing page |
Azure mappings (1)
| Capability | Azure equivalent | Match |
|---|---|---|
| Managed MySQL | Azure Database for MySQL (flexible server) | Direct match |
Managed relational engines(1)
Managed MySQL Direct match
Amazon RDS for MySQL maps to Azure Database for MySQL (flexible server). Both run MySQL Community Edition with automated backups, zone-redundant HA, and read replicas.
- Versions. Azure lists MySQL 5.7, 8.0, and 8.4 for flexible server. RDS also supports current MySQL major versions and charges Extended Support for older ones such as 5.7. Check both version calendars.
- Tiers. Azure has Burstable, General Purpose, and Business Critical tiers. RDS uses instance classes, with Multi-AZ DB clusters (two readable standbys) as an extra HA option.
- Cloud-native option. On AWS, Aurora MySQL is the higher-end MySQL-compatible engine. Azure's MySQL equivalent is the Business Critical tier of flexible server, not a separate engine.