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Amazon Aurora vs Heartland Retail

Amazon Aurora logo

Amazon Aurora

Databases

MySQL and PostgreSQL-compatible relational database built for the cloud

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Heartland Retail logo

Heartland Retail

E-Commerce

Omnichannel retail management platform

From
$150/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Amazon Aurora has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • They diverge on capability: Amazon Aurora covers MySQL/PostgreSQL Compatible, Heartland Retail covers Point of sale.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Amazon Aurora and Heartland Retail actually diverge.

Attributes where Amazon Aurora and Heartland Retail differ
AttributeAmazon AuroraHeartland Retail
Starting priceFree$150/month
Pricing modelusage-basedsubscription
Free tierYesNo
PlatformsAWS CloudWeb
CategoryDatabasesE-Commerce
Founded20061997

Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Amazon Aurora

  • MySQL/PostgreSQL Compatible
  • 5x MySQL Performance
  • Auto-scaling Storage
  • Global Database
  • Serverless v2
  • Multi-master
  • Fault Tolerant
  • AWS Lambda

Only in Heartland Retail

  • Point of sale
  • Omnichannel selling
  • Inventory management
  • Customer management
  • Payment processing
  • Employee management
  • Analytics
  • Reporting

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Amazon Aurora

  • Transaction processingnot Heartland Retail
  • Data storagenot Heartland Retail
  • Application backendnot Heartland Retail
  • Reportingnot Heartland Retail
  • Data analyticsnot Heartland Retail

Heartland Retail

No use cases recorded yet. See the Heartland Retail review.

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Amazon Aurora

  • Aurora requires AWS ecosystem knowledge and integration with other AWS services
  • Pricing can become expensive with high-traffic applications using many read replicas
  • Limited support for non-relational data types compared to NoSQL alternatives

Heartland Retail

Nothing recorded yet. See the Heartland Retail review.

Pricing, plan by plan

Amazon Aurora

Free
  • Serverless v2$0.12/hour
    • Auto-scaling
    • Pay per ACU
    • Instant scaling
  • Provisioned$29/month
    • Dedicated instances
    • Predictable performance
    • Reserved capacity

Heartland Retail

$150/month
  • Core$150/month
    • POS system
    • Inventory management
    • Customer management
  • Professional$350/month
    • All Core features
    • Omnichannel
    • Advanced analytics

Which should you pick?

Choose Amazon Aurora if

  • You need mysql/postgresql compatible.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on AWS Cloud.
  • You also want 5x mysql performance.
Amazon Aurora review

Choose Heartland Retail if

  • You need point of sale.
  • You also want omnichannel selling.
Heartland Retail review

Questions people ask

Is Amazon Aurora or Heartland Retail better?
Neither clearly leads. Amazon Aurora starts at Free and Heartland Retail at $150/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Amazon Aurora or Heartland Retail?
Amazon Aurora has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Amazon Aurora and $150/month for Heartland Retail.
Does Amazon Aurora or Heartland Retail run on more platforms?
Amazon Aurora runs on AWS Cloud. Heartland Retail runs on Web.
Can I use Amazon Aurora for free?
Yes. Amazon Aurora has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Heartland Retail starts at $150/month.
What is Amazon Aurora best used for?
Amazon Aurora is most often used for transaction processing, data storage, application backend, reporting. Of those, transaction processing and data storage are not what Heartland Retail is typically brought in for.
What can Amazon Aurora do that Heartland Retail cannot?
Amazon Aurora covers MySQL/PostgreSQL Compatible, 5x MySQL Performance, Auto-scaling Storage, Global Database. Heartland Retail covers Point of sale, Omnichannel selling, Inventory management, Customer management.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Amazon Aurora: Is Amazon Aurora compatible with MySQL and PostgreSQL?

Yes, Amazon Aurora offers MySQL and PostgreSQL compatibility with full compatibility to their open-source counterparts, allowing you to migrate existing databases with standard tools.

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Amazon Aurora: What uptime SLA does Amazon Aurora provide?

Aurora is designed for up to 99.99% single-region uptime and 99.999% multi-region uptime with automatic failover.

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Amazon Aurora: How much does Amazon Aurora cost?

Aurora uses serverless, usage-based pricing where you pay only for consumed capacity. Typical pricing ranges from $50-70 per month for minimal setups to $400-600 per month for small production clusters.

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Amazon Aurora: Can Amazon Aurora scale automatically?

Yes, Aurora automatically scales to match workload demands without performance degradation, supporting both read and write scaling.

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Amazon Aurora: How many read replicas does Aurora support?

Aurora supports up to 15 low-latency read replicas for distributing read traffic across your application.

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