Amazon RDS VS Azure SQL Database
As of 2 November 2026, Azure SQL Database is named by 1,059 companies and Amazon RDS by 2,172; Amazon RDS skews to companies under 200 people (48% vs 32%), Azure SQL Database to companies over 1,000 (40% vs 25%).
As of 2 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.
The website-and-DNS footprint is not comparable between a marketing suite and a CRM: Amazon RDS's script and mail records show on hundreds of thousands of small sites, Azure SQL Database rarely leaves a trace outside its own apps. Compare on the job-posting numbers; use the footprint for reach.
- Amazon RDS: 2–200 employees
- 48%
- Azure SQL Database: 2–200 employees
- 32%
- Amazon RDS: 1,000+ employees
- 25%
- Azure SQL Database: 1,000+ employees
- 40%
- Postings per company, 90 days
- 3.0 · 3.3
- Website or DNS footprint
- 0 · 0
Who chooses which
Share of each tool's companies in every segment. "Leans" marks a gap of more than two points.
| Segment | Amazon RDS | share | Azure SQL Database | share | Leans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Self-employed | 25 | 1% | 8 | 1% | even |
| 2-10 employees | 159 | 7% | 42 | 4% | Amazon RDS |
| 11-50 employees | 366 | 17% | 119 | 11% | Amazon RDS |
| 51-200 employees | 525 | 24% | 178 | 17% | Amazon RDS |
| 201-500 employees | 321 | 15% | 183 | 17% | Azure SQL Database |
| 501-1000 employees | 229 | 11% | 110 | 10% | even |
| 1001-5000 employees | 282 | 13% | 200 | 19% | Azure SQL Database |
| 5001-10000 employees | 82 | 4% | 63 | 6% | Azure SQL Database |
| 10,001+ employees | 183 | 8% | 156 | 15% | Azure SQL Database |
| Segment | Amazon RDS | share | Azure SQL Database | share | Leans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Technology & software | 1,232 | 57% | 476 | 45% | Amazon RDS |
| Business & finance services | 411 | 19% | 247 | 23% | Azure SQL Database |
| Manufacturing & industry | 141 | 6% | 103 | 10% | Azure SQL Database |
| Media & content | 66 | 3% | 21 | 2% | even |
| Consumer services & leisure | 55 | 3% | 29 | 3% | even |
| Commerce & trade | 53 | 2% | 29 | 3% | even |
| Utilities & infrastructure | 43 | 2% | 26 | 2% | even |
| Health care | 40 | 2% | 32 | 3% | even |
| Public, community & associations | 38 | 2% | 27 | 3% | even |
| Transport, logistics & rental | 25 | 1% | 22 | 2% | even |
| Automotive | 24 | 1% | 14 | 1% | even |
| Property & construction | 23 | 1% | 21 | 2% | even |
| Segment | Amazon RDS | share | Azure SQL Database | share | Leans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,407 | 65% | 650 | 61% | Amazon RDS |
| United Kingdom | 168 | 8% | 88 | 8% | even |
| India | 83 | 4% | 35 | 3% | even |
| Germany | 81 | 4% | 28 | 3% | even |
| France | 50 | 2% | 14 | 1% | even |
| Canada | 42 | 2% | 51 | 5% | Azure SQL Database |
| Australia | 38 | 2% | 26 | 2% | even |
| Singapore | 32 | 1% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Brazil | 21 | 1% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Japan | 21 | 1% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Switzerland | 16 | 1% | 9 | 1% | even |
| Netherlands | 16 | 1% | 15 | 1% | even |
| Belgium | – | – | 16 | 2% | outside top 12 |
| Poland | – | – | 15 | 1% | outside top 12 |
| Spain | – | – | 12 | 1% | outside top 12 |
| Segment | Amazon RDS | share | Azure SQL Database | share | Leans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software engineering | 4,321 | 49% | 1,658 | 37% | Amazon RDS |
| IT operations & business systems | 2,258 | 25% | 985 | 22% | Amazon RDS |
| Data & AI | 1,029 | 12% | 1,353 | 30% | Azure SQL Database |
| Product, program & project management | 152 | 2% | 37 | 1% | even |
| Customer service & success | 124 | 1% | 9 | 0% | even |
| Engineering (non-software) | 98 | 1% | 21 | 0% | even |
| Sales | 51 | 1% | 20 | 0% | even |
| Logistics warehouse and transport | 20 | 0% | 1 | 0% | even |
| Finance & accounting | 18 | 0% | 5 | 0% | even |
| Unclassified | 15 | 0% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Education & training | 11 | 0% | 2 | 0% | even |
| General management & consulting | 10 | 0% | 14 | 0% | even |
| Marketing & communications | 7 | 0% | 6 | 0% | even |
| Construction and civil | 5 | 0% | 7 | 0% | even |
| Design & UX | 5 | 0% | 2 | 0% | even |
| Legal, compliance & risk | 5 | 0% | 1 | 0% | even |
| Administration & office | 4 | 0% | 2 | 0% | even |
| Quality, safety & environment | 4 | 0% | 9 | 0% | even |
| Arts media and entertainment | 3 | 0% | 1 | 0% | even |
| Hospitality and food service | 3 | 0% | 2 | 0% | even |
| Human resources | 3 | 0% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Skilled trades and field service | 3 | 0% | 1 | 0% | even |
| Business development & strategy | 2 | 0% | 1 | 0% | even |
| Manufacturing and production | 2 | 0% | 1 | 0% | even |
| Facilities cleaning and security | 1 | 0% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Healthcare clinical | 1 | 0% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Research and science | – | – | 2 | 0% | outside top 12 |
The companies behind each column
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Azure SQL Database is named by 1,059 companies in job postings and Amazon RDS by 2,172; 237 name both. (Breaknorm, 2 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/amazon-rds-vs-azure-sql-database)
Read from the source, not self-reported
Every number on this page can be traced to a page we crawled or a posting we read. Full methodology →
- Job postingsRead hourly from career sites. A tool counts when the employer's own text names it as the team's system; both tools can count for one company.
- Website and DNSScripts and embeds on the company's pages, plus SPF, DKIM, MX and CNAME records of its domain that point at the vendor.
- SegmentsCountry, size and industry from the company profile built from its website.
- Not a reviewNo ratings, prices or feature claims. For those, read the vendors.
Amazon RDS vs Azure SQL Database: questions
Which is more used, Amazon RDS or Azure SQL Database?
By companies naming it in their own job postings, Amazon RDS (2,172) over Azure SQL Database (1,059). By website-and-DNS footprint, Azure SQL Database (0 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.
Who chooses Amazon RDS?
48% of Amazon RDS companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 32% for Azure SQL Database. 25% of Amazon RDS companies have over 1,000 employees, against 40% for Azure SQL Database.
Do companies run both?
237 companies name both in their postings, usually Amazon RDS in marketing and Azure SQL Database in sales, or during a migration.
Where do these numbers come from?
From the employer's own text in job postings read hourly from career sites, and from scripts found on company websites in our crawl. No vendor data, no surveys.
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