# Amazon Aurora Global Database

> Publicly sourced profile assembled by Optimly, in the Optimly AI Brand Index. Last refreshed 2026-10-04.

- **Business Profile:** https://optimly.ai/brand/amazon-aurora-global-database
- **Dataset:** https://optimly.ai/brand/amazon-aurora-global-database.json
- **Markdown:** https://optimly.ai/brand/amazon-aurora-global-database/llms.txt
- **Official website:** https://amazon.com
- **Slug:** amazon-aurora-global-database
- **Categories:** cloud-infrastructure, developer-tools

## Overview

- **Tagline:** Uses storage-level replication rather than database engine-level replication, allowing for sub-second global latency without impacting primary database performance.
Source: Brand's website (https://amazon.com) · 2026-10-04

- **Description:** Amazon Aurora Global Database is a feature of the Amazon Aurora relational database service that allows a single database to span multiple AWS Regions. It uses storage-based replication to synchronize data across regions with minimal latency, enabling fast local reads and robust disaster recovery.
Source: Brand's website (https://amazon.com) · 2026-10-04

## Offerings

- **Core capabilities:** Aurora Global Database (MySQL & PostgreSQL compatible)
Source: Brand's website (https://amazon.com) · 2026-10-04

- **Pricing:** Usage-based (Replicated Write I/Os, Storage, and Data Transfer fees)
Source: Brand's website (https://amazon.com) · 2026-10-04

## Audience

- **Target industry:** Enterprise SaaS, Global E-commerce, Gaming, Financial Services
Source: Brand's website (https://amazon.com) · 2026-10-04

## Landscape

- **Competitors:**
  - Google Cloud Spanner
  - Azure Cosmos DB
  - CockroachDB
  - YugabyteDB
Source: Brand's website (https://amazon.com) · 2026-10-04

Page last updated 2026-10-17.