# Amazon RDS for SQL Server: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 1 judge label across 1 category by 1 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/amazon-rds-for-sql-server

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Managed relational databases](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/it-data/managed-relational-databases/index.md) | 0% | 62 | 100% | 1 |

## And against it

- "Why to be cautious: Cost is notoriously high." (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Managed databases)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Amazon RDS for SQL Server, from 2 of the 2 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- docs.aws.amazon.com: 2 (its own site)
- aws.amazon.com: 1 (its own site)
- builder.aws.com: 1
- clickhouse.com: 1
- craigmattson.net: 1
- dev.to: 1
- docs.cloud.google.com: 1
- enterprisedb.com: 1
- g2.com: 1
- gane.ai/index: 1

### Pages cited

- https://aws.amazon.com/rds: 1
- https://builder.aws.com/content/3KEcl1fAIzbighfzeQDi7Fzd8Iz/amazon-rds-less-infrastructure-more-product: 1
- https://clickhouse.com/fr/resources/engineering/aws-aurora-alternatives: 1
- https://clickhouse.com/resources/engineering/aws-rds-alternatives: 1
- https://craigmattson.net/blog/2021/09/10-things-i-wish-i-knew-upfront-about-amazon-rds-for-sql-server: 1
- https://dev.to/digitalocean/understanding-managed-databases-43a9: 1
- https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/AuroraUserGuide: 1
- https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/Oracle.Concepts.limitations.html: 1

## In its own words

What Amazon RDS for SQL Server's own pages state, read 2026-10-06. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Fully managed, highly available SQL Server database service powered by AWS (https://aws.amazon.com/rds/sqlserver/)
- Free plan or trial: Try for free (https://aws.amazon.com/rds/sqlserver/)
- Hosting: United States

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/it.