# DigitalOcean Managed Databases alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 205 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where DigitalOcean Managed Databases holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/digitalocean-managed-databases/alternatives/

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Amazon RDS: 62
- Amazon Aurora: 31
- Azure SQL Database: 18
- Google Cloud SQL: 18
- Supabase: 8
- Neon: 6

## Managed relational databases

**Small business**: 52 of 84 answers did not name DigitalOcean Managed Databases (DigitalOcean Managed Databases is #4 of 8 at 15%).

- Amazon RDS: first choice in 17 of those 52
- Supabase: first choice in 8 of those 52
- Google Cloud SQL: first choice in 7 of those 52
- Neon: first choice in 4 of those 52
- Azure SQL Database: first choice in 2 of those 52
- PostgreSQL: first choice in 2 of those 52
- Amazon Aurora: first choice in 1 of those 52
- Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL or MySQL: first choice in 1 of those 52

**Mid-market**: 69 of 84 answers did not name DigitalOcean Managed Databases (DigitalOcean Managed Databases is #5 of 9 at 9%).

- Amazon RDS: first choice in 30 of those 69
- Amazon Aurora: first choice in 12 of those 69
- Google Cloud SQL: first choice in 5 of those 69
- Azure SQL Database: first choice in 2 of those 69
- Neon: first choice in 2 of those 69
- Clever Cloud: first choice in 1 of those 69

**Enterprise**: 84 of 84 answers did not name DigitalOcean Managed Databases.

- Amazon Aurora: first choice in 18 of those 84
- Amazon RDS: first choice in 15 of those 84
- Azure SQL Database: first choice in 14 of those 84
- Google Cloud SQL: first choice in 6 of those 84
- Azure SQL Managed Instance: first choice in 2 of those 84
- Oracle Autonomous Database: first choice in 2 of those 84
- AWS: first choice in 1 of those 84
- Amazon Aurora with I/O-Optimized pricing: first choice in 1 of those 84

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