Currently we run a db.t2.medium Multi-AZ instance at $0.136 per hour. this doesn't include stoage. The RDS service automatically handles running two databases in different availability zones for a high availability set-up, syncing changes, and backups.
Amazon Aurora could reduce our monthly bill in half since Aurora automatically handles syncing the data to multiple availability zones without the increase in price. See https://aws.amazon.com/rds/aurora/pricing/
Currently we run a db.t2.medium Multi-AZ instance at $0.136 per hour. this doesn't include stoage. The RDS service automatically handles running two databases in different availability zones for a high availability set-up, syncing changes, and backups.
Amazon Aurora could reduce our monthly bill in half since Aurora automatically handles syncing the data to multiple availability zones without the increase in price. See https://aws.amazon.com/rds/aurora/pricing/
There are also reserved instances available.