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DB Engines and Versions

Table 1 lists the DB engines and versions supported by RDS.

For new applications, you are advised to use the latest major version of the DB engine, for example, MySQL 8.0. When you create a DB instance, you can select a major DB engine version only (such as MySQL 8.0). The system will automatically select an appropriate minor version (such as 8.0.17) for you. After the DB instance is created, you can view the minor version in the DB Engine Version column on the Instance Management page. The DB engine and version vary according to site requirements.

Figure 1 DB engine version
Table 1 DB engines and versions

DB Engine

Version

MySQL
  • 8.0
  • 5.7
  • 5.6

PostgreSQL

Microsoft SQL Server
  • 2017 Enterprise Edition
  • 2017 Standard Edition
  • 2017 Web Edition, which supports single DB instances only.
  • 2016 Enterprise Edition
  • 2016 Standard Edition
  • 2016 Web Edition, which supports single DB instances only.
  • 2014 Enterprise Edition
  • 2014 Standard Edition
  • 2014 Web Edition, which supports single DB instances only
  • 2012 Enterprise Edition
  • 2012 Standard Edition
  • 2012 Web Edition, which supports single DB instances only
  • 2008 R2 Enterprise Edition, which supports primary/standby DB instances only.
  • 2008 R2 Web Edition, which supports single DB instances only
Parent topic: DB Instance Description