The most valuable feature is that the maintainability is offloaded to the service provider. I don't have to maintain a database or do any administrative tasks, which comes in handy.
Amazon Aurora offers offloaded maintainability, removing administrative tasks, and features SQL standardization, auto-scaling, and self-management. The platform supports multiple-read and single-write capabilities with custom endpoints, avoiding additional proxies. Aurora is valued for its scalability and cost-effective enterprise features but criticized for high prices and limited independence from Amazon. Users face challenges with MySQL query distribution and PostgreSQL migration, indicating areas for improvement to boost adoption and developer focus.
