Azure SQL Managed Instance vs JawsDB: What are the differences?

Azure SQL Managed Instance: The intelligent, scalable cloud database service. It is the intelligent, scalable cloud database service that combines the broadest SQL Server database engine compatibility with all the benefits of a fully managed and evergreen platform as a service; JawsDB: Fast, reliable, no-bullshark Database as a service. It is a Database-as-a-Service (DBaaS) provider supplying a fully functional, fully managed, relational database for use with your application. Rather than going through the hassle of hosting, configuring, patching, and managing a database, JawsDB provides one-click delivery and management of a relational database in the cloud.

Azure SQL Managed Instance and JawsDB can be primarily classified as "SQL Database as a Service" tools.

Some of the features offered by Azure SQL Managed Instance are:

• No hardware purchasing and management
• No management overhead for managing underlying infrastructure
• 99.99% uptime SLA

On the other hand, JawsDB provides the following key features:

• Get access to the same database trusted by sites such as Google, Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, and more
• Backups
• Create, edit, and save reusable queries against your provisioned server. Databites are a custom, zero-hassle reporting solution for your database right out of the box