We performed a comparison between AWS AppSync and AWS Glue based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Amazon Web Services (AWS), MuleSoft, Matillion and others in Cloud Data Integration."Support for multiple data sources and formats is a fantastic feature."
"The solution is stable and reliable."
"The most valuable feature of AWS Glue is scalability."
"It is a stable and scalable solution."
"It is AWS-integrated. There is end-to-end integration with the other AWS services. It is also user-friendly."
"I like its integration and ability to handle all data-related tasks."
"We have found it beneficial when moving data from one source to another."
"The solution integrates well with other AWS products or services."
"The most valuable features currently are glue studio, jobs, and triggers."
"Moving to other clouds is impossible without significantly rearchitecting your applications."
"I haven't looked into Glue in terms of seeking out flaws. I've not come across missing features."
"On occasion, the solution's dashboard reports that a project failed due to runtime but it actually succeeded."
"I would like to see a more robust interface on the no-code side. This would be nice to be able to split cells."
"The setup and installation is a bit complex without advanced knowledge or training."
"Cost-wise, AWS Glue is expensive, so that's an area for improvement. The process for setting up the solution was also complex, which is another area for improvement."
"The solution's visual ETL tool is of no use for actual implementation."
"One area that could be improved is the ETL view. The drag-and-drop interface is not as user-friendly as some other ETL tools."
"The interface for AWS Glue could improve, they do not put a lot of details. You can write the code, in PySpark or in Scala, which is a big advantage, it is only easy to use for a developer. It will be difficult for new users to enter the cloud environment."
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AWS AppSync is ranked 25th in Cloud Data Integration while AWS Glue is ranked 1st in Cloud Data Integration with 37 reviews. AWS AppSync is rated 9.0, while AWS Glue is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of AWS AppSync writes "Innovative, works well with GraphQL, and can connect to any type of data source". On the other hand, the top reviewer of AWS Glue writes "Provides serverless mechanism, easy data transformation and automated infrastructure management". AWS AppSync is most compared with Oracle Integration Cloud Service, Workato and Perspectium DataSync, whereas AWS Glue is most compared with AWS Database Migration Service, Informatica PowerCenter, Informatica Cloud Data Integration, SSIS and Talend Open Studio.
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