We performed a comparison between AWS Database Migration Service and Fivetran based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Cloud Data Integration solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."It's pretty useful when we need to migrate something big from a different type of database that AWS Data Migration Services supports."
"I am very impressed by the scalability of AWS Database Migration Service."
"The tools are very user-friendly."
"This solution is very good at mini-batch processing."
"The initial setup is simple. Not that much complex."
"As the solution is on the cloud, we don't have to worry about the maintenance of software."
"The most valuable feature of AWS Database Migration Service is it catches all the history changes, such as inset, observe, and delete. It tracks everything."
"The process is now simplified because there won't be maintenance. Usually we can take a snapshot of the number I need. We can automate the backup snapshots and we can restore it very quickly. We get many benefits from the application."
"The product has some seamless connectors, which are readily available."
"The simplicity of the solution is its valuable feature."
"Making the decision to implement Fivetran was supported by the fact that they have better connectors than other competitors."
"You can manage all of your connectors individually, which gives you a very good ability to trace which one of your ETL processes is running and when."
"Its arrays are powerful enough to handle migrations even when the replication is happening in the background, without causing any trouble with the ongoing traffic."
"It is not like a traditional ETL, but it gives quite a lot of flexibility."
"The most important feature of the solution is its ability to build data pipelines in less time."
"Fivetran's most valuable feature is replication."
"We would like to see some improvement in the performance of large scale procedures, such as when we migrate from Oracle to csSQL."
"I think that Amazon needs to improve the migration scenarios after analytics"
"Migrating from here and pushing the data from on-premise to AWS cloud is a big challenge and a few more services from AWS would be helpful. For example, we are currently using ILDB internet tools which move data from on-premise to the AWS cloud. A few more services would be really helpful for me to move the master data."
"If they had some sort of functionality where, at a specific point in time, if I want to start a new job, it should automatically pick up from where it has been left rather than having people worry about the exact job number and the timing."
"This solution can offer more tweaks where the latency can be brought down to fifteen seconds."
"The names of the services need improvement since AWS doesn't indicate what the function of the product is presently. You need to read a lot to find the service that you want in the product."
"The cost is a concern. We use DMS because of its simplicity, but the price could definitely be more competitive."
"As a solution, the better thing is if more platforms come with direct compatibility, like connecting to different data sources. The basic problem I faced the most was while transferring and reading data from Excel. So, one time, I found that all the components I had declared in my scripts were able to take it. And after some patching happens, it is not able to support that. Again, we need to update the version of Excel. So, it's not like a plug-in type place where you have done the solution and are confident that it will work. So, this is an area of improvement."
"The solution is very expensive. I would like to have a better integration of the solution with Azure."
"HVR Software's technical support could be improved. Whenever we log a case, the response that we get from the support is a bit delayed."
"I would like Fivetran to implement additional resource monitoring and restriction policies."
"The customization could improve because Fivetran gives more thought to people who don't want to manage analytics workflows rather than engineers who want to be able to customize pipelines more thoroughly."
"There was a random change to our contract in a unilateral manner after the first year. The overall cost of using Fivetran was then unclear and this is the reason I would not recommend this solution."
"The connections with SAP must be improved."
"We experience cost issues because Fivetran is charged on a usage basis. When you reach a certain level, the tool should focus on reducing the costs. The solution is expensive when you are moving gigabytes and petabytes of data. It should also focus more on REST APIs and webhooks."
"I would like for them to incorporate additional transformations. A valuable aspect of the product is that it does inflight transformations and that could be expanded."
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AWS Database Migration Service is ranked 2nd in Cloud Data Integration with 27 reviews while Fivetran is ranked 6th in Cloud Data Integration with 19 reviews. AWS Database Migration Service is rated 7.8, while Fivetran is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of AWS Database Migration Service writes "A cloud solution for live replication but has stability issues". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Fivetran writes "Solution reduces time-to-value; high ROI". AWS Database Migration Service is most compared with AWS Glue, Oracle GoldenGate, Qlik Replicate, Confluent and Oracle GoldenGate Cloud Service, whereas Fivetran is most compared with Qlik Replicate, Azure Data Factory, Oracle GoldenGate, Informatica Cloud Data Integration and StreamSets. See our AWS Database Migration Service vs. Fivetran report.
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