We compared AWS Database Migration Service and AWS Glue based on our user's reviews in several parameters.
AWS Database Migration Service is praised for seamless integration, efficient migration, and customer support, while customers find the pricing competitive. In contrast, AWS Glue is commended for efficient data integration, automation, and robust processing power. Users also value its customer service and flexible pricing. Areas for improvement for Database Migration include setup streamlining, improved documentation, monitoring enhancement, and complexity reduction, while Glue users suggest user-friendliness, better troubleshooting documentation, performance and reliability improvements, and advanced customization options.
Features: The valuable features of AWS Database Migration Service include seamless integration with other AWS services, efficient data migration, user-friendly interface, robust data validation, and excellent customer support. On the other hand, AWS Glue stands out with its efficient data integration capabilities, advanced automation abilities, seamless integration with other AWS services, ease of setting up and monitoring data transformations, comprehensive pre-built connectors, and robust processing power.
Pricing and ROI: According to user feedback, AWS Database Migration Service offers reasonable setup costs and flexible licensing options. On the other hand, AWS Glue has minimal setup costs, a straightforward licensing process, and an affordable pricing structure. Users have expressed satisfaction with Glue's hassle-free setup and fair licensing terms., The ROI from utilizing AWS Database Migration Service has been profitable, while AWS Glue offers a valuable and cost-effective solution with scalability and flexibility.
Room for Improvement: Areas for improvement in AWS Database Migration Service include streamlining setup, improving documentation, addressing compatibility issues, enhancing monitoring capabilities, and reducing overall complexity. On the other hand, AWS Glue users have suggested improvements in user-friendliness, documentation, reliability, performance, customization options, advanced features, and specific use case capabilities.
Deployment and customer support: In comparing the user reviews for AWS Database Migration Service and AWS Glue, it can be seen that some users reported spending three months on deployment and an additional week on setup for AWS Database Migration Service. On the other hand, for AWS Glue, various timeframes were mentioned, including three months for deployment and an additional week for setup. However, if users mentioned a week for both deployment and setup, it implies that these terms refer to the same period and should be considered as one., The customer service and support provided by AWS Database Migration Service have been praised for their excellence, responsiveness, and knowledge. On the other hand, users have expressed satisfaction with AWS Glue's customer service, describing it as reliable, helpful, and responsive.
The summary above is based on 51 interviews we conducted recently with AWS Database Migration Service and AWS Glue users. To access the review's full transcripts, download our report.
"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's initial setup phase was very easy."
"The product is cheaper than all platforms"
"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."
"What I like about AWS Database Migration Service is that it's a good product that allows you to migrate terabytes of data. My team was able to migrate almost 16TB of data using AWS Database Migration Service. The solution works fine for my use case."
"Scalable and stable solution for migrating databases to AWS, with valuable features such as parallel full load and continuous data replication."
"It's scalable."
"I am very impressed by the scalability of AWS Database Migration Service."
"The most valuable feature for me is the visual interface of AWS Glue."
"The most valuable feature of AWS Glue is that it provides a GUI format with a drag-and-drop feature."
"The product has a valuable feature for data catalog."
"We no longer had to worry much about infrastructure management because AWS Glue is serverless, and Amazon takes care of the underlying infrastructure."
"The solution is highly user-friendly, and its features are easy to use. The new addition of AWS Glue Data Catalog is also very beneficial, making the tool even more helpful for its users."
"AWS Glue is a good solution for developers, they have the ability to write code in different languages and other software."
"We have found it beneficial when moving data from one source to another."
"The most valuable feature of AWS Glue is its ease of use and good documentation. Additionally, we can do all the transformations that we need."
"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."
"What needs improvement in AWS Database Migration Service is that it lacks a log file validation feature. If the solution could provide more details about a particular transaction, that would be helpful. The stability of AWS Database Migration Service for online CDC records also needs to be improved."
"The solution’s scalability and performance could be improved."
"There are a set of complexities and challenges when a user wants to integrate AWS products with Microsoft products."
"The performance of data migration could be smoother."
"It would be helpful if the bandwidth could be independent of the network or if we could have a dedicated bandwidth for this product."
"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."
"I think that Amazon needs to improve the migration scenarios after analytics"
"The solution should offer features for streaming data in addition to batching data."
"I would like to see a more robust interface on the no-code side. This would be nice to be able to split cells."
"While working on AWS Glue, I could not find any training material for it."
"I haven't looked into Glue in terms of seeking out flaws. I've not come across missing features."
"The mapping area and the use of the data catalog from Glue could be better."
"I would like to see stable libraries at the moment they are not there."
"It is not clear how the partition discovery would have been affected by more data coming in."
"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."
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AWS Database Migration Service is ranked 2nd in Cloud Data Integration with 26 reviews while AWS Glue is ranked 1st in Cloud Data Integration with 37 reviews. AWS Database Migration Service is rated 7.8, while AWS Glue is rated 7.8. 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 AWS Glue writes "Provides serverless mechanism, easy data transformation and automated infrastructure management". AWS Database Migration Service is most compared with Oracle GoldenGate, Qlik Replicate, Fivetran, Confluent and Oracle GoldenGate Cloud Service, whereas AWS Glue is most compared with Informatica PowerCenter, SSIS, Informatica Cloud Data Integration, Talend Open Studio and Oracle Integration Cloud Service. See our AWS Database Migration Service vs. AWS Glue report.
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