AWS Database Migration Service is very inexpensive. The cost is considerably lower than Agility or Oracle Golden Gate. We do not have a license for the solution. We are charged based on our usage.
Senior Database Administrator at Overonix Technologies
Real User
Top 5
2022-10-04T11:23:04Z
Oct 4, 2022
The pricing is per hour, though I do not have the exact figures. If you have specific questions about the service, a personal support team from Amazon is available, but this will bring in additional costs.
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Engineering Manager / Lead Software Engineer at a tech vendor with 11-50 employees
Real User
Top 10
2022-09-20T17:22:00Z
Sep 20, 2022
The pricing structure makes the service one of the most expensive we are currently using within AWS. It's primarily based on instance size from my recollection, and we found that it was not advisable to use a small instance size in production due to how easily the instance could be forced to crash due to low memory during high-load events when we load-tested the solution with large file uploads via the s3 plugin for Postgres. That being said, it's relatively predictable because you can look at the cost per hour of those instance types and work out roughly what you're going to pay.
Infrastructure Lead at a computer software company with 51-200 employees
MSP
Top 10
2022-09-12T11:48:54Z
Sep 12, 2022
While it is a paid service, I don't have many details about licensing or costs. It's not an aspect of the product I manage. That said, I would say it is worth the investment.
Data platform architect at S&P Global Market Intelligence
Real User
2022-02-16T10:25:57Z
Feb 16, 2022
How reasonable the pricing for AWS Database Migration Service would be, depends on where we are getting this data migrated from. Pricing for the solution is reasonable, but it could still be reduced.
It is a very expensive program and you pay a license fee based on the amount of users you have. And besides the license fees, there are additional costs for migration.
AWS Database Migration Service, also known as AWS DMS, is a cloud service that facilitates the migration of relational databases, NoSQL databases, data warehouses, and other types of data stores. The product can be used to migrate users' data into the AWS Cloud or between combinations of on-premises and cloud setups. The solution allows migration between a wide variety of sources and target endpoints; the only requirement is that one of the endpoints has to be an AWS service. AWS DMS cannot...
I would rate the pricing a seven out of ten.
The product is cheaper than all platforms, excluding Spark. Adding the maintenance costs of all the servers and everything, Spark will be higher.
The pricing is neither high nor low. It is value for money. Moreover, the facilities or the add-ons they give are good.
Users do need to pay for licensing, and the cost is based on the resources used.
AWS Database Migration Service is very inexpensive. The cost is considerably lower than Agility or Oracle Golden Gate. We do not have a license for the solution. We are charged based on our usage.
The pricing is per hour, though I do not have the exact figures. If you have specific questions about the service, a personal support team from Amazon is available, but this will bring in additional costs.
The pricing structure makes the service one of the most expensive we are currently using within AWS. It's primarily based on instance size from my recollection, and we found that it was not advisable to use a small instance size in production due to how easily the instance could be forced to crash due to low memory during high-load events when we load-tested the solution with large file uploads via the s3 plugin for Postgres. That being said, it's relatively predictable because you can look at the cost per hour of those instance types and work out roughly what you're going to pay.
While it is a paid service, I don't have many details about licensing or costs. It's not an aspect of the product I manage. That said, I would say it is worth the investment.
I'm not aware of the pricing for AWS Database Migration Service.
On a scale of one to five, with five being a good price, I would rate AWS Database Migration Service a two.
AWS Database Migration Service is the least expensive solution, but is still expensive.
How reasonable the pricing for AWS Database Migration Service would be, depends on where we are getting this data migrated from. Pricing for the solution is reasonable, but it could still be reduced.
I would say Database Migration Service is not expensive.
Pricing can be improved. In some cases, the price of the instances are very expensive.
It is a very expensive program and you pay a license fee based on the amount of users you have. And besides the license fees, there are additional costs for migration.