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# AWS Glue vs IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management Comparison - What are their main differences?

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Reviews

**AWS Glue** [

4.3/5(202)

](https://www.g2.com/products/aws-glue/reviews#reviews)

**IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management** [

4.1/5(40)

](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-infosphere-master-data-management/reviews#reviews)

Pricing

**AWS Glue**
Free Trial

No pricing available

**IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management**
No pricing available

**Pricing Insights**
from reviews

Time to Implement

**AWS Glue**
3 months

Based on 5 responses

**IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management**
Not enough reviews yet

Return on Investment

**AWS Glue**
16 months

Based on 5 responses

**IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management**
Not enough reviews yet

Perceived Cost

**AWS Glue**
$$$$$

**IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management**
$$$$$

Average Discount

**AWS Glue**
13%

**IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management**
Not enough reviews yet

Pros & Cons

**AWS Glue**
[
Ease of Use (6)
](https://www.g2.com/products/aws-glue/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1848440&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Data Integration (3)
](https://www.g2.com/products/aws-glue/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1849185&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Slow Performance (3)
](https://www.g2.com/products/aws-glue/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1848042&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Debugging Difficulty (2)
](https://www.g2.com/products/aws-glue/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2419754&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)

**IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management**
Not enough data

Integrations

**AWS Glue**
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Amazon Athena

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AWS Step Functions

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Databricks

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**IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management**
Not enough data

Screenshots

**AWS Glue**
No screenshot available

**IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management**
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Ratings

Meets Requirements

**AWS Glue**

8.5

8.5158

**IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management**

8.5

8.521

Ease of Use

**AWS Glue**

8.4

8.4161

**IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management**

7.5

7.521

Ease of Setup

**AWS Glue**

8.6

8.676

**IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management**

6.5

6.510

Ease of Admin

**AWS Glue**

8.3

8.368

**IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management**

7.3

7.311

Quality of Support

**AWS Glue**

8.3

8.3156

**IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management**

8.2

8.219

Has the product been a good partner in doing business?

**AWS Glue**

8.8

8.868

**IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management**

7.2

7.212

Product Direction (% positive)

**AWS Glue**

9.0

9.0157

**IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management**

8.3

8.321

Features

Machine Learning Data Catalog[Hide 54 FeaturesShow 54 Features](javascript:void(0);)

8.7

20

Not enough data

Data Governance

User Access Management

8.6(won by default)

17

Not enough data

Dynamic Data Masking

8.8(won by default)

14

Not enough data

Data Lineage

8.7(won by default)

14

Not enough data

Workflow Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Preparation

Search

8.2(won by default)

17

Not enough data

Data Quality and Cleansing

8.9(won by default)

15

Not enough data

Data Transformation

8.9(won by default)

16

Not enough data

Data Modeling

8.8(won by default)

18

Not enough data

Collaboration

Commenting

8.2(won by default)

16

Not enough data

Profiling and Classification

9.0(won by default)

16

Not enough data

Business and Data Glossary

8.9(won by default)

16

Not enough data

Metadata Management 

8.6(won by default)

18

Not enough data

Master Data Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Storage Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Artificial Intelligence

Machine Learning Recommendations

Feature Not Available

Not enough data

Natural Language Query

Feature Not Available

Not enough data

Automatic Data Cleansing

Feature Not Available

Not enough data

Generative AI

AI Text Generation

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Text Summarization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Agentic AI - Machine Learning Data Catalog

Autonomous Task Execution

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multi-step Planning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Cross-system Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Adaptive Learning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Decision Making

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

Metadata Extraction

Not enough data

Not enough data

Automatic Backup

Not enough data

Not enough data

Search/Filter

Not enough data

Not enough data

Collaboration Tools

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Authentication

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Mapping

Not enough data

Not enough data

Archiving & Retention

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Discovery

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Catalog

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multiple Data Sources

Not enough data

Not enough data

Categorization/Grouping

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting/Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Tagging

Not enough data

Not enough data

Drag & Drop

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Role-Based Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Single Sign On

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Governance

Not enough data

Not enough data

Content Library

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Synchronization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Import/Export

Not enough data

Not enough data

Access Controls/Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Visualization

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Preparation[Hide 25 FeaturesShow 25 Features](javascript:void(0);)

8.4

70

Not enough data

Data Source Access

Breadth of Data Sources

8.5(won by default)

60

Not enough data

Ease of Data Connectivity

8.4(won by default)

61

Not enough data

API Connectivity

8.5(won by default)

57

Not enough data

Data Interaction

Profiling and Classification

8.4(won by default)

58

Not enough data

Metadata Management

8.5(won by default)

62

Not enough data

Data Modeling

8.3(won by default)

61

Not enough data

Data Joining

8.8(won by default)

61

Not enough data

Data Blending

8.6(won by default)

54

Not enough data

Data Quality and Cleansing

8.9(won by default)

59

Not enough data

Data Sharing

8.6(won by default)

57

Not enough data

Data Governance

8.3(won by default)

58

Not enough data

Data Exporting

Breadth of Integrations

8.6(won by default)

58

Not enough data

Ease of Integrations

8.2(won by default)

58

Not enough data

Data Workflows

8.4(won by default)

61

Not enough data

Generative AI

AI Text Generation

6.9(won by default)

8

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

Data Analysis Tools

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI/Machine Learning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Extraction

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting/Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Mapping

Not enough data

Not enough data

ETL

Not enough data

Not enough data

Big Data Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Quality Control

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Virtualization[Hide 51 FeaturesShow 51 Features](javascript:void(0);)

9.0

28

Not enough data

Administration

Database Management

9.1(won by default)

23

Not enough data

Access Control

9.0(won by default)

23

Not enough data

Data Security

9.1(won by default)

25

Not enough data

Remote Access/Control

Not enough data

Not enough data

Version Control

Not enough data

Not enough data

Remote Monitoring & Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Capacity Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Configuration Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

File Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Compliance Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Service Level Agreement (SLA) Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Namespace Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Access Controls/Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Federation

Architecture

9.1(won by default)

24

Not enough data

Provisioning

9.2(won by default)

23

Not enough data

Orchestration

8.9(won by default)

22

Not enough data

API / Integrations

8.9(won by default)

22

Not enough data

Virtual Machine Provisioning

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Transformation

Data Visualization

8.7(won by default)

24

Not enough data

Application Performance

9.1(won by default)

23

Not enough data

Data Modeling

8.6(won by default)

24

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

Real-Time Reporting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Two-Factor Authentication

Not enough data

Not enough data

Virtual Machine Encryption

Not enough data

Not enough data

Backup and Recovery

Not enough data

Not enough data

File Transfer

Not enough data

Not enough data

Server Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Secure Data Storage

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Migration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Virtual Machine Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Load Balancing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Remote Update/Installation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Archiving & Retention

Not enough data

Not enough data

Visual Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Virtual Machine Snapshots

Not enough data

Not enough data

Role-Based Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

HIPAA Compliant

Not enough data

Not enough data

Performance Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Desktop/Application Virtualization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Event Logs

Not enough data

Not enough data

Single Sign On

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Disaster Recovery

Not enough data

Not enough data

Alerts/Escalation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Automatic Backup

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting/Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

ETL Tools[Hide 57 FeaturesShow 57 Features](javascript:void(0);)

8.9

82

Not enough data

Management

Reporting

8.7(won by default)

61

Not enough data

Auditing

8.7(won by default)

56

Not enough data

Functionality

Extraction

9.0(won by default)

67

Not enough data

Transformation

8.9(won by default)

73

Not enough data

Loading

9.2(won by default)

70

Not enough data

Automation

8.8(won by default)

69

Not enough data

Scalability

8.9(won by default)

70

Not enough data

Non-Relational Transformations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Extraction

Not enough data

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

Data Mapping

Not enough data

Not enough data

Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Charting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Integration Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting/Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Ad hoc Analysis

Not enough data

Not enough data

Access Controls/Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

Match & Merge

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Metadata Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Pipeline Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Job Scheduling

Not enough data

Not enough data

Dashboard Creation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Storage Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multiple Data Sources

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Import/Export

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Quality Control

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Connectors

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Reports

Not enough data

Not enough data

Single Sign On

Not enough data

Not enough data

Version Control

Not enough data

Not enough data

Visual Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Accounting Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Data

Not enough data

Not enough data

eCommerce Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

CRM

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Visualization

Not enough data

Not enough data

SSL Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

Search/Filter

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Capture and Transfer

Not enough data

Not enough data

Collaboration Tools

Not enough data

Not enough data

Performance Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Synchronization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Drag & Drop

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Replication

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Database Support

Not enough data

Not enough data

Workflow Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Alerts/Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

Predictive Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Migration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting & Statistics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Analysis Tools

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Replication[Hide 7 FeaturesShow 7 Features](javascript:void(0);)

9.1

22

Not enough data

Management

Real-Time Analytics

9.1(won by default)

18

Not enough data

Solution Integration

9.0(won by default)

19

Not enough data

Infrastructure Compatibility

9.1(won by default)

18

Not enough data

Monitoring

9.1(won by default)

17

Not enough data

Solution Provision

System Failover

9.0(won by default)

16

Not enough data

Pay by Usage

8.8(won by default)

15

Not enough data

Service Provision

8.9(won by default)

16

Not enough data

Show 3 feature categories with incomplete data

Master Data Management (MDM)[Hide 45 FeaturesShow 45 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

Not enough data

Management

Hierarchy Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reference Data Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Lineage

Not enough data

Not enough data

Metadata Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Data

Not enough data

Not enough data

Workflow Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Process Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Catalog Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Compliance Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multi-Channel Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Functionality 

Multi-Domain

Not enough data

Not enough data

Match & Merge

Not enough data

Not enough data

Relationship Mapping

Not enough data

Not enough data

User Interface

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Mapping

Not enough data

Not enough data

Security

Data Governance

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Masking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

Reporting/Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Alerts/Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multiple Data Sources

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Migration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Access Controls/Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Quality Control

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Profiling

Not enough data

Not enough data

Collaboration Tools

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Performance Metrics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Role-Based Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Drag & Drop

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Connectors

Not enough data

Not enough data

Audit Trail

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Verification

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Extraction

Not enough data

Not enough data

Deduplication

Not enough data

Not enough data

Visualization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Capture and Transfer

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Import/Export

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Visualization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Version Control

Not enough data

Not enough data

AWS Marketplace[Hide 3 FeaturesShow 3 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

Not enough data

Agentic AI - AWS Marketplace

Autonomous Task Execution

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multi-step Planning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Cross-system Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Backup[Hide 11 FeaturesShow 11 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

Not enough data

Management

Disaster Recovery

Not enough data

Not enough data

Remote Backup

Not enough data

Not enough data

Storage Formats

Not enough data

Not enough data

Scheduled Backups

Not enough data

Not enough data

On-Demand Restoration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting

Activity Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Documentation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Alerts/Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

Security

Data Encryption

Not enough data

Not enough data

Security and Compliance

Not enough data

Not enough data

Deduplication 

Not enough data

Not enough data

User Insights

Reviewers' Company Size

[![AWS Glue](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/1528476465/aws-glue.svg "AWS Glue")](https://www.g2.com/products/aws-glue/reviews)

AWS Glue

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

22.7%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

29.4%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

47.9%

[![IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/1553632231/ibm-infosphere-master-data-management.svg "IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management")](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-infosphere-master-data-management/reviews)

IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

17.1%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

17.1%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

65.7%

Small-Business

(50 or fewer emp.)

22.7%

17.1%

Mid-Market

(51-1000 emp.)

29.4%

17.1%

Enterprise

(\> 1000 emp.)

47.9%

65.7%

Reviewers' Industry

[![AWS Glue](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/1528476465/aws-glue.svg "AWS Glue")](https://www.g2.com/products/aws-glue/reviews)
AWS Glue

Information Technology and Services

18.1%

Computer Software

15.0%

Financial Services

6.7%

Hospital & Health Care

5.7%

Computer & Network Security

4.1%

Other

50.3%

[![IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/1553632231/ibm-infosphere-master-data-management.svg "IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management")](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-infosphere-master-data-management/reviews)
IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management

Insurance

14.3%

Banking

11.4%

Research

5.7%

Information Technology and Services

5.7%

Hospital & Health Care

5.7%

Other

57.1%

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## AWS Glue vs IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found AWS Glue easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with AWS Glue overall.

- AWS Glue and IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management both meet the requirements of our reviewers at a comparable rate.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that AWS Glue is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of AWS Glue over IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management.