--- title: AWS Database Migration Service Reviews meta_title: 'AWS Database Migration Service Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta_description: Filter 50 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how AWS Database Migration Service works for a business like yours. aggregate_rating: rating_value: 4.1 review_count: 50 scale: '5' date_modified: '2026-08-09' parent_category: name: Cloud Data Integration url: https://www.g2.com/categories/cloud-data-integration --- # AWS Database Migration Service Reviews **Vendor:** Amazon Web Services (AWS) **Category:** [ETL Tools](https://www.g2.com/categories/etl-tools) **Average Rating:** 4.1/5.0 **Total Reviews:** 50 ## About AWS Database Migration Service AWS Database Migration Service helps you migrate databases to AWS quickly and securely. The source database remains fully operational during the migration, minimizing downtime to applications that rely on the database. ## AWS Database Migration Service Reviews ### 1. DMS is unstable **Rating:** 1.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Oded S. | Dev ops lead, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 27, 2018 **What do you like best about AWS Database Migration Service?** As a need it's crutial, but we find it unstable **What do you dislike about AWS Database Migration Service?** Its nt working proparly, data is missing and service is crashing **What problems is AWS Database Migration Service solving and how is that benefiting you?** On-Prem to AWS data migration ### 2. Not a good experience **Rating:** 1.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Sporting Goods | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 27, 2018 **What do you like best about AWS Database Migration Service?** Does its job for very simple migration but nothing else **What do you dislike about AWS Database Migration Service?** It's not possible to customize the type of migration, doesn't support everything you need **What problems is AWS Database Migration Service solving and how is that benefiting you?** We considered using this for some simple migrations but it didn't have the option to migrate everything we needed ### 3. Good idea, bad implemention **Rating:** 1.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Health, Wellness and Fitness | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 27, 2018 **What do you like best about AWS Database Migration Service?** The idea that we may migrate database from onprem to clod **What do you dislike about AWS Database Migration Service?** 1. There are quite a lot of bugs 2. Sometimes service stops, but the task works and we don't know it stop working **What problems is AWS Database Migration Service solving and how is that benefiting you?** The migration from onprem to clod ## AWS Database Migration Service Discussions - [What is AWS Database Migration Service used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-aws-database-migration-service-used-for) - [View AWS Database Migration Service pricing details and edition comparison](https://www.g2.com/products/aws-database-migration-service/reviews?filters%5Bnps_score%5D%5B%5D=1§ion=pricing&secure%5Bexpires_at%5D=2026-08-12+11%3A54%3A12+-0500&secure%5Bsession_id%5D=b72f4c85-e7c5-4de1-bac4-e9815a782925&secure%5Btoken%5D=b0c4afef53537e1661f3f92c0740bdd24cf720dee9e9fca0ebd5b6cab5be0bdf&format=llm_user) ## AWS Database Migration Service Features **Management** - Reporting - Auditing **Functionality** - Data Migration - Data Variety - Alerts and Logging - Data Replication **Management** - Real-Time Analytics - Solution Integration - Infrastructure Compatibility - Monitoring **Management** - Disaster Recovery - Remote Backup - Storage Formats - Scheduled Backups - On-Demand Restoration **Functionality** - Extraction - Transformation - Loading - Automation - Scalability - Non-Relational Transformations - Data Extraction **Management** - Backup and Recovery - Integration Variety - Access and Security - Real time Monitoring **Solution Provision** - System Failover - Pay by Usage - Service Provision **Additional Functionality** - Data Mapping - Monitoring - Charting - Integration Management - Reporting/Analytics - Ad hoc Analysis - Access Controls/Permissions - API - Match & Merge - Real-Time Monitoring - Metadata Management - Pipeline Management - Job Scheduling - Dashboard Creation - Data Storage Management - Multiple Data Sources - Data Import/Export - Generative AI - Data Quality Control - Data Connectors - Customizable Reports - Single Sign On - Version Control - Visual Analytics - Accounting Integration - Real-Time Data - eCommerce Management - AI Copilot - CRM - Data Visualization - SSL Security - Search/Filter - Real-Time Analytics - Data Capture and Transfer - Collaboration Tools - Performance Management - Data Synchronization - Drag & Drop - Data Replication - Activity Dashboard - Database Support - Workflow Management - Alerts/Notifications - Predictive Analytics - Data Migration - Third-Party Integrations - Reporting & Statistics - Data Analysis Tools **Reporting** - Activity Monitoring - Documentation - Alerts/Notifications **Security** - Data Protection **Security** - Data Encryption - Security and Compliance - Deduplication **Agentic AI - Cloud Migration** - Autonomous Task Execution - Multi-step Planning - Decision Making ## Top AWS Database Migration Service Alternatives - [Fivetran](https://www.g2.com/products/fivetran/reviews) - 4.3/5.0 (808 reviews) - [Qlik Replicate](https://www.g2.com/products/qlik-replicate/reviews) - 4.3/5.0 (95 reviews) - [Azure Data Factory](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-data-factory/reviews) - 4.6/5.0 (96 reviews)