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AWS Database Migration Service

By Amazon Web Services (AWS)

4.1 out of 5 stars

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AWS Database Migration Service Pros and Cons: Top Advantages and Disadvantages

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Users appreciate the ease of use of AWS Database Migration Service for table replication, simplifying their migration efforts. (1 mentions)
Users find the lack of automation in AWS Database Migration Service limits efficiency, requiring manual intervention for tasks. (1 mentions)
Users face challenges due to limited automation, requiring manual triggers which complicate the migration process. (1 mentions)

Top Pros or Advantages of AWS Database Migration Service

1. Ease of Use
Users appreciate the ease of use of AWS Database Migration Service for table replication, simplifying their migration efforts.
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Richard Alexander A.
RA

Richard Alexander A.

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

4.5/5

"Replicate Table in easiest way"

What do you like about AWS Database Migration Service?

Easy to use DMs when replicating the table

Top Cons or Disadvantages of AWS Database Migration Service

1. Lack of Automation
Users find the lack of automation in AWS Database Migration Service limits efficiency, requiring manual intervention for tasks.
See 1 mentions

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Richard Alexander A.
RA

Richard Alexander A.

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

4.5/5

"Replicate Table in easiest way"

What do you dislike about AWS Database Migration Service?

No automation or trigger need yo manual trigger to use the application

2. Limited Automation
Users face challenges due to limited automation, requiring manual triggers which complicate the migration process.
See 1 mentions

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Richard Alexander A.
RA

Richard Alexander A.

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

4.5/5

"Replicate Table in easiest way"

What do you dislike about AWS Database Migration Service?

No automation or trigger need yo manual trigger to use the application

AWS Database Migration Service Reviews (49)

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AWS Database Migration Service Reviews (49)

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Sonali A.
SA
Senior Data Engineer
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"DMS - Migrating data with ease"
What do you like best about AWS Database Migration Service?

It is very easy to setup data migrations between different databases and services and is user-friendly once you learn.We are able to load GBs of data very quickly and easily. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about AWS Database Migration Service?

CDC is not easily implemented using DMS and needs detailed study to implement,we need to add details in JSON sometimes which gets a little messy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Korla G.
KG
Open source contributor
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"DMS from RDS to Dynamo"
What do you like best about AWS Database Migration Service?

AWS DMS is used when we want to get all our data from one data base to other when we want to migrate this AWS service is used.

The best thing I like is if I want to do manually , then I need to copy all the tables , all the statements from old data base to new , which can take long time but through DMS I need to mention source and destination database and replication instance copies data from old to new . I dont need to struggle much.

It even takes care of schema conversion as well , which means if source is relational and destination is non relational , DMS takes care of it.

I only need to pay for compute resources . Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about AWS Database Migration Service?

As Iam beginner to DMS , I didnt found any downsides it is fast , saves lot of time . Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Ashish R.
AR
Zoho CRM
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"AWS quickly, securely, and with minimal downtime and zero data loss."
What do you like best about AWS Database Migration Service?

We used this service to migrate DB from 3cx to the AWS cloud which was very convenient with a user-friendly interface and the support received was quite quick. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about AWS Database Migration Service?

Found the pricing bit on the higher side compared to other suppliers in the market Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Ishant T.
IT
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"One of the best tool for Database Migration"
What do you like best about AWS Database Migration Service?

Easy to use

Robust

Give flexibility for both Full load and CDC load

Can work on multiple data sources

Maintain all types of flags in data like Insert, Update and Delete

Overall, my experience with DMS is excellent, and there is significantly less scope for data loss. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about AWS Database Migration Service?

I recently faced one issue where it failed to parse the JSON object because that JSON has multiple line breaks. So while reading the JSON, it was giving null as output.

And another which I faced was while reading the GeoSpatial coordinates. So for this issue, I changed the source column datatype from geometry to string, and it's also a known issue to the AWS team. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

SP
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"AWS Database Migration Service is a fully managed service provided by AWS"
What do you like best about AWS Database Migration Service?

It enables me to migrate databases from on-premises or cloud-based databases to AWS quickly and securely. It supports a variety of source and target databases, including Amazon RDS, Amazon Aurora, Amazon Redshift, and others. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about AWS Database Migration Service?

I don't dislike it, it help's actually the database issue. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Pavitra M.
PM
Software Engineer
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Review of AWS Database Migration Service"
What do you like best about AWS Database Migration Service?

The best features of AWS Database Migration Service include its ease of use, flexibility to support various migration scenarios, automatic schema conversion, and real-time replication capabilities. Additionally, it offers a highly secure and reliable solution for database migration with minimal downtime. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about AWS Database Migration Service?

The drawbacks of AWS Database Migration Service include its high cost, especially for large-scale migrations, and limited support for certain database engines. Some users have also reported technical issues with the service, such as slow migration speeds or compatibility problems. However, AWS provides extensive documentation and support to help users overcome these challenges. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Chetana K.
CK
Associate Software Developer
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Review for AWS Database Migration"
What do you like best about AWS Database Migration Service?

It's database migration feature. On premises data migration. And data protection. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about AWS Database Migration Service?

Data migration downtime sometimes slow but depends on type of databases too. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Damnik Mahendrakumar J.
DJ
Software Engineer II
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"AWS Database Migration via Veeam Backup"
What do you like best about AWS Database Migration Service?

Veeam Backup helps take a periodic snapshot of DB Instances. Those snapshots can be exported or migrated to other regions, allowing quick replication or spawning new instances in case of failure or disaster. It maintains high availability and minimal downtime. It supports various DBs like Oracle, PostgreSQL, MYSQL, MongoDB, and others. It's cost-effective and supports log monitoring. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about AWS Database Migration Service?

AWS Database Migration Service is great for migrating on-prem Database, EC2 DB or AWS RDS to AWS AuroraDB or vice versa. But it has few restrictions on the number of requests of 100 API requests per second. It support limited versions of Oracle and MySQL. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Rachit M.
RM
Entity Non Officer
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"AWS Database Migration Service"
What do you like best about AWS Database Migration Service?

AWS Data migration services help us switch to a modern, perhaps cost-effective, database engine than the one running now. It helps us to get increased efficiency, improved data security and enhanced data quality Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about AWS Database Migration Service?

AWS Database Migration does fall under the free tier. It has infracture maintenance costs involved. It needs skilled resources availability; data loss and security risks are also involved. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Yogesh S.
YS
Delivery Module Lead
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Hassle free migrate data using AWS migration services"
What do you like best about AWS Database Migration Service?

Hassle-free data migration using AWS data migration services. Using AWS migration services, we have migrated data from very complex tables by excluding a few columns, which is very super functionality provided by AWS. There are other functionalities to add and remove columns in a table. Just a great product. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about AWS Database Migration Service?

Nothing so far. In our case, we are migrating unstructured data and maybe we got some minor issues completing the migration within the expected time. Apart from all sounds good Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.