AWS Glue Features
Data Governance (3)
User Access Management
16 reviewers of AWS Glue have provided feedback on this feature.
Allows administrators to assign role-based user access for specific data sets
Dynamic Data Masking
As reported in 14 AWS Glue reviews.
Hides and masks sensitive data automatically based on user permissions
Data Lineage
Based on 14 AWS Glue reviews.
Provides historical insights into original data sources and transformations made to data sets
Data Preparation (4)
Search
17 reviewers of AWS Glue have provided feedback on this feature.
Offers simple search capabilities to discover specific data sets
Data Quality and Cleansing
As reported in 15 AWS Glue reviews.
Allows users and administrators to easily clean data to maintain quality and integrity
Data Transformation
16 reviewers of AWS Glue have provided feedback on this feature.
Converts data formats of source data into the format required for the reporting system without mistakes
Data Modeling
This feature was mentioned in 18 AWS Glue reviews.
Tools to (re)structure data in a manner that allows extracting insights quickly and accurately
Collaboration (4)
Commenting
16 reviewers of AWS Glue have provided feedback on this feature.
Allows users to comment on data sets to help future users better interact and interpret the data
Profiling and Classification
This feature was mentioned in 16 AWS Glue reviews.
Permits profiling of data sets for increased organization, both by users and machine learning
Business and Data Glossary
As reported in 16 AWS Glue reviews.
Creates a business glossary for faster understanding by the average business user
Metadata Management
This feature was mentioned in 18 AWS Glue reviews.
Indexes metadata descriptions for easier searching and enhanced insights
Data Source Access (3)
Breadth of Data Sources
Based on 60 AWS Glue reviews.
Provides a wide range of possible data connections, including cloud applications, on-premise databases, and big data distributions, among others
Ease of Data Connectivity
This feature was mentioned in 61 AWS Glue reviews.
Allows businesses to easily connect to any data source
API Connectivity
57 reviewers of AWS Glue have provided feedback on this feature.
Offers API connections for cloud-based applications and data sources
Data Interaction (8)
Profiling and Classification
Based on 58 AWS Glue reviews.
Permits profiling of data sets for increased organization, both by users and machine learning
Metadata Management
Based on 62 AWS Glue reviews.
Indexes metadata descriptions for easier searching and enhanced insights
Data Modeling
As reported in 61 AWS Glue reviews.
Tools to (re)structure data in a manner that enables quick and accurate insight extraction
Data Joining
As reported in 61 AWS Glue reviews.
Allows self-service joining of tables
Data Blending
54 reviewers of AWS Glue have provided feedback on this feature.
Provides the ability to combine data sources into one data set
Data Quality and Cleansing
Based on 59 AWS Glue reviews.
Allows users and administrators to easily clean data to maintain quality and integrity
Data Sharing
57 reviewers of AWS Glue have provided feedback on this feature.
Offers collaborative functionality for sharing queries and data sets
Data Governance
58 reviewers of AWS Glue have provided feedback on this feature.
Ensures user access management, data lineage, and data encryption
Data Exporting (3)
Breadth of Integrations
58 reviewers of AWS Glue have provided feedback on this feature.
Provides a wide range of possible integrations, including analytics, data integration, master data management, and data science tools
Ease of Integrations
58 reviewers of AWS Glue have provided feedback on this feature.
Allows businesses to easily integrate with analytics, data integration, master data management, and data science tools
Data Workflows
As reported in 61 AWS Glue reviews.
Operationalizes data workflows to easily scale repeatable preparation needs
Administration (3)
Database Management
As reported in 23 AWS Glue reviews.
Supports for managing different types of databases and integration methods.
Access Control
As reported in 23 AWS Glue reviews.
Gives admistrators control over data-related privilages and accessability
Data Security
25 reviewers of AWS Glue have provided feedback on this feature.
Allows users to secure access to data. Provides additional support for security practices like IP whitelisting, attack mitigation, and data encryption.
Federation (4)
Architecture
This feature was mentioned in 24 AWS Glue reviews.
Creates integrations and allows management of connected contains.
Provisioning
Based on 23 AWS Glue reviews.
Allows administrators to organize components of the database to maintain instance efficiency.
Orchestration
22 reviewers of AWS Glue have provided feedback on this feature.
Allows admisistrators to manage and organize storage, networks, and datacenters.
API / Integrations
This feature was mentioned in 22 AWS Glue reviews.
Application Programming Interface Specification for how the application communicates with other software. APIs typically enable integration of data, logic, objects, etc. with other software applications.
Transformation (3)
Data Visualization
Based on 24 AWS Glue reviews.
Processes data and represents interpretations in a variety of graphic formats.
Application Performance
This feature was mentioned in 23 AWS Glue reviews.
Functions when integrated with multiple forms of external applications.
Data Modeling
As reported in 24 AWS Glue reviews.
Tools to (re)structure data in a manner that allows extracting insights quickly and accurately.
Management (6)
Reporting
As reported in 61 AWS Glue reviews.
View ETL process data via reports and visualizations like charts and graphs.
Auditing
This feature was mentioned in 56 AWS Glue reviews.
Record ETL historical data for auditing and potential data correction needs.
Real-Time Analytics
This feature was mentioned in 18 AWS Glue reviews.
Track data and system backups, replication, and failover events.
Solution Integration
Based on 19 AWS Glue reviews.
Integrate with other management, resilience, or backup solutions
Infrastructure Compatibility
As reported in 18 AWS Glue reviews.
Be compatible with a variety of cloud and/or virtual infrastructure.
Monitoring
As reported in 17 AWS Glue reviews.
Monitor replication environment via GUI
Functionality (5)
Extraction
Based on 67 AWS Glue reviews.
Extract data from the designated source(s) like relational databases, JSON files, and XML files.
Transformation
Based on 72 AWS Glue reviews.
Cleanse and re-format extracted data to the needed target format.
Loading
70 reviewers of AWS Glue have provided feedback on this feature.
Load reformatted data into target database, data warehouse, or other storage location.
Automation
67 reviewers of AWS Glue have provided feedback on this feature.
Arrange ETL processes to occur automatically on needed time schedule (e.g., daily, weekly, monthly).
Scalability
67 reviewers of AWS Glue have provided feedback on this feature.
Capable of scaling processing power up or down based on ETL volume.
Solution Provision (3)
System Failover
Based on 16 AWS Glue reviews.
Provide as-before failover capabilities for cloud environments.
Pay by Usage
As reported in 15 AWS Glue reviews.
Services are offered under a pay-as-you-go or utilization-based purchase model.
Service Provision
Based on 16 AWS Glue reviews.
Offer disaster recovery capabilities as a third-party provider.
Generative AI (3)
AI Text Generation
Allows users to generate text based on a text prompt.
AI Text Summarization
Condenses long documents or text into a brief summary.
AI Text Generation
Allows users to generate text based on a text prompt.
Agentic AI - Machine Learning Data Catalog (5)
Autonomous Task Execution
Capability to perform complex tasks without constant human input
Multi-step Planning
Ability to break down and plan multi-step processes
Cross-system Integration
Works across multiple software systems or databases
Adaptive Learning
Improves performance based on feedback and experience
Decision Making
Makes informed choices based on available data and objectives
Agentic AI - AWS Marketplace (3)
Autonomous Task Execution
Capability to perform complex tasks without constant human input
Multi-step Planning
Ability to break down and plan multi-step processes
Cross-system Integration
Works across multiple software systems or databases




