AWS Glue Features
Data Governance (3)
User Access Management
As reported in 16 AWS Glue reviews. Allows administrators to assign role-based user access for specific data sets
Dynamic Data Masking
Hides and masks sensitive data automatically based on user permissions This feature was mentioned in 14 AWS Glue reviews.
Data Lineage
Provides historical insights into original data sources and transformations made to data sets 14 reviewers of AWS Glue have provided feedback on this feature.
Data Preparation (4)
Search
Based on 17 AWS Glue reviews. Offers simple search capabilities to discover specific data sets
Data Quality and Cleansing
Allows users and administrators to easily clean data to maintain quality and integrity This feature was mentioned in 15 AWS Glue reviews.
Data Transformation
As reported in 16 AWS Glue reviews. Converts data formats of source data into the format required for the reporting system without mistakes
Data Modeling
Tools to (re)structure data in a manner that allows extracting insights quickly and accurately 18 reviewers of AWS Glue have provided feedback on this feature.
Collaboration (4)
Commenting
Based on 16 AWS Glue reviews. Allows users to comment on data sets to help future users better interact and interpret the data
Profiling and Classification
Permits profiling of data sets for increased organization, both by users and machine learning 16 reviewers of AWS Glue have provided feedback on this feature.
Business and Data Glossary
Based on 16 AWS Glue reviews. Creates a business glossary for faster understanding by the average business user
Metadata Management
As reported in 18 AWS Glue reviews. Indexes metadata descriptions for easier searching and enhanced insights
Data Source Access (3)
Breadth of Data Sources
As reported in 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
Allows businesses to easily connect to any data source 60 reviewers of AWS Glue have provided feedback on this feature.
API Connectivity
Offers API connections for cloud-based applications and data sources This feature was mentioned in 56 AWS Glue reviews.
Data Interaction (8)
Profiling and Classification
As reported in 57 AWS Glue reviews. Permits profiling of data sets for increased organization, both by users and machine learning
Metadata Management
As reported in 61 AWS Glue reviews. Indexes metadata descriptions for easier searching and enhanced insights
Data Modeling
Tools to (re)structure data in a manner that enables quick and accurate insight extraction This feature was mentioned in 60 AWS Glue reviews.
Data Joining
As reported in 60 AWS Glue reviews. Allows self-service joining of tables
Data Blending
As reported in 54 AWS Glue reviews. Provides the ability to combine data sources into one data set
Data Quality and Cleansing
Allows users and administrators to easily clean data to maintain quality and integrity This feature was mentioned in 59 AWS Glue reviews.
Data Sharing
As reported in 56 AWS Glue reviews. Offers collaborative functionality for sharing queries and data sets
Data Governance
Ensures user access management, data lineage, and data encryption This feature was mentioned in 57 AWS Glue reviews.
Data Exporting (3)
Breadth of Integrations
Provides a wide range of possible integrations, including analytics, data integration, master data management, and data science tools This feature was mentioned in 58 AWS Glue reviews.
Ease of Integrations
Allows businesses to easily integrate with analytics, data integration, master data management, and data science tools This feature was mentioned in 58 AWS Glue reviews.
Data Workflows
As reported in 61 AWS Glue reviews. Operationalizes data workflows to easily scale repeatable preparation needs
Administration (3)
Database Management
Supports for managing different types of databases and integration methods. 23 reviewers of AWS Glue have provided feedback on this feature.
Access Control
Gives admistrators control over data-related privilages and accessability This feature was mentioned in 23 AWS Glue reviews.
Data Security
Allows users to secure access to data. Provides additional support for security practices like IP whitelisting, attack mitigation, and data encryption. This feature was mentioned in 25 AWS Glue reviews.
Federation (4)
Architecture
Creates integrations and allows management of connected contains. This feature was mentioned in 24 AWS Glue reviews.
Provisioning
Based on 23 AWS Glue reviews. Allows administrators to organize components of the database to maintain instance efficiency.
Orchestration
Allows admisistrators to manage and organize storage, networks, and datacenters. This feature was mentioned in 22 AWS Glue reviews.
API / Integrations
As reported 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
Processes data and represents interpretations in a variety of graphic formats. This feature was mentioned in 24 AWS Glue reviews.
Application Performance
Based on 23 AWS Glue reviews. Functions when integrated with multiple forms of external applications.
Data Modeling
Based on 24 AWS Glue reviews. Tools to (re)structure data in a manner that allows extracting insights quickly and accurately.
Management (6)
Reporting
View ETL process data via reports and visualizations like charts and graphs. 61 reviewers of AWS Glue have provided feedback on this feature.
Auditing
Record ETL historical data for auditing and potential data correction needs. 56 reviewers of AWS Glue have provided feedback on this feature.
Real-Time Analytics
As reported 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
Based on 18 AWS Glue reviews. Be compatible with a variety of cloud and/or virtual infrastructure.
Monitoring
Monitor replication environment via GUI 17 reviewers of AWS Glue have provided feedback on this feature.
Functionality (5)
Extraction
Extract data from the designated source(s) like relational databases, JSON files, and XML files. This feature was mentioned in 67 AWS Glue reviews.
Transformation
Based on 70 AWS Glue reviews. Cleanse and re-format extracted data to the needed target format.
Loading
Load reformatted data into target database, data warehouse, or other storage location. 69 reviewers of AWS Glue have provided feedback on this feature.
Automation
Arrange ETL processes to occur automatically on needed time schedule (e.g., daily, weekly, monthly). 66 reviewers of AWS Glue have provided feedback on this feature.
Scalability
Capable of scaling processing power up or down based on ETL volume. 66 reviewers of AWS Glue have provided feedback on this feature.
Solution Provision (3)
System Failover
As reported in 16 AWS Glue reviews. Provide as-before failover capabilities for cloud environments.
Pay by Usage
Based on 15 AWS Glue reviews. Services are offered under a pay-as-you-go or utilization-based purchase model.
Service Provision
As reported in 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




