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AWS Glue vs Airbyte Cloud comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Airbyte Cloud
Ranking in Cloud Data Integration
24th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
2.2
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
Data Integration (43rd)
AWS Glue
Ranking in Cloud Data Integration
1st
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
50
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the Cloud Data Integration category, the mindshare of Airbyte Cloud is 0.6%. The mindshare of AWS Glue is 7.6%, down from 19.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Cloud Data Integration Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
AWS Glue7.6%
Airbyte Cloud0.6%
Other91.8%
Cloud Data Integration
 

Featured Reviews

Bhaglal Kapar - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior System Engineer at a manufacturing company with 51-200 employees
Data workflows have accelerated and now optimize migration and cost management
The best feature Airbyte Cloud offers is data transformation. Airbyte Cloud has positively impacted our organization by being very helpful and speeding up our work environment. An example of how it has helped speed things up is that we have data here and there, which helps us to organize and speed up our migration. Data tasks help our workflow and organization because most of the things we do manually, so that helps organize.
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application security engineer at Hyperspace IT India
Efficient data integration reduces operational time and enhances metadata management
For the initial setup with AWS Glue, I find it easy to set up the data catalog and create Glue jobs using the visual editor or the visual code. Setting permission sets via IAM rules can be a bit tricky at the start, but we ensure Glue has access to AWS S3, Redshift, and other services. Once the role is configured, it runs smoothly. For advanced configurations, connecting to VPCs and setting up connections with JDBC sources takes more time compared to my cloud experience, but overall, for someone with cloud and ETL experience, the setup is manageable and well done.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"Airbyte Cloud has positively impacted our organization by being very helpful and speeding up our work environment."
"Airbyte Cloud has positively impacted our organization because we were looking for multiple products and ended up choosing Airbyte because it is easy to use and set up."
"AWS Glue is a stable and easy-to-use solution."
"It's very good to manage."
"I appreciate AWS Glue for its cost-effectiveness."
"The most valuable feature of AWS Glue is its ease of use and good documentation, and we can do all the transformations that we need."
"AWS Glue's most valuable features are the data catalog, including crawlers and tables, and Glue Studio, which means you don't have to use custom code."
"It is AWS-integrated. There is end-to-end integration with the other AWS services. It is also user-friendly."
"One of the best features of the solution is its ability to easily integrate with other AWS services."
"AWS Glue is quite better than other tools, but you have to learn it properly before you start using it."
 

Cons

"I think Airbyte Cloud can be improved by adding more connectors and more customizable connectors."
"Airbyte Cloud can be improved because it looks good so far, but based on the AI coming, they have to catch up with AI agents."
"The technical support for this solution could be improved."
"The crucial problem with AWS Glue is that it only works with AWS. It is not an agnostic tool like Pentaho. In PowerCenter, we can install the forms from Google and other vendors, but in the case of AWS Glue, we can only use AWS."
"The setup and installation is a bit complex without advanced knowledge or training."
"Beginners need additional support as it currently lacks some features required for complex transformations, often necessitating custom Python coding."
"It fails to handle massive databases acquired from various sources."
"One area that could be improved is the ETL view. The drag-and-drop interface is not as user-friendly as some other ETL tools."
"It is quite clunky and code-heavy, which is my biggest problem."
"It is very difficult to learn the tool and remember the syntaxes comparatively."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"I rate the tool an eight on a scale of one to ten, where one is expensive, and ten is expensive."
"If you are using the solution for an enterprise business, it will be expensive."
"AWS Glue uses a pay-as-you-go approach which is helpful. The price of the overall solution is low and is a great advantage."
"Technical support is a paid service, and which subscription you have is dependent on that. You must pay one of them, and it ranges from $15,000 to $25,000 per year."
"This solution is affordable and there is an option to pay for the solution based on your usage."
"I rate the tool's pricing a four out of ten."
"The pricing is a bit higher than other solutions like Athena and EC2. If the pricing becomes more scaled or flexible, it will be good because you have to pay 44 cents just for one DPU for an hour. If you increase DPUs to 5 or 10, the pricing gets multiplied. There are also some time limits like 0 to 10 minutes or 10 to 20 minutes. If the pricing is according to the minutes, it would be better because you have to limit your job to 10 minutes or 20 minutes."
"AWS Glue follows a pay-as-you-go model, wherein the cost of the data you use will be counted as a monthly bill."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
41%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Healthcare Company
6%
Transportation Company
5%
Financial Services Firm
19%
Computer Software Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Comms Service Provider
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business11
Midsize Enterprise6
Large Enterprise34
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Airbyte Cloud?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing was good.
What needs improvement with Airbyte Cloud?
Airbyte Cloud can be improved because it looks good so far, but based on the AI coming, they have to catch up with AI agents. Everything seems to be going through AI, so that is a consideration for...
What is your primary use case for Airbyte Cloud?
Airbyte Cloud's main use case for our organization is to optimize our cost. A specific example of how we're using Airbyte Cloud to optimize costs is that we have some tools, and they also help us t...
How do you select the right cloud ETL tool?
AWS Glue and Azure Data factory for ELT best performance cloud services.
How does Talend Open Studio compare with AWS Glue?
We reviewed AWS Glue before choosing Talend Open Studio. AWS Glue is the managed ETL (extract, transform, and load) from Amazon Web Services. AWS Glue enables AWS users to create and manage jobs in...
What are the most common use cases for AWS Glue?
AWS Glue's main use case is for allowing users to discover, prepare, move, and integrate data from multiple sources. The product lets you use this data for analytics, application development, or ma...
 

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