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AWS Glue vs Amazon Data Firehose comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Amazon Data Firehose
Ranking in Cloud Data Integration
20th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
8.1
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
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 November 2026, in the Cloud Data Integration category, the mindshare of Amazon Data Firehose is 0.9%, down from 1.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of AWS Glue is 7.4%, down from 12.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Cloud Data Integration Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
AWS Glue7.4%
Amazon Data Firehose0.9%
Other91.7%
Cloud Data Integration
 

Featured Reviews

Johnny Suleiman - PeerSpot reviewer
MS AWS expert at Bespin Global
Enhances our AI-driven analytics projects by providing a means to manage data streaming and delivery at any scale
The primary use case of Amazon Data Firehose is for real-time streaming data, specifically for data analysis and collection purposes. It is used to extract useful data and export it for machine learning algorithms to analyze, providing real-time data streaming Amazon Data Firehose enhances our…
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Principal Consultant at a retailer with 1,001-5,000 employees
The solution improves ETL performance but faces challenges with version upgrades
For ETL, I feel the performance is excellent. If I create jobs in a standard way, the performance is great, and maintenance is also seamless. It is serverless, so I do not need to worry about other integrations. It runs on a serverless VM. Glue services from AWS are regularly upgraded with new properties and functions. We use PySpark and other frameworks, which help customize our ETL process in a standard way. During our process, we utilized the typical SQL ITIL process standard in Glue-oriented ETL services, which helped us improve performance and time. AWS running time, mostly during the morning, saved us time compared to the old ETL method. There are many email notifications once a job is successful or fails, and we get notifications using SES or AWS's Simple Notification Service. Glue is integrated with both email alerts, and we are responsible for managing the full data journey from end to end.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The most valuable feature is its capability for real-time data streaming."
"If I'm working with big data, common languages like Python work quite nicely, which is advantageous."
"Data catalog and triggers are the two best features for me. AWS Glue has its own data catalog, which makes it great and really easy to use. Triggers are also really good for scheduling the ETL process."
"AWS Glue is fast and managed by AWS. Hence, you don't have to worry about capacity and the performance of Glue jobs. It has integrations with other data stores of AWS. The product offers metadata management, logging, and ETL processing capabilities. It comes with a powerful feature, Glue Studio, which helps to do queries interactively within the community. It is a managed service and very secure. Another popular and mature service is S3."
"It is AWS-integrated, there is end-to-end integration with the other AWS services, and it is also user-friendly."
"I appreciate AWS Glue for its cost-effectiveness."
"The most valuable feature for me is the visual interface of AWS Glue."
"I also like that you can add custom libraries like JAR files and use them. So, the ability to use a fast processing engine and embed basic jobs easily are significant advantages."
"The AWS Glue Data Catalog provides metadata management and schema discovery. AWS Glue simplifies data transformation with automatic schema detection, incremental data updates, and integration with other AWS services."
 

Cons

"Amazon Data Firehose enhances our AI-driven analytics projects by providing a means to manage data streaming and delivery at any scale."
"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."
"I am quite technical, yet when it comes to data pipelines, I prefer using GUIs over code-based calls. It might be easier with a different skill set."
"In terms of improvement, the performance of AWS Glue could be faster."
"I haven't looked into Glue in terms of seeking out flaws. I've not come across missing features."
"It is very difficult to learn the tool and remember the syntaxes comparatively."
"The solution needs to expand its 30-minute query or runtime."
"Currently, it supports only two languages in the background: Python and Scala. From our customization point of view, it would be helpful if it can also support Java in the background."
"Improvements in the UI are needed, as it is challenging to understand some functionalities."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"Its price is good. We pay as we go or based on the usage, which is a good thing for us because it is simple to forecast for the tool. It is good in terms of the financial planning of the company, and it is a good way to estimate the cost. It is also simple for our clients. In my opinion, it is one of the best tools in the market for ETL processes because of the fact that you pay as you use, which separates it from other big tools such as PowerCenter, Pentaho Data Integration, and Talend."
"I rate the tool an eight on a scale of one to ten, where one is expensive, and ten is expensive."
"I rate pricing an eight out of ten."
"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."
"I rate the product's pricing a five on a scale of one to ten, where one is a high price, and ten is a low price."
"AWS Glue is a paid service that doesn't come under the free trial of AWS."
"It is not expensive. AWS Glue works on the serverless architecture. We get charged for the time the server is up. For our use case, we have to use it once in a day, and it is not expensive for us."
"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."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
18%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Computer Software Company
6%
 

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Company SizeCount
Small Business12
Midsize Enterprise5
Large Enterprise34
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Amazon Data Firehose?
The pricing is fair and balanced for the capabilities provided by Amazon Data Firehose.
What needs improvement with Amazon Data Firehose?
There is no specific improvement mentioned for Amazon Data Firehose itself. However, it was noted that there could be room for a better understanding of real-time data streaming concepts for junior...
What is your primary use case for Amazon Data Firehose?
The primary use case of Amazon Data Firehose is for real-time streaming data, specifically for data analysis and collection purposes. It is used to extract useful data and export it for machine lea...
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What are the most common use cases for AWS Glue?
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