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AWS Glue vs Amazon Data Firehose 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

Amazon Data Firehose
Ranking in Cloud Data Integration
18th
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 May 2026, in the Cloud Data Integration category, the mindshare of Amazon Data Firehose is 1.1%, up from 0.9% compared to the previous year. 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%
Amazon Data Firehose1.1%
Other91.3%
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…
SC
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

"The most valuable feature is its capability for real-time data streaming."
"The price is very good; it's enticing people to move to the cloud."
"One of the best features of the solution is its ability to easily integrate with other AWS services."
"One of the best features of the solution is its ability to easily integrate with other AWS services."
"The two features I find most valuable in AWS Glue are its user interface and ease of use."
"AWS Glue is a highly stable solution."
"AWS Glue has reduced efforts by 60%, which is the main benefit."
"The best thing about AWS Glue is its scalability and how easy it is to process a large amount of data."
"AWS Glue is very quick to start without cold starts, unlike AWS Lambda."
 

Cons

"Amazon Data Firehose enhances our AI-driven analytics projects by providing a means to manage data streaming and delivery at any scale."
"The product is expensive for data streaming. This area needs improvement."
"There should be more connectors for different databases."
"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."
"In the building and deployment aspects, there is room for improvement. The current process is a bit complicated and could benefit from being more user-friendly and simpler, which would help speed up the deployment process."
"While working on AWS Glue, I could not find any training material for it."
"It would be better if it were more user-friendly. The interesting thing we found is that it was a little strange at the beginning. The way Glue works is not very straightforward. After trying different things, for example, we used just the console to create jobs. Then we realized that things were not working as expected. After researching and learning more, we realized that even though the console creates the script for the ETL processes, you need to modify or write your own script in Spark to do everything you want it to do. For example, we are pulling data from our source database and our application database, which is in Aurora. From there, we are doing the ETL to transform the data and write the results into Redshift. But what was surprising is that it's almost like whatever you want to do, you can do it with Glue because you have the option to put together your own script. Even though there are many functionalities and many connections, you have the opportunity to write your own queries to do whatever transformations you need to do. It's a little deceiving that some options are supposed to work in a certain way when you set them up in the console, but then they are not exactly working the right way or not as expected. It would be better if they provided more examples and more documentation on options."
"It fails to handle massive databases acquired from various sources."
"The monitoring is not that good. We'd like to see job progress be more clear."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"If you are using the solution for an enterprise business, it will be expensive."
"AWS Glue is a high-priced solution that bills the client $150,000 to $250,000 annually."
"I rate the tool an eight on a scale of one to ten, where one is expensive, and ten is expensive."
"AWS Glue follows a pay-as-you-go model, wherein the cost of the data you use will be counted as a monthly bill."
"The current cost is around forty to fifty thousand a month."
"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 tool's pricing a four out of ten."
"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
19%
Computer Software Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Comms Service Provider
6%
 

Company Size

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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business11
Midsize Enterprise6
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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