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AWS Database Migration Service vs Fivetran comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 3, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
4.5
Organizations save up to $150,000 annually using AWS Database Migration Service, offering significant cost savings over legacy tools.
Sentiment score
7.2
Fivetran boosts efficiency and reduces engineering costs, enabling businesses to focus on operations rather than engineering solutions.
I can specify savings of around 40 to 60%.
It saves us the effort of having one to two data engineers managing the tasks that Fivetran handles.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
5.3
AWS Database Migration Service support is inconsistent, with helpful expertise but often involves delays, budget considerations, or repeated exchanges.
Sentiment score
6.2
Fivetran's customer service gets mixed reviews, with praise and criticism for responsiveness, communication, and tech support experiences.
I am happy with the technical support from AWS.
When working with AWS GovCloud, we often did not get an answer in time because AWS seemed more focused on the commercial side.
The technical support provided by Fivetran has generally been good, with a response time and competence that I would rate as good.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
6.8
AWS Database Migration Service is scalable and adaptable, but may face compatibility and latency issues with large data sets.
Sentiment score
7.5
Fivetran scales across company sizes, handles data volumes, integrates sources easily, but involves cost and resource management challenges.
Even if there was a failure, we could catch it and rerun it.
While scalability is good, latency exists due to our business nature.
AWS's scalable nature involves a human approach, meaning it is not auto-scalable.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.2
AWS Database Migration Service is reliable and stable, with occasional manual interventions needed for large data volumes or constant migrations.
Sentiment score
7.9
Fivetran is generally reliable with minor downtimes, but some users face challenges with connectors and varying vendor support.
For DMS version upgrades, we schedule downtime during business hours so that midnight workloads are not interrupted and morning business can run smoothly.
During the duration of the time that we used Fivetran, it was highly stable.
 

Room For Improvement

AWS Database Migration Service needs improved functionality, compatibility, monitoring, and documentation to enhance user experience and platform support.
Fivetran needs improvements in UI, security, cost, logging, customization, support, connectors, real-time processing, and API visibility.
DMS works within AWS ecosystem, but they also have to look for third party solutions. Now Snowflake is a bigger player, or Databricks.
Sometimes, those who implement the service face problems and resolve it, but I may not even know what problems they faced.
From a cost perspective, if the number of connectors is lesser, then Fivetran is not the most cost-efficient option.
Fivetran could improve by adapting more for technical users and by providing more options for such users.
 

Setup Cost

AWS Database Migration Service is cost-effective long-term, with pricing varying by usage, migration complexity, and regional differences.
Fivetran pricing varies by usage and features, impacting small and large enterprises differently, with flexible but complex pricing.
Our current yearly contract for Fivetran is approximately $70,000.
 

Valuable Features

AWS Database Migration Service offers scalable, cost-effective migration with easy administration, real-time synchronization, and high data security.
Fivetran offers easy, reliable data integration with built-in connectors, seamless setup, real-time syncing, and in-platform data transformation.
AWS offers a way to build jobs that are scalable, expandable for new and current tables, and can be deployed quickly.
The scalability option is another valuable feature because AWS provides its own compute behind it, so I can scale up and scale down at any given point.
You can copy the database at first without impacting your current database, and then use CDC to copy incremental changes.
The most valuable feature of Fivetran is its built-in connectors for a wide range of data sources.
The ability to seamlessly integrate with a large variety of data sources is valuable.
 

Categories and Ranking

AWS Database Migration Service
Ranking in Cloud Data Integration
2nd
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.4
Number of Reviews
34
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Fivetran
Ranking in Cloud Data Integration
6th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
27
Ranking in other categories
Data Integration (12th), Data Replication (3rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2025, in the Cloud Data Integration category, the mindshare of AWS Database Migration Service is 15.5%, down from 16.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Fivetran is 6.2%, up from 4.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Cloud Data Integration
 

Featured Reviews

Avinash Gangu - PeerSpot reviewer
Centralizing database tables enhances workflow efficiency for ease of use
I was looking for some content as part of a comparison analysis. However, one of the pain points is that it is way too free-flowing. I have to skim through all the security pages to get to the crux of it. I was looking for a table that suggests which facets such services address with proofs of reference from professional conferences. The document is a 63-page read, making it very difficult to navigate without a summary. I was looking for a summary at the start, however, if I have to do it myself, I might as well integrate from AWS Docs and then Informative Exchange. The current document contains a lot of information, which is great, but there needs to be a summary indicating the story's essence. Unless there's a correction, it is not present in the document.
Mediha Šiljić - PeerSpot reviewer
Built-in connectors offer extensive data source integration and time savings
Fivetran could improve by adapting more for technical users and by providing more options for such users. There should be more adaptability in terms of new features. If a specific feature is required, it should be integrated promptly. Improvement in existing connectors with new features is desirable. Enhancements around customer-focused product adaptation are also suggested.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
20%
Computer Software Company
16%
Manufacturing Company
6%
Insurance Company
6%
Computer Software Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Healthcare Company
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What resources can you use to learn how to utilize AWS Database Migration Service?
As with all AWS products, you are given very useful documentation with AWS Database Migration Service. Before we started using this product, we went over it and we were able to learn the basics an...
Would you recommend AWS Database Migration Service as a cloud data integration tool?
My current company started using AWS Database Migration Service upon my recommendation, and I continue telling people how good of a product it is. However, users should keep in mind a few things. ...
Is AWS Database Migration Service an affordable solution?
Compared to similar solutions, AWS Database Migration Service falls somewhere in the middle price-wise, at least from my experience. This being said, it is not a very affordable solution, especial...
What's the deal with the HVR software acquisition?
As a user of HVR Software I followed this deal closely. Fivetran is apparently trying to establish more in its sector and by buying an already established data replication software, they become som...
Does HVR Software provide reliable insights?
I honestly can't think of another data replication software that can give you better statistics and insight than HVR Software. There's the feature for topology and statistics and both of them can ...
How much traffic can HVR Software handle?
As someone who works at a company where a high volume of information is replicated and has tried several data replication softwares, I can tell you that you're looking at the right one. HVR Softwar...
 

Also Known As

AWS Data Migration Service
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Overview

 

Sample Customers

Veoci, Trimble, Nasdaq, shaadi.com, Hotelbeds, SysAid, Verizon, Expedia, Pega
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