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AWS Database Migration Service vs HiT Software DBMoto comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

AWS Database Migration Service
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.4
Number of Reviews
35
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Data Integration (2nd)
HiT Software DBMoto
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.6
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
Data Replication (17th)
 

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AG
Delivery Head Data Engineering at BAGIC
Streamlines data migration across platforms with cost-effective and scalable solutions
We have the continuous data integration feature, but it does not work very well in our given ecosystem because we have huge data volume, and it reads from archive log rather than the redo sequence. That is where it lacks, so we are not able to do continuous streaming data injection. The ability to handle heterogeneous migrations for our organization is adequate. I do not see a major value add, or see it as a marquee feature. It is a good tool, but we do not have that sort of uses requirement. In my 10 plus years of experience, I do not see that kind of requirement where I have to replicate it in real time. I leverage AWS CloudWatch for addressing migration issues. The major challenges come across CDC. We have created latency filter and everything, but there is no way to control it. Due to the nature of our business, the transactions increase during month end and year end. My transactions are supposed to increase, my workloads on my core system increases, but my DMS is not able to keep up with them, even if I increase it to a higher side. Improvements could be made in AWS Database Migration Service. Because of that, I am moving out of DMS now to a STRIIM solution. DMS works within AWS ecosystem, but they also have to look for third party solutions. Now Snowflake is a bigger player, or Databricks. Something that could be possible as a connector, whether paid or free, but giving as a connector to that ecosystem as well.
reviewer1489908 - PeerSpot reviewer
Systems Engineer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
User-friendly, easy to manage, with good support
We use HiT Software DBMoto for migration and reporting The most valuable features are that is easy to install and it is user-friendly. Pricing is an area that needs improvement. We started to use this product a year ago. It's a stable solution. We have not experienced any issues. It's a…

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

Pros

"The tools are very user-friendly."
"I was very impressed by the scalability of AWS Database Migration Service."
"From my point of view, it was the best option in this case."
"The main reason clients come to us to do these migrations to AWS is that it's self-managed."
"AWS Database Migration Service is affordable and cheaper."
"AWS Database Migration Service is much cheaper regarding licensing and total cost of ownership compared to other solutions."
"Saving the data that is in use is easy."
"The tools are very user-friendly; you can have instances or replication instances from the databases with two or more clicks, and the console is also very user-friendly, making it very easy to create new instances for migration purposes."
"DBMoto was very simple to set up and move our tables to the Oracle DB."
"It's a good product that is user-friendly and easy to manage, and I would recommend it to others."
"The most valuable features are that is easy to install and it is user-friendly."
 

Cons

"Database Migration Service could be more integrated. I think that it makes sense to add integration to these functions. For example, AWS Glue has a feature called Orchestrator to create data flows, and that's more straightforward."
"When working with AWS GovCloud, we often did not get an answer in time because AWS seemed more focused on the commercial side."
"In my experience, AWS Database Migration Service performs well for its primary purpose of data migration. One area that could be improved is its support for non-AWS file formats, particularly when integrating data from sources stored outside of AWS. For example, handling AWS Data Lakes, Delta Lake, or Hadoop file formats stored in S3 requires extensive configuration and isn't always straightforward. It would be beneficial to streamline this process to ensure smoother migrations from non-AWS environments to AWS. As for additional functionality, I think enhancing support for these external file formats and simplifying configuration steps would be valuable improvements for the service."
"The cost is a concern. We use DMS because of its simplicity, but the price could definitely be more competitive."
"I think that Amazon needs to improve the migration scenarios after analytics. We need more migration tools or more specific tools for migration and licenses."
"It is a very expensive program and you pay a license fee based on the amount of users you have."
"There are a set of complexities and challenges when a user wants to integrate AWS products with Microsoft products."
"There could be enhancements in the product intelligently covering more scenarios to prevent crashes or failures."
"Pricing is an area that needs improvement."
"This product would be improved with additional built-in functions for simpler date conversion, as well as for data type transformations."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing is per hour, though I do not have the exact figures. If you have specific questions about the service, a personal support team from Amazon is available, but this will bring in additional costs."
"Pricing for the solution is reasonable, but could still be reduced."
"Pricing can be improved."
"The pricing is on the higher side."
"The solution’s pricing is reasonable."
"AWS Database Migration Service is the least expensive solution, but is still expensive."
"I rate the product price a seven on a scale of one to ten, where one is a high price, and ten is a low price."
"In terms of pricing, I'd rate it an eight out of ten, considering it's a well-priced solution."
"Customers pay a license fee yearly."
"I found the price to be quite reasonable."
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Financial Services Firm
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Computer Software Company
7%
Manufacturing Company
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Outsourcing Company
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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...
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AWS Data Migration Service
DBMoto
 

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