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AWS Database Migration Service vs Matillion Data Productivity Cloud comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive SummaryUpdated on Jul 6, 2025

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
7.3
Matillion Data Productivity Cloud boosts ROI within a year by reducing costs and enhancing efficiency with Snowflake integration.
I can specify savings of around 40 to 60%.
Consequently, we adjusted our processes to use Matillion Data Productivity Cloud only for extraction and ingestion, while Snowflake handled all transformations and jobs.
 

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
7.6
Matillion Data Productivity Cloud offers excellent, responsive support with comprehensive resources, exceeding user expectations through proactive engagement.
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.
They communicate effectively and respond quickly to all inquiries.
 

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
7.6
Matillion Data Productivity Cloud is highly scalable, leveraging cloud environments for efficient processing with recent improvements enhancing flexibility and compatibility.
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.
The autoscale process works well, allowing the system to start another node automatically if the first machine reaches 80% capacity.
 

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
7.8
Matillion Data Productivity Cloud is stable and reliable, rated highly by users, with responsive support and minor issues resolved.
For DMS version upgrades, we schedule downtime during business hours so that midnight workloads are not interrupted and morning business can run smoothly.
 

Room For Improvement

AWS Database Migration Service needs improved functionality, compatibility, monitoring, and documentation to enhance user experience and platform support.
Matillion Data Productivity Cloud requires enhanced API updates, integration, customization, real-time capture, user documentation, UI management, and processing efficiency.
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.
Connections to BigQuery for extracting information are complex.
 

Setup Cost

AWS Database Migration Service is cost-effective long-term, with pricing varying by usage, migration complexity, and regional differences.
Matillion Data Productivity Cloud offers flexible pricing on AWS, with competitive rates and potential savings through strategic management and discounts.
Matillion Data Productivity Cloud offers discounts and special deals, especially when dealing with high-volume clients or fewer existing clients in specific regions, like Spain.
 

Valuable Features

AWS Database Migration Service offers scalable, cost-effective migration with easy administration, real-time synchronization, and high data security.
Matillion Data Productivity Cloud enhances ETL efficiency with seamless AWS integration, user-friendly UI, and automatic scalability for comprehensive data management.
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.
AWS offers a way to build jobs that are scalable, expandable for new and current tables, and can be deployed quickly.
Matillion Data Productivity Cloud is effective for ingest functions, particularly when moving information to Snowflake and performing many transformations.
 

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
Matillion Data Productivity...
Ranking in Cloud Data Integration
8th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
27
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

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 Matillion Data Productivity Cloud is 3.4%, down from 4.3% 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
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Tomáš Hronek - PeerSpot reviewer
Used for wrangling or transforming data from sources like S3 and Databricks
I use Matillion ETL for wrangling or transforming data from sources like S3 and Databricks The most valuable feature of Matillion ETL is the UI experience in which you can drag and drop most of the transformation. Sometimes, we have issues with the solution's stability and need to restart it for…
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
20%
Computer Software Company
16%
Manufacturing Company
6%
Insurance Company
6%
Financial Services Firm
18%
Computer Software Company
15%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Healthcare Company
5%
 

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 do you like most about Matillion ETL?
The new version with the Productivity Cloud is very simple. It's easy to use, navigate, and understand.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Matillion ETL?
While pricing can be an issue compared to other solutions, Matillion Data Productivity Cloud offers discounts and special deals, especially when dealing with high-volume clients or fewer existing c...
What needs improvement with Matillion ETL?
There are problems with GCP connectivity. Specifically, connections to BigQuery for extracting information are complex, and the optimization of the extraction process requires improvements. I raise...
 

Also Known As

AWS Data Migration Service
Matillion ETL for Redshift, Matillion ETL for Snowflake, Matillion ETL for BigQuery
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Veoci, Trimble, Nasdaq, shaadi.com, Hotelbeds, SysAid, Verizon, Expedia, Pega
Thrive Market, MarketBot, PWC, Axtria, Field Nation, GE, Superdry, Quantcast, Lightbox, EDF Energy, Finn Air, IPRO, Twist, Penn National Gaming Inc
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