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AWS Database Migration Service

Composite Score

8.2 /10

CX Score

8.3 /10

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What is AWS Database Migration Service?

AWS Database Migration Service (AWS DMS) is a managed migration and replication service that helps move your database and analytics workloads to AWS quickly, securely, and with minimal downtime and zero data loss. AWS DMS supports migration between 20-plus database and analytics engines, such as Oracle to Amazon Aurora MySQL-Compatible Edition, MySQL to Amazon Relational Database (RDS) for MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server to Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL-Compatible Edition, MongoDB to Amazon DocumentDB (with MongoDB compatibility), Oracle to Amazon Redshift, and Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3).

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AWS Database Migration Service Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

90 Likeliness to Recommend

100 Plan to Renew

81 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Product Experience

Negotiation and Contract

100

Conflict Resolution

Strategy & Innovation

100

Service Experience

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product Experience:: 97%
Negotiation and Contract:: 96%
Conflict Resolution:: 100%
Strategy & Innovation:: 98%
Service Experience:: 100%

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+97 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love AWS Database Migration Service?

0% Negative

8% Neutral

92% Positive

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Enables Productivity

Feature Ratings

Average 87

Data Backup

Data Encryption

Intelligent Routing

Data Archiving

Migration Execution

Process Tracking

Security Configuration Mapping

Pre-Migration Assessment

Wave Planning Support

Integration Mapping

Multi-Environment Migration

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 84

Availability and Quality of Training

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Implementation

Vendor Support

Usability and Intuitiveness

Breadth of Features

Ease of Data Integration

Quality of Features

Ease of Customization

Business Value Created

Ease of IT Administration

AWS Database Migration Service Reviews

Ose U.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Feb 2025

Solid product for database migration in AWS

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates AWS Database Migration Service from other similar products?

it's integration with AWS

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

little or no impact on migration. I think this is quite objective

What do you dislike most about this product?

there might be a need to depend on other products for things such as data conversion

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

If it is not a straightforward migration, other tools can serve you better

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Sanjay K.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Engineering
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Dec 2024

Excellent product

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates AWS Database Migration Service from other similar products?

AWS Database Migration Service stands out because it’s easy to use, reliable, supports many databases, and minimizes downtime.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

My favorite aspect is how smoothly it migrates databases with minimal downtime, making the whole process hassle-free.

What do you dislike most about this product?

I dislike that it sometimes struggles with complex schema conversions, which can slow down or complicate migrations.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Start with smaller migrations to get comfortable, ensure your schemas are compatible, and use the premigration assessment tool for planning.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Pranil P.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Finance
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Dec 2024

Good product if you want to adopt to cloud faster

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates AWS Database Migration Service from other similar products?

Minimal downtime, support for many databases

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Serverless

What do you dislike most about this product?

Secondary objects not migrated automatically

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Fastest path to migrate your data

Pros

Enables Productivity
Inspires Innovation
Respectful
Altruistic

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90 Likeliness to Recommend

100 Plan to Renew

81 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Emotional Footprint Overview

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+97 Net Emotional Footprint

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Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Data Backup Includes the creation of duplicate instances to recover from an unplanned data loss. Also, support for high volumes of data processing and data compression.

Data Encryption Encrypt data in flight, while it's being uploaded/entered, and at rest, after it is uploaded/entered.

Intelligent Routing Ability to dynamically select the best path or route for migrating data, apps, etc. based on various conditions

Data Archiving the ability to archive old or duplicate data

Migration Execution Provides tools to deploy in the new environment and to retire resources in the old environment.

Process Tracking The ability to monitor the migration process and alert to issues

Security Configuration Mapping Integrating and translating security policies and settings between cloud and on-premises environments.

Pre-Migration Assessment Takes stock of your current IT landscape in order to plan the migration process

Wave Planning Support Ability to facilitate wave planning, such as dependency mapping, workload grouping, and scheduling capabilities.

Integration Mapping Helps with integrating existing platforms and tools (e.g. IAM, Security Platforms, Service Management platforms) to work with the new cloud platform

Multi-Environment Migration Provides the ability to migrate data between physical, cloud-based, or virtual environments.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

AWS Database Migration Service Reviews

Ose U.

Solid product for database migration in AWS

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Sanjay K.

Excellent product

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Pranil P.

Good product if you want to adopt to cloud faster

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

Data Backup

Data Encryption

Intelligent Routing

Data Archiving

Migration Execution

Process Tracking

Security Configuration Mapping

Pre-Migration Assessment

Wave Planning Support

Integration Mapping

Multi-Environment Migration

Vendor Capability Ratings

Availability and Quality of Training

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Implementation

Vendor Support

Usability and Intuitiveness

Breadth of Features

Ease of Data Integration

Quality of Features

Ease of Customization

Business Value Created

Ease of IT Administration