Amazon Database Migration Service

6.8easy start · #8 of 26
in Data Replication Software

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Runs on api, Web.

Amazon Database Migration Service is ranked #8 of 26 in data replication software on The Geeks Club. It runs on API, Web. There is a free plan.

Amazon Database Migration Service plans and pricing

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AWS Free Tier Free Free Plan offers $100 in credits, with up to an additional $100 for activating foundational AWS services; credits valid for up to 12 months After credits are depleted, upgrade to a Paid Plan to continue using DMS · Free Tier credits unavailable in AWS GovCloud (US) and China (Beijing) Regions aws.amazon.com · 30 Sept 2026

AWS DMS Serverless Not published Per hour based on capacity used Capacity measured in DCUs · Price varies with data volume and maximum DCU setting aws.amazon.com · 30 Sept 2026

On-demand instances Not published Hourly; no long-term commitments Price varies by instance type and AWS Region · Additional log storage may cost extra aws.amazon.com · 30 Sept 2026

Database Savings Plans Not published Commit to a specific amount of usage measured in $/hour over a 1-year term Eligible AWS DMS usage · Savings of up to 20% with a consistent usage commitment aws.amazon.com · 30 Sept 2026

Compared on data replication software

Free plan: No
Discovery & assessment: Yes
Continuous replication: Yes
Database migration: Yes
Deployment model: saas

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The record

Purpose: AWS DMS migrates relational databases, data warehouses, NoSQL databases, and other data stores to AWS or between cloud and on-premises setups.
Replication: DMS supports one-time migrations and ongoing replication of changes to keep source and target data in sync.
Migration types: DMS supports homogeneous migrations between like database engines and heterogeneous migrations between different engines.
Database coverage: AWS says DMS supports more than 20 databases and data warehouses as source and target endpoints.
Schema conversion: DMS Schema Conversion assesses and converts schemas and most database code objects, including views, stored procedures, and functions; objects that need manual conversion are identified.
Serverless: DMS Serverless automatically provisions and scales migration capacity based on data transaction volume, with capacity billed hourly.
Resilience: The DMS Multi-AZ option provides high availability with redundant replication instances, and DMS can resume a migration after an interruption.
Integrations: DMS integrates with CloudTrail and CloudWatch Logs, and its API and AWS CLI can automate replication task management and custom monitoring.
Security: AWS DMS requires TLS 1.2 for API clients and recommends TLS 1.3; it also supports resource-based access policies and AWS PrivateLink VPC endpoints.
Data protection: DMS can secure endpoint connections with SSL/TLS, run replication instances inside a VPC, and mask specified sensitive data columns.
Notable limitation: For DMS replication, either the source or target database, or both, must be in Amazon RDS or on EC2; on-premises-to-on-premises replication is not supported.
Intended users: AWS describes DMS as a service for migrating and modernizing databases and analytics workloads to AWS, including migrations from self-managed databases to managed AWS databases.
Founded: 2006
Price from: Free

Where it ranks on The Geeks Club

Best Data Replication Software in 2026#8 of 26
Best Cloud Migration Tools in 2026#4 of 24

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docs.aws.amazon.com/dms/latest/userguide/· checked 30 Sept 2026
aws.amazon.com/dms/features/· checked 30 Sept 2026
aws.amazon.com/dms/pricing/· checked 30 Sept 2026
aws.amazon.com/dms/faqs/· checked 30 Sept 2026
docs.aws.amazon.com/dms/latest/userguide/infrastructure-sec· checked 30 Sept 2026
aws.amazon.com/dms/· checked 28 Sept 2026