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AWS Database Migration Service vs Palantir Foundry comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 3, 2024

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

Categories and Ranking

AWS Database Migration Service
Ranking in Cloud Data Integration
3rd
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.4
Number of Reviews
34
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Palantir Foundry
Ranking in Cloud Data Integration
10th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
18
Ranking in other categories
Data Integration (13th), IT Operations Analytics (8th), Supply Chain Analytics (1st), Data Migration Appliances (3rd), Data Management Platforms (DMP) (1st), Data and Analytics Service Providers (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the Cloud Data Integration category, the mindshare of AWS Database Migration Service is 6.4%, down from 14.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Palantir Foundry is 4.3%, down from 4.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Cloud Data Integration Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
AWS Database Migration Service6.4%
Palantir Foundry4.3%
Other89.3%
Cloud Data Integration
 

Featured Reviews

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.
BA
Associate Vice President at a insurance company with 10,001+ employees
Unified data workflows have empowered collaborative analytics and streamlined AI development
Regarding points for improvement for Palantir Foundry, I see that they are improving day by day. In the last one to two years, I have seen many improvements compared to the two years that I have worked on Palantir Foundry. There are many things that come up, but a few things are not intuitive enough. Now that we are in this AI phase, Palantir Foundry has created some wrappers around the models, allowing us to create using a no-code application, chatbots, and LLM functions. The problem is that interaction with outside applications can be difficult with the current setup that Palantir Foundry has. There are ways to do that, but it is not that intuitive, which is what I feel.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"One of the features, I find most valuable is its ability to apply rules and transformations to data during real-time integration. This includes changing schema names or table structures on AWS without delaying the data flow. Initially, full migrations can vary widely in time depending on the source system; for instance, a large Magento database might take up to six months, while smaller databases like IBM DB2 could migrate within hours. Once set up, AWS DMS ensures real-time synchronization using Change Data Capture (CDC), maintaining data integrity throughout the process."
"I like that I can focus on the logic and I don't have to worry about the administration stuff. AWS handles that for me."
"This solution is very good at mini-batch processing."
"What I like about AWS Database Migration Service is that it's a good product that allows you to migrate terabytes of data, and my team was able to migrate almost 16TB of data using AWS Database Migration Service."
"AWS Database Migration Service is good for smaller workloads and provides compatibility."
"The solution is instantaneous. We can launch the service and reduce the end number of manpower."
"Scalable and stable solution for migrating databases to AWS, with valuable features such as parallel full load and continuous data replication."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is the one I use for report generation. The security risk is very low."
"Encapsulates all the components without the requirement to integrate or check compatibility."
"The security is also excellent. It's highly granular, so the admins have a high degree of control, and there are many levels of security. That worked well. You won't have an EDC unless you put everything onto the platform because it is its own isolated thing."
"Palantir Foundry is a robust platform that has really strong plugin connectors and provides features for real-time integration."
"Based on my huge experience with Palantir Foundry, I find that starting from the data connection to the end user application, there is a tool for everyone."
"The predictive analytics capability within Palantir Foundry impacts financial forecasting strategies through its AIP functionality, which includes numerous pre-built models, LLMs, and data science application libraries."
"Live video sessions enhance the available documentation and allow you to ask questions directly."
"The interface is really user-friendly."
"I rate Palantir Foundry a ten out of ten."
 

Cons

"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."
"AWS Database Migration Service can become complex when testing. Other solutions, such as Microsoft Azure make it easy to do."
"It would be helpful if the bandwidth could be independent of the network or if we could have a dedicated bandwidth for this product."
"The cost is a concern. We use DMS because of its simplicity, but the price could definitely be more competitive."
"The product's performance could be a little bit better."
"We would like to see some improvement in the performance of large scale procedures, such as when we migrate from Oracle to csSQL."
"I think that Amazon needs to improve the migration scenarios after analytics"
"Support could be more expedient. Right now I am waiting on support for an extension."
"The workflow could be improved."
"Cost of this solution is quite high."
"They do not have a data center in Europe, and we have lots of personally identifiable information in our dataset that needs to be hosted by a third-party data center like Amazon or Microsoft Azure."
"The problem is that interaction with outside applications can be difficult with the current setup that Palantir Foundry has."
"If you want to create new models on specific data sets, computing that is quite costly."
"The startup pricing is high, causing concern despite being cost-effective in terms of total cost of ownership."
"It requires a lot of manual work and is very time-consuming to get to a functional point."
"Some error messages can be very cryptic."
 

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."
"Cost is the only factor that is challenging."
"The pricing can be better and it should be more competitive."
"AWS Database Migration Service is the least expensive solution, but is still expensive."
"Pricing can be improved."
"The pricing is on the higher side."
"I would rate the pricing a seven out of ten."
"Palantir Foundry has different pricing models that can be negotiated."
"It's expensive."
"The solution’s pricing is high."
"Palantir Foundry is an expensive solution."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
20%
Computer Software Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Government
5%
Manufacturing Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Government
8%
University
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business8
Midsize Enterprise8
Large Enterprise17
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business4
Midsize Enterprise5
Large Enterprise9
 

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 needs improvement with Palantir Foundry?
Regarding points for improvement for Palantir Foundry, I see that they are improving day by day. In the last one to two years, I have seen many improvements compared to the two years that I have wo...
What is your primary use case for Palantir Foundry?
There are several use cases that we are working on with Palantir Foundry. The first thing is for data model creation for all our data engineering pipelines. That is one use case. Palantir Foundry a...
What advice do you have for others considering Palantir Foundry?
The visualization part in Palantir Foundry works for me at least if I want to see how the data is structured and for an initial analysis, but I would say it is not as matured as Power BI or Tableau...
 

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Veoci, Trimble, Nasdaq, shaadi.com, Hotelbeds, SysAid, Verizon, Expedia, Pega
Merck KGaA, Airbus, Ferrari,United States Intelligence Community, United States Department of Defense
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