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AWS Database Migration Service vs Palantir Foundry comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 3, 2024

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
4.6
Users saved 40%-60% with AWS Database Migration Service, achieving better ROI over legacy tools but limited time savings.
Sentiment score
5.1
Users report time and cost savings with Palantir Foundry, but quantifying ROI and financial specifics remains challenging.
I can specify savings of around 40 to 60%.
Delivery Head Data Engineering at BAGIC
With traditional development requiring many specialized roles, Palantir Foundry allows us to operate efficiently with fewer personnel.
Data Engineering Specialist at LTM
We saved approximately 20 to 35 percent in man-hours needed and the timing improved our project timelines by approximately 50 to 55 percent.
Consultant at a tech vendor with 1,001-5,000 employees
One clear example was the pipeline optimization I mentioned, where we reduced execution time by thirty to forty percent.
PALANTIR DATA ENGINEER at a healthcare company with 10,001+ employees
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
5.3
AWS Database Migration Service support varies in effectiveness, with mixed feedback on response times and expertise, suggesting improvement opportunities.
Sentiment score
6.2
Palantir Foundry's customer service is competent and proactive, though experiences vary based on contract and user needs.
When working with AWS GovCloud, we often did not get an answer in time because AWS seemed more focused on the commercial side.
Owner at a outsourcing company with 1,001-5,000 employees
I am happy with the technical support from AWS.
Delivery Head Data Engineering at BAGIC
They are knowledgeable, and their boot camps demonstrate solutions in just three days, which typically takes months or years.
Enterprise Architect at a mining and metals company with 10,001+ employees
When I seek help regarding code in Slate, it can take considerable time for the team to find the right answer or documentation, especially since the responses depend on the level of support provided, and specific queries regarding coding usually require reaching out to more experienced developers.
Data Analyst at BP Exploration Caspian Sea Ltd
The support staff are extremely knowledgeable and good at what they are doing.
Operations And Integration Chief at a aerospace/defense firm with 10,001+ employees
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
6.8
AWS Database Migration Service is scalable, but large datasets may cause performance lag, requiring manual adjustments for complex tasks.
Sentiment score
6.1
Palantir Foundry is praised for scalability, flexibility, and adaptability across business sizes, despite cloud cost concerns.
Even if there was a failure, we could catch it and rerun it.
Software architect at Cognizant
AWS's scalable nature involves a human approach, meaning it is not auto-scalable.
Lead Architect at Fracral
While scalability is good, latency exists due to our business nature.
Delivery Head Data Engineering at BAGIC
We work with large volumes of healthcare data, and it has been able to handle all the large-scale ingestion, transformation, and distributed processing workflows effectively.
PALANTIR DATA ENGINEER at a healthcare company with 10,001+ employees
For scalability, I would rate it ten out of ten because you have a lot of flexibility.
Associate Vice President at a insurance company with 10,001+ employees
Regarding scalability, if you have billions and trillions of records, Palantir Foundry accommodates ETL pipelines with a dedicated compute profile.
Data Engineering Specialist at LTM
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.2
AWS Database Migration Service is generally stable, but users have mixed experiences with large data volumes and ongoing migrations.
Sentiment score
7.7
Palantir Foundry is stable and reliable, with minor issues quickly resolved, though some suggest marketing may overstate capabilities.
For DMS version upgrades, we schedule downtime during business hours so that midnight workloads are not interrupted and morning business can run smoothly.
Delivery Head Data Engineering at BAGIC
Live data streaming is very hard and it keeps breaking, so it is not very stable and depends a lot on the satellite network.
Product Manager
I get more technical support from Palantir.
Data Development Manager at a healthcare company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Palantir Foundry has been a stable and reliable enterprise platform.
PALANTIR DATA ENGINEER at a healthcare company with 10,001+ employees
 

Room For Improvement

AWS Database Migration Service needs enhancements in compatibility, performance, support, user interface, flexibility, scalability, and documentation.
Palantir Foundry needs enhanced training, cost-efficiency, ease of use, integration, automation, and AI for improved user experience.
DMS works within AWS ecosystem, but they also have to look for third party solutions. Now Snowflake is a bigger player, or Databricks.
Delivery Head Data Engineering at BAGIC
Sometimes, those who implement the service face problems and resolve it, but I may not even know what problems they faced.
Owner at a outsourcing company with 1,001-5,000 employees
The platform is extremely capable, but improvements around usability, debugging experience, DevOps flexibility, and ecosystem openness would make it even more effective for enterprise engineering teams.
PALANTIR DATA ENGINEER at a healthcare company with 10,001+ employees
I want to build conversational BI or conversational agents quickly that can connect to MCPs, and other MCPs that I can communicate with in Palantir Foundry, which are areas to advance forward.
Principal Architect at HCLTech
An improvement would be that in case of any changes done by the Palantir team, those changes need to be tested thoroughly so there are no downstream impacts, ensuring that the business is not affected by any modifications in the system.
Engineer, Data Engineering at GlobalFoundries
 

Setup Cost

AWS Database Migration Service is affordable, but licensing and regional differences affect costs, offering good value overall.
Palantir Foundry's high cost is justified for enterprises by reduced development needs and centralized capabilities despite complex licensing.
Its high initial pricing can be intimidating, but it becomes cost-effective as it reduces the need for a development team.
Enterprise Architect at a mining and metals company with 10,001+ employees
In terms of getting a contractor to work on that, I would probably say it is more expensive because there are fewer people with that skillset compared to, say, Databricks or Azure.
Data Development Manager at a healthcare company with 5,001-10,000 employees
We can consult it in the right way regarding Palantir Foundry use, as it is still a gray area right now concerning costing.
Principal Architect at HCLTech
 

Valuable Features

AWS Database Migration Service is cost-effective, scalable, offers live replication, real-time sync, and integrates well, minimizing administrative tasks.
Palantir Foundry enhances data-driven decisions with strong AI, user-friendly tools, robust security, and seamless integration for all users.
AWS offers a way to build jobs that are scalable, expandable for new and current tables, and can be deployed quickly.
Lead Architect at Fracral
You can copy the database at first without impacting your current database, and then use CDC to copy incremental changes.
Owner at a outsourcing company with 1,001-5,000 employees
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.
Delivery Head Data Engineering at BAGIC
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.
Architect at L&T Technology Services
The main advantage is you can decentralize the analytics, and you will have everything in one place, so that you do not need to rely on multiple departments working on different tools.
Associate Vice President at a insurance company with 10,001+ employees
The low-code solutions made our lives easier because not everybody is too technical to get started and the barrier to entry is very low.
Consultant at a tech vendor with 1,001-5,000 employees
 

Categories and Ranking

AWS Database Migration Service
Ranking in Cloud Data Integration
2nd
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.4
Number of Reviews
35
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Palantir Foundry
Ranking in Cloud Data Integration
4th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.4
Number of Reviews
62
Ranking in other categories
Data Integration (3rd), IT Operations Analytics (4th), Supply Chain Analytics (1st), Data Migration Appliances (2nd), Data Management Platforms (DMP) (1st), Data and Analytics Service Providers (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Cloud Data Integration category, the mindshare of AWS Database Migration Service is 6.9%, down from 12.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Palantir Foundry is 3.9%, down from 5.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Cloud Data Integration Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
AWS Database Migration Service6.9%
Palantir Foundry3.9%
Other89.2%
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.
reviewer2846265 - PeerSpot reviewer
PALANTIR DATA ENGINEER at a healthcare company with 10,001+ employees
Unified healthcare pipelines have improved data trust and accelerated operational decisions
One challenge regarding how Palantir Foundry can be improved is the learning curve. Foundry has a very broad ecosystem with Ontology, Pipeline Builder, Code Repositories, and AI integrations. For new engineers or business users onboarding, it can take time, especially if they are coming from more traditional data platforms. Better documentation, simplified onboarding paths, and more beginner-friendly examples would help accelerate adoption. Another area is debugging complexity. While lineage and monitoring are strong features, troubleshooting deeply interconnected pipelines can still become difficult in a large enterprise environment. Sometimes error logs and pipeline failure messages could be more descriptive or developer-friendly, especially for distributed PySpark jobs. Another pain point is customization limitations in certain UI-driven components. While low-code tools are great for rapid development, highly customized workflows sometimes still require engineering workarounds or deeper technical implementation. The platform is extremely capable, but improvements around usability, debugging experience, DevOps flexibility, and ecosystem openness would make it even more effective for enterprise engineering teams.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
18%
Computer Software Company
7%
Outsourcing Company
6%
Manufacturing Company
6%
Manufacturing Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Government
7%
Healthcare Company
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business8
Midsize Enterprise9
Large Enterprise17
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business11
Midsize Enterprise7
Large Enterprise50
 

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?
The Workshop application could be improved because it is not very customizable, but it is still very strong. We also have the React OSK apps, but it does not allow the inbuilt applications such as ...
What is your primary use case for Palantir Foundry?
My main use case for Palantir Foundry is to solve business problems, such as in healthcare. I also worked on a project for a law firm where thousands of PDFs were coming in, and we needed to check ...
What advice do you have for others considering Palantir Foundry?
I believe they should get started by completing all the free certificates, then they could apply to the paid certificates to get a master of Palantir Foundry, solve some real use cases, do examples...
 

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Sample Customers

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