Microsoft Azure → Amazon Web Services
AWS equivalent of Azure Database Migration Service
The closest AWS equivalent of Azure Database Migration Service is AWS Database Migration Service (DMS).
About Azure Database Migration Service
| Provider | Microsoft Azure |
|---|---|
| Status | Generally available |
| What it is | Managed online and offline migrations to Azure SQL Database, SQL Managed Instance, and SQL Server on Azure VMs, and migrations to Azure Database for MySQL (including MySQL 8.4). Check the current scenario matrix. |
| Documentation | learn.microsoft.com |
| Pricing | Official pricing page |
AWS mappings (1)
| Capability | AWS equivalent | Match |
|---|---|---|
| Database migration and continuous replication | AWS Database Migration Service (DMS) | Partial match |
Migration & analytics integration(1)
Database migration and continuous replication Partial match
AWS Database Migration Service maps to Azure Database Migration Service. AWS DMS is a general replication engine with many sources and targets, plus Schema Conversion for engine changes. Azure DMS focuses on migrations to Azure SQL targets and Azure Database for MySQL, while other engines use their own tools (such as the PostgreSQL migration service in flexible server).
- Scope. AWS DMS supports homogeneous and heterogeneous migrations, ongoing CDC replication, and DMS Serverless. Azure DMS supports online and offline migrations to Azure SQL, Managed Instance, SQL Server on VMs, and MySQL. Check its scenario matrix for others.
- Schema conversion. AWS has DMS Schema Conversion (and the Schema Conversion Tool). Microsoft uses SQL Server Migration Assistant (SSMA) for Oracle, Db2, and other sources to SQL.