Amazon Database Migration Service pricing
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AWS Free TierFree Credits valid up to 12 months for new post-July-15-2025 sign-ups$100 credits plus up to $100 for foundational services · no DMS transfer charge · credits unavailable in GovCloud and China Beijing Read 15 Oct 2026 · aws.amazon.com
AWS DMS ServerlessPriced on request Per hour for AWS DMS capacity units used1–384 DCUs · 1 DCU equals 2 GB RAM · Single-AZ or Multi-AZ Read 15 Oct 2026 · aws.amazon.com
Database Savings PlansPrice not published Commitment measured in dollars per hour for one yearEligible AWS DMS usage · savings in exchange for commitment Read 15 Oct 2026 · aws.amazon.com
On-demand instancesPriced on request Hourly capacity usage; no long-term commitmentT2, T3, C4, C5, C6i, R4, R5 and R6i instance classes Read 15 Oct 2026 · aws.amazon.com
In short
- Amazon Database Migration Service has a free plan (AWS Free Tier).
- 2 plans are priced on request (AWS DMS Serverless, On-demand instances).
What the alternatives costAll alternatives →
| Tool | From | Free plan | Free trial |
|---|---|---|---|
| AWS Mainframe Modernization | $0.31/mo | No | No |
| CAST Highlight | $566.67/mo | No | Yes |
| AWS Transform MGN (formerly AWS Application Migration Service) | — | Yes | No |
| Device42 | — | No | Yes |
| Google Cloud Migration Center | — | Yes | No |
| AWS Schema Conversion Tool | — | Yes | No |
| Ispirer SQLWays | $395/mo | No | Yes |
| RiverMeadow Workload Mobility Platform | $12.50/mo | No | No |