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AWS Glue Schema Registry

Ch 136.8of 24 Schema Registry Software
  1. 1Runs onAPI, Web
  2. 2CostsFree plan
  3. 3Schema formatsAvro, JSON Schema, Protocol Buffers (Protobuf)
  4. 4Compatibility modesNONE, DISABLED, BACKWARD, BACKWARD ALL, FORWARD, FORWARD ALL, FULL, FULL ALL
  5. 5Validation scopeevent
  6. 6Deployment optionscloud
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Overview

AWS Glue Schema Registry is ranked #13 of 24 in schema registry software on Specifiction. It runs on API, Web. There is a free plan.

AWS Glue Schema Registry plans and pricing

All plans
AWS Glue Schema Registry Free No additional charge Free to use · Up to 100 registries per Region per account · Up to 10,000 schema versions per Region per account · Up to 10 metadata key-value pairs per schema version per Region aws.amazon.com · 30 Sept 2026

Compared on schema registry software

Free plan
Yesdocs.aws.amazon.com
Schema formats
Avro, JSON Schema, Protocol Buffers (Protobuf)docs.aws.amazon.com
Compatibility modes
NONE, DISABLED, BACKWARD, BACKWARD_ALL, FORWARD, FORWARD_ALL, FULL, FULL_ALLdocs.aws.amazon.com
Validation scope
eventdocs.aws.amazon.com
Deployment options
clouddocs.aws.amazon.com

Facts

Purpose
Centrally discovers, controls, and evolves data stream schemas for streaming applications.docs.aws.amazon.com · 30 Sept 2026
Serialization
Provides serializers and deserializers so producers and consumers can share schemas for data serialization and deserialization.docs.aws.amazon.com · 30 Sept 2026
Formats
Supports Avro v1.11.4, JSON Schema Draft-04, Draft-06, and Draft-07, and Protocol Buffers proto2 and proto3; Protobuf extensions and groups are not supported.docs.aws.amazon.com · 30 Sept 2026
Schema evolution
Supports eight compatibility modes: NONE, DISABLED, BACKWARD, BACKWARD_ALL, FORWARD, FORWARD_ALL, FULL, and FULL_ALL.docs.aws.amazon.com · 30 Sept 2026
Automation
Supported features include schema auto-registration, schema sourcing via metadata, IAM compatibility, and optional ZLIB compression.docs.aws.amazon.com · 30 Sept 2026
Integrations
The documentation describes integrations with Apache Kafka, Amazon MSK, Kinesis Data Streams, Amazon Managed Service for Apache Flink, AWS Lambda, AWS Glue streaming, and Apache Kafka Streams.docs.aws.amazon.com · 30 Sept 2026
Kinesis limitation
The documented Kinesis Producer Library and Kinesis Client Library integration supports Java and does not provide multi-language support.docs.aws.amazon.com · 30 Sept 2026
Security
Client API communication uses TLS encryption over HTTPS, and schemas are encrypted at rest with an AWS KMS service-managed key.docs.aws.amazon.com · 30 Sept 2026
Access control
Registries support application access control, with registry ARNs used to organize different permissions for schema operations.docs.aws.amazon.com · 30 Sept 2026
Registry quota
An account can have up to 100 registries per AWS Region.docs.aws.amazon.com · 30 Sept 2026
Version quota
An account can have up to 10,000 schema versions per AWS Region.docs.aws.amazon.com · 30 Sept 2026
Metadata quota
A schema version can have up to 10 metadata key-value pairs per AWS Region.docs.aws.amazon.com · 30 Sept 2026
Regional availability
AWS Glue Schema Registry is not supported in the AWS Glue console in the Middle East (UAE) Region.docs.aws.amazon.com · 30 Sept 2026

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