Amazon Database Migration Service vs Couchbase XDCR

Amazon Database Migration Service (AWS DMS) is a SaaS service for moving relational databases, data warehouses, NoSQL databases and other data stores to AWS or between cloud and on-premises environments. It handles one-time migrations and continuous replication, with support for both like-for-like and cross-engine moves. AWS says more than 20 databases and data warehouses can serve as source or target endpoints. DMS Schema Conversion assesses schemas and converts many code objects, including views, stored procedures and functions, while identifying work that needs manual conversion. DMS Serverless provisions and scales capacity according to transaction volume, billed hourly. Multi-AZ deployment uses redundant replication instances, and interrupted migrations can resume. API and AWS CLI support automation, while CloudTrail and CloudWatch Logs provide integrations. TLS, VPC deployment, PrivateLink and column masking are available. At least one endpoint must be Amazon RDS or EC2; on-premises-to-on-premises replication is unsupported. The AWS Free Tier offers free with credits.

Couchbase XDCR is a web-based service for replicating database changes between clusters. It supports change data capture and bidirectional synchronization, allowing changes to move in both directions. The deployment model is hybrid. Couchbase lists plans with hourly per-node billing, cluster minimums, and backup intervals. Basic is $0.15 a month, billed from $0.15/hr per node, with a one-node minimum and a 24-hour backup interval. Developer Pro is $0.35 a month, billed from $0.35/hr per node, with a one-node minimum, three nodes for multiple cluster availability zones, and backup intervals up to one hour. Enterprise is $0.49 a month, billed from $0.49/hr per node, with a three-node minimum and backup intervals up to one hour. Couchbase Enterprise is $0.66 a month, billed from $0.66/hr per node through cloud marketplaces, and includes Couchbase Server 8. A Free plan is described as one node and 8GB, although the pricing facts mark no free plan. Couchbase was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in San Jose.