Amazon RDS & Aurora Migration Tools

Move schema and data between AWS-managed relational databases and on-premises or cloud systems. Choose the tool by database engine, not by cloud provider alone.

Choose the AWS service and database engine

RDS and Aurora use different engine sets even though both are managed through Amazon RDS.

Amazon RDS

Managed instances for six supported relational engines

MySQL / MariaDB

PostgreSQL

SQL Server

Oracle

IBM Db2

Amazon Aurora

Aurora-specific engines and cluster endpoints

Aurora MySQL

MySQL-compatible edition

Aurora PostgreSQL

PostgreSQL-compatible edition

Aurora is not an Oracle or SQL Server edition of RDS. Choose the MySQL or PostgreSQL pair tool that matches the Aurora cluster.

Choose the AWS target family

The same installer works with RDS and the compatible Aurora edition.

Several database pairs? View Studio

RDS / Aurora MySQL family

Also covers RDS for MariaDB.

SQL Server ↔ MySQL / MariaDB

DBConvert DBSync

Oracle ↔ MySQL / MariaDB

DBConvert DBSync

RDS / Aurora PostgreSQL family

Uses the PostgreSQL pair tools.

SQL Server ↔ PostgreSQL

DBConvert DBSync

Oracle ↔ PostgreSQL

DBConvert DBSync

RDS / Aurora MySQL ↔ RDS / Aurora PostgreSQL

One MySQL–PostgreSQL pair tool covers either direction and same-family endpoints.

DBConvert DBSync

DBConvert

One-time schema-and-data migration, test loads, or export from AWS.

DBSync

Scheduled row comparison; trigger-based modes depend on engine features and RDS privileges.

$179 one-time license per DBConvert or DBSync pair tool. Products are licensed separately; the Windows trial is time-unlimited with record and feature limits.

License terms Trial limits

Prepare the AWS connection

DBConvert connects as a normal database client; it does not configure the VPC or RDS instance for you.

Use the correct AWS endpoint

	Amazon RDS	Amazon Aurora
Endpoint	DB instance endpoint	Cluster/writer endpoint
Write target	Selected DB instance	Current primary instance
Engines	MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, Oracle, Db2	MySQL- or PostgreSQL-compatible
Avoid	Stale or incorrect instance hostname	Reader endpoint for migration writes

Aurora writer endpoint documentation

Connection checklist

1.Copy the endpoint, port, database name, username, and password.
2.Allow the Windows client through the VPC security group, VPN, bastion, or approved network path.
3.Configure SSL/TLS with the current AWS RDS CA certificate when required.
4.Grant the required read, write, and object-creation privileges, then test representative tables.

DBConvert configuration guide AWS connection documentation

Managed-service boundaries

Review data types, defaults, indexes, keys, collations, extensions, and engine-version differences.
Plan stored procedures, functions, triggers, jobs, server logins, and infrastructure as separate work.
Managed accounts can restrict administrative operations available on self-managed servers.