AWS Glue

AWSAnalyticsFree tier available

Serverless data integration platform with visual ETL authoring via Glue Studio, a Hive-compatible Data Catalog, automatic crawlers, DataBrew visual prep, and Glue Data Quality for declarative rule-based validation across Spark and Python jobs

Jurisdictional exposure

Provider HQ
USSeattle, USA

Subject to CLOUD Act, FISA-702, DPF

Region locations
APACCNEEAEUUKUSOther39 regions across 7 jurisdictions
Sovereign option
Yes — 5 sovereign-flagged regions available

Attributes

SLA Uptime
99.9%
Serverless
Yes

Sub-services (5)

Glue Data Catalog

Hive-compatible metastore used by Athena, Redshift Spectrum, and EMR

Glue ETL Jobs

Serverless Spark and Python ETL with Glue Studio visual authoring

Crawlers

Automatic schema discovery and Data Catalog population from S3, JDBC, and more

Glue DataBrew

Visual point-and-click data preparation for analysts

Glue Data Quality

Declarative rule-based validation and anomaly detection on Glue tables

Compliance & Certifications

This service is attested for the following frameworks. Always verify with the provider before relying on a specific compliance posture.

Where this runs

39 regions
28 countries
5sovereign
Sovereign regions (5)
  • AWS European Sovereign Cloud (Germany) · BrandenburgAWS European Sovereign Cloud
  • AWS GovCloud (US-East) · AshburnAWS GovCloud (US)
  • AWS GovCloud (US-West) · HillsboroAWS GovCloud (US)
  • China (Beijing) · BeijingAWS China (Sinnet)
  • China (Ningxia) · YinchuanAWS China (NWCD)
Commercial regions (34)

Europe (8)

  • Europe (Paris)
  • Europe (Frankfurt)
  • Europe (Ireland)
  • Europe (Milan)
  • Europe (Spain)
  • Europe (Stockholm)
  • Europe (Zurich)
  • Europe (London)

North America (7)

  • Canada West (Calgary)
  • Canada (Central)
  • Mexico (Central)
  • US East (N. Virginia)
  • US West (Oregon)
  • US East (Ohio)
  • US West (N. California)

South America (1)

  • South America (São Paulo)

Asia (11)

  • Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)
  • Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)
  • Asia Pacific (Mumbai)
  • Asia Pacific (Jakarta)
  • Asia Pacific (Osaka)
  • Asia Pacific (Tokyo)
  • Asia Pacific (Malaysia)
  • Asia Pacific (Singapore)
  • Asia Pacific (Seoul)
  • Asia Pacific (Taipei)
  • Asia Pacific (Thailand)

Oceania (3)

  • Asia Pacific (Melbourne)
  • Asia Pacific (Sydney)
  • Asia Pacific (New Zealand)

Middle East (3)

  • Middle East (Bahrain)
  • Israel (Tel Aviv)
  • Middle East (UAE)

Africa (1)

  • Africa (Cape Town)

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Pricing

Pricing model:pay-as-you-go