Overview of data migration methods - - Alibaba Cloud Documentation Center

ApsaraDB RDS supports migrating data from self-managed databases in a data center, third-party cloud databases, and other RDS instances with no downtime. Use the table below to find the guide that matches your source and migration scenario.

Choose a migration method

Source	Guide
Self-managed MySQL 5.7 or 8.0	Migrate a self-managed MySQL 5.7 or 8.0 instance to ApsaraDB RDS for MySQL
Self-managed MySQL (any version), public network	Migrate data from a self-managed MySQL database to ApsaraDB RDS for MySQL
Self-managed MySQL, private network (Express Connect, VPN Gateway, or Smart Access Gateway)	Migrate data from a self-managed MySQL database over Express Connect, VPN Gateway, or Smart Access Gateway
Self-managed MySQL (small dataset)	Migrate a self-managed MySQL instance using the mysqldump extension
Self-managed Db2	Migrate data from a self-managed Db2 database to ApsaraDB RDS for MySQL
Self-managed Oracle	Migrate data from a self-managed Oracle database to ApsaraDB RDS for MySQL
Amazon RDS for MySQL	Migrate data from Amazon RDS for MySQL to ApsaraDB RDS for MySQL
Amazon RDS for Oracle	Migrate data from Amazon RDS for Oracle to ApsaraDB RDS for MySQL
Amazon Aurora MySQL	Migrate data from an Amazon Aurora MySQL cluster to ApsaraDB RDS for MySQL
Google Cloud SQL for MySQL	Migrate data from Google Cloud SQL for MySQL to ApsaraDB RDS for MySQL
ApsaraDB RDS instance	Migrate data between ApsaraDB RDS instances
ApsaraDB RDS instance (databases with different names)	Synchronize or migrate data between databases with different names
ApsaraDB RDS instance (different Alibaba Cloud accounts)	Migrate data between RDS instances across Alibaba Cloud accounts
ApsaraDB RDS instance (full database clone)	Database clone