Analytics Data Connector and AIS Data Connector comparison
Last updated on July 23, 2024
Overview
AccelByte Gaming Services (AGS) Data Connector (Data Connector V1) is a free service included as part of AGS Analytics, and AccelByte Intelligence Service (AIS) Data Connector (Data Connector V2) is a service that requires access to the AIS add-on. Both services provide the ability to send events into your in-house analytics solution, but the table below outlines the differences between each of them.
Data Connector V1 vs V2
| Feature | Connector V1 (included free with AGS) | Connector V2 (requires AIS add-on) |
|---|---|---|
| New Features | Discontinued | Continuously updated |
| User Interface | Limited | Advance |
| Support S3 | Yes. | Yes. |
| Support Redshift | Yes. | Yes. |
| Support Snowflake | Yes. | Yes. |
| Flexible time partition on S3 connector. For example, partition follows the format: yyyy, MM, dd, mm. | Yes. | Yes. |
| Time partition rotation on S3 connector. For example, partition S3 path every 10 minutes | Yes. | Yes. |
| Support flush size and sending interval configuration | Yes (S3 and Snowflake only). | Yes (S3, Redshift, and Snowflake). |
| Flexible partition on S3 connector. For example, partition S3 path based on topic, event name, namespace, time, and realm. | No. | Yes, support flexible partition based on namespace, topic, event name, time, and realm by following the format on the documentation. |
| Filter specific namespace and topic. | No. | Yes. |
| Load data into a mapping table based on topic name. | Yes. | Yes. |
| Load data into a single table based on event type name. | No. | Yes. |
| Load data into a single column. | Yes, for Snowflake connector only. | Yes, support for Redshift and Snowflake connector. |
| Load data into mapping column. | Yes, for Redshift connector only. | Yes, support for Redshift and Snowflake connector. |