Techniques are described with regard to managing transaction size during a database replication process. An associated computer-implemented method includes identifying each of at least one transaction associated with at least one source database stored in a replication capture memory, identifying at least one potential excessive memory transaction by applying, via at least one machine learning pattern detection model, pattern detection to each of the at least one transaction stored in the replication capture memory, and constructing at least one compact data unit associated with each of the at least one potential excessive memory transaction. The computer-implemented method further includes facilitating compact data unit transmission to a replication apply server system in order to replicate the at least one compact data unit associated with each of the at least one potential excessive memory transaction to at least one target database via a replication apply server application.