Amazon DynamoDB

RATING:

4.5

Overview

About Amazon DynamoDB

Amazon DynamoDB is a NoSQL database designed to help enterprises manage data using built-in security, backup, restore and in-memory caching capabilities. The application includes a visual NoSQL workbench, which assists developers with data modeling, visualization and query development. Users can map and test queries, view the access patterns of application, perform data plane operations and generate sample code in multiple languages. Users can use AWS management console to track latest alerts, measure total capacity, manage streams and apply tags to resources. It lets IT professionals maintain data correctness across applications, encrypt data by default and provide identity control to tables. Using point-in-time recovery, administrators can protect data from acci...

Amazon DynamoDB Pricing

Amazon DynamoDB is offered across two pricing plans: On-demand capacity and Provisioned capacity. Contact Amazon Web Services for more details.

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Amazon DynamoDB Reviews

Overall Rating

4.5

Ratings Breakdown

Secondary Ratings

Ease-of-use

Customer Support

Value for money

4.5

Functionality

4.5

Most Helpful Reviews for Amazon DynamoDB

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Pawe

Verified reviewer

Computer Software, 1,001-5,000 employees

Used daily for less than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra

OVERALL RATING:

EASE OF USE

VALUE FOR MONEY

FUNCTIONALITY

Reviewed August 2022

DynamoDB for Big Data Processing

PROS

I have used DynamoDB in dozen of projects, including the commercial medium-scale applications and University Research projects that included processing massive amount of data. DynamoDB is my go-to solution for NoSQL Databases, it is very easy to configure and the documentation is near perfect. An experienced Engineer who has worked with Databases before will grasp most of the features in a couple of weeks. DynamoDB is a fantastic solution that automatically scales and is able to process large amounts of data.

CONS

When used very intensely the cost do rise, but still the costs are comparable to other Cloud Providers' NoSQL solutions like Cassandra, GCP BigTable etc.

Reasons for switching to Amazon DynamoDB

I wanted to move my entire infrastructure to AWS.

Anonymous

201-500 employees

Used weekly for more than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra

OVERALL RATING:

EASE OF USE

VALUE FOR MONEY

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

FUNCTIONALITY

Reviewed July 2022

Java developer on Amazon DynamoDB.

PROS

A great scaling NoSQL database on the AWS platform. Easy to administer once you're already using AWS. Integrates great with other services on the platform. Easy to configure security.

CONS

Limited data querying. High entry threshold. Requires understanding because of its differences. It's more difficult with integration when you're not using the AWS platform.

Reason for choosing Amazon DynamoDB

In the project I was working on, we were already using Amazon's platform. It was easy to use DynamoDb and integrate it with existing services.

Shaurya

Computer Software, 501-1,000 employees

Used weekly for less than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra

OVERALL RATING:

EASE OF USE

FUNCTIONALITY

Reviewed September 2022

Small and Simple AWS offering for managing no sql databases

PROS

Easy to use tool which is fully managed and has a lot of documentation available. Continuously evolving tool with great scalabality. Integrates easily with a lot of other AWS tools

CONS

Cannot beat other no sql dbs in terms of functionalities. Cannot perform complex joins, cannot create views easily

Anonymous

10,000+ employees

Used daily for less than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra

OVERALL RATING:

EASE OF USE

VALUE FOR MONEY

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

FUNCTIONALITY

Reviewed April 2022

A Flexible way to do NoSQL databases on AWS

Despite the learning curve, and some initial problems with unknowingly attempting to use reserved words as keys, DynamoDB has been stable and performant since it has been deployed to production.

PROS

DynamoDB and NoSQL databases in general are really flexible in terms of what and how you store your information. The JSON structure of data makes is easy to work with when integrating with other services like AWS Lambdas and AWS API Gateways.

CONS

There is a steep learning curve for someone coming from a SQL/relational database background. Lots of weird optimization tricks. AWS does not do a good job about letting you know if you accidentally use a reserved word (things just break).

Reason for choosing Amazon DynamoDB

We were developing a new API that needed to be able to read and write data. We were unsure what the final data structures would look like, so DynamoDB gave us flexibility in the data structure during development.

Anonymous

1 employee

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra

OVERALL RATING:

EASE OF USE

VALUE FOR MONEY

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

FUNCTIONALITY

Reviewed February 2023

Amazon DynamoDB for any application that requires fast and scalable NoSQL database services

I highly recommend Amazon DynamoDB for any application that requires fast and scalable NoSQL database services. Its ease of use, performance, and integration with other AWS services make it a top choice for many organizations. Just be aware of the costs associated with the service and plan accordingly.

PROS

One of the biggest benefits of DynamoDB is its scalability. You can easily scale up or down based on your needs, and the service will automatically handle the management and distribution of your data across multiple servers

CONS

While DynamoDB integrates well with other AWS services, it may be more difficult to integrate with non-AWS services or tools.

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