# Amazon DynamoDB Software Pricing, Alternatives & More 2026 | Capterra

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 Amazon DynamoDB Software Review 2026: Features, Integrations, Pros & Cons

Last updated on March 13, 2026

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Amazon DynamoDB

## What is Amazon DynamoDB?

Amazon DynamoDB is a key-value database that delivers single-digit millisecond performance at any scale. It's a fully managed, multiregion, multimaster, durable database with built-in security, backup and restore, and in-memory caching for internet-scale applications. DynamoDB can handle more than 10 trillion requests per day and can support peaks of more than 20 million requests per second.

## What is Amazon DynamoDB used for?

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Overall rating

Based on 21 user reviews

Reviews sentiment

Positive

90%

Neutral

10%

Negative

0%

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## Compare with a popular alternative

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### Amazon DynamoDB

4.4 (21)

VS.

[4.6 (2,228)](https://www.capterra.com/p/146652/Airtable/reviews/)

Starting Price

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Starting Price

$20

Per User, Per Month

Free Trial

Free Version

Pricing Options

Free Trial

Free Version

Ease Of Use

4.0 (21)

Ease Of Use

4.4 (1,977)

Value For Money

4.3 (14)

Value For Money

4.5 (1,508)

Customer Service

3.9 (15)

Customer Service

4.4 (1,434)

## Amazon DynamoDB alternatives

[Microsoft SQL Server](https://www.capterra.com/p/1417/SQL-Server/)

[4.6 (1,977)](https://www.capterra.com/p/1417/SQL-Server/reviews/)

Starting price

$13748.00

Per User, Per Month

Pricing Options

Free Trial

Free Version

User Rating

97%

of reviewers

rated it above 4 stars

[Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/1417/SQL-Server/)

[MySQL](https://www.capterra.com/p/11482/MySQL/)

[4.6 (2,095)](https://www.capterra.com/p/11482/MySQL/reviews/)

Starting price

$2000.00

Per User, Per Month

Pricing Options

Free Trial

Free Version

User Rating

96%

of reviewers

rated it above 4 stars

[Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/11482/MySQL/)

Highest Rated

[MongoDB](https://www.capterra.com/p/127374/MongoDB/)

[4.7 (469)](https://www.capterra.com/p/127374/MongoDB/reviews/)

Starting price

Contact vendor for pricing

Pricing Options

Free Trial

Free Version

User Rating

99%

of reviewers

rated it above 4 stars

[Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/127374/MongoDB/)

[Microsoft Access](https://www.capterra.com/p/233275/Microsoft-Access/)

[4.4 (206)](https://www.capterra.com/p/233275/Microsoft-Access/reviews/)

Starting price

Contact vendor for pricing

Pricing Options

Free Trial

Free Version

User Rating

91%

of reviewers

rated it above 4 stars

[Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/233275/Microsoft-Access/)

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## Features

Features with the highest number of reviews are displayed first. Those that have no reviews appear next, sorted alphabetically.

Data Storage Management

4.5 (15)

66.67% of 15 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Manage and store data in a database

Access Controls/Permissions

4.8 (10)

60.00% of 10 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Define levels of authorization for access to specific files or systems

Data Replication

4.6 (9)

66.67% of 9 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Process of copying and storing data in more than one site or node

Backup and Recovery

4.6 (8)

62.50% of 8 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Create backups and provide methods to recover deleted/lost data

Multiple Programming Languages Supported

4.5 (8)

75.00% of 8 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Run stored procedures and queries in multiple programming languages, such as JSON, Java, Python, Ruby, Perl, and SQL

Database Conversion

4.2 (6)

50.00% of 6 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Transformation of data from one format to another

Amazon DynamoDB 14 features

Define levels of authorization for access to specific files or systems

Application programming interface that allows for integration with other systems/databases

Create backups and provide methods to recover deleted/lost data

Move from one database to another, or upgrade the version of database software being used

Ability to restore deleted, hidden, or lost data from an email server/system

Process of copying and storing data in more than one site or node

Manage and store data in a database

Retrieve and use data without requiring technical details about the data

Transformation of data from one format to another

Access software remotely via mobile devices

Run stored procedures and queries in multiple programming languages, such as JSON, Java, Python, Ruby, Perl, and SQL

Database management based on customization, fluidity, and document relations

Monitor and analyze the performance and status of a server or system/application

Securely stores data to prevent data loss or breaches

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Features

4.4 (21)

4.4

Based on 21 reviews

## Pricing

Value for money

4.3 (14)

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Value for money

4.3 (14)

4.3

Based on 14 reviews

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## Support, customer service and training options

Customer Service

3.9 (15)

Support

-   Email/Help Desk
-   FAQs/Forum
-   Knowledge Base
-   Phone Support
-   24/7 (Live rep)
-   Chat

Training

-   In Person
-   Live Online
-   Webinars
-   Documentation
-   Videos

Deployment

-   Web
-   Android
-   iPhone/iPad

Typical users

-   Freelancers
-   Small businesses
-   Mid size businesses
-   Enterprises

Customer Service

3.9 (15)

3.9

Based on 15 reviews

## User reviews

Overall rating

4.4

Based on 21 reviews

Filter by rating

5(11)

4(8)

3(2)

2(0)

1(0)

Mentioned topic

Sorted by most recent

FM

Flavio M.

QA Analyst

Banking

### "Consistent Database"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

0.0

0.0

Likelihood to Recommend

9/10

November 6, 2025

Pros

Reliable and stable Data base, interface is simple and easy to find everything that I need. The integration with other AWS Services is great. No limit for Data Storage. Query the database is quite simple and intuitive.

Cons

I have no complains about Dynamo, think it's the best Data Base I've been using, but maybe add more features in settings, to personalize the way I want to visualize tables.

Review source

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HV

Harish V.

Software Engineer

Information Technology and Services

### "Amazon DynamoDB for Software Engineers"

3.0

Overall Rating

3.0

3.0

Ease of Use

3.0

3.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

3.0

3.0

Likelihood to Recommend

7/10

January 5, 2025

Pros

We used DynamoDB global tables to replicate data across multiple regions which resulted in a higher level of redundancy. All this happens in real time to ensure seamless fail over during a disaster while minimising the data lost and it helped in a lot.

Cons

It provides us limited querying options which can be tedious task and the costs for the service can be hard to predict.

Review source

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AU

Anonymous User

Program Support I

Outsourcing/Offshoring

### "DynamoDB Review"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

July 16, 2023

Pros

I like how it provides you quick and easy access to data that you need to query. How it stores data in a way that even users without an IT background can quickly have a grasp into is a great thing.

Cons

I like least about it is when querying a lot of data, it won't let you easily sort the dates to show the most recent unless you go over each page there is and go back to the first page.

Review source

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WC

Wei Chun T.

Data Engineer

Information Technology and Services

### "Good general performance NoSQL database"

4.0

Overall Rating

4.0

4.0

Ease of Use

3.0

3.0

Features

4.0

4.0

Customer Service

2.0

2.0

Likelihood to Recommend

7/10

April 17, 2023

Pros

Good performance for general storing and retrieving of key-value pair. Managed version has good scalability from AWS.

Cons

Need to know hacky way to further optimize the performance and you don't know if it breaks until you push it.

Switched from

[MongoDB](https://www.capterra.com/p/127374/MongoDB/)

Review source

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AU

Anonymous User

web developer

Program Development

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

4.0

Overall Rating

4.0

4.0

Ease of Use

4.0

4.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

4.0

4.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

February 13, 2023

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.

Review source

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Xolani M.

Software Engineer

Computer Software

### "The perfect database for your OLTP ( Online transaction processing ) Applications"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

December 10, 2022

I have used many databases including Relational databases and NoSQL database, so far DynamoDB handles all concerns regarding performance , scaling and ability to be integrated in my use cases.

Pros

1\. High performance database with a latency of single digit in seconds 2. Fully managed, all security concerns handled by AWS. 3. Built to support Single Table design 4. Works with most used frameworks. 5. Offers ability of Global tables for scaling into multiple regions

Cons

Since it is not used for Analytical purpose, You really need to understand your data model and have clear access patterns to use DynamoDB at it maximum. If you want to aggregated data like counts of certain records , you need to use an external tool.

Review source

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SG

Shaurya G.

Consulting Intern

Computer Software

### "Small and Simple AWS offering for managing no sql databases "

3.0

Overall Rating

3.0

3.0

Ease of Use

3.0

3.0

Features

3.0

3.0

Customer Service

0.0

0.0

Likelihood to Recommend

7/10

September 30, 2022

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

Review source

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Pawe W.

Software Engineer

Computer Software

### "DynamoDB for Big Data Processing "

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

4.0

4.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

0.0

0.0

Likelihood to Recommend

9/10

August 27, 2022

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.

Switched from

[Apache Cassandra](https://www.capterra.com/p/148406/Apache-Cassandra/)

I wanted to move my entire infrastructure to AWS.

Alternatives considered

[Apache Cassandra](https://www.capterra.com/p/148406/Apache-Cassandra/)

[Google Cloud Bigtable](https://www.capterra.com/p/246684/Cloud-Bigtable/)

Review source

Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

AU

Anonymous User

Senior Software Engineer

Computer Software

### "Java developer on Amazon DynamoDB."

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

3.0

3.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

8/10

July 26, 2022

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.

Alternatives considered

[MongoDB](https://www.capterra.com/p/127374/MongoDB/)

Reasons 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.

Review source

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AU

Anonymous User

Senitor Software Engineer

Banking

### "Amazing fully managed NoSql database"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

4.0

4.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

May 6, 2022

Pros

\+ Very easy to use API + fully managed and scalable + you only pay per use. There is no infrastructure cost + super fast as long as you use query API and not scan API

Cons

\+ It's not as flexible as MongoDB when it comes to indexes. + Lack of stored procedures as in MongoDB

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