--- title: "Amazon DynamoDB Software Pricing, Alternatives & More 2026 | Capterra" description: "With the help of Capterra, learn about Amazon DynamoDB Software - reviews, pricing plans, popular comparisons to other NoSQL Databases products and more." source_url: "https://www.capterra.com/p/199662/DynamoDB/" page_type: "product" language: "en" --- # Amazon DynamoDB Software Review 2026: Features, Integrations, Pros & Cons Last updated on September 16, 2026 Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Description](#description)[Use cases](#use-cases)[Alternatives](#alternatives)[FAQs](#faqs)[Features](#features)[Pricing](#pricing)[Support](#support)[Reviews](#reviews) 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? [NoSQL Databases](https://www.capterra.com/nosql-databases-software/)[Database](https://www.capterra.com/database-management-software/) Overall rating Based on 21 user reviews Reviews sentiment Positive 90% Neutral 10% Negative 0% ### Starting price Free trial available Capterra Shortlist charts the highest-rated and most popular products... Our "Best of" badge program showcases products with the highest ratings... Our "Best of" badge program showcases products with the highest ratings... 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[### Microsoft SQL Server](https://www.capterra.com/p/1417/SQL-Server/) [4.6 (1,982)](https://www.capterra.com/p/1417/SQL-Server/reviews/) Starting Price Contact vendor Starting Price $13748 Flat Rate, One Time Free Trial Free Version Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version Ease Of Use 4.0 (21) Ease Of Use 4.3 (1,982) Value For Money 4.3 (14) Value For Money 4.3 (1,513) Customer Service 3.9 (15) Customer Service 4.3 (1,439) ## Amazon DynamoDB alternatives [MySQL](https://www.capterra.com/p/11482/MySQL/) [4.6 (2,099)](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 (473)](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/) [Airtable](https://www.capterra.com/p/146652/Airtable/) [4.6 (2,244)](https://www.capterra.com/p/146652/Airtable/reviews/) Starting price $20.00 Per User, Per Month Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version User Rating 95% of reviewers rated it above 4 stars [Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/146652/Airtable/) [Microsoft Access](https://www.capterra.com/p/233275/Microsoft-Access/) [4.4 (212)](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/) [View all alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/199662/DynamoDB/alternatives/) ## FAQs about Amazon DynamoDB Overview ### Which roles and teams benefit most from Amazon DynamoDB? Amazon DynamoDB is most used by software engineers, developers, and engineering teams building scalable applications that need fast, low-latency data access. Data engineers and analytics managers use it to support real-time pipelines and performance monitoring, while QA and consulting roles benefit from reliable testing, solution design, and cloud architecture planning. Answer based on 21 reviews Overview ### What company size and industries is Amazon DynamoDB built for? Amazon DynamoDB is built for small businesses first at 38% of reviewers, with strong enterprise use at 33%, and it serves computer software most at 43%. It also fits banking and IT services, each at 14%, with primary use centered on NoSQL databases at 68%. Answer based on 21 reviews Features and Usability ### What are the key features of Amazon DynamoDB? Amazon DynamoDB offers NoSQL database management, API access, and support for multiple programming languages. Core data features include data storage management, backup and recovery, data replication, data migration, and data recovery. It also includes access controls and permissions, secure data storage, performance analysis, mobile access, and data virtualization. Integrations ### Which third-party tools and platforms does Amazon DynamoDB integrate with? Amazon DynamoDB integrates with AWS Lambda, Amazon Redshift, Apache Airflow, and Apache Kafka. Common use cases include serverless API workflows with Lambda and analytics pipelines that move DynamoDB data into Redshift, with Airflow and Kafka supporting orchestration and data movement across processing environments. Answer based on 11 reviews Getting Started and Support ### What training and onboarding options does Amazon DynamoDB offer? Amazon DynamoDB provides in person training, live online sessions, webinars, and documentation to help teams get started. In person and live online formats support guided instruction, webinars share scheduled product information, and documentation offers written reference material for setup and ongoing learning. Answer based on 2 reviews Getting Started and Support ### What customer support options does Amazon DynamoDB offer? Amazon DynamoDB provides Email/Help Desk, FAQ/Forum, Knowledge Base, Phone Support, 24/7 Live Rep, and Chat. No reviewer feedback on support experience is available here, so user sentiment about response times or helpfulness cannot be summarized. ## Features AI summary Based on 64 NoSQL Databases reviews Not all NoSQL Databases cover every feature buyers care about most. Here’s what Capterra reviewers highlight as essential when choosing a solution: - **Search/Filter** (**83%** of reviewers rated this feature as critical) - **Secure Data Storage** (**62%**) - **Data Import/Export** (**57%**) Amazon DynamoDB includes **Secure Data Storage**, but it does not offer **Search/Filter** or **Data Import/Export** among these top buyer priorities. Instead, it provides **Data Storage Management** (**66%**), another feature reviewers rate highly. This can help businesses organize and maintain stored data more effectively, providing teams with a dependable foundation for managing information securely and supporting day-to-day database operations. Secure Data Storage 3.0 (1) 0.00% of 1 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Securely stores data to prevent data loss or breaches 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 Amazon DynamoDB 14 features ### All Features - Access Controls/Permissions: Define levels of authorization for access to specific files or systems - API: Application programming interface that allows for integration with other systems/databases - Backup and Recovery: Create backups and provide methods to recover deleted/lost data - Data Migration: Move from one database to another, or upgrade the version of database software being used - Data Recovery: Ability to restore deleted, hidden, or lost data from an email server/system - Data Replication: Process of copying and storing data in more than one site or node - Data Storage Management: Manage and store data in a database - Data Virtualization: Retrieve and use data without requiring technical details about the data - Database Conversion: Transformation of data from one format to another - Mobile Access: Access software remotely via mobile devices - Multiple Programming Languages Supported: Run stored procedures and queries in multiple programming languages, such as JSON, Java, Python, Ruby, Perl, and SQL - NOSQL Database Management: Database management based on customization, fluidity, and document relations - Performance Analysis: Monitor and analyze the performance and status of a server or system/application - Secure Data Storage: Securely stores data to prevent data loss or breaches --- Get Advice We can help you find the software with the features you need. Features 4.4 (21) 4.4 Based on 21 reviews ## Pricing Value for money 4.3 (14) ### Starting price Free trial available Value for money 4.3 (14) 4.3 Based on 14 reviews Connect with a Capterra advisor for a free 15-minute consultation Get a personalized software list aligned to your business needs with guidance from our expert advisors. Our team has helped 1 million+ businesses like yours find options that fit their needs. ## 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 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. 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 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. AN 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 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. 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 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. AN 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 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. 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 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. 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 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. 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. AN 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 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. AN 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 Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. 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