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Amazon DynamoDB Pros and Cons: Top 5 Advantages and Disadvantages

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Users value the scalability of Amazon DynamoDB, benefiting from its automatic scaling and flexibility under heavy loads. (6 mentions)
Users appreciate the ease of use of Amazon DynamoDB, finding it simple to create and manage NoSQL databases. (4 mentions)
Users value the easy integrations of Amazon DynamoDB, enhancing their experience with other AWS services and tools. (4 mentions)
Users appreciate the ease of use and scalability of Amazon DynamoDB, benefiting from its high-performance and flexible features. (4 mentions)
Users value the seamless integration with AWS services, enhancing overall functionality and user experience with DynamoDB. (4 mentions)
Users find DynamoDB relatively costly with high expenses and limited query flexibility complicating their experience. (5 mentions)
Users find the complexity of the pricing model and search functionality challenging, requiring careful data organization and management. (2 mentions)
Users experience a difficult learning curve with DynamoDB, requiring careful data organization and understanding of its NoSQL architecture. (2 mentions)
Users find the inefficient search cumbersome and costly, requiring precise access patterns and lacking full-text search capabilities. (2 mentions)
Users note a steep learning curve with DynamoDB due to its NoSQL nature and limited query flexibility. (2 mentions)

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Amazon DynamoDB Pros and Cons

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AM
Software Engineer
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Amazing compatibility with aws ecosystem."
What do you like best about Amazon DynamoDB?

Easil integration with different AWS services. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Amazon DynamoDB?

Data exports and migration gets alittle hectic. Rest is alright. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

VM
Software Developer
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Best CSP in the market"
What do you like best about AWS Cloud?

The usability and uptime that it provides. Easy UI and dashboard Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about AWS Cloud?

Slightly on the expensive side when compared with the competitors Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Nand K.
NK
Technical Expert ( Data Engineering & Cloud Solutions)
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Easy to use and easy to scale"
What do you like best about Amazon DynamoDB?

Product is easy to use with great documentation. It is cost saving also Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Amazon DynamoDB?

It should integrate with all type of storage. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

SA
AWS Administrator
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"very good"
What do you like best about AWS Cloud?

aws ec2 was the amazing service to deploy any workload Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about AWS Cloud?

aws cloudformation was very bad console they need to work upon it Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Arnav N.
AN
Senior Software Engineer
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Fastest scalable NoSQL out there!"
What do you like best about Amazon DynamoDB?

It's fast, scalable, secure and way better than it's competitors. And as a AWS service it's convenient to integrated with other services. Probably the best NoSQL out there. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Amazon DynamoDB?

More expensive than what one would like. Limitations on document size, querying language is not very robust. It's known to suffer from data consistency which is not ideal. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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AI
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Best cloud solutions platform"
What do you like best about AWS Cloud?

AWS s3, ec2 instances, Cloud formation, IAM, EKS Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about AWS Cloud?

It is good as far as I know and used, aws price calculator feature should be added to management console, it would be easy to check the cost Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

AG
PM
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Customer ease"
What do you like best about Amazon DynamoDB?

Code ease and flexibility. Will be useful for making multiple pages with common theme Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Amazon DynamoDB?

Will have to use for a longer term in order to analyse my dislikes Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Tigran M.
TM
Java Software Engineer
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"I used Dinamo DB in my mobile web chat application"
What do you like best about Amazon DynamoDB?

Amazon DynamoDB I used with Amazon Cognito and Api gateway. With lambda's, I configured it, and I like the configuration part, it's to easy to connect with other services and there are many documentation for it Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Amazon DynamoDB?

About dislike I can't say some big point, only I think the most minus on it, the price :), every call charging, and also when need to delete some data from DB, it needs some charging Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Vishnu N.
VN
Senior Data Engineer - Data & Analytics, Cloud Solutions Group at Presidio Company
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"One of the best databases I have ever used"
What do you like best about Amazon DynamoDB?

DynamoDBs is the fast query response time Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Amazon DynamoDB?

Very complex to use and thee best we used Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Computer Software
AC
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"I would rather use MongoDB since its easy and there is a big community to help me if i am stuck"
What do you like best about Amazon DynamoDB?

It is new and it have some features that other DB does not Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Amazon DynamoDB?

It is new again, this is the problem, I don't any answers quickly Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Pricing Insights

Averages based on real user reviews.

Time to Implement

3 months

Return on Investment

12 months

Average Discount

10%

Perceived Cost

$$$$$
Amazon DynamoDB