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Compare Amazon Aurora and Amazon DynamoDB 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (38.8% of reviews)
Enterprise (34.5% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
Amazon Aurora
Star Rating
(454)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (38.8% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Amazon AuroraAmazon DynamoDB
Star Rating
(525)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (34.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Amazon DynamoDBAmazon Aurora vs Amazon DynamoDB
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found them equally easy to use. However, Amazon DynamoDB is easier to set up and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Amazon DynamoDB overall.
- Reviewers felt that Amazon Aurora meets the needs of their business better than Amazon DynamoDB.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Amazon Aurora is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Amazon Aurora over Amazon DynamoDB.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Amazon Aurora
No pricing availableAmazon DynamoDB
No pricing availableFree Trial
Amazon Aurora
No trial information availableAmazon DynamoDB
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.0
407
8.7
377
Ease of Use
8.7
409
8.7
380
Ease of Setup
8.6
256
8.9
173
Ease of Admin
8.7
179
8.8
164
Quality of Support
8.7
393
8.6
357
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
176
8.9
155
Product Direction (% positive)
9.5
393
9.0
352
Features by Category
Management
8.7
210
Not enough data
8.6
211
Not enough data
8.8
209
Not enough data
8.9
212
Not enough data
Support
8.4
208
Not enough data
8.6
215
Not enough data
8.4
207
Not enough data
8.6
205
Not enough data
Security
8.7
204
Not enough data
8.7
206
Not enough data
8.9
207
Not enough data
8.8
205
Not enough data
Performance
8.9
208
Not enough data
8.8
205
Not enough data
8.8
204
Not enough data
8.6
203
Not enough data
8.5
203
Not enough data
Database Features
9.1
295
Not enough data
9.2
293
Not enough data
8.9
292
Not enough data
9.2
287
Not enough data
9.0
287
Not enough data
8.5
284
Not enough data
8.6
291
Not enough data
Data Management
Not enough data
8.4
130
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Verified
Not enough data
8.4
132
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Verified
Availability
Not enough data
8.7
103
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Verified
Not enough data
8.9
112
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
114
|
Verified
Performance
Not enough data
8.5
101
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Verified
Security
Not enough data
8.9
118
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
117
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
111
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
108
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Verified
Support
Not enough data
8.3
100
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Verified
Not enough data
8.6
100
|
Verified
Data Management
Not enough data
8.8
90
Not enough data
8.8
90
Not enough data
8.5
83
Not enough data
8.5
73
Availability
Not enough data
8.6
76
Not enough data
8.9
79
Not enough data
8.9
83
Performance
Not enough data
8.4
87
Security
Not enough data
8.9
82
Not enough data
9.1
80
Not enough data
8.5
75
Not enough data
8.8
76
Support
Not enough data
8.5
70
Not enough data
8.4
72
Not enough data
8.3
57
Configuration
8.9
205
9.0
166
8.6
192
8.7
152
8.6
202
8.9
161
8.3
183
8.4
130
8.8
199
9.0
141
Database Administration
8.7
197
8.8
140
8.6
182
8.9
129
8.5
182
8.6
124
Availability
9.0
198
9.3
164
9.1
196
9.0
157
8.8
189
8.7
144
8.7
189
8.8
153
Security
8.7
134
8.8
88
8.6
134
9.0
101
8.6
127
8.8
90
Data Management
8.9
135
8.9
109
8.5
126
8.7
91
Database Features
9.1
295
Not enough data
9.2
293
Not enough data
8.9
292
Not enough data
9.2
287
Not enough data
9.0
287
Not enough data
8.5
284
Not enough data
8.6
291
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Amazon Aurora and Amazon DynamoDB are categorized as Database as a Service (DBaaS)
Unique Categories
Amazon Aurora is categorized as Relational Databases
Amazon DynamoDB is categorized as Document Databases and Key Value Databases
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Amazon Aurora
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Amazon DynamoDB
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
22.8%
Computer Software
21.4%
Computer & Network Security
4.9%
Financial Services
4.2%
Education Management
3.7%
Other
43.0%
Computer Software
27.1%
Information Technology and Services
16.6%
Financial Services
7.1%
Hospital & Health Care
3.2%
Banking
3.0%
Other
42.9%
Alternatives
Discussions
What is Amazon Aurora vs RDS?
2 Comments
AR
AWS (Amazon Web Services) offers both Amazon Aurora and Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) as database services, however, they have slightly different...Read more
What is Amazon Aurora used for?
2 Comments
HA
Amazon Aurora is a fully managed relational database engine designed for the cloud, compatible with MySQL and PostgreSQL. It's used for providing high...Read more
Amazon Aurora has no more discussions with answers
What is Amazon DynamoDB describe an application that can benefit from Amazon Dynamodb?
3 Comments
PS
NiceRead more
Which of the following is a feature of DynamoDB?
3 Comments
HS
Indeed, it is a managed database service. Stores the documents in key value format. Choosing the primary key is very important to derive optimum value from...Read more
What is the most complex usage of dynamodb?
2 Comments
FH
G2 is not honest.
I wrote 4 detailed reviews because I should win a $10 Amazon gift card for each review. According to G2 dashboard, my reviews reached...Read more
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