# Amazon DynamoDB vs Amazon ElastiCache Comparison

| | Amazon DynamoDB | Amazon ElastiCache | 
|---|---|---|
| **Star Rating** | 4.4 out of 5 | 4.5 out of 5 | 
| **Total Reviews** | 529 | 87 | 
| **Largest Market Segment** | Enterprise (34.2% of reviews) | Mid-Market (34.9% of reviews) | 
| **Entry Level Price** | No pricing available | No pricing available | 

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## Top Pros & Cons

### Amazon DynamoDB

Pros:
- Scalability (11 reviews)
- Ease of Use (8 reviews)

Cons:
- Expensive (9 reviews)
- Query Complexity (7 reviews)

### Amazon ElastiCache

Pros:
- Cost Efficiency (1 reviews)
- Customer Support (1 reviews)

Cons:
- Cost Issues (1 reviews)
- Downtime Issues (1 reviews)

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## Ratings Comparison
| Rating | Amazon DynamoDB | Amazon ElastiCache | 
|---|---|---|
  | **Meets Requirements** | 8.7 (379 reviews) | 9.2 (64 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Use** | 8.7 (382 reviews) | 8.9 (64 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Setup** | 8.9 (176 reviews) | 8.7 (36 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Admin** | 8.8 (164 reviews) | 8.7 (36 reviews) | 
  | **Quality of Support** | 8.6 (359 reviews) | 8.6 (59 reviews) | 
  | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 8.9 (155 reviews) | 8.7 (36 reviews) | 
  | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 9.0 (355 reviews) | 9.6 (53 reviews) | 

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## Pricing

### Amazon DynamoDB

#### Entry-Level Pricing

No pricing available

#### Free Trial

No information available

### Amazon ElastiCache

#### Entry-Level Pricing

No pricing available

#### Free Trial

Yes

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## Features Comparison By Category

### Data Replication

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Amazon DynamoDB** | N/A | N/A |
| **Amazon ElastiCache** | 9.1/10 | 12 |

#### Management

| Feature | Amazon DynamoDB | Amazon ElastiCache | 
|---|---|---|
| **Real-Time Analytics** | Not enough data | 9.0 (7 reviews) | 
| **Solution Integration** | Not enough data | 9.4 (8 reviews) | 
| **Infrastructure Compatibility** | Not enough data | 9.1 (9 reviews) | 
| **Monitoring** | Not enough data | 9.2 (8 reviews) | 

#### Solution Provision

| Feature | Amazon DynamoDB | Amazon ElastiCache | 
|---|---|---|
| **System Failover** | Not enough data | 9.0 (8 reviews) | 
| **Pay by Usage** | Not enough data | 8.8 (10 reviews) | 
| **Service Provision** | Not enough data | 9.0 (8 reviews) | 

### Key Value Databases

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Amazon DynamoDB** | 8.7/10 | 147 |
| **Amazon ElastiCache** | 8.5/10 | 23 |

#### Data Management

| Feature | Amazon DynamoDB | Amazon ElastiCache | 
|---|---|---|
| **Data Model** | 8.4 (130 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.7 (18 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Data Types** | 8.4 (132 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.2 (18 reviews) ✓ Verified | 

#### Availability

| Feature | Amazon DynamoDB | Amazon ElastiCache | 
|---|---|---|
| **Auto Sharding** | 8.7 (103 reviews) ✓ Verified | 7.9 (12 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Auto Recovery** | 8.9 (112 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.2 (12 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Data Replication** | 9.1 (114 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.8 (14 reviews) ✓ Verified | 

#### Performance 

| Feature | Amazon DynamoDB | Amazon ElastiCache | 
|---|---|---|
| **Integrated Cache** | 8.5 (101 reviews) ✓ Verified | 9.2 (17 reviews) ✓ Verified | 

#### Security

| Feature | Amazon DynamoDB | Amazon ElastiCache | 
|---|---|---|
| **Role-Based Authorization** | 8.9 (119 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.7 (15 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Authentication** | 9.0 (118 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.9 (16 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Audit Logs** | 8.5 (112 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.8 (12 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Encryption** | 8.8 (108 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.5 (13 reviews) ✓ Verified | 

#### Support

| Feature | Amazon DynamoDB | Amazon ElastiCache | 
|---|---|---|
| **Multi-Model** | 8.3 (100 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.2 (11 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Operating Systems** | 8.6 (101 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.0 (14 reviews) ✓ Verified | 

### Document Databases

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Amazon DynamoDB** | 8.7/10 | 111 |
| **Amazon ElastiCache** | N/A | N/A |

#### Data Management

| Feature | Amazon DynamoDB | Amazon ElastiCache | 
|---|---|---|
| **Data Model** | 8.8 (90 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Data Types** | 8.8 (90 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Built - In Search** | 8.5 (84 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Event Triggers** | 8.5 (74 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Availability

| Feature | Amazon DynamoDB | Amazon ElastiCache | 
|---|---|---|
| **Auto Sharding** | 8.7 (77 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Auto Recovery** | 8.9 (80 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Data Replication** | 8.9 (83 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Performance

| Feature | Amazon DynamoDB | Amazon ElastiCache | 
|---|---|---|
| **Query Optimization** | 8.4 (87 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Security

| Feature | Amazon DynamoDB | Amazon ElastiCache | 
|---|---|---|
| **Role-Based Authorization** | 8.9 (82 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Authentication** | 9.1 (81 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Audit Logs** | 8.5 (75 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Encryption** | 8.7 (78 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Support

| Feature | Amazon DynamoDB | Amazon ElastiCache | 
|---|---|---|
| **Multi-Model** | 8.5 (70 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Operating Systems** | 8.4 (73 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **BI Connectors** | 8.3 (57 reviews) | Not enough data | 

### Backup

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Amazon DynamoDB** | N/A | N/A |
| **Amazon ElastiCache** | N/A | N/A |

#### Management

| Feature | Amazon DynamoDB | Amazon ElastiCache | 
|---|---|---|
| **Disaster Recovery** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Remote Backup** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Storage Formats** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Scheduled Backups** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **On-Demand Restoration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Reporting

| Feature | Amazon DynamoDB | Amazon ElastiCache | 
|---|---|---|
| **Activity Monitoring** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Documentation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Alerts/Notifications** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Security

| Feature | Amazon DynamoDB | Amazon ElastiCache | 
|---|---|---|
| **Data Encryption** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Security and Compliance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Deduplication ** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Database as a Service (DBaaS)

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Amazon DynamoDB** | 8.8/10 | 188 |
| **Amazon ElastiCache** | 8.8/10 | 8 |

#### Configuration

| Feature | Amazon DynamoDB | Amazon ElastiCache | 
|---|---|---|
| **Application Performance** | 9.0 (167 reviews) | 8.8 (7 reviews) | 
| **Orchestration** | 8.7 (153 reviews) | 8.6 (6 reviews) | 
| **Database Monitoring** | 8.9 (162 reviews) | 9.0 (7 reviews) | 
| **Anomaly Detection** | 8.4 (131 reviews) | 8.6 (6 reviews) | 
| **Network Security** | 9.0 (142 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Database Administration

| Feature | Amazon DynamoDB | Amazon ElastiCache | 
|---|---|---|
| **Provisioning** | 8.8 (141 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Governance** | 8.9 (130 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Auditing** | 8.6 (125 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Availability

| Feature | Amazon DynamoDB | Amazon ElastiCache | 
|---|---|---|
| **Scalability** | 9.3 (165 reviews) | 8.6 (6 reviews) | 
| **Backup** | 9.0 (158 reviews) | 8.6 (6 reviews) | 
| **Archiving** | 8.7 (145 reviews) | 9.0 (5 reviews) | 
| **Indexing** | 8.9 (154 reviews) | 8.7 (5 reviews) | 

#### Security

| Feature | Amazon DynamoDB | Amazon ElastiCache | 
|---|---|---|
| **Data Masking** | 8.8 (89 reviews) | 9.0 (5 reviews) | 
| **Authentication And Single Sign-On** | 9.0 (102 reviews) | 8.7 (5 reviews) | 
| **Data Anonymization** | 8.8 (91 reviews) | 8.7 (5 reviews) | 

#### Data Management

| Feature | Amazon DynamoDB | Amazon ElastiCache | 
|---|---|---|
| **Data Replication** | 8.9 (109 reviews) | 8.7 (5 reviews) | 
| **Advanced Data Analytics** | 8.7 (91 reviews) | 9.0 (5 reviews) | 

### NoSQL Databases

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Amazon DynamoDB** | N/A | N/A |
| **Amazon ElastiCache** | N/A | N/A |

#### Database Features

| Feature | Amazon DynamoDB | Amazon ElastiCache | 
|---|---|---|
| **Storage** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Availability** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Stability** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Scalability** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Security** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Data Manipulation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Query Language** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

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## Categories
**Shared Categories (2):** [Database as a Service (DBaaS) Providers](https://www.g2.com/categories/database-as-a-service-dbaas), [Key Value Databases](https://www.g2.com/categories/key-value-databases)

**Unique to Amazon DynamoDB (1):** [Document Databases](https://www.g2.com/categories/document-databases)

**Unique to Amazon ElastiCache (1):** [Data Replication Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/data-replication)


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## Reviewer Demographics

### By Company Size

| Segment | Amazon DynamoDB | Amazon ElastiCache | 
|---|---|---|
| **Small-Business** | 32.4% | 33.7% | 
| **Mid-Market** | 33.4% | 34.9% | 
| **Enterprise** | 34.2% | 31.3% | 

### By Industry

#### Amazon DynamoDB

- **Computer Software:** 27.2%
- **Information Technology and Services:** 16.7%
- **Financial Services:** 7.0%
- **Hospital & Health Care:** 3.2%
- **Banking:** 3.0%
- **Computer & Network Security:** 2.8%
- **Accounting:** 2.2%
- **Marketing and Advertising:** 2.2%
- **Retail:** 2.2%
- **Education Management:** 2.0%
- **Other:** 31.4%

#### Amazon ElastiCache

- **Computer Software:** 19.3%
- **Information Technology and Services:** 13.3%
- **Financial Services:** 8.4%
- **Banking:** 7.2%
- **Internet:** 7.2%
- **Retail:** 4.8%
- **Health, Wellness and Fitness:** 3.6%
- **Telecommunications:** 3.6%
- **Automotive:** 2.4%
- **Publishing:** 2.4%
- **Other:** 27.7%

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## Alternatives

### Alternatives to Amazon DynamoDB

- [Couchbase](https://www.g2.com/products/couchbase/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (150 reviews)
- [Azure Cosmos DB](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-cosmos-db/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (68 reviews)
- [MongoDB Atlas](https://www.g2.com/products/mongodb-atlas/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (369 reviews)
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- [ScyllaDB](https://www.g2.com/products/scylladb/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (427 reviews)
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### Alternatives to Amazon ElastiCache

- [Redis Cloud](https://www.g2.com/products/redis-cloud/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (44 reviews)
- [SAP HANA Cloud](https://www.g2.com/products/sap-hana-cloud-2025-10-01/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (621 reviews)
- [ScyllaDB](https://www.g2.com/products/scylladb/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (427 reviews)
- [MongoDB Atlas](https://www.g2.com/products/mongodb-atlas/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (369 reviews)
- [IBM Db2](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-db2/reviews) — 4.1/5 stars (682 reviews)
- [Veeam Data Platform](https://www.g2.com/products/veeam-data-platform/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (717 reviews)
- [DigitalOcean](https://www.g2.com/products/digitalocean/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (746 reviews)
- [Fivetran](https://www.g2.com/products/fivetran/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (794 reviews)
- [Oracle Database](https://www.g2.com/products/oracle-database/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (1010 reviews)
- [Ninox](https://www.g2.com/products/ninox/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (362 reviews)

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## Top Discussions

### Amazon DynamoDB

- Title: [Which of the following is a feature of DynamoDB?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/which-of-the-following-is-a-feature-of-dynamodb) — 3 comments
  > **Top comment:** "It is document database and it has capacity to scale horizontally more than 10 trillion request per day with peaks greater than 20 million requests per second."
- Title: [What is Amazon DynamoDB describe an application that can benefit from Amazon Dynamodb?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-amazon-dynamodb-describe-an-application-that-can-benefit-from-amazon-dynamodb) — 3 comments
  > **Top comment:** "Nice"
- Title: [how do i create a amazon dynamodb table locally?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/how-do-i-create-a-amazon-dynamodb-table-locally) — 2 comments, 2 upvotes
  > **Top comment:** "There is no way that you can setup a DynamoDB locally. In fact, there is no AWS service that you can setup locally. 
However, there are some other tools..."
- Title: [What is the most complex usage of dynamodb?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/32345-what-is-the-most-complex-usage-of-dynamodb) — 2 comments, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "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..."
- Title: [What kind of database is DynamoDB?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-kind-of-database-is-dynamodb) — 1 comment
  > **Top comment:** "In short, Fast, Scalable, Robust NoSQL"

### Amazon ElastiCache

No discussions available for this product.

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**Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/amazon-web-services-aws-amazon-dynamodb-vs-amazon-elasticache)