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Compare Amazon DynamoDB and Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (34.3% of reviews)
Mid-Market (37.6% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
Amazon DynamoDB
Star Rating
(524)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (34.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Amazon DynamoDBAmazon Relational Database Service (RDS)
Star Rating
(901)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (37.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)Amazon DynamoDB vs Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) easier to use and administer. However, reviewers felt that Amazon DynamoDB was easier to do business with overall. Finally, reviewers felt that the products are equally easy to set up.
- Reviewers felt that Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) meets the needs of their business better than Amazon DynamoDB.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, Amazon DynamoDB and Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) provide similar levels of assistance.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) over Amazon DynamoDB.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Amazon DynamoDB
No pricing availableAmazon Relational Database Service (RDS)
No pricing availableFree Trial
Amazon DynamoDB
No trial information availableAmazon Relational Database Service (RDS)
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.7
376
9.0
739
Ease of Use
8.7
379
8.8
747
Ease of Setup
8.9
172
8.9
523
Ease of Admin
8.8
163
8.7
436
Quality of Support
8.6
356
8.6
711
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.9
154
8.8
424
Product Direction (% positive)
9.0
351
9.5
701
Features by Category
Management
Not enough data
8.8
305
Not enough data
8.9
309
Not enough data
8.8
294
Not enough data
8.9
304
Support
Not enough data
8.3
300
Not enough data
8.7
311
Not enough data
8.6
305
Not enough data
8.8
309
Security
Not enough data
8.6
298
Not enough data
8.7
314
Not enough data
8.8
308
Not enough data
8.8
311
Performance
Not enough data
8.8
305
Not enough data
8.6
299
Not enough data
8.7
307
Not enough data
8.5
293
Not enough data
8.5
297
Database Features
Not enough data
9.0
437
Not enough data
9.2
436
Not enough data
9.0
433
Not enough data
9.2
423
Not enough data
9.1
431
Not enough data
8.5
402
Not enough data
8.7
419
Data Management
8.4
130
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Verified
Not enough data
8.4
132
|
Verified
Not enough data
Availability
8.7
103
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
112
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
114
|
Verified
Not enough data
Performance
8.5
101
|
Verified
Not enough data
Security
8.9
118
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
117
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
111
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
108
|
Verified
Not enough data
Support
8.3
100
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
100
|
Verified
Not enough data
Data Management
8.8
90
Not enough data
8.8
90
Not enough data
8.5
83
Not enough data
8.5
73
Not enough data
Availability
8.6
76
Not enough data
8.9
78
Not enough data
8.9
83
Not enough data
Performance
8.4
86
Not enough data
Security
8.9
82
Not enough data
9.1
80
Not enough data
8.5
75
Not enough data
8.8
76
Not enough data
Support
8.5
70
Not enough data
8.4
72
Not enough data
8.3
57
Not enough data
Configuration
9.0
166
8.8
245
8.7
152
8.4
240
8.9
161
8.6
248
8.4
130
8.0
225
9.0
141
8.9
239
Database Administration
8.8
140
8.8
240
8.9
129
8.6
230
8.6
124
Feature Not Available
Availability
9.3
164
9.1
245
9.0
157
9.1
248
8.7
144
Feature Not Available
8.8
153
8.7
231
Security
8.8
88
8.3
170
9.0
101
8.6
179
8.8
90
8.4
169
Data Management
8.9
109
8.8
184
8.7
91
8.6
174
Database Features
Not enough data
9.0
437
Not enough data
9.2
436
Not enough data
9.0
433
Not enough data
9.2
423
Not enough data
9.1
431
Not enough data
8.5
402
Not enough data
8.7
419
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Amazon DynamoDB and Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) are categorized as Database as a Service (DBaaS)
Unique Categories
Amazon DynamoDB is categorized as Document Databases and Key Value Databases
Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) is categorized as Relational Databases
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Amazon DynamoDB
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)
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
Computer Software
27.0%
Information Technology and Services
16.6%
Financial Services
7.1%
Hospital & Health Care
3.2%
Banking
3.0%
Other
43.0%
Information Technology and Services
22.6%
Computer Software
17.1%
Financial Services
6.1%
Computer & Network Security
3.7%
Telecommunications
3.3%
Other
47.2%
Alternatives
Discussions
What is Amazon DynamoDB describe an application that can benefit from Amazon Dynamodb?
3 Comments
PS
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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
What is Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) used for?
2 Comments
AJ
Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) is a cloud-based service offered by Amazon Web Services (AWS) that is used for managing and operating relational...Read more
An Amazon RDS performance best practice is to allocate enough RAM so that your working set resides almost completely in memory.
1 Comment
SS
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