Compare Amazon DynamoDB and Google Cloud Spanner 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (34.4% of reviews)
Enterprise (43.3% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
Amazon DynamoDB
Star Rating
(526)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (34.4% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Amazon DynamoDBGoogle Cloud Spanner
Star Rating
(35)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (43.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Google Cloud SpannerAmazon DynamoDB vs Google Cloud Spanner
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Amazon DynamoDB easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Amazon DynamoDB overall.
- Amazon DynamoDB and Google Cloud Spanner both meet the requirements of our reviewers at a comparable rate.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, Amazon DynamoDB and Google Cloud Spanner provide similar levels of assistance.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Amazon DynamoDB over Google Cloud Spanner.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Amazon DynamoDB
No pricing availableGoogle Cloud Spanner
No pricing availableFree Trial
Amazon DynamoDB
No trial information availableGoogle Cloud Spanner
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.7
378
8.7
24
Ease of Use
8.7
381
7.8
24
Ease of Setup
8.9
174
8.2
10
Ease of Admin
8.8
164
8.7
9
Quality of Support
8.6
358
8.6
20
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.9
155
8.3
10
Product Direction (% positive)
9.0
353
8.4
22
Features by Category
Management
Not enough data
8.1
6
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
9.2
6
Support
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
8.3
6
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.6
6
Security
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
9.4
6
Not enough data
9.2
6
Performance
Not enough data
7.8
6
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
7.5
6
Not enough data
8.7
5
Database Features
Not enough data
9.5
13
Not enough data
8.6
13
Not enough data
9.0
13
Not enough data
9.2
13
Not enough data
8.9
12
Not enough data
8.3
13
Not enough data
8.6
13
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
79
Not enough data
8.9
83
Not enough data
Performance
8.4
87
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
8.2
10
8.7
152
7.6
9
8.9
161
7.3
10
8.4
130
8.1
8
9.0
141
8.1
8
Database Administration
8.8
140
8.2
10
8.9
129
6.3
10
8.6
124
7.0
10
Availability
9.3
164
8.8
10
9.0
157
6.7
9
8.7
144
7.0
10
8.8
153
8.1
9
Security
8.8
88
Not enough data
9.0
101
Not enough data
8.8
90
Not enough data
Data Management
8.9
109
Not enough data
8.7
91
Not enough data
Database Features
Not enough data
9.5
13
Not enough data
8.6
13
Not enough data
9.0
13
Not enough data
9.2
13
Not enough data
8.9
12
Not enough data
8.3
13
Not enough data
8.6
13
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Amazon DynamoDB and Google Cloud Spanner are categorized as Database as a Service (DBaaS)
Unique Categories
Amazon DynamoDB is categorized as Document Databases and Key Value Databases
Google Cloud Spanner 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.)
Google Cloud Spanner
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
27.1%
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
20.0%
Computer Software
16.7%
Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
6.7%
Biotechnology
6.7%
Airlines/Aviation
3.3%
Other
46.7%
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
Google Cloud Spanner has no discussions with answers
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