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Compare Amazon DynamoDB and SimpleDB 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (34.3% of reviews)
Small-Business (36.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
$0.14 per Amazon SimpleDB Machine Hour
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 DynamoDBSimpleDB
Star Rating
(51)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (36.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.14 per Amazon SimpleDB Machine Hour
Browse all 3 pricing plansAmazon DynamoDB vs SimpleDB
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.
- Reviewers felt that SimpleDB meets the needs of their business better than Amazon DynamoDB.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, Amazon DynamoDB and SimpleDB provide similar levels of assistance.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Amazon DynamoDB over SimpleDB.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Amazon DynamoDB
No pricing availableSimpleDB
Machine Utilization
$0.14
per Amazon SimpleDB Machine Hour
First 25 Amazon SimpleDB Machine Hours consumed per month are free
Free Trial
Amazon DynamoDB
No trial information availableSimpleDB
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.7
376
9.0
44
Ease of Use
8.7
379
8.5
45
Ease of Setup
8.9
172
8.4
17
Ease of Admin
8.8
163
7.9
15
Quality of Support
8.6
356
8.6
40
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.9
154
8.5
14
Product Direction (% positive)
9.0
351
6.9
38
Features by Category
Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Solution Provision
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Management
8.4
130
|
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
Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Reporting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Configuration
9.0
166
8.0
17
8.7
152
7.3
16
8.9
161
7.6
17
8.4
130
Feature Not Available
9.0
141
7.9
17
Database Administration
8.8
140
7.8
15
8.9
129
8.3
15
8.6
124
7.6
13
Availability
9.3
164
8.3
16
9.0
157
7.8
16
8.7
144
7.8
16
8.8
153
7.8
16
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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Amazon DynamoDB and SimpleDB are categorized as Database as a Service (DBaaS)
Unique Categories
Amazon DynamoDB is categorized as Document Databases and Key Value Databases
SimpleDB is categorized as Data Replication
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Amazon DynamoDB
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
SimpleDB
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
22.4%
Computer Software
16.3%
Telecommunications
6.1%
Higher Education
6.1%
Research
4.1%
Other
44.9%
Alternatives
Discussions
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
SimpleDB has no discussions with answers
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