--- title: SimpleDB Reviews meta\_title: 'SimpleDB Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta\_description: Filter 51 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how SimpleDB works for a business like yours. aggregate\_rating: rating\_value: 4.1 review\_count: 51 scale: '5' date\_modified: '2026-08-09' parent\_category: name: Database Software url: https://www.g2.com/categories/database-software --- # SimpleDB Reviews & Product Details SimpleDB is a highly available and flexible non-relational data store that offloads the work of database administration. * * * Seller [Amazon Web Services (AWS)](https://www.g2.com/sellers/amazon-web-services-aws-3e93cc28-2e9b-4961-b258-c6ce0feec7dd) Discussions [SimpleDB Community](https://www.g2.com/products/simpledb/discuss) Solution Type Best-of-Breed Show More ## Pricing Pricing provided by SimpleDB. ### Machine Utilization $0.14 per Amazon SimpleDB Machine Hour ### Data Transfer [ View More Pricing Information ](https://www.g2.com/products/simpledb/pricing) ## Top-Rated Alternatives [ ![MongoDB Atlas](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "MongoDB Atlas") MongoDB Atlas 4.5/5(900) ](https://www.g2.com/products/mongodb-atlas/reviews) [ ![DigitalOcean](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "DigitalOcean") DigitalOcean 4.6/5(756) ](https://www.g2.com/products/digitalocean/reviews) [ ![IBM Db2](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "IBM Db2") IBM Db2 4.1/5(683) ](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-db2/reviews) [ View All Alternatives ](https://www.g2.com/products/simpledb/competitors/alternatives) ## User Insights Average based on 51 real user reviews. Implementation Time 3 months Perceived Cost $$$$$ [Log in to unlock pricing and user insights](/login) ![Chris M.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Chris M.") CM Chris M. VP of Technology Computer Software Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 4/9/2016 "It was great before DynamoDB, now we are all on DynamoDB." 0/5 What do you like best about SimpleDB? It was great when it was the only NoSQL DB supported by AWS. I love that every key is indexed so it was easy to construct very complex queries even in a highly-scalable environment. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about SimpleDB? Did you know there are limits to the number of records you can have? I didn't. I also didn't know there was a limit to how much data you could have on one record, or the number of keys you could have on one record. Now that DynamoDB is out and really in it's prime, there is \*no reason to still use SDB\*. Just don't use it anymore. DynamoDB is way faster and easier to scale. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering SimpleDB: Don't, use DynamoDB instead. Although Amazon hasn't officially said they will stop supporting SimpleDB, all the new features and toys are in DynamoDB, not SimpleDB. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is SimpleDB solving and how is that benefiting you? Switched away from a hosted SQL database to SDB. Helped us scale a lot and helped us in the transition to the cloud, before DynamoDB was available. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ## Questions about SimpleDB? Ask real users or explore answers from the community Get practical answers, real workflows, and honest pros and cons from the G2 community or share your insights. 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