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# SimpleDB Reviews & Product Details

SimpleDB is a highly available and flexible non-relational data store that offloads the work of database administration.

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Solution Type

Best-of-Breed

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## Pricing

Pricing provided by SimpleDB.

### Machine Utilization

$0.14

per Amazon SimpleDB Machine Hour

### Data Transfer

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## User Insights

Average based on 51 real user reviews.

Implementation Time

3 months

Perceived Cost

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Shrevan A.

Customer service representative

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

12/5/2024

"It is just mind blowing how I can access a computer from a different part of the world."

4.5/5

What do you like best about SimpleDB?

The best thing about Aws is that I can access a system from different part of the world Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SimpleDB?

I dislike nothing about Aws cloud as of now. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is SimpleDB solving and how is that benefiting you?

It allows me to get access to a system which have niltiple feature which my computer does not have. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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AJ

A J.

Consultant

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

11/21/2024

"Cloud platform suitability"

4.5/5

What do you like best about SimpleDB?

it has a powered infrastructure and it has pay as you gr pricing model.

AWS gives more services and features. The infrastructure technology like AI, ML are superfast

Number of database can be stored is significantly high compared to other aavailable ones are much better.

Customer support is not much needed and the design, operation procedure is easy to use Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SimpleDB?

access to partner network is sometimes not great Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is SimpleDB solving and how is that benefiting you?

Serverless computing and data storage

Data encryption and SSL Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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CG

CHANDAN G.

Associate System Engineer

Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.)

2/27/2023

Business partner of the seller or seller's competitor, not included in G2 scores.

"AWS Cloud Info"

4.5/5

What do you like best about SimpleDB?

- AWS Cloud offers a variety of storage options, including S3, EBS, and EMR.

- AWS Cloud can be used to store and process data from applications and websites.

- AWS Cloud is a reliable platform that can be used to store data from a variety of sources. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SimpleDB?

Complexity is a problem that some customers may confront when using AWS Cloud. AWS Cloud offers a diverse set of tools and assistance that may be intimidating to first-time customers or those missing in-depth technical expertise. As a result, having mastered the product's features and fully utilising its capabilities can take time.

Another potential issue is the cost. Pay-as-you-go cost on AWS Cloud has several advantages, but it can also result in unexpected fees if users don't actively watch your usage and prices. Furthermore, depending on their specific needs and usage habits, some users could discover that AWS Cloud is much more expensive than other cloud providers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is SimpleDB solving and how is that benefiting you?

I create a lambada function for a synthetic test to test my API every 10 in to get 200 responses if eny thing wrong, then send it to pager duty alert. It helps lots with my service. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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VK

Vaibhav K.

Programmer Analyst Trainee

Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.)

7/24/2022

"AWS is the best cloud service available in the market"

5/5

What do you like best about SimpleDB?

The best upside of aws is that our application can scale up or down based on demand and that it is backed up by Amazon. Amazon provides a database as per your requirement and the database provided by them are completely managed by them Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SimpleDB?

AWS service limits are set by the platform. This problem is familiar with everyone using the aws but we request fewer resources if we wish to. Also, it is a little expensive for personal uses. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is SimpleDB solving and how is that benefiting you?

AWS has increased speed and agility. In the new IT world, nee resources are just a click away and to people like us developers its just a minute away from months. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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AJ

Arpit J.

Consultant

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

7/1/2022

"Finally an amazing cloud service provider"

5/5

What do you like best about SimpleDB?

I am jazzed with the feature set available with the platform and the ease with which I can configure according to my needs and tweak with minimal efforts. Really amazing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SimpleDB?

Only this that I do not like about AWS Cloud and its different offerings is that they are not very pocket friendly. But above it all, it is worth every penny spent. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering SimpleDB:

The bestest of the best cloud solution I ever came across Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is SimpleDB solving and how is that benefiting you?

In our organization, we have used the Amazon Web Services for a the most common use case which is the data archival and backups solutions. All our data sits on Amazon cloud. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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UC

Verified User in Computer Software

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

6/18/2022

"Great Deployment option for companies of all SIZES"

4.5/5

What do you like best about SimpleDB?

Scalable as per needs, Great Customer Service, Affordable Pricing, Pay as you Use, Wide range of integrations and automation, Good Documentation Dump, Great UI, Fast and Reliable Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SimpleDB?

It could be confusing for new users because of so many features available on the platform, You need to do some certifications to understand the platform completely and make the best use of it, Higher Learning curve, Complicated Pricing structure Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is SimpleDB solving and how is that benefiting you?

We needed a cloud service to host our entire website and disaster recovery. We also went ahead with Amazon Suite of Services like Redshift, AWS Cloudwatch for all our needs. Overall since we use all tools from the same ecosystem, it syncs seamlessly and offers a great experience. As the business scales, our pricing increases as per their pay as you go model. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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UF

Verified User in Financial Services

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

7/14/2022

"Ease it provides"

4.5/5

What do you like best about SimpleDB?

It provides the automatic updates,. It has also reduced the cost of IT, it provides all the data packages, it has all over the word system, also using cloud frees up our time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SimpleDB?

There is actually few things like, the price of it, everyone can't afford it for personal use. Also the competitors are so strong like Azure seems easy to use for the organizations who seem heavy for the windows Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering SimpleDB:

It helps and easy to use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is SimpleDB solving and how is that benefiting you?

It helps me in the collection of statistics and the analysis of data also the computing.the hosting of file and the data storage that is distributed and also for the other technical support. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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NB

Nikhil B.

Consultant

Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.)

6/15/2022

Business partner of the seller or seller's competitor, not included in G2 scores.

"Working with AWS"

5/5

What do you like best about SimpleDB?

Everything from interactive dashboards to getting to know every database at one place. After migrating our legacy apps to AWS we have got a better metrics of governing , debugging and log review. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SimpleDB?

Better and timely updates on https://health.aws.amazon.com/health/status, so that we are well aware in case of any outages. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering SimpleDB:

Try it to know it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is SimpleDB solving and how is that benefiting you?

What I most like is the interactive dashboards where one can see the complete CPU usage for any pod, most my issues are resolved just by going through them. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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VK

vaibhav k.

Junior Graphic Designer

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

7/12/2022

"AWS is Doing great work"

5/5

What do you like best about SimpleDB?

AWS has the best cloud computing service in the current market. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SimpleDB?

It's Every feature is very good and relaxing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering SimpleDB:

People can start it with anything anywhere Just because it's very easy to use and very effective with indoor work Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is SimpleDB solving and how is that benefiting you?

Aws make deployment easy and gives me the freedom to share my work with anyone in the world. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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7/14/2022
Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite

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RR

Rahul R.

Key Account Manager

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

6/16/2022

"The uptime of AWS is awesome. There has hardly been any downtime in last 3 years."

5/5

What do you like best about SimpleDB?

The uptime of AWS is awesome. There has hardly been any downtime in the last 3 years. We use Amazon EC2 & the experience has been great. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SimpleDB?

Higher cost as compared tp other cloud providers Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering SimpleDB:

Amazing support from the AWS team. Go for it Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is SimpleDB solving and how is that benefiting you?

1.Lower infra cost

2. Smooth & reliable service Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What are the benefits and drawbacks of using SimpleDB for your database management?

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What is SimpleDB used for?

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## Pricing Options

Pricing provided by SimpleDB.

### Machine Utilization

$0.14

per Amazon SimpleDB Machine Hour

### Data Transfer

### Structured Data Storage

$0.25

per GB-month thereafter

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##### SimpleDB Features

Configuration

Application Performance

Orchestration

Database Monitoring

Database Administration

Provisioning

Governance

Auditing

Availability

Scalability

Backup

Archiving

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