Question: Is DynamoDB based on MongoDB?
Answered by Rafal Wilinski
Answer
No, DynamoDB is not based on MongoDB. DynamoDB is a NoSQL database service provided by Amazon Web Services (AWS) that uses a key-value data model. MongoDB, on the other hand, is a document-oriented NoSQL database that uses a JSON-like format for data storage. While DynamoDB and MongoDB are NoSQL databases, they have different designs and architectures.
Other Common DynamoDB FAQ (with Answers)
- Does DynamoDB charge for storage?
- How is data stored in DynamoDB?
- Is DynamoDB HIPAA compliant?
- Can DynamoDB have duplicates?
- Are DynamoDB table names supposed to be unique?
- How to access DynamoDB from EC2?
- What are the differences between DynamoDB and Google BigTable?
- Is DynamoDB a relational database?
- Will I be charged for DynamoDB is it is inactive?
- In DynamoDB, can I use UUID as the partition key?
- Can DynamoDB trigger AWS Step Functions?
- What are the best alternatives to DynamoDB?
- Is DynamoDB open source?
- How to track changes to items in DynamoDB?
- Can Power BI connect to DynamoDB?
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