Question: Is DynamoDB similar to MongoDB?
Answered by Rafal Wilinski
Answer
Yes, both databases are NoSQL in nature. However, the two have significant differences.
DynamoDB is a fully managed NoSQL database service provided by Amazon Web Services (AWS), while MongoDB is a popular open-source NoSQL database.
DynamoDB is designed to be highly scalable and handle high write and read throughput, while MongoDB is more flexible regarding data modelling and querying.
Finally, DynamoDB has built-in support for global secondary indexes and automatic sharding, while MongoDB requires additional configuration to achieve similar functionality.
Other Common DynamoDB FAQ (with Answers)
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- How to grab data from AWS DynamoDB?
- How to access DynamoDB from Apache Hive?
- Should you make a new DynamoDB client for each request?
- Is DynamoDB cost effective?
- How do you store JSON on DynamoDB?
- Why is AWS DynamoDB charging me?
- Does DynamoDB have tables?
- How do parallelize requests in DynamoDB?
- Can we rename DynamoDB table?
- Can a DynamoDB range key be a GSI key?
- What is DynamoDB used for?
- How to write complex queries for a DynamoDB table?
- In DynamoDB, can I use UUID as the partition key?
- How is data stored in DynamoDB?
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