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)
- Is DynamoDB a wide-column store?
- How to access DynamoDB from Apache Hive?
- Can Django use DynamoDB?
- Can DynamoDB have duplicates?
- Can DynamoDB have null values?
- Can DynamoDB store documents?
- Can DynamoDB be used like a relational database?
- Does DynamoDB have read replicas?
- Is DynamoDB a relational database?
- How to import data from S3 to DynamoDB?
- Are DynamoDB table names supposed to be unique?
- Can DynamoDB table have adhoc attributes?
- What are the best alternatives to DynamoDB?
- Does DynamoDB support cross-region replication?
- Will I be charged for DynamoDB is it is inactive?
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