Question: What kind of database is DynamoDB?
Answered by Rafal Wilinski
Answer
DynamoDB is a key-value NoSQL and cost-effective serverless database.One of the key benefits of using a serverless database like DynamoDB is that you only pay for the resources that you use. With DynamoDB, you can choose between two capacity modes: on-demand and provisioned.
Other Common DynamoDB FAQ (with Answers)
- Can DynamoDB be used like a relational database?
- Is DynamoDB a wide-column store?
- What does the DynamoDB query return?
- Can DynamoDB trigger AWS Lambda?
- Does DynamoDB support nesting data?
- Is DynamoDB expensive?
- How many secondary indexes are allowed per table DynamoDB?
- Is DynamoDB distributed?
- Can we rename DynamoDB table?
- Can glue write to DynamoDB?
- Does Alexa use DynamoDB?
- How to access DynamoDB from outside?
- How does DynamoDB handle data changes?
- How to import data from S3 to DynamoDB?
- How to create an index in DynamoDB? (how to create an index in dynamodb)
Spend less time in the AWS console, use Dynobase.
Try 7-day free trial. No credit card needed.
Product Features
DynamoDB Tools
DynamoDB Info
© 2025 Dynobase