Amazon DynamoDB Alternatives

Amazon DynamoDB is described as 'Fully managed NoSQL database service offered by Amazon.com as part of the Amazon Web Services portfolio. It was announced by Amazon CTO Werner Vogels on January 18, 2012.OverviewDynamoDB differs from other Amazon services by allowing developers to purchase a' and is an app in the business & commerce category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Amazon DynamoDB for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Windows, Self-Hosted and Web-based apps. The best Amazon DynamoDB alternative is PostgreSQL, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Amazon DynamoDB are MariaDB, MongoDB, Redis and CouchDB.

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  1. PostgreSQL icon

    PostgreSQL

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    PostgreSQL is a powerful, open source object-relational database system with over 35 years of active development that has earned it a strong reputation for reliability, feature robustness, and performance.

    74 PostgreSQL alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
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    • PostgreSQL is the most popular Windows, Mac, Linux & Self-Hosted alternative to Amazon DynamoDB.

    • PostgreSQL is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Amazon DynamoDB.

    • PostgreSQL is Free and Open SourceAmazon DynamoDB is Freemium and Proprietary
  2. MariaDB icon

    MariaDB

     141 likes

    MariaDB is a backward compatible, drop-in replacement of the MySQL® Database Server. It includes all major open source storage engines.

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    Deploy
     
  4. MongoDB icon

    MongoDB

     148 likes

    MongoDB is a document database with the scalability and flexibility that you want with the querying and indexing that you need

    100 MongoDB alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • BSD
     

    • MongoDB is the most popular Web-based alternative to Amazon DynamoDB.

    • MongoDB is Freemium and ProprietaryAmazon DynamoDB is also Freemium and Proprietary
  5. Redis icon

    Redis

     112 likes

    The in-memory data store used by millions of developers as a cache, vector database, document database, streaming engine, and message broker.

    49 Redis alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Docker
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    • Redis is the most popular SaaS alternative to Amazon DynamoDB.

    • Redis is Free and Open SourceAmazon DynamoDB is Freemium and Proprietary
  6. CouchDB icon

    CouchDB

     48 likes

    Apache CouchDB is a distributed, fault-tolerant and schema-free document-oriented database accessible via a RESTful HTTP / JSON API. It includes incremental map / reduce mechanics for queries and keeps data safe with an append-only datastore.

    73 CouchDB alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • BSD
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    • CouchDB is the most popular Android alternative to Amazon DynamoDB.

    • CouchDB is Free and Open SourceAmazon DynamoDB is Freemium and Proprietary
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    Valkey

     6 likes

    Valkey is an open source (BSD) high-performance key/value datastore that supports a variety of workloads such as caching, message queues, and can act as a primary database. Valkey can run as either a standalone daemon or in a cluster, with options for replication and high...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
     
  9. DiceDB icon

    DiceDB

     6 likes

    DiceDB is an open-source, fast, reactive, in-memory database optimized for modern hardware. Commonly used as a cache, it offers a familiar interface while enabling real-time data updates through query subscriptions.

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    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
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  10. Triplit icon

    Triplit

     8 likes

    A full-stack, syncing database that runs on both server and client. Pluggable storage (indexeddb, sqlite, durable objects), syncs over websockets, and works with your favorite framework (React, Solid, Vue, Svelte).

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    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  11. Apache Cassandra icon

    Apache Cassandra

     33 likes

    The Apache Cassandra database is the right choice when you need scalability and high availability without compromising performance.

    51 Apache Cassandra alternatives

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    • Mac
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    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Amazon Web Services
    • Google Cloud Platform
    • Microsoft Azure
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  12. ArangoDB icon

    ArangoDB

     35 likes

    ArangoDB database is an open-source NoSQL solution with a flexible data model for documents, graphs, and key-values.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  13. neo4j icon

    neo4j

     13 likes

    You can think of Neo4j as a high-performance graph engine with all the features of a mature and robust database.

    33 neo4j alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  14. FerretDB icon

    FerretDB

     6 likes

    FerretDB (formerly MangoDB) is an open-source proxy, which converts MongoDB wire protocol queries to SQL, and uses PostgreSQL as a database engine.

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    • Mac
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    • Online
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