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Amazon DynamoDB vs MongoDB Enterprise Advanced comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jul 31, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

ROI

Sentiment score
6.7
Amazon DynamoDB offers scalable reliability, time savings, and reduced personnel needs, though costs and financial returns depend on usage.
Sentiment score
5.5
ROI from MongoDB Enterprise Advanced varies significantly; some see gains, others don't, with the community version as a cheaper alternative.
AWS makes money from Amazon DynamoDB, and our involvement is more about professional services engagement.
Actually, with MongoDB, it's difficult to calculate the return on investment; it's too expensive for our use.
I would say we see value in money and return on investment with MongoDB Enterprise Advanced.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
7.3
Amazon DynamoDB support is fast and helpful, but local support and understanding specific use cases could improve.
Sentiment score
6.2
MongoDB Enterprise Advanced support varies; some praise its responsiveness, while others rely on internal resources or community forums.
They follow up on support tickets until the issue is resolved.
Technical support is quite good, with a rating of eight out of ten.
We have received fairly good support whenever we reached out to the technical teams; they were prompt.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
8.0
Amazon DynamoDB is valued for its scalability, reliability, and efficiency, accommodating diverse data loads despite configuration challenges.
Sentiment score
7.6
MongoDB Enterprise Advanced is scalable and flexible for large users, but some face cost and configuration challenges.
Scalability is the most valuable feature, and I rate it a ten out of ten.
Amazon DynamoDB is highly scalable.
CosmoDB is better for auto-scale.
Overall, on a scale of one to ten, I would rate MongoDB an eight; it's mostly because we're still running a monolithic environment on old hardware, so there are some limitations with read-write access.
MongoDB is highly scalable.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.2
Amazon DynamoDB is considered highly reliable, with rare stability issues and excellent scaling capabilities, despite minor configuration challenges.
Sentiment score
7.6
MongoDB Enterprise Advanced is stable, reliable, and adaptable, with high ratings despite minor bugs and room for improvement.
I have not faced any issues with bugs or a breakdown in Amazon DynamoDB.
It's pretty much stable; we have not faced any major challenges or difficulties with MongoDB Enterprise Advanced.
 

Room For Improvement

Users seek better documentation, query features, user interface, encryption, automation, integration, and pricing for Amazon DynamoDB.
MongoDB Enterprise Advanced needs better security, integration, documentation, and scalability, while addressing stability, transactions, and TypeScript support issues.
The user interface could be improved to make it more intuitive.
We have not contracted the security options in our contract because they're too expensive; thus, we implement just encrypted databases and not the security pack.
While solutions for other databases like SQL or PostgreSQL already exist, MongoDB requires additional integrations for developing AI solutions.
From the AWS standpoint, if robust integration and data warehouse integration specific tools are added in the advanced suite, that would definitely be helpful.
 

Setup Cost

Amazon DynamoDB offers flexible, cost-effective pricing, but costs may rise with large data volumes or high traffic.
MongoDB Enterprise Advanced pricing varies by size, with free Community Edition and budget-friendly cloud options like MongoDB Atlas.
Amazon DynamoDB can be quite expensive due to regional differences, so I have to be careful with the pricing.
We have to pay approximately 2,000 euros per month for MongoDB.
We use the free version of MongoDB, so there are no licensing costs.
For a small company, the cost of MongoDB Enterprise Advanced is reasonable, but for heavy data usage, we see a little bit of cost pressure but it's acceptable.
 

Valuable Features

Amazon DynamoDB is praised for scalability, speed, cost efficiency, seamless AWS integration, and features like auto-scaling and secondary indexes.
MongoDB Enterprise Advanced excels in scalability, flexibility, NoSQL capabilities, fast performance, and seamless integration, enhancing data management efficiency.
Scalability has significantly enhanced data retrieval speeds.
Amazon DynamoDB is a fully managed NoSQL database known for its high performance and scalability.
When the database receives numerous requests, it has to perform. Those threshold limits we come to know, and then automatically these memory enhancement advanced features are configured so that during high demand periods, memory automatically increases to cater to the incoming advanced requests and volume of requests.
It offers flexibility in schema adaptation, allowing us to change the schema and add new data points.
MongoDB has definitely helped us improve our network monitoring and reporting dashboard.
 

Categories and Ranking

Amazon DynamoDB
Ranking in Managed NoSQL Databases
2nd
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.4
Number of Reviews
43
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
MongoDB Enterprise Advanced
Ranking in Managed NoSQL Databases
5th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
82
Ranking in other categories
Open Source Databases (4th), NoSQL Databases (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the Managed NoSQL Databases category, the mindshare of Amazon DynamoDB is 13.1%, down from 21.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of MongoDB Enterprise Advanced is 11.1%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Managed NoSQL Databases Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Amazon DynamoDB13.1%
MongoDB Enterprise Advanced11.1%
Other75.8%
Managed NoSQL Databases
 

Featured Reviews

MohamedBouzidi - PeerSpot reviewer
Streamlined data management with robust automation and easy replication
Amazon DynamoDB has been a reliable service that is very performant and meets our expectations. Its automation capacity reduces the need for more personnel, which aligns perfectly with our strategy of focusing on serverless services. The ease of data replication between regions is a significant benefit since it was already integrated into the solution.
Uzair Faruqi - PeerSpot reviewer
Transforms data flow with adaptable schema and smooth public cloud deployment
One of our business units uses MongoDB, and we developed an ETL pipeline that extracts data from MongoDB and transfers it into our data warehouse MongoDB is a NoSQL database that is similar to a document database. It offers flexibility in schema adaptation, allowing us to change the schema and…
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
18%
Financial Services Firm
16%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Comms Service Provider
7%
Financial Services Firm
16%
Computer Software Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
8%
University
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business23
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise17
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business36
Midsize Enterprise13
Large Enterprise37
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Amazon DynamoDB?
The user interface could be improved to make it more intuitive. From a design and solution perspective, it's really good, but the interface always has room for enhancement.
What is your primary use case for Amazon DynamoDB?
We use Amazon DynamoDB for data lookups with the consultancy.
What do you like most about MongoDB?
MongoDB's approach to handling data in documents rather than traditional tables has been particularly beneficial.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for MongoDB?
We pay approximately 2,000 euros per month for MongoDB.
What needs improvement with MongoDB?
I'm not sure about the documentation or the knowledge bases available for MongoDB because I don't interact with it at that level, but I would say it's minimal and could be improved. I am not experi...
 

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