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Amazon DynamoDB vs Redis comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 14, 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
5.5
Organizations gain significant ROI from Amazon DynamoDB via reliability, scalability, reduced personnel needs, and native data replication.
Sentiment score
6.5
Implementing Redis improved transaction efficiency, reduced costs, enhanced performance, increased developer effectiveness, and supported scalability for organizations.
AWS makes money from Amazon DynamoDB, and our involvement is more about professional services engagement.
Senior Business Solutions Consultant at Conn3ct
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
7.1
DynamoDB support is efficient with responsive assistance, though local support and specific use case understanding need improvement.
Sentiment score
1.0
Users rarely contact Redis support, but those who do find it knowledgeable, with satisfaction levels ranging from moderate to excellent.
They follow up on support tickets until the issue is resolved.
Sales Director for West Africa at Atomic Computing
Sometimes we cannot connect with the correct team to resolve issues.
Lead SRE at JavaTech
Technical support is quite good, with a rating of eight out of ten.
Senior Business Solutions Consultant at Conn3ct
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
8.0
Amazon DynamoDB excels in scalability, handling traffic variations efficiently with minimal scaling concerns despite potential cost increases.
Sentiment score
7.7
Redis excels in scalability, efficiently handling large datasets with ease, making it ideal for enterprise-level operations and demands.
Scalability is the most valuable feature, and I rate it a ten out of ten.
Senior Business Solutions Consultant at Conn3ct
Amazon DynamoDB is highly scalable.
Sales Director for West Africa at Atomic Computing
In terms of scalability, Amazon DynamoDB handles increases in data and traffic well for our team.
Software Engineer 2 at Guidewire Software
Data migration and changes to application-side configurations are challenging due to the lack of automatic migration tools in a non-clustered legacy system.
Data Engineer at a photography company with 1,001-5,000 employees
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.2
Amazon DynamoDB is stable and reliable, with high performance ratings, though issues may arise when throughput limits are exceeded.
Sentiment score
7.7
Redis is stable, reliable under heavy loads, supports high availability, and user ratings reflect strong performance, needing load improvements.
I have not faced any issues with bugs or a breakdown in Amazon DynamoDB.
Sales Director for West Africa at Atomic Computing
Redis is fairly stable.
Data Engineer at a photography company with 1,001-5,000 employees
 

Room For Improvement

Amazon DynamoDB has encryption, querying, interface, integration, setup, consistency, pricing, size, schema design, and query optimization issues.
Enhancements in documentation, user-friendliness, scalability, security, cloud integration, and support are desired improvements for Redis.
To improve Amazon DynamoDB, the challenge I faced is that you cannot essentially query with anything that you want from the table.
Software Engineer 2 at Guidewire Software
The main area requiring attention is the cost aspect.
Lead SRE at JavaTech
The user interface could be improved to make it more intuitive.
Senior Business Solutions Consultant at Conn3ct
Data persistence and recovery face issues with compatibility across major versions, making upgrades possible but downgrades not active.
Data Engineer at a photography company with 1,001-5,000 employees
 

Setup Cost

Enterprise users find Amazon DynamoDB pricing varies with usage; affordable at low traffic, costly at high, with flexible options.
Redis's open-source core is cost-effective, but enterprise features require a license; managed services start at $5/month.
Amazon DynamoDB can be quite expensive due to regional differences, so I have to be careful with the pricing.
Sales Director for West Africa at Atomic Computing
Since we use an open-source version of Redis, we do not experience any setup costs or licensing expenses.
Data Engineer at a photography company with 1,001-5,000 employees
 

Valuable Features

Amazon DynamoDB offers scalable, high-performance NoSQL storage with automatic scaling, seamless AWS integration, and efficient data management.
Redis provides fast data access with caching, geolocation, JSON, and supports scalability, high availability, and efficient event-driven applications.
The best features Amazon DynamoDB offers are its performance and Global Tables, which stand out because of their capabilities and speed.
Software Engineer 2 at Guidewire Software
The primary feature is constant availability without concerns about server maintenance or ensuring database uptime, as AWS manages everything from their end.
Lead SRE at JavaTech
Scalability has significantly enhanced data retrieval speeds.
Senior Business Solutions Consultant at Conn3ct
It functions similarly to a foundational building block in a larger system, enabling native integration and high functionality in core data processes.
Data Engineer at a photography company with 1,001-5,000 employees
 

Categories and Ranking

Amazon DynamoDB
Ranking in Managed NoSQL Databases
2nd
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.2
Number of Reviews
45
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Redis
Ranking in Managed NoSQL Databases
9th
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
5.7
Number of Reviews
23
Ranking in other categories
NoSQL Databases (5th), In-Memory Data Store Services (1st), Vector Databases (3rd), AI Software Development (17th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Managed NoSQL Databases category, the mindshare of Amazon DynamoDB is 10.6%, down from 18.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Redis is 3.7%, up from 1.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Managed NoSQL Databases Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Amazon DynamoDB10.6%
Redis3.7%
Other85.7%
Managed NoSQL Databases
 

Featured Reviews

DG
Lead SRE at JavaTech
Has improved infrastructure availability and simplified integration through reliable cloud-based data management
Amazon DynamoDB is readily available, and we do not have to worry about downtime unless there is a global outage. From a cost perspective, it presents a challenge. The primary feature is constant availability without concerns about server maintenance or ensuring database uptime, as AWS manages everything from their end. We simply set up the database and allocate it to customers according to their requirements, making it an easy and smooth transition. Regarding security, being in the cloud provides numerous security features. Amazon DynamoDB operates at the backend within our three-tier architecture. We have front hosting, business logic or application server in the middle, and databases at the backend. Additionally, we implement security layers such as SSL, creating a highly secure environment. The solution has proven to be reliable thus far.
KG
Database Admin and Architect at D-EDGE Hospitality Solutions
Performance shines with seamless session caching and minimal configuration
The best features of Redis, from my personal perspective, are the performance, which is very quick, and it's very simple to implement. Since I started using Redis, I feel that the product is saving me some performance tuning time. It's very easy, I have few parameters to tune, and it seems to have performance without a lot of working on the performance, compared to Cassandra, where you have to configure the memory and many other settings. The integration capability of Redis is excellent. Redis is very affordable because it's free.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
17%
Computer Software Company
14%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Comms Service Provider
7%
Financial Services Firm
26%
Computer Software Company
10%
Comms Service Provider
8%
University
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business23
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise19
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business11
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise8
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Amazon DynamoDB?
The only challenge I face with Amazon DynamoDB is that with the partition key and secondary key, the query doesn't become very easy. The construction of that schema is a bit tricky because once you...
What is your primary use case for Amazon DynamoDB?
Our main use case for Amazon DynamoDB is storing quick metadata information about any of the image artifacts that we collect from our customers. We generally store this in Amazon DynamoDB in multip...
What do you like most about Redis?
Redis is better tested and is used by large companies. I haven't found a direct alternative to what Redis offers. Plus, there are a lot of support and learning resources available, which help you u...
What needs improvement with Redis?
The disadvantage of Redis is that it's a little bit hard to have too many clusters or too many nodes and create the clusters. The sync between the nodes is easier to implement with Couchbase, for e...
What is your primary use case for Redis?
Redis is used for a part of a booking engine for travel, specifically for the front part to get some sessions and information about the sessions. If a customer or user is using the sites in differe...
 

Comparisons

 

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