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Amazon DynamoDB vs Amazon Neptune comparison

 

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Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

Amazon DynamoDB
Ranking in Managed NoSQL Databases
2nd
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
5.6
Number of Reviews
41
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Amazon Neptune
Ranking in Managed NoSQL Databases
6th
Average Rating
8.6
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of December 2024, in the Managed NoSQL Databases category, the mindshare of Amazon DynamoDB is 21.1%, down from 27.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Amazon Neptune is 16.2%, up from 12.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Managed NoSQL Databases
 

Featured Reviews

Rajni Kumar Jha - PeerSpot reviewer
Manages our contact center dynamically and allows us to store multiple data attributes in tables
There are a few areas of improvement. In future releases, I would like a feature that lets us store information about public holidays or weekends. When customers call during those closed periods, we could use DynamoDB to trigger an automatic message. It could say something like, "We're currently closed due to a holiday. Please call back during our regular working hours." So this would eliminate the need for agents to manually inform customers. With a holiday calendar stored in a DynamoDB table, we could write a Lambda function to check the date. If it's a UK holiday, for example, the system could automatically play the message.
Matthew Spieth - PeerSpot reviewer
Useful pattern identification, price well, and straightforward implementation
Relational databases are never good at identifying patterns in graphs or other similar relationships, whereas Amazon Neptune is. Amazon Neptune is good for identifying fraud and many banks are using it. For example, know that I go to certain places all the time that are connected with nodes and edges, such as gas stations, shops, and Amazon. Since people are creatures of habit, the banks can use those nodes and edges to make a model of where I like to shop and spend money. If they see something pop up that's out of character for me, then they know immediately that it is possible fraud. They can determine this because a purchase I made was somewhere I never go or because of geography.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The possibility of managing documents is the most valuable aspect of the solution. I like the fact that I don't have to define the fields."
"The ability to store multiple data attributes is crucial. For example, in a contact flow, if a customer calls, we can integrate DynamoDB dynamically. We need only the customer's mobile number as the primary key, which is stored in the DynamoDB table."
"AWS technical support is very friendly."
"We switched to DynamoDB from a relational database that would've had scale problems and would've cost a lot of money to run at scale. DynamoDB allows us to match expense to usage. When not many people are using and it's a quiet day, there is a low cost. On a busy day, there is a higher cost. We get good performance along the way and less maintenance on the database."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is its performance."
"Amazon DynamoDB is a fully managed service by AWS, and it is designed to provide fast and predictable performance."
"DynamoDB is easy to configure, easy to use, and allows for writing data in JSON format."
"Amazon DynamoDB is powerful and fast. Its performance is good."
"The initial setup is actually simple."
"Relational databases are never good at identifying patterns in graphs or other similar relationships, whereas Amazon Neptune is."
 

Cons

"The solution's initial setup is a bit complex if you want it for something more specific."
"I would rate the stability a seven out of ten. We faced some configuration issues."
"Previously, only 64 KB could be used, and later, I think, it was about 400 KB. If the tool could have an additional 10 MB to offer, then the tool could be easier to use."
"Amazon DynamoDB has a very complex configuration if you go very advanced."
"Support is better if using a paid version."
"The primary key is quite slow."
"Maybe the documentation could be improved a bit. Sometimes, it's a little confusing, and people can easily be mistaken about DynamoDB."
"The solution's backup and restore could be improved to be able to utilize batch operations."
"In my scenario, the integration wasn't easy because ................in Java."
"Amazon Neptune could improve by spreading more awareness for others to have an understanding of the solution because the technology is fairly new. The developer community and larger community do not understand it yet."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"For our use case usage, DynamoDB's pricing was okay. However, for high-traffic applications, the pricing structure becomes less attractive."
"Amazon DynamoDB is not an expensive solution."
"On a scale of one to ten, where one is a high price and ten is a low price, I rate the pricing a seven. It is not the cheapest, but it is not the costliest either."
"Compared to a high-end relational database, it's cheap."
"It is costly. To reduce the costs, users need to read the node in front of it. For read-heavy groups, cache optimization can help manage costs.I can't disclose specific pricing, but it's competitive compared to others in the market, and this information is easily accessible online"
"The solution is cheaper than Cosmos DB."
"Amazon DynamoDB is a cheap solution."
"You can get committed capacity or transaction-based pricing. If you're doing it on demand, they charge based on whether you're reading or writing. They charge $1.25 for every million rights to the database and 25 cents for every million reads from the database. The first 25 gigabytes of storage are free, and they charge 25 cents a gigabyte a month. So, it's a very different world. It's a quarter a gigabyte a month. You can store a lot of data. They have a separate fee for automated backup, and if you want it globally distributed, where it's distributed around the world, there's a slightly different price."
"Microsoft Azure and Amazon AWS are on par for pricing and Google has been raising its prices."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
20%
Computer Software Company
19%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Healthcare Company
5%
Computer Software Company
16%
Financial Services Firm
16%
Manufacturing Company
8%
University
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Amazon DynamoDB?
Defining simple expressions and queries can be slightly complicated due to DynamoDB's unique JSON syntax. This can be confusing, especially for beginners.
What is your primary use case for Amazon DynamoDB?
We use Amazon DynamoDB to track account IDs, address ranges, and descriptions. It is primarily used to automate the process of maintaining our about 1,120 AWS accounts. We also use DynamoDB in prod...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Amazon Neptune?
When taken as part of the whole AWS contract, it was cheaper, but as a single service, Neptune was more expensive compared to Neo4j.
What needs improvement with Amazon Neptune?
Some improvements could be made by introducing a UI that would clearly show the vertices and connections, which would make it easier to visualize and debug. Additionally, the need for downtime duri...
What is your primary use case for Amazon Neptune?
So, I'm not using it currently, but when I was working with my last organization, which was a gaming company, we used Amazon Neptune for real-time fraud detection. We maintained user data, mobile d...
 

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Sample Customers

Samsung, Snapchat, Capital One, Expedia, Tinder, Airbnb, Comcast, Lyft, Redfin, Netflix, Adobe
Intuit, Pearson, Samsung, Ignition One, Lifeomic, Blackfynn, Paysense
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