Comparison

Amazon DynamoDB vs Azure Cosmos DB

On the evidence we track, Amazon DynamoDB leads this comparison with a composite score of 60/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
Amazon DynamoDB60
Azure Cosmos DB49
Score
Vioscale score
Amazon DynamoDB60 / 100medium · 72%
Azure Cosmos DB49 / 100low · 31%
Pricing
Free tier
Amazon DynamoDB
Azure Cosmos DB
Model
Amazon DynamoDBfreemium
Azure Cosmos DBfreemium
Price level
Amazon DynamoDBlow
Azure Cosmos DBlow
Transparent
Amazon DynamoDB
Azure Cosmos DB
Integrations
Count
Amazon DynamoDB10
Azure Cosmos DB
Security
Disclosure policy
Amazon DynamoDB
Azure Cosmos DB
Fedramp
Amazon DynamoDB
Azure Cosmos DB
Gdpr
Amazon DynamoDB
Azure Cosmos DB
Hipaa
Amazon DynamoDB
Azure Cosmos DB
Pci
Amazon DynamoDB
Azure Cosmos DB
Reliability
Sla pct
Amazon DynamoDB99.999
Azure Cosmos DB
Status page
Amazon DynamoDB
Azure Cosmos DB
Market
Availability

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for nosql databases. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Core
Data model
Amazon DynamoDBDocument
Azure Cosmos DBMulti-model
Query
Query language
Amazon DynamoDBKey API only
Azure Cosmos DB-
Consistency
Consistency
Amazon DynamoDBStrong
Azure Cosmos DB-
Transactions
Transactions
Amazon DynamoDB-
Azure Cosmos DB-
Indexing
Secondary indexes
Amazon DynamoDBYes
Azure Cosmos DB-
Scale
Partitioning / sharding
Amazon DynamoDBAutomatic
Azure Cosmos DB-
Multi-region
Amazon DynamoDB
Azure Cosmos DB
Replication
Replication topology
Amazon DynamoDBActive-active
Azure Cosmos DB-
Deployment
Hosting
Amazon DynamoDBCloud only
Azure Cosmos DBCloud only
Schema
Schema
Amazon DynamoDBSchemaless
Azure Cosmos DBSchemaless
Features
TTL / auto-expiry
Amazon DynamoDB-
Azure Cosmos DB-
Change streams / CDC
Amazon DynamoDB
Azure Cosmos DB-
Vector / search built-in
Amazon DynamoDB
Azure Cosmos DB
Licensing
Licence class
Amazon DynamoDBProprietary
Azure Cosmos DBProprietary

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Amazon DynamoDB

Leader

A cloud-native database service that scales instantly to handle any workload size while maintaining millisecond response times, requiring no server provisioning or maintenance, with built-in capabilities for AI applications including native vector search and global multi-region replication.

Independently observed

Azure Cosmos DB

Azure Cosmos DB is a NoSQL database service on Azure that prioritizes minimal latency and the ability to handle massive scale. It includes built-in vector search capabilities for AI-driven applications and is managed fully by Microsoft with no infrastructure to operate.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Amazon DynamoDB

Leader
Usage-basedFree tier

Pay-as-you-go model. Free tier available.

as of verify ↗

Azure Cosmos DB

Usage-basedFree tier
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Amazon DynamoDB
Azure Cosmos DB
CLI
Amazon DynamoDB
Azure Cosmos DB
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Amazon DynamoDB
Azure Cosmos DB

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Amazon DynamoDB

Leader
10 total
  • AWS Lambda
  • Amazon OpenSearch Service
  • Amazon SageMaker
  • Amazon Redshift
  • Amazon S3 Tables
  • DynamoDB Accelerator (DAX)
  • AWS Key Management Service (KMS)
  • AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM)
  • AWS CloudWatch
  • AWS PrivateLink
Independently observed

Azure Cosmos DB

Not documented yet.

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.