Comparison

Amazon DynamoDB vs Google Firestore

No clear leader: Google Firestore (62.0) and Amazon DynamoDB (60.4) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
Amazon DynamoDB60
Google Firestore62
Score
Vioscale score
Amazon DynamoDB60 / 100medium · 72%
Google Firestore62 / 100low · 41%
Pricing
Free tier
Amazon DynamoDB
Google Firestore
Model
Amazon DynamoDBfreemium
Google Firestorefreemium
Price level
Amazon DynamoDBlow
Google Firestorelow
Transparent
Amazon DynamoDB
Google Firestore
Integrations
Count
Amazon DynamoDB10
Google Firestore11
Security
Disclosure policy
Amazon DynamoDB
Google Firestore
Fedramp
Amazon DynamoDB
Google Firestore
Gdpr
Amazon DynamoDB
Google Firestore
Hipaa
Amazon DynamoDB
Google Firestore
Pci
Amazon DynamoDB
Google Firestore
Reliability
Sla pct
Amazon DynamoDB99.999
Google Firestore
Status page
Amazon DynamoDB
Google Firestore
Market
Availability

Capabilities

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

Core
Data model
Amazon DynamoDBDocument
Google FirestoreDocument
Query
Query language
Amazon DynamoDBKey API only
Google FirestoreMQL / document API
Consistency
Consistency
Amazon DynamoDBStrong
Google Firestore-
Transactions
Transactions
Amazon DynamoDB-
Google Firestore-
Indexing
Secondary indexes
Amazon DynamoDBYes
Google FirestoreYes
Scale
Partitioning / sharding
Amazon DynamoDBAutomatic
Google Firestore-
Multi-region
Amazon DynamoDB
Google Firestore
Replication
Replication topology
Amazon DynamoDBActive-active
Google Firestore-
Deployment
Hosting
Amazon DynamoDBCloud only
Google FirestoreCloud only
Schema
Schema
Amazon DynamoDBSchemaless
Google FirestoreSchemaless
Features
TTL / auto-expiry
Amazon DynamoDB-
Google Firestore-
Change streams / CDC
Amazon DynamoDB
Google Firestore
Vector / search built-in
Amazon DynamoDB
Google Firestore-
Licensing
Licence class
Amazon DynamoDBProprietary
Google FirestoreProprietary

What each one is

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

Amazon DynamoDB

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

Google Firestore

Cloud Firestore is a managed NoSQL document database that enables real-time data synchronization across mobile, web, and server applications globally. It supports offline access, provides built-in security rules, and seamlessly integrates with Firebase services and Google Cloud infrastructure.

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

Usage-basedFree tier

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

as of verify ↗

Google Firestore

from $0.10/moHybridFree tier

Free Spark plan or pay-as-you-go Blaze plan from $0.10/GB storage

  • SparkFree
    • No payment method required
    • Generous no-cost usage limits
    • Real-time sync
    • Offline support
    • Security rules
  • BlazePay-as-you-go: $0.10/GB storage, $0.12/GB egress after free tiers
    • Access to all Firebase services
    • Higher usage levels
    • $300 free credit (if eligible)
    • Real-time sync
    • Offline support
    • +2 more
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
Google Firestore
iOS
Amazon DynamoDB
Google Firestore
Android
Amazon DynamoDB
Google Firestore
CLI
Amazon DynamoDB
Google Firestore
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Amazon DynamoDB
Google Firestore

Integrations

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

Amazon DynamoDB

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

Google Firestore

11 total
  • Firebase Authentication
  • Firebase Cloud Messaging
  • Cloud Storage
  • BigQuery
  • Cloud Run
  • Cloud Build
  • Cloud Logging
  • Cloud Secrets Manager
  • Artifact Registry
  • Cloud Scheduler
  • Cloud SQL
Independently observed

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