# Amazon DynamoDB vs Google Firestore

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Amazon DynamoDB

| Attribute | Amazon DynamoDB | Google Firestore |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 87.8 (73% (medium)) | 58 (41% (low)) |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"DynamoDB is a distributed key-value database that handles workloads at any scale with zero infrastructure management. It provides automatic scaling, multi-region replication with strong consistency options, ACID transactions, native vector search, and built-in integrations for analytics and event processing. It is indexed under NoSQL Databases.","source":"https://aws.amazon.com/pricing/?nc2=h_pr_pr","question":"What is Amazon DynamoDB?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Amazon DynamoDB offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://aws.amazon.com/pricing/?nc2=h_pr_pr","question":"Is Amazon DynamoDB free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Amazon DynamoDB supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://aws.amazon.com/pricing/?nc2=h_pr_pr","question":"What platforms does Amazon DynamoDB support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Amazon DynamoDB, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://aws.amazon.com/pricing/?nc2=h_pr_pr","question":"Can Amazon DynamoDB be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 11 integrations for Amazon DynamoDB, including AWS Lambda, Amazon OpenSearch Service, Amazon SageMaker, Amazon Redshift, Amazon S3 Tables, DynamoDB Accelerator (DAX), AWS Key Management Service (KMS) and AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), plus 3 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://aws.amazon.com/pricing/?nc2=h_pr_pr","question":"What does Amazon DynamoDB integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA and GDPR for Amazon DynamoDB. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Amazon DynamoDB not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://aws.amazon.com/pricing/?nc2=h_pr_pr","question":"What security certifications does Amazon DynamoDB have?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Amazon DynamoDB is available worldwide. The vendor is headquartered in the United States.","source":"https://aws.amazon.com/pricing/?nc2=h_pr_pr","question":"Where is Amazon DynamoDB available?","confidence":0.75}]` | `[{"answer":"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. It is indexed under NoSQL Databases.","source":"https://firebase.google.com/pricing","question":"What is Google Firestore?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Google Firestore offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at $0.00. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://firebase.google.com/pricing","question":"Is Google Firestore free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Google Firestore supports the web, iOS, Android and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://firebase.google.com/pricing","question":"What platforms does Google Firestore support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Google Firestore, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://firebase.google.com/pricing","question":"Can Google Firestore be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 13 integrations for Google Firestore, including Firebase Authentication, Firebase Cloud Messaging, Cloud Storage, BigQuery, Cloud Run, Cloud Build, Cloud Logging and Cloud Secrets Manager, plus 5 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://firebase.google.com/pricing","question":"What does Google Firestore integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Google Firestore is available worldwide. Its primary market is the United States.","source":"https://firebase.google.com/pricing","question":"Where is Google Firestore available?","confidence":0.5}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | A fully managed cloud database service for key-value and document data, providing automatic scaling, pay-per-request billing, instant availability, and single-digit millisecond performance without requiring infrastructure management or maintenance. | 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. |
| features.capabilities | `{"schema":"schemaless","hosting":"cloud","data_model":"document","ttl_expiry":true,"consistency":"strong","replication":"active_active","multi_region":true,"partitioning":"automatic","transactions":"multi_item_acid","license_class":"proprietary","managed_cloud":true,"vector_search":true,"change_streams":true,"query_language":"key_only","acid_transactions":true,"secondary_indexes":"yes","horizontal_scaling":true}` | `{"schema":"schemaless","hosting":"cloud","data_model":"document","multi_region":true,"license_class":"proprietary","change_streams":true,"query_language":"mql","secondary_indexes":"yes"}` |
| integrations.count | 9 | 11 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"AWS Lambda"},{"name":"Amazon OpenSearch Service"},{"name":"Amazon SageMaker"},{"name":"Amazon Redshift"},{"name":"Amazon S3 Tables"},{"name":"DynamoDB Accelerator (DAX)"},{"name":"AWS Key Management Service (KMS)"},{"name":"AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM)"},{"name":"AWS CloudWatch"},{"name":"AWS PrivateLink"},{"name":"DynamoDB Accelerator","native":true},{"name":"Kinesis Data Streams","native":false,"category":"streaming"},{"name":"CloudWatch","native":false,"category":"monitoring"},{"name":"Amazon Kinesis Data Streams","native":true,"category":"data_streaming","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Amazon Bedrock","native":true,"category":"ai_ml","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"OpenAI","native":false,"category":"ai_ml","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Cohere","native":false,"category":"ai_ml","direction":"outbound"}]` | `[{"name":"Firebase Authentication"},{"name":"Firebase Cloud Messaging"},{"name":"Cloud Storage"},{"name":"BigQuery"},{"name":"Cloud Run"},{"name":"Cloud Build"},{"name":"Cloud Logging"},{"name":"Cloud Secrets Manager"},{"name":"Artifact Registry"},{"name":"Cloud Scheduler"},{"name":"Cloud SQL"},{"name":"MongoDB","native":false,"category":"database","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Cloud Functions","native":true,"category":"compute","direction":"bidirectional"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"ios":true,"web":true,"android":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"usage","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"On-Demand","summary":"Pay per read/write request and storage used","features":["Serverless","Automatic scaling","Vector search","ACID transactions","Global tables"],"components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"gb"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.25,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1000000,"unit":"write_request"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.625,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1000000,"unit":"read_request"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.625,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"Pay-per-request pricing with automatic scaling","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Provisioned Capacity","summary":"Fixed provisioned throughput with optional reserved capacity","features":["Predictable pricing","Reserved capacity discounts","Write throughput provisioning"],"description":"Reserved throughput capacity with optional reserved capacity discounts","contactSales":false},{"free":true,"name":"Free Tier","summary":"Free tier sufficient for approximately 200M requests per month","features":["Learning and development","Personal apps","Prototypes"],"description":"Free tier includes 25 GB storage and 25 provisioned read/write capacity units per hour per region","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"storage":"25GB/month","requests":"200M/month"}}],"addOns":[{"name":"Vector Search"},{"name":"Reserved Provisioned Capacity"},{"name":"On-Demand Backups"},{"name":"DynamoDB Streams"},{"name":"Data Import/Export"}],"summary":"From pay-per-request usage or provisioned capacity. Free tier includes 200M requests/month and 25GB storage.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://aws.amazon.com/dynamodb/pricing/","retrievedAt":"2026-10-05T11:03:11.155Z","startingPrice":{"unit":"gb","amount":0.25,"currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Spark","summary":"Free tier with no-cost usage quota","features":["no-cost usage quota","limited feature availability"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Blaze","summary":"Pay only for resources consumed","features":["pay-as-you-go pricing","no usage caps"],"contactSales":false}],"summary":"Free tier (Spark) or usage-based tier (Blaze). 90-day trial with $300 credits.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://firebase.google.com/products/firestore","retrievedAt":"2026-09-23T13:28:59.297Z","freeTrialDays":90,"billingPeriods":["month"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | low | low |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":0.25,"currency":"USD"}` | `{"amount":0.000001,"currency":"USD"}` |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| reliability.sla_pct | 99.999 | - |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.certifications | `[{"name":"SOC 2","level":"Type II","status":"active"},{"name":"PCI DSS","status":"active"},{"name":"HIPAA/HITECH","status":"active"},{"name":"FedRAMP","status":"active"},{"name":"GDPR","status":"active"}]` | - |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.fedramp | yes | - |
| security.gdpr | yes | - |
| security.hipaa | yes | - |
| security.iso27001 | yes | - |
| security.pci | yes | - |
| security.soc2 | yes | - |
| security.trust_center | https://aws.amazon.com/compliance/ | - |

## Capabilities (NoSQL Databases)

| Capability | Amazon DynamoDB | Google Firestore |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Data model | Document | Document |
| **Query** |  |  |
| Query language | Key API only | MQL / document API |
| **Consistency** |  |  |
| Consistency | Strong | - |
| **Transactions** |  |  |
| Transactions | Multi-item ACID | - |
| **Indexing** |  |  |
| Secondary indexes | Yes | Yes |
| **Scale** |  |  |
| Partitioning / sharding | Automatic | - |
| Multi-region | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Replication** |  |  |
| Replication topology | Active-active | - |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Hosting | Cloud only | Cloud only |
| **Schema** |  |  |
| Schema | Schemaless | Schemaless |
| **Features** |  |  |
| TTL / auto-expiry | ✓ | - |
| Change streams / CDC | ✓ | ✓ |
| Vector / search built-in | ✓ | - |
| **Licensing** |  |  |
| Licence class | Proprietary | Proprietary |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T21:48:40.356Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*