Comparing Azure’s Document DB and AWS’s DynamoDB

Comparing Azure’s Document DB and AWS’s DynamoDB

Document DB and Dynamo DB are both no SQL databases. They both are great products. DocumentDB was late to the game as it was launched in 2014, but seems to offer a little more than DynamoDB in terms of development. They both have the same format collections, partitions etc. 

Both the products offer 

• Indexing 
• ACLs
• Alarms
• Explorers to add/query data.

Here is a list of features where they both differ a little.

Document DB

• Server Side Scripts
• Stored Procedures in JavaScript
• Functions in JavaScript
• Better consistency model
• GeoLocation not automatically turned on

Dynamo DB

• Triggers connecting to Lambda Functions
• Better Metrics

In summary, both the products are equally good. I would choose the product based upon where my client/organization is already invested.