# Amazon DynamoDB: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 67 judge labels across 3 categories by 14 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/amazon-dynamodb

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [NoSQL databases](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/it-data/nosql-databases/index.md) | 12% | 2 | 17% | 65 |
| [Time series databases](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/it-data/time-series-databases/index.md) | 0% | 48 | 100% | 1 |
| [Vector databases](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/it-data/vector-databases/index.md) | 0% | 30 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "lean toward a managed, cloud-specific solution (like DynamoDB or Cosmos DB), even with the potential lock-in" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, NoSQL)
- "MongoDB (as a managed service like MongoDB Atlas) or Amazon DynamoDB would be my top recommendations" (Grok 4.20, NoSQL)
- "For a key-value database service, Amazon DynamoDB is the most frequently recommended option." (Mistral Small, NoSQL)
- "Top Key-Value Database Recommendation: Amazon DynamoDB ... is the top key-value pick" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, NoSQL)

## And against it

- "AI models and experts often advise avoiding DynamoDB as a primary application database unless your use case is a perfect fit for key-value patterns." (Mistral Small, NoSQL)
- "Avoid managed enterprise tiers (DynamoDB, Cosmos DB, etc.)" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, NoSQL)
- "DynamoDB (but model your access patterns rigidly upfront)... DynamoDB's provisioned mode can be cheap or catastrophically expensive if misconfigured." (Kimi K2, NoSQL)
- "Amazon DynamoDB if your data model is not naturally key-based or if you expect to "query anything" like a relational database." (GPT-5.4 mini, NoSQL)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Grok 4.20 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Mistral Small | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Amazon DynamoDB, from 154 of the 208 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- aws.amazon.com: 58 (its own site)
- aerospike.com: 52
- mongodb.com: 52
- gane.ai/index: 50
- docs.aws.amazon.com: 47 (its own site)
- couchbase.com: 40
- g2.com: 38
- github.com: 35
- learn.microsoft.com: 30
- capterra.com: 29

### Pages cited

- https://guideflow.com/blog/nosql-database-software: 27
- https://aerospike.com/blog/the-best-distributed-nosql-database: 26
- https://aws.amazon.com/nosql: 25
- https://www.gane.ai/index/it/it-data/nosql-databases/smb: 25
- https://github.com/quanpan302/KB-engineering-handbook/blob/main/content/hld/part-2-building-blocks/05-nosql-databases.md: 25
- https://aerospike.com/blog/ten-best-nosql-cloud-databases: 24
- https://capterra.com/nosql-databases-software: 23
- https://thectoclub.com/tools/best-nosql-database: 22

## What it publishes

Every page aws.amazon.com exposes, read 2026-09-28: 280316 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 27117 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- case study: 2476 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2019-03-01
- webinar or virtual event: 2057 pages, 16 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-07-01
- conference or event: 1482 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-11-01
- report or ebook: 1090 pages, 16 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-01
- comparison: 1521 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-09-01
- template or tool: 150 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-05-01
- glossary or explainer: 6521 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- podcast or video: 351 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- news or press: 34 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- Recent: 2026-09-01 report or ebook: Sagemaker cicd notebook ai manifest https://aws.amazon.com/de/about-aws/whats-new/2026/09/sagemaker-cicd-notebook-ai-manifest
- Recent: 2026-09-01 report or ebook: Sagemaker cicd notebook ai manifest https://aws.amazon.com/vi/about-aws/whats-new/2026/09/sagemaker-cicd-notebook-ai-manifest/
- Recent: 2026-09-01 report or ebook: Sagemaker cicd notebook ai manifest https://aws.amazon.com/tr/about-aws/whats-new/2026/09/sagemaker-cicd-notebook-ai-manifest/
- Recent: 2026-09-01 report or ebook: Sagemaker cicd notebook ai manifest https://aws.amazon.com/th/about-aws/whats-new/2026/09/sagemaker-cicd-notebook-ai-manifest/
- Recent: 2026-09-01 report or ebook: Sagemaker cicd notebook ai manifest https://aws.amazon.com/tw/about-aws/whats-new/2026/09/sagemaker-cicd-notebook-ai-manifest/
- Recent: 2026-09-01 report or ebook: Sagemaker cicd notebook ai manifest https://aws.amazon.com/es/about-aws/whats-new/2026/09/sagemaker-cicd-notebook-ai-manifest/

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/it.