Aiven vs Amazon DynamoDB
Database as a Service pricing comparison · 2026
Aiven pricing ranges from $0–$1900/varies, while Amazon DynamoDB ranges from $0–$0.78/varies. Amazon DynamoDB is typically 100% more affordable, though your actual cost depends on tier and team size.
Aiven
Aiven is a managed open-source data infrastructure platform offering hosted services inclu
verified 6w ago
$25
$60K
Amazon DynamoDB
Amazon DynamoDB is a fully managed, serverless NoSQL database with consumption-based prici
verified 6d ago
$25
$60K
Estimated license cost
at 25 seats
List price × seats. Click a tier below to lock it.
Startup
$60K/yr
year 1 license · $200/seat
Usage-based
Custom rates
see vendor pricing for volume tiers
What buyers actually pay
median, annual
Vendr deal-flow data. The real benchmark, not list price.
No Vendr data
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Not in Vendr's deal flow
Median annual
$25/yr
Vendr · n=4 · limited data
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Sources & confidence
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Where this data comes from
Vendr · TrustRadius · Reddit · BBB · official docs
Sources
5 sourced facts
4 hidden-cost · 1 review platform
Last verified
1mo ago
Confidence
Limited confidence
Sources
16 sourced facts
13 hidden-cost · 2 contract · Vendr median
Last verified
6d ago
Confidence
Limited confidence
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Plans at a glance
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What users say
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User reviews
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License cost is computed from publicly listed plans (real math, list price × seats).
Median annual cost is from Vendr's deal flow when available — see source badges.
Hidden costs and contract terms each cite their own sources. We do not invent composite scores.
VS
Aiven and Amazon DynamoDB both operate in the database as a service category. This page compares their list pricing.
Plan-by-Plan Pricing
| Plan | Aiven | Amazon DynamoDB |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free /user/month | Free /monthly allowance |
| Developer | $35 /user/month | $0.63 /per million write request units; reads $0.125 per million RRUs; storage $0.25 per GB-month |
| Startup | $200 /user/month | $0.78 /per million write request units; reads $0.155 per million RRUs; storage $0.10 per GB-month |
| Business | $500 /user/month | — |
| Premium | $1.9K /user/month | — |
| Enterprise / BYOC | Custom | — |
Cost at Scale
Total cost of ownership — licenses, implementation, and hidden costs included.
Aiven
2 scenarios$300/month ($3,600/year)
Entry-Level Managed Kafka Cluster
~$70/month (~$840/year)
Managed Redis Instance (1 GB RAM, HA)
Amazon DynamoDB
5 scenarios$0.10/month ($1.20/year)
Minimal Internal Tool (1K Items, Low Traffic)
$1.50/month ($18/year)
Small App: 1M Writes + 1M Reads/Month
$2.66/month ($32/year)
Growing App: 3.55M Writes + 3.55M Reads/Month