Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: Fauna
Fauna clearly comes out ahead of Amazon DynamoDB on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. Both offer a free tier. Fauna's paid plans start at $150/mo.
| Overview |  Amazon DynamoDBFully managed NoSQL database for key-value and document storage. | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | saas tool | saas tool |
| Company | Amazon Web Services | Fauna, Inc. |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Trending | Stable | Stable |
| Industries | DevelopmentData & Analytics | DevelopmentSaaS & Cloud |
| Categories | database | devopsdatabase |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
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| Feature | amazon-dynamodb | fauna |
|---|---|---|
| 2.5 Million Stream Read Requests | ||
| Backup And Restore | ||
| 25 Gb Of Storage | ||
| Built-In Authorization | ||
| 25 Read Capacity Units (Rcu) | ||
| Community Support | ||
| 25 Write Capacity Units (Wcu) | ||
| Core Fauna Capabilities | ||
| Automatic Scaling | ||
| Custom Throughput Options | ||
| Database Savings Plans | ||
| Enhanced Throughput | ||
| No Capacity Planning Required | ||
| Everything In Free | ||
| Pay-Per-Request Pricing | ||
| Everything In Pro | ||
| Provisioned Throughput | ||
| Everything In Startup | ||
| Reserved Capacity Options | ||
| Fauna Logs | ||
| Mfa | ||
| Multi-Tenant Capabilities | ||
| Premium Support | ||
| Private Endpoint Support | ||
| Sla Credits | ||
| Standard Support | ||
| Streams | ||
| Third-Party Authorization | ||
| Up To 100 Databases | ||
| Up To 15 Developers |
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Dashes mean the feature isn't listed in our data. The tool may still support it.
On Staquest's weighted six-dimension scoring, Fauna comes out ahead overall, though Amazon DynamoDB can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
Both Amazon DynamoDB and Fauna offer a free tier.
Amazon DynamoDB scores higher on pricing value in Staquest's analysis. It is the highest-weighted dimension in this comparison.
