Tech riderRev. 3 Oct 2026

Amazon DocumentDB

1Runs onAPI, Web
2Costsfree trial
3Vector searchYes

3 lines stated Written from the maker's own pages: aws.amazon.com

Overview

Amazon DocumentDB is ranked #45 of 74 in database software on Specifiction, made by Amazon DocumentDB. It runs on API, Web. There is no free plan. A free trial is offered.

Amazon DocumentDB plans and pricing

All plans

Serverless — Standard Not published 0.5 DCU starting capacity · 0.5 DCU capacity increments · Up to 15 read replicas aws.amazon.com · 22 Sept 2026

Serverless — I/O-Optimized Not published 0.5 DCU starting capacity · 0.5 DCU capacity increments · Up to 15 read replicas aws.amazon.com · 22 Sept 2026

Provisioned On-Demand — Standard Not published 10-minute minimum billing period · Up to 15 read replicas aws.amazon.com · 22 Sept 2026

Provisioned On-Demand — I/O-Optimized Not published 10-minute minimum billing period · Up to 15 read replicas aws.amazon.com · 22 Sept 2026

Amazon DocumentDB free trial Free Free for 30 days for eligible new users 750 hours/month of db.t3.medium · 30 million I/Os · 5 GB storage · 5 GB backup storage aws.amazon.com · 3 Oct 2026

Amazon DocumentDB Serverless (Standard) $0.08/mo $0.0822 per DCU-hour in the US East (N. Virginia) pricing example; capacity billed per second 0.5 DCU minimum · 0.5 DCU increments · compute example excludes storage and other costs aws.amazon.com · 3 Oct 2026

Compared on database software

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Facts

What it does: Amazon DocumentDB is a serverless, fully managed document database service compatible with MongoDB APIs.aws.amazon.com · 3 Oct 2026
Migration: It supports MongoDB APIs and drivers, so applications can typically migrate without code changes or downtime.aws.amazon.com · 3 Oct 2026
Serverless scaling: Serverless automatically scales database capacity to workload demand and supports Multi-AZ deployments and read replicas.aws.amazon.com · 3 Oct 2026
Storage limit: Storage automatically grows in 10 GiB increments up to a maximum of 4 PiB.aws.amazon.com · 3 Oct 2026
Read replicas: A cluster can have up to 15 read replicas, with a single endpoint for read queries.aws.amazon.com · 3 Oct 2026
Integrations: Native integrations include Amazon CloudWatch, AWS IAM, AWS Backup, and Amazon OpenSearch Service zero-ETL integration.aws.amazon.com · 3 Oct 2026
Encryption and monitoring: The pricing page says encryption at rest with AWS KMS, encryption in transit with TLS, and CloudWatch monitoring are available at no additional cost.aws.amazon.com · 3 Oct 2026
Compatibility limit: Amazon DocumentDB supports a vast majority of MongoDB APIs customers use, but not every MongoDB API.aws.amazon.com · 3 Oct 2026
Use cases: AWS lists content management, e-commerce, mobile and web applications, and generative and agentic AI applications as use cases.aws.amazon.com · 3 Oct 2026
Pricing dimensions: Standard pricing includes instances, database I/O, database storage, and backup storage; I/O-Optimized pricing includes instances, storage, and backup storage.aws.amazon.com · 3 Oct 2026
Trial restriction: The free trial is not available in AWS GovCloud (US) or China (Ningxia) regions.aws.amazon.com · 3 Oct 2026
AWS background: AWS says it launched in 2006 and is part of Amazon.aws.amazon.com · 3 Oct 2026