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Amazon DocumentDB

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What it does
Amazon DocumentDB is a fully managed cloud document database designed to run MongoDB-compatible applications, drivers and tools.Read 15 Oct 2026 · docs.aws.amazon.com
Free plan
NoRead 22 Sep 2026 · aws.amazon.com
Integrations
DocumentDB integrates with CloudWatch metrics and alarms, AWS Lambda change-stream event sources, IAM, KMS, AWS Backup and OpenSearch zero-ETL pipelines.Read 15 Oct 2026 · docs.aws.amazon.com
Security
AWS documents VPC isolation, KMS encryption at rest, TLS in transit, IAM/RBAC controls, Secrets Manager and FedRAMP High authorization in GovCloud.Read 15 Oct 2026 · docs.aws.amazon.com
Founded
2006Read 28 Sep 2026 · aws.amazon.com
API and SDKs
The management API is available through HTTP, the AWS CLI, AWS SDKs and CloudFormation, with documented operations, parameters, errors and examples.Read 15 Oct 2026 · aws.amazon.com
AWS background
AWS says it launched in 2006 and is part of Amazon.Read 3 Oct 2026 · aws.amazon.com
Backups
Point-in-time recovery can restore to any second within a configurable retention period of up to 35 days.Read 15 Oct 2026 · docs.aws.amazon.com
Cluster types
The service offers instance-based clusters and elastic clusters; elastic clusters target millions of reads and writes per second with petabyte-scale storage.Read 15 Oct 2026 · docs.aws.amazon.com
Compatibility limit
Amazon DocumentDB supports a vast majority of MongoDB APIs customers use, but not every MongoDB API.Read 3 Oct 2026 · aws.amazon.com
Documentation depth
AWS publishes a developer guide, API reference, CLI reference, compatibility tables, quotas, tutorials, migration tools and SDK code examples.Read 15 Oct 2026 · aws.amazon.com
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.Read 3 Oct 2026 · aws.amazon.com
High availability
The storage volume keeps six copies across three Availability Zones and replicas can provide automated failover.Read 15 Oct 2026 · docs.aws.amazon.com
Lambda limitation
Lambda event-source mappings support DocumentDB 4.0 and 5.0 instance-based regional clusters, but not 3.6, elastic or global clusters.Read 15 Oct 2026 · docs.aws.amazon.com
Latest release
DocumentDB 8.0.2 was released September 28, 2026 with planner, indexing and query improvements.Read 15 Oct 2026 · docs.aws.amazon.com
Limit: G2 reviewers
Repeated complaints mention higher cost, vendor lock-in, migration difficulty, missing MongoDB features, slow feature updates and limited multi-region or instance choices.Read 15 Oct 2026 · g2.com
Limit: Gartner reviewers
Reviewers cite VPC-only access requiring SSH tunneling for Compass, high minimum instance and I/O costs, reduced customization and AWS lock-in.Read 15 Oct 2026 · gartner.com
Limit: PeerSpot reviewers
PeerSpot feedback includes high cost, difficult performance tuning, custom data pipelines for analysts, network setup delays and uneven support.Read 15 Oct 2026 · peerspot.com
Limit: Software Advice
One review says the product could be more user-friendly for nontechnical users.Read 15 Oct 2026 · softwareadvice.com
Limit: TrustRadius reviewers
Users report lagging MongoDB-version support, limited data types, a 32-shard cluster ceiling and desire for deeper MongoDB expertise.Read 15 Oct 2026 · trustradius.com
Maker identity
Amazon Web Services, Inc. is headquartered in Seattle, launched in 2006 and reports more than 10,001 employees on LinkedIn.Read 15 Oct 2026 · aw.linkedin.com
Migration
AWS documents migration from MongoDB 3.6 or 4.0 using Database Migration Service or mongodump, mongorestore, mongoimport and mongoexport.Read 15 Oct 2026 · docs.aws.amazon.com
Mobile availability
TrustRadius lists the deployment as SaaS and says there is no mobile application; no dedicated app-store listing was found.Read 15 Oct 2026 · trustradius.com
MongoDB compatibility
Engine 8.0 supports MongoDB API drivers for versions 6.0, 7.0 and 8.0, and adds views and collation support.Read 15 Oct 2026 · docs.aws.amazon.com
MongoDB drivers
Applications can connect with MongoDB drivers, while AWS documents JDBC, ODBC, Studio 3T and DataGrip connectivity.Read 15 Oct 2026 · docs.aws.amazon.com
Parent legal company
Amazon.com, Inc. is a Delaware corporation incorporated in 1996 with its registered office in Wilmington, Delaware.Read 15 Oct 2026 · ir.aboutamazon.com
Praise: Capterra reviewers
Reviews describe DocumentDB as easy to learn and manage, secure, highly available, autoscaling and backed up through S3.Read 15 Oct 2026 · capterra.com
Praise: G2 reviewers
Reviewers repeatedly praise AWS integration, managed patching and security, easy setup, scalability, encryption, backups and fault tolerance.Read 15 Oct 2026 · g2.com
Praise: PeerSpot reviewers
PeerSpot users commonly praise scalability, replication, stability, straightforward administration, documentation and migration ease.Read 15 Oct 2026 · peerspot.com
Pricing dimensions
Standard pricing includes instances, database I/O, database storage, and backup storage; I/O-Optimized pricing includes instances, storage, and backup storage.Read 3 Oct 2026 · aws.amazon.com
Rating on Capterra
5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviewsRead 15 Oct 2026 · capterra.com
Rating on G2
4.3 out of 5 from 44 reviewsRead 15 Oct 2026 · g2.com
Rating on Gartner Peer Insights
4.3 out of 5 from 15 ratingsRead 15 Oct 2026 · gartner.com
Rating on Software Advice
5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviewsRead 15 Oct 2026 · softwareadvice.com
Rating on TrustRadius
5.1 out of 10 from 9 reviewsRead 15 Oct 2026 · trustradius.com
Read replicas
A cluster can have up to 15 read replicas, with a single endpoint for read queries.Read 3 Oct 2026 · aws.amazon.com
Read scaling
A cluster can have up to 15 replicas sharing the underlying storage, with a reader endpoint for replica changes.Read 15 Oct 2026 · docs.aws.amazon.com
Recent feature
On August 11, 2026, version 8.0.1 added SCRAM-SHA-256 authentication and tunable global-cluster recovery-point objectives.Read 15 Oct 2026 · docs.aws.amazon.com
Serverless scaling
Serverless automatically scales database capacity to workload demand and supports Multi-AZ deployments and read replicas.Read 3 Oct 2026 · aws.amazon.com
Service model
Amazon DocumentDB is an AWS managed proprietary service; AWS distinguishes it from the separate Linux Foundation open-source DocumentDB project.Read 15 Oct 2026 · aws.amazon.com
Storage limit
Storage automatically grows in 10 GiB increments up to a maximum of 4 PiB.Read 3 Oct 2026 · aws.amazon.com
Storage scaling
Instance-based storage expands automatically in 10 GB increments, up to 256 TiB on engine 8.0 and 128 TiB on earlier engines.Read 15 Oct 2026 · docs.aws.amazon.com
Transactions
Multi-document, multi-collection and multi-database ACID transactions are supported from version 4.0, with a 32 MB log limit and one-minute transaction timeout.Read 15 Oct 2026 · docs.aws.amazon.com
Trial restriction
The free trial is not available in AWS GovCloud (US) or China (Ningxia) regions.Read 3 Oct 2026 · aws.amazon.com
Use cases
AWS lists content management, e-commerce, mobile and web applications, and generative and agentic AI applications as use cases.Read 3 Oct 2026 · aws.amazon.com
Vector search
Release notes list HNSW vector indexes and vector search support for DocumentDB 5.0.Read 15 Oct 2026 · docs.aws.amazon.com

Plans and prices

Serverless — Standard Price not published 0.5 DCU starting capacity · 0.5 DCU capacity increments · Up to 15 read replicas Read 22 Sep 2026 · aws.amazon.com
Serverless — I/O-Optimized Price not published 0.5 DCU starting capacity · 0.5 DCU capacity increments · Up to 15 read replicas Read 22 Sep 2026 · aws.amazon.com
Provisioned On-Demand — Standard Price not published 10-minute minimum billing period · Up to 15 read replicas Read 22 Sep 2026 · aws.amazon.com
Provisioned On-Demand — I/O-Optimized Price not published 10-minute minimum billing period · Up to 15 read replicas Read 22 Sep 2026 · aws.amazon.com
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 Read 3 Oct 2026 · aws.amazon.com
Free trial Free 30 days 750 db.t3.medium instance-hours/month · 30 million I/Os · 5 GB storage · 5 GB backup storage Read 15 Oct 2026 · aws.amazon.com
Amazon DocumentDB Serverless (Standard) $0.08 a month $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 Read 3 Oct 2026 · aws.amazon.com
Amazon DocumentDB Serverless (I/O-Optimized) $0.09 a month $0.0905 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 Read 3 Oct 2026 · aws.amazon.com
DocumentDB I/O-Optimized Price not published On-demand instances per second with 10-minute minimum; storage billed separately No database I/O charge · pricing example uses $0.3047/hour db.r5.large and $0.30/GB-month storage Read 15 Oct 2026 · aws.amazon.com
DocumentDB Serverless Price not published DocumentDB Capacity Units billed per second Starts at 0.5 DCU · Standard example $0.0822 per DCU-hour · I/O-Optimized example $0.0905 per DCU-hour · up to 15 read replicas Read 15 Oct 2026 · aws.amazon.com
DocumentDB Standard Price not published On-demand instances per second with 10-minute minimum; storage and I/O usage billed separately Storage as low as $0.10/GB-month · I/O $0.20 per million requests in pricing example · backup storage equal to data storage free Read 15 Oct 2026 · aws.amazon.com

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