Amazon DynamoDB vs MarkLogic
Amazon DynamoDB
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MarkLogic
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| Figure | Amazon DynamoDB | MarkLogic |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 4 | 5 |
| Spec score · Database Software | 8.9 (#11) | 8.8 (#16) |
| Spec score · Multimodel Databases | 9.0 (#4) | 8.6 (#7) |
| Spec score · NoSQL Databases | 9.0 (#5) | 8.5 (#10) |
| Compliance | AWS says DynamoDB security controls and compliance standards address requirements for governments, global banks, and other high-sensitivity organizations. | The security page says MarkLogic complies with GDPR and describes Common Criteria and STIG evaluations or deployments. |
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Integrations | The feature page lists integrations with AWS services; it describes AWS KMS encryption, IAM access control, and VPC endpoints with AWS PrivateLink. | Official connectors are provided for MuleSoft, Apache NiFi, ODBC and Pega, with NiFi integration using the Java Client API and DMSDK. |
| Rating on G2 | 4.3 out of 5 from 499 reviews | 4.3 out of 5 from 65 reviews |
| Rating on Gartner Peer Insights | 4.6 out of 5 from 377 ratings | 4.5 out of 5 from 143 reviews |
| Rating on GetApp | 4.4 out of 5 from 21 reviews | 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews |
| Rating on TrustRadius | 7.9 out of 10 from 206 reviews and ratings | 9 out of 10 from 18 reviews |
| Security | Customer data is encrypted in transit and at rest by default, and access can be controlled with IAM policies down to specific items and attributes. | MarkLogic describes its security as secure by default and lists role-based access controls, element or property-level security, built-in auditing, and AES-256 encryption at rest. |
| Vector search | DynamoDB supports native vector search for similarity search and agent memory use cases. | MarkLogic 12 adds native approximate-nearest-neighbor vector indexing, cosine similarity and hybrid vector, text, graph and geospatial queries. |
| What it does | Amazon DynamoDB is a serverless, fully managed distributed NoSQL database supporting key-value and document models with single-digit-millisecond performance. | MarkLogic Server is a unified enterprise data platform for storing, integrating, searching and analyzing complex data. |
Plans
Amazon DynamoDB
- Free tierFree
- On-demand capacityPrice not published
- Provisioned capacityPrice not published
- DynamoDB Free TierFree
MarkLogic
- DeveloperFree
- Bring-Your-Own LicensePriced on request
- EnterprisePriced on request
- Managed SaaSPriced on request
- Progress Data PlatformPriced on request
In their own words
Amazon DynamoDB
Amazon DynamoDB is a serverless, managed NoSQL database for applications that need single-digit millisecond performance at any scale, according to AWS. Users do not provision or patch database servers, and tables can scale automatically, including to zero in on-demand mode. Primary keys and global or local secondary indexes provide ways to query data. Global tables support multi-Region, multi-active operation; AWS says they are designed for up to 99.999% availability. The database also supports native vector search for similarity searches and agent memory use cases. Data is encrypted in transit and at rest by default, and IAM policies can restrict access to specific items and attributes. Point-in-time recovery provides continuous, per-second backups and restoration within a configured period of 1 to 35 days. A free tier is listed with 25 WCUs, 25 RCUs, and 25 GB of storage per Region and payer account, among other limits. On-demand capacity is billed per request consumed; provisioned capacity is billed for specified capacity even if usage is lower.
MarkLogic
MarkLogic is a semantic data platform built around a multi-model database and semantic AI technology. MarkLogic Server handles document, semantic graph, and geospatial data natively, and provides relational views for SQL analytics. Built-in search indexes information immediately and applies relevancy scoring. MarkLogic Data Hub ingests information from sources, indexes it for querying and search, then curates it through harmonization, mastering, and enrichment. The platform can run on premises, in virtualized environments, public cloud, or hybrid environments; managed hosting for Server and Data Hub includes installation, upgrades, backups, monitoring, and user management. Security capabilities include role-based controls, element- or property-level security, auditing, and AES-256 encryption at rest, with LDAP, Kerberos, and SAML authentication integration. It supports high availability, horizontal scaling, disaster recovery, rollbacks, and point-in-time recovery. The Developer edition permits up to 1TB of data for noncommercial use, while enterprise storage is listed as unlimited. A free plan and free trial are available, but no plan prices are listed.