# Amazon DynamoDB alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 134 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Amazon DynamoDB holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/amazon-dynamodb/alternatives/

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- MongoDB: 39
- Couchbase: 7
- PostgreSQL: 6
- Azure Cosmos DB: 4
- Apache Cassandra: 3
- Google Cloud Firestore: 2

## NoSQL databases

**Small business**: 42 of 84 answers did not name Amazon DynamoDB (Amazon DynamoDB is #2 of 10 at 11%).

- MongoDB: first choice in 19 of those 42
- PostgreSQL: first choice in 3 of those 42
- Apache CouchDB: first choice in 1 of those 42
- Azure Cosmos DB: first choice in 1 of those 42
- Couchbase: first choice in 1 of those 42
- Firebase Realtime Database: first choice in 1 of those 42
- Google Cloud Firestore: first choice in 1 of those 42

**Mid-market**: 45 of 84 answers did not name Amazon DynamoDB (Amazon DynamoDB is #2 of 13 at 11%).

- MongoDB: first choice in 13 of those 45
- PostgreSQL: first choice in 2 of those 45
- Couchbase: first choice in 1 of those 45
- Google Cloud Firestore: first choice in 1 of those 45
- MongoDB Atlas Free Tier: first choice in 1 of those 45
- Redis: first choice in 1 of those 45
- ScyllaDB: first choice in 1 of those 45

**Enterprise**: 47 of 84 answers did not name Amazon DynamoDB (Amazon DynamoDB is #2 of 9 at 16%).

- MongoDB: first choice in 7 of those 47
- Couchbase: first choice in 5 of those 47
- Apache Cassandra: first choice in 3 of those 47
- Azure Cosmos DB: first choice in 3 of those 47
- Aerospike: first choice in 1 of those 47
- DataStax: first choice in 1 of those 47
- Oracle NoSQL Database: first choice in 1 of those 47
- PostgreSQL: first choice in 1 of those 47

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