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Amazon DynamoDB vs InterSystems IRIS

Amazon DynamoDB
113 Ratings
InterSystems IRIS
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Amazon DynamoDB

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Score 8.4 out of 100

Based on 113 reviews and ratings

InterSystems IRIS

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Score 9.3 out of 100

Based on 47 reviews and ratings

Feature Set Ratings

    NoSQL Databases

    9.5

    Amazon DynamoDB

    95%

    InterSystems IRIS

    Feature Set Not Supported
    N/A
    Amazon DynamoDB ranks higher in 7/7 features
    Amazon DynamoDB ranks higher in 7/7 features

    Performance

    9.7
    97%
    25 Ratings
    N/A
    0 Ratings

    Availability

    9.9
    99%
    25 Ratings
    N/A
    0 Ratings

    Concurrency

    9.8
    98%
    24 Ratings
    N/A
    0 Ratings

    Security

    9.8
    98%
    25 Ratings
    N/A
    0 Ratings

    Scalability

    9.8
    98%
    24 Ratings
    N/A
    0 Ratings

    Data model flexibility

    7.8
    78%
    25 Ratings
    N/A
    0 Ratings

    Deployment model flexibility

    9.7
    97%
    23 Ratings
    N/A
    0 Ratings

    Database Development

    Amazon DynamoDB

    Feature Set Not Supported
    N/A
    7.5

    InterSystems IRIS

    75%
    InterSystems IRIS ranks higher in 5/5 features
    InterSystems IRIS ranks higher in 5/5 features

    Version control tools

    N/A
    0 Ratings
    7.2
    72%
    26 Ratings

    Test data generation

    N/A
    0 Ratings
    7.5
    75%
    28 Ratings

    Performance optimization tools

    N/A
    0 Ratings
    7.9
    79%
    28 Ratings

    Schema maintenance

    N/A
    0 Ratings
    7.4
    74%
    27 Ratings

    Database change management

    N/A
    0 Ratings
    7.7
    77%
    28 Ratings

    Database Administration

    Amazon DynamoDB

    Feature Set Not Supported
    N/A
    7.8

    InterSystems IRIS

    78%
    InterSystems IRIS ranks higher in 4/4 features
    InterSystems IRIS ranks higher in 4/4 features

    User management

    N/A
    0 Ratings
    7.8
    78%
    28 Ratings

    Database security

    N/A
    0 Ratings
    8.0
    80%
    28 Ratings

    Database status reporting

    N/A
    0 Ratings
    7.6
    76%
    28 Ratings

    Change management

    N/A
    0 Ratings
    7.7
    77%
    27 Ratings

    Attribute Ratings

    • Amazon DynamoDB is rated higher in 3 areas: Likelihood to Recommend, Usability, Support Rating

    Likelihood to Recommend

    9.7

    Amazon DynamoDB

    97%
    35 Ratings
    8.0

    InterSystems IRIS

    80%
    28 Ratings

    Likelihood to Renew

    8.5

    Amazon DynamoDB

    85%
    34 Ratings

    InterSystems IRIS

    N/A
    0 Ratings

    Usability

    10.0

    Amazon DynamoDB

    100%
    1 Rating
    8.2

    InterSystems IRIS

    82%
    2 Ratings

    Support Rating

    10.0

    Amazon DynamoDB

    100%
    1 Rating
    9.1

    InterSystems IRIS

    91%
    3 Ratings

    Likelihood to Recommend

    Amazon DynamoDB

    It is ideal for those projects where you need to store a large amount of data, but you do not know how many will be so you need the database to increase its storage capacity together with the number of users, without having to spend extra money, it also has a great potential thanks to the fast connection it offers, so the data travels at high speed, and this speeds up the performance of the applications, excellent for projects where non-relational databases are used and what matters is to store large quantities of information and use them at high speed.

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    Winston Mendes | TrustRadius Reviewer
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    InterSystems IRIS

    It is best suited in the scenario where a single interface is required for providing [a complete end-to-end] solution to the customers. You don't need [a] separate platform to write code or [perform] database operations. All you need is InterSystems IRIS software and you are done. You can also use analytics functionality which is one of the greatest [features] which many customers need for their solution[.]

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    Priya Kakkar | TrustRadius Reviewer
    Priya Kakkar
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    Pros

    Amazon DynamoDB

    • It's very easy to get started, creating a table with a partition/sort key and you're on your way.
    • You can scale up and down your read/write IO as needed.
    • You can store structured and unstructured data.
    • It works great with Web Development as it's JSON based.

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    Bob Smith | TrustRadius Reviewer
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    InterSystems IRIS

    • Connecting with mutliple vendor platforms and systems allowing us to consume and provide data as needed.
    • Allowed us to implement our own RESTful api engine to server data to our internal applications.
    • Setting up their recommendations for high availability allow us to perform server maintenance with minimal down time to our users.

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    Kyle Wagner | TrustRadius Reviewer
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    Cons

    Amazon DynamoDB

    • Complex searching (no support for case-insensitive or full-text search).
    • Only supports up to two-key indexes.
    • Requires choosing the indexes up-front when doing searches.
    • Does not have an SQL compatible query front-end.
    • No join-table support (requires putting all data into one table).

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    Chris Moyer | TrustRadius Reviewer
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    InterSystems IRIS

    • There should be better tutorials so that people can learn how to use the application correctly and derive their benefits from using the application.
    • The administration portal is difficult to use, therefore, this should be improved.
    • The number of themes in the application should be increased.

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    Pricing Details

    Amazon DynamoDB

    General

    Free Trial
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    Free/Freemium Version
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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    Entry-level set up fee?
    No

    Starting Price

    $0.00,013 capacity unit per hour

    Amazon DynamoDB Editions & Modules

    Edition
    On-Demand - Write Operation$1.251
    On-Demand Read Operation$0.251
    On-Demand Data Stored$0.252
    On-Demand Point-in-Time Recovery$0.202
    On-Demand Snapshot$0.102
    On-Demand Restoring a Backup$0.153
    On-Demand Global Tables$1.8754
    On-Demand Streams$0.025
    On-Demand Data Requests Outside AWS Regions$0.096
    Provisioned - Write Operation$0.000657
    Provisioned - Read Operation$0.000137
    Provisioned - Data Stored$0.258
    Provisioned - Point-in-Time Recovery$0.208
    Provisioned - Snapshot$0.108
    Provisioned - Restoring a Backup$0.159
    Provisioned - Global Tables$0.00097510
    Provisioned - Streams$0.0211
    Provisioned - Data Requests Outside AWS Regions$0.0912
    1. per million requests
    2. per GB per month
    3. per GB
    4. per million write operations replicated
    5. per 100,000 read operations
    6. per GB
    7. capacity unit per hour
    8. per GB per month
    9. per GB
    10. per Read Capacity
    11. per 100,000 read operations
    12. per GB
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    InterSystems IRIS

    General

    Free Trial
    Yes
    Free/Freemium Version
    Yes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    Yes
    Entry-level set up fee?
    Optional

    Starting Price

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    InterSystems IRIS Editions & Modules

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    Additional Pricing Details
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    Likelihood to Renew

    Amazon DynamoDB

    Amazon DynamoDB 8.5
    Based on 34 answers
    We will most likely continue to use DynamoDB for certain use-cases. If we stopped using DynamoDB as often, it would likely be because we started using Aurora Serverless more. Aurora Serverless may offer similar availability, management and cost benefits while allowing developers to use their MySQL tools and experience.

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    InterSystems IRIS

    No score
    No answers yet
    No answers on this topic

    Usability

    Amazon DynamoDB

    Amazon DynamoDB 10.0
    Based on 1 answer
    Very easy to use and we can quickly prototype something using DynamoDB to verify its viability.

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    Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
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    InterSystems IRIS

    InterSystems IRIS 8.2
    Based on 2 answers
    The interface is very intuitive, the documentation is very good so it is not complicated to operate.
    The security is complex, but you can create a special role to access and the user ONLY can operate with the part that it allows.
    Also, you can examine the data very quick with the SQL Browser integrated.

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    Francisco Lopez de las Heras | TrustRadius Reviewer
    Francisco Lopez de las Heras
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    Support Rating

    Amazon DynamoDB

    Amazon DynamoDB 10.0
    Based on 1 answer
    I haven't dealt with the support for Amazon DynamoDB personally.

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    Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
    Verified User
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    InterSystems IRIS

    InterSystems IRIS 9.1
    Based on 3 answers
    The InterSystems WRC has always been helpful and responsive. The folks I have spoken with are always understanding of our needs and questions and regardless of if the question is simple or complex we are always met with the same professionalism and helpfulness every time. I have no hesitations contacting InterSystems for help!

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    Kyle Wagner | TrustRadius Reviewer
    Kyle Wagner
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    Alternatives Considered

    Amazon DynamoDB

    We evaluated using MongoDB or Amazon DyanmoDB. For us, the biggest advantage is that there's no maintenance cost for Amazon DynamoDB. Mongo gets complicated when you setup sharding. With Amazon DynamoDB, it's literally a push of button to increase throughput. This saves time and money on DevOps resources.

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    Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
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    InterSystems IRIS

    Because [it's] a very powerful and efficient tool that has the ability to manage your data in a quick and reliable manner. It's easy to use especially if you work in the area of managing a large number of databases or simply need an extra hand. Inter Systems IRIS can provide that amount of support because it is just an extraordinary tool!

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    Alexis Blanco | TrustRadius Reviewer
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    Return on Investment

    Amazon DynamoDB

    • Since the Amazon manages the instance, the amount of time a developer needs to spend configuring the database is less. For comparison, if we were to manage the same instance manually, we need to set up EC2 instance, install the DB, setup backup scripts, track backup failures, which is a great overhead for the dev. Using DynamoDB this overhead is reduced and hence having a great ROI.
    • Great documentation and easy setup makes an easy learning curve to transition to DynamoDB. Only caveat is as with any database, the data structure should be thoroughly analyzed for types of querying because there are limitations with the DynamoDB API.
    • Ties very well with rest of the Amazon eco system. Having rest of the applications in Amazon allows managing the application security a breeze.

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    Anudeep Palanki | TrustRadius Reviewer
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    InterSystems IRIS

    • Very Fast and scalable software to deal with big data flow, safe and robust.
    • The studio IDE is quite old fashion and lacks a few facilities
    • amazing for complex data consumption, its milyi-model capability wich allows multiple different models for a single set of codes.

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    Erick Kendall Chacon Da Silva | TrustRadius Reviewer
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