Amazon DynamoDB vs Cloud Firestore
Database as a Service pricing comparison · 2026
Amazon DynamoDB uses custom pricing, while Cloud Firestore uses custom pricing. Both products are similarly priced at comparable tiers.
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Amazon DynamoDB and Cloud Firestore both operate in the database as a service category. This page compares their list pricing.
Plan-by-Plan Pricing
| Plan | Amazon DynamoDB | Cloud Firestore |
|---|---|---|
| Contact Sales | Custom | Custom |
Cost at Scale
Total cost of ownership — licenses, implementation, and hidden costs included.
Amazon DynamoDB
5 scenarios$0.10/month ($1.20/year)
Minimal Internal Tool (1K Items, Low Traffic)
$1.50/month ($18/year)
Small App: 1M Writes + 1M Reads/Month
$2.66/month ($32/year)
Growing App: 3.55M Writes + 3.55M Reads/Month
Cloud Firestore
4 scenariosUnder $0.50/month
Small hobby/beta app (400–600 users)
~$5.40/month
Growing consumer app (3,000 daily active users)
~$7.20/month for reads and writes
Mid-scale app (100,000 daily active users)
Contract Terms
| Term | Amazon DynamoDB | Cloud Firestore |
|---|---|---|
| Auto-renewal | No | No |
| Cancellation | No contract — usage-based billing, can stop usage at any time | Cancel anytime — no contract, pay-as-you-go billing |
| Minimum commitment | None for on-demand or standard provisioned mode; 1 year for reserved capacity | None |
| Price escalation | No published annual uplift schedule; AWS has historically reduced DynamoDB prices over time. Large-enterprise customers can negotiate custom pricing. | No published price escalation schedule; GCP pricing has been stable historically |
| Can downgrade | Yes | Yes |