Amazon DocumentDB (with MongoDB compatability)
Amazon DocumentDB is a fully managed document database on AWS that offers MongoDB compatibility. It handles the heavy lifting of provisioning, patching, and scaling, letting you store and query JSON-like documents without managing infrastructure. The service abstracts the operational complexity typically associated with running your own database clusters, providing a managed environment for document-centric workloads.
This setup suits teams already invested in the AWS ecosystem who need MongoDB-style access without self-managing servers. However, the "free" pricing model is misleading; actual costs start at $0.0900 per vCPU/hour. While a free trial exists, it is temporary. You will incur hourly compute charges immediately after the trial ends, making it less cost-effective for long-term, low-traffic projects compared to truly free alternatives.
- Free tier Yes
- Starting price from $0.0900 per vCPU/hour
- Regions 15 · 6 continents
- SLA uptime 99.99%
- Compliance 13 certifications
- Provider health A
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- compute99.99%
- database99.99%
- networking99.99%
- storage99.99%
15 regions across 6 continents
- Africa
- Asia
- Europe
- North America
- Oceania
- South America
Pricing tiers 39
| Tier / Plan | Price | Unit | Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| db.t4g.medium | $0.0900 | per vCPU/hour | us-east-1 |
| db.t3.medium | $0.0900 | per vCPU/hour | us-east-1 |
| On-Demand | $0.2216 | per vCPU/hour | us-east-1 |
| db.r8g.large | $0.2760 | per hour | us-east-1 |
| db.r4.large | $0.2770 | per hour | us-east-1 |
| db.r6g.large | $0.2895 | per hour | us-east-1 |
| db.r5.large | $0.3047 | per hour | us-east-1 |
| db.r6g.xlarge | $0.5789 | per hour | us-east-1 |
| db.r8g.xlarge | $0.6073 | per hour | us-east-1 |
| db.r4.xlarge | $0.6094 | per hour | us-east-1 |
| db.r5.xlarge | $0.6094 | per hour | us-east-1 |
| db.r6gd.xlarge | $0.6421 | per hour | us-east-1 |
| db.r6g.2xlarge | $1.05 | per hour | us-east-1 |
| db.r8g.2xlarge | $1.10 | per hour | us-east-1 |
| db.r5.2xlarge | $1.22 | per hour | us-east-1 |
Show all 39 pricing rows (24 more)
| Tier / Plan | Price | Unit | Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| db.r4.2xlarge | $1.22 | per hour | us-east-1 |
| db.r6gd.2xlarge | $1.28 | per hour | us-east-1 |
| db.r6g.4xlarge | $2.11 | per hour | us-east-1 |
| db.r5.4xlarge | $2.22 | per hour | us-east-1 |
| db.r4.4xlarge | $2.22 | per hour | us-east-1 |
| db.r8g.4xlarge | $2.43 | per hour | us-east-1 |
| db.r6gd.4xlarge | $2.57 | per hour | us-east-1 |
| db.r6g.8xlarge | $4.21 | per hour | us-east-1 |
| db.r5.8xlarge | $4.43 | per hour | us-east-1 |
| db.r4.8xlarge | $4.43 | per hour | us-east-1 |
| db.r8g.8xlarge | $4.86 | per hour | us-east-1 |
| db.r6gd.8xlarge | $5.14 | per hour | us-east-1 |
| db.r6g.12xlarge | $6.32 | per hour | us-east-1 |
| db.r8g.12xlarge | $6.63 | per hour | us-east-1 |
| db.r5.12xlarge | $6.65 | per hour | us-east-1 |
| db.r6gd.12xlarge | $7.71 | per hour | us-east-1 |
| db.r6g.16xlarge | $8.42 | per hour | us-east-1 |
| db.r4.16xlarge | $8.86 | per hour | us-east-1 |
| db.r8g.16xlarge | $9.71 | per hour | us-east-1 |
| db.r5.16xlarge | $9.75 | per hour | us-east-1 |
| db.r6gd.16xlarge | $10.27 | per hour | us-east-1 |
| db.r8g.24xlarge | $14.58 | per hour | us-east-1 |
| db.r5.24xlarge | $14.63 | per hour | us-east-1 |
| db.r8g.48xlarge | $26.50 | per hour | us-east-1 |
Prices in USD. Micro-prices are quoted per 1M units; "< $0.000001" marks rates below our stored precision. Subject to change — check the provider's official page.
Alternatives on other providers
Equivalent services on other clouds:
- Google Cloud Platform Firestore $0.0120 per 100K Compare
- Microsoft Azure Azure Cosmos DB $0.000208 per hour Compare