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AWS Dynamo DB Free Tier Limits


I am new to DynamoDB, and I have a small in house application, which will be used by my parents for their small business. I just have to keep records of 10 - 20 rows daily, and will have a few edits close to 5 - 10 at max. WIll I be able to use the Free Tier of Dynamo DB for the same?

I am using Heroku to host my LWC OSS (Node JS) application, which is again a free version. If not then any heads up to any particular type of Database which can fulfil my need.


Solution

  • Will I be able to use the Free Tier of Dynamo DB for the same?

    Yes, dependent on the size of the data you want to be inputting & the rate at which you want to input.

    Amazon DynamoDB offers a free tier with the following provisions, which is enough to handle up to 200M requests per month:

    1. 25 GB of Storage
    2. 25 provisioned Write Capacity Units (WCU)
    3. 25 provisioned Read Capacity Units (RCU)

    Just be aware of the fact that:

    • 25 WCU is 25 writes per second for an item up to 1KB or 5 writes per second for an item up to 5KB etc.

    • 25 RCU is 50 reads per second for an item up to 4KB or 10 reads per second for an item up to 20KB etc.

    If your API calls fall within the above criteria, you'll be within the free tier.