Amazon DynamoDB vs Upstash pricing

Verified 2026-10-24 (1 day ago)Source: Amazon DynamoDB: aws.amazon.com/dynamodb/pricing/on-demand/, Upstash: upstash.com/pricing/redisVerified shows the older of the two.

Monthly cost at three volumes

Monthly cost of Amazon DynamoDB and Upstash at three volumes and at your own
Volume	Amazon DynamoDB	Upstash
small10 gb stored (per month)	$0 / moDynamoDB Standard (on-demand)	$0 / moFreeexcludes unpriced usage
growing500 gb stored (per month)	$50 / moDynamoDB Standard-IA (on-demand)	$0 / moFreeexcludes unpriced usage
scale10K gb stored (per month)	$1,000 / moDynamoDB Standard-IA (on-demand)	$0 / moFreeexcludes unpriced usage
your volumeset above	$50 / moDynamoDB Standard-IA (on-demand)	$0 / moFreeexcludes unpriced usage

Each cell is the cheapest feasible plan, or the chosen model, at that volume, from the shared Overage cost function. "Cheapest model" only considers models with both an input and an output price listed. Volumes are example scenarios you can edit.

Tiers, aligned by position

Tiers of Amazon DynamoDB and Upstash aligned by position: free, entry, mid, top
Position	Amazon DynamoDB	Upstash
Free	no tier	$0 / moFree · 500,000 api requests / mo
Entry	unlistedDynamoDB Standard (on-demand) · 25 gb stored (per month) / mo	$0 base + usagePay as You Go · 200 gb transferred / mo
Mid	no tier	$10 / moFixed 250MB · 50 gb transferred / mo
Top	unlistedDynamoDB Standard-IA (on-demand)	Contact salesEnterprise

Tightest rate limit

Tightest documented rate limit of each service
Measure	Amazon DynamoDB	Upstash
Tightest limit	unlisted	unlisted

Changes in the last 90 days

No changes recorded.

No change detected for either service in the last 90 days.