---
title: "DynamoDB: When to Move Out?"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/dynamodb-when-to-move-out--kyu8lntul
source_url: https://thenewstack.io/dynamodb-when-to-move-out/
type: article
source: "The New Stack"
published: 2024-01-22T15:55:56.776Z
updated: 2024-05-09T08:58:27.770Z
tags: ["aws", "database", "storage", "aws-dynamodb", "scylladb"]
reading_time: 7
upvotes: 2
comments: 0
language: en
---

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# DynamoDB: When to Move Out?

**[The New Stack](https://daily.dev/sources/newstack)** · 7 min read · 2 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

Considerations for moving away from DynamoDB include throttling issues, high latencies, item size limits, and limited flexibility within the AWS ecosystem. Alternatives such as ScyllaDB should be considered for high throughput and low latency requirements.

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Tags: [#aws](https://daily.dev/tags/aws), [#database](https://daily.dev/tags/database), [#storage](https://daily.dev/tags/storage), [#aws-dynamodb](https://daily.dev/tags/aws-dynamodb), [#scylladb](https://daily.dev/tags/scylladb)

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