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Amazon DynamoDB VS Azure Cosmos DB_

As of 4 November 2026, Azure Cosmos DB is named by 838 companies and Amazon DynamoDB by 1,955; Amazon DynamoDB skews to companies under 200 people (46% vs 35%), Azure Cosmos DB to companies over 1,000 (42% vs 29%).

As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.

The website-and-DNS footprint is not comparable between a marketing suite and a CRM: Amazon DynamoDB's script and mail records show on hundreds of thousands of small sites, Azure Cosmos DB rarely leaves a trace outside its own apps. Compare on the job-posting numbers; use the footprint for reach.

Amazon DynamoDB: 2–200 employees
46%
Azure Cosmos DB: 2–200 employees
35%
Amazon DynamoDB: 1,000+ employees
29%
Azure Cosmos DB: 1,000+ employees
42%
Postings per company, 90 days
2.6 · 3.1
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 0
1,955companies name Amazon DynamoDB
838companies name Azure Cosmos DB
0name both
4,994 · 2,620postings in 90 days, Amazon DynamoDB · Azure Cosmos DB
02 — Side by side

Who chooses which

Share of each tool's companies in every segment. "Leans" marks a gap of more than two points.

By company size
SegmentAmazon DynamoDBshareAzure Cosmos DBshareLeans
Self-employed513%273%even
2-10 employees1588%567%even
11-50 employees28415%10212%Amazon DynamoDB
51-200 employees45023%13216%Amazon DynamoDB
201-500 employees26514%10513%even
501-1000 employees1779%688%even
1001-5000 employees26514%14317%Azure Cosmos DB
5001-10000 employees864%536%even
10,001+ employees21911%15218%Azure Cosmos DB
By industry
SegmentAmazon DynamoDBshareAzure Cosmos DBshareLeans
Technology & software1,08255%38746%Amazon DynamoDB
Business & finance services39220%18222%even
Manufacturing & industry1146%769%Azure Cosmos DB
Media & content794%192%even
Consumer services & leisure633%283%even
Commerce & trade573%293%even
Utilities & infrastructure382%162%even
Health care291%314%Azure Cosmos DB
Transport, logistics & rental251%202%even
Public, community & associations221%213%even
Automotive201%111%even
Property & construction161%91%even
By country
SegmentAmazon DynamoDBshareAzure Cosmos DBshareLeans
United States1,22363%46756%Amazon DynamoDB
United Kingdom1437%799%Azure Cosmos DB
Germany653%354%even
India593%263%even
Brazil462%––outside top 12
Canada452%263%even
France372%233%even
Australia281%142%even
Japan251%––outside top 12
Sweden211%132%even
Spain201%111%even
Singapore191%91%even
Poland––101%outside top 12
Netherlands––91%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentAmazon DynamoDBshareAzure Cosmos DBshareLeans
Software engineering4,26863%1,55145%Amazon DynamoDB
Data & AI1,08216%70120%Azure Cosmos DB
IT operations & business systems5568%3229%even
Customer service & success841%150%even
Product, program & project management591%521%even
Engineering (non-software)481%1665%Azure Cosmos DB
Sales320%501%even
Unclassified110%80%even
construction and civil90%20%even
Design & UX80%90%even
Marketing & communications60%100%even
Legal, compliance & risk50%30%even
General management & consulting40%80%even
Education & training30%10%even
Quality, safety & environment30%231%even
Administration & office20%40%even
Finance & accounting20%60%even
arts media and entertainment10%10%even
hospitality and food service10%––outside top 12
research and science10%60%even
Business development & strategy––70%outside top 12
logistics warehouse and transport––60%outside top 12
facilities cleaning and security––20%outside top 12
Human resources––20%outside top 12
procurement and purchasing––20%outside top 12
healthcare clinical––10%outside top 12
real estate and property––10%outside top 12
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Azure Cosmos DB is named by 838 companies in job postings and Amazon DynamoDB by 1,955; 0 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/amazon-dynamodb-vs-azure-cosmos-db)
How we know

Read from the source, not self-reported

Every number on this page can be traced to a page we crawled or a posting we read. Full methodology →

  • Job postingsRead hourly from career sites. A tool counts when the employer's own text names it as the team's system; both tools can count for one company.
  • Website and DNSScripts and embeds on the company's pages, plus SPF, DKIM, MX and CNAME records of its domain that point at the vendor.
  • SegmentsCountry, size and industry from the company profile built from its website.
  • Not a reviewNo ratings, prices or feature claims. For those, read the vendors.
FAQ

Amazon DynamoDB vs Azure Cosmos DB: questions

Which is more used, Amazon DynamoDB or Azure Cosmos DB?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, Amazon DynamoDB (1,955) over Azure Cosmos DB (838). By website-and-DNS footprint, Azure Cosmos DB (0 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses Amazon DynamoDB?

46% of Amazon DynamoDB companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 35% for Azure Cosmos DB. 29% of Amazon DynamoDB companies have over 1,000 employees, against 42% for Azure Cosmos DB.

Do companies run both?

0 companies name both in their postings, usually Amazon DynamoDB in marketing and Azure Cosmos DB in sales, or during a migration.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the employer's own text in job postings read hourly from career sites, and from scripts found on company websites in our crawl. No vendor data, no surveys.

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