Why DynamoDB Costs Explode | HackerNoon

DynamoDB’s per-operation billing model hides costly pitfalls: rounded-up reads/writes, global table replication, DAX caching, and auto-scaling inefficiencies. Real-world cases show costs ballooning into millions due to inefficiencies. ScyllaDB’s predictable pricing and built-in caching help teams cut costs, improve performance, and regain control.