FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions #

Does ParkerDB support incremental updates? #

Not yet. We are working on supporting Iceberg tables for incremental updates.

How does ParkerDB compare to DynamoDB? #

Advantages of ParkerDB over DynamoDB:

  • No ingestion process needed. ParkerDB pulls the data from S3. DynamoDB requires the user to write the data ingestion process.
  • High query rate. ParkerDB can handle tens of thousands of queries per second on each server. DynamoDB needs to provision the read capacity units at a high cost.
  • High write rate. ParkerDB can bulk load millions of rows per second. DynamoDB needs to provision the write capacity units at a high cost.

Advantages of DynamoDB over ParkerDB:

  • Real-time updates. DynamoDB supports real-time updates. ParkerDB does not support real-time updates yet.
  • Flexible query patterns. DynamoDB supports flexible query patterns. ParkerDB supports only key-value queries.