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The Single Table Design Vs Multi-Table Design In DynamoDB

The Single Table Design Vs Multi-Table Design In DynamoDB

The how and why of using both table design patterns in DynamoDB

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Uriel Bitton
Jun 28, 2025
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The single table design is a design pattern used that enables more efficient relational data storage in DynamoDB.

The motivation behind the single table design is this:

“Data that is fetched together, should be stored together”.

A good example is an e-commerce application database. Records like users, orders, transactions are always fecthed together. Manag…

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