# DynamoDB On-Demand: When, why and how to use it in your serverless applications

DevFeed: [DynamoDB On-Demand: When, why and how to use it in your serverless applications](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/dynamodb-on-demand-when-why-and-how-to-use-it-in-your-serverless-applications-14168.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.serverless.com/blog/dynamodb-on-demand-serverless>)

Author: Alex DeBrie

Published: 2018-12-06T00:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Serverless Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/serverless-blog.md>)

Topics: [Serverless](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/serverless.md>)

Tags: [applications](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/applications.md>), [aws](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/aws.md>), [aws-lambda](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/aws-lambda.md>), [cloud-computing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cloud-computing.md>), [dynamodb](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/dynamodb.md>), [engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/engineering.md>), [faas](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/faas.md>), [function-as-a-service](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/function-as-a-service.md>), [how-to](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/how-to.md>), [infrastructure-as-code](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/infrastructure-as-code.md>), [serverless](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/serverless.md>), [serverless-architecture](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/serverless-architecture.md>), [serverless-framework](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/serverless-framework.md>)

## AI overview

This tutorial explains DynamoDB On-Demand billing for serverless applications and discusses when to use or avoid the on-demand mode.

## Source excerpt

DynamoDB On-Demand allows truly serverless billing for your applications. Learn how to use it here, and when you should or shouldn't go on-demand.