SimpleDB Manager

Question

anyone know a decent SimpleDB Manager Tool, web-based or Mac, preferably free? I am surprised AWS doesn't have one built-in.

Answer 1

A free tool (Google Chrome plugin) is available at https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ddhigekdfabonefhiildaiccafacphgg?hc=search&hcp=main

Answer 2

Unfortunately there aren't any really well done SimpleDB Managers. I've used Scratchpad, SDB Explorer, and the SdbNavigator chrome extension. All have limitations. Don't waste your time on Scratchpad or your money on SDB Explorer - SdbNavigator is free and works better.

Personally I use SdbNavigator to run ad-hoc queries and small deletes. For most everything else I write simple Python scripts using Boto.

I haven't found anything that does multi-value attribute fields so it is best to just script it for now.

If you've got an IPad, I recommend CloudBase for managing SimpleDB and running queries. It's nice because you can save queries which reduces unnecessary typing.