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ScyllaDB

ScyllaDB provides Cassandra-compatible database with better performance.

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Our verdict

Who it's for

High-performance NoSQL database

Who should look elsewhere

Learning curve

Pros

  • +Fast Cassandra alternative
  • +Good performance
  • +C++ based
  • +Active development
  • +Good documentation

Cons

  • −Learning curve
  • −Cassandra compatibility
  • −Enterprise features paid
  • −Operational complexity
  • −Smaller community

Key features

  • ✓NoSQL database
  • ✓Cassandra compatible
  • ✓High performance
  • ✓Low latency
  • ✓Shard-per-core
  • ✓Open source

Pricing

PlanPriceBillingNotes
Open Source$0monthApache 2.0 license; Self-hosted; Full Cassandra compatibility
Cloud Professional—monthProduction workloads; Managed service; On-demand billing
Cloud Enterprise—monthMission-critical workloads; X Cloud clusters; Flex credit billing

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