Compare ScyllaDB Options

Compare features & services in ScyllaDB Open Source, Enterprise, and Database-as-a-Service offerings

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ScyllaDB’s peer-to-peer clustering and automatic data replication allows for predictable cluster topology changes and provides always-on reliability in the case of sudden node outages. Learn more

Clustering/resilience
Open Source
Enterprise
Cloud

ScyllaDB acts as a drop-in replacement for Apache Cassandra, supporting the same CQL interface and queries, even the legacy Thrift interface. Learn more

Apache Cassandra compatibility
Open Source
Enterprise
Cloud

ScyllaDB acts as a drop-in replacement for Amazon DynamoDB, deployable where you want it: on-premises or on your favorite cloud provider, even if that’s not AWS. Learn more

Amazon DynamoDB compatibility
Open Source
Enterprise
Cloud

ScyllaDB Manager provides automation for recurrent tasks, such as backups and repairs. Limited to 5 nodes for ScyllaDB Open Source users, unlimited nodes for Enterprise users. Learn more

Automatic Repairs and Backup
Open SourceLimit 5 Nodes Enterprise
Cloud

Lightweight Transactions (LWT) allow conditional database updates. ScyllaDB’s LWT implementation is faster and more efficient than Cassandra. Learn more

Lightweight Transactions
Open Source
Enterprise
Cloud

Role Based Access Control (RBAC) is a method of reducing lists of authorized users to a few roles assigned to multiple users. RBAC is sometimes referred to as role-based security.

Role Based Access Control (RBAC)
Open Source
Enterprise
Cloud

CDC is a feature that allows you to not only query the current state of a database’s table, but also query the history of all changes made to the table.

Change Data Capture (CDC)
Open Source
Enterprise
Cloud

Global Secondary indexes are a mechanism in ScyllaDB which allows efficient searches on non-partition keys by creating an index. They are indexes created on columns other than the entire partition key, where each secondary index indexes one specific column. A secondary index can index a column used in the partition key in the case of a composite partition key. Local Secondary Indexes is an enhancement to Global Secondary Indexes, which allows ScyllaDB to optimize workloads where the partition key of the base table and the index are the same key.

Global and Local Secondary Indexes
Open Source
Enterprise
Cloud

Materialized Views (MV) are a global index. When a new MV is declared, a new table is created and distributed to the different nodes using the standard table distribution mechanisms. It’s scalable, just like normal tables. It is populated by a query running against the base table. It’s not possible to directly update a MV; it’s updated when the base table is updated.

Materialized Views
Open Source
Enterprise
Cloud
Enterprise Features

ScyllaDB supports assigning shares of computing resources to different workloads, ensuring no single process can hold the rest of your database hostage. Learn more

Workload Prioritization
Open Source Enterprise
Cloud

ScyllaDB’s unique compaction strategy means you can significantly save as much as 37% on disk space over other compaction strategies, lowering operating costs. Learn more

Incremental Compaction
Open Source Enterprise
Cloud

Data on disk is a target unless you have methods to ensure it’s safe and secure. Learn more

Encryption at Rest
Open Source Enterprise
Cloud

Enable auditing to save who-did-what to your data. Store it to a standard ScyllaDB table for easy query and visibility or to a syslog if you prefer. Learn more

Auditing
Open Source Enterprise
Cloud

Manage and authorize user privileges via an LDAP server to preserve database control, security, and risk avoidance Learn more

LDAP Authorization
Open Source Enterprise
Cloud

Verify user identities using an LDAP server to help maintain IT security Learn more

LDAP Authentication
Open Source Enterprise
Cloud
Service and Support
Community Support Open Source
Enterprise
Cloud
Dedicated Support Open Source Enterprise
Cloud
Long-term release support Open Source Enterprise
Cloud
Hot fixes for critical issues Open Source Enterprise
Cloud
24x7 mission critical support Open Source Enterprise
Cloud
Bug escalation Open Source Enterprise
Cloud
Fully Managed Cloud Service Open Source Enterprise Cloud
License Open SourceAGPL v. 3.0 EnterpriseScyllaDB Proprietary CloudScyllaDB Proprietary

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