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At a Glance
Cassandra
Cassandra
Star Rating
(35)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (48.5% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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ScyllaDB
ScyllaDB
Star Rating
(258)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (45.7% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about ScyllaDB
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
  • Users report that ScyllaDB excels in scalability with a score of 9.2, allowing for seamless handling of large datasets, while Cassandra's scalability score is slightly lower at 9.0, indicating it may not perform as well under extreme loads.
  • Reviewers mention that ScyllaDB's ease of use is a standout feature, scoring 8.6 compared to Cassandra's 7.8, which suggests that new users may find ScyllaDB more intuitive and user-friendly.
  • G2 users highlight the superior quality of support provided by ScyllaDB, with a score of 8.3, while Cassandra's support quality is rated at 7.5, indicating that users may have a better experience resolving issues with ScyllaDB.
  • Users on G2 report that ScyllaDB offers advanced data analytics capabilities with a score of 8.5, whereas Cassandra's data analytics features are rated at 8.1, suggesting that ScyllaDB may provide more robust tools for data analysis.
  • Reviewers say that ScyllaDB's auto recovery feature is rated at 8.0, which is on par with Cassandra, but ScyllaDB's overall availability score of 8.8 is slightly better than Cassandra's 8.9, indicating a more reliable performance in real-world scenarios.
  • Users report that ScyllaDB's query language support is rated at 8.0, which is higher than Cassandra's 6.6, suggesting that users may find it easier to execute complex queries in ScyllaDB.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Cassandra
No pricing available
ScyllaDB
No pricing available
Free Trial
Cassandra
No trial information available
ScyllaDB
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.3
29
8.7
209
Ease of Use
7.8
29
8.6
217
Ease of Setup
8.2
18
8.2
131
Ease of Admin
7.9
16
8.2
91
Quality of Support
7.5
24
8.3
192
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
7.4
13
8.7
76
Product Direction (% positive)
6.9
26
9.2
205
Features by Category
Not enough data
8.1
934
Data Management
Not enough data
8.1
83
Not enough data
8.3
88
Availability
Not enough data
8.6
82
Not enough data
8.0
80
Not enough data
8.1
80
Performance
Not enough data
8.0
76
Security
Not enough data
8.0
75
Not enough data
8.2
76
Not enough data
7.9
73
Not enough data
8.1
72
Support
Not enough data
7.9
71
Not enough data
7.7
78
Wide Column DatabaseHide 7 FeaturesShow 7 Features
Not enough data
8.3
351
Storage
Not enough data
8.3
49
Scalability
Not enough data
8.9
54
Not enough data
8.6
51
Security
Not enough data
7.9
45
Support
Not enough data
8.4
53
Not enough data
8.2
52
Not enough data
7.9
47
Database as a Service (DBaaS)Hide 17 FeaturesShow 17 Features
Not enough data
8.5
1,448
Configuration
Not enough data
9.0
96
Not enough data
8.6
89
Not enough data
8.8
93
Not enough data
8.1
85
Not enough data
8.3
86
Database Administration
Not enough data
8.4
86
Not enough data
8.1
81
Not enough data
8.4
81
Availability
Not enough data
9.2
94
Not enough data
8.6
91
Not enough data
8.7
85
Not enough data
8.5
91
Security
Not enough data
8.4
75
Not enough data
8.3
77
Not enough data
8.3
76
Data Management
Not enough data
8.6
84
Not enough data
8.4
78
Not enough data
Not enough data
Database Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Cassandra
Cassandra
ScyllaDB
ScyllaDB
Cassandra and ScyllaDB are categorized as Wide Column Database and Key Value Databases
Unique Categories
Cassandra
Cassandra has no unique categories
ScyllaDB
ScyllaDB is categorized as Database as a Service (DBaaS)
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Cassandra
Cassandra
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
18.2%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
33.3%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
48.5%
ScyllaDB
ScyllaDB
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
45.7%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
24.4%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
29.9%
Reviewers' Industry
Cassandra
Cassandra
Information Technology and Services
30.3%
Internet
18.2%
Computer Software
12.1%
Retail
9.1%
Computer & Network Security
6.1%
Other
24.2%
ScyllaDB
ScyllaDB
Computer Software
19.3%
Information Technology and Services
15.7%
Financial Services
7.1%
Banking
4.7%
Education Management
3.5%
Other
49.6%
Most Helpful Reviews
Cassandra
Cassandra
Most Helpful Favorable Review
David Timothy S.
DS
David Timothy S.
Verified User in Computer Software

Cassandra runs in a single daemon; there is no complex set of configuration, locking, and other services to get it running. The support for using x.509 certificates and TLS for cluster communication is cloud-friendly (because it doesn't require constant...

Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User
G
Verified User in Information Technology and Services

Poor performance (suffering from JVM usage), needs a large node count to handle writes (it does not fit well with fewer nodes using larger machines).

ScyllaDB
ScyllaDB
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Meetesh K.
MK
Meetesh K.
Verified User in Marketing and Advertising

We have been using Scylladb as a primary db for one of our services. There is seemless transition from casandaradb. Apart from these it satisfies scalabiliy, reliability constraints which is required for high throughput services like ours. The documentation...

Most Helpful Critical Review
CE
Carter E.
Verified User in Higher Education

The pricing, the pricing, the pricing! Open is missing too many features for us to make it viable, the paid tier is just too much cost to justify. Used at my previous company, my current won't consider because of this. Lower requirements than some others.

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Discussions
Cassandra
Cassandra Discussions
Monty the Mongoose crying
Cassandra has no discussions with answers
ScyllaDB
ScyllaDB Discussions
What is the agenda for the coming quarter, what new features will be introduced?
2 comments
Peter C.
PC
Planned features for Scylla Open Source 4.x and 5.x • Enhancements to our DynamoDB compatible API (Alternator) • Faster resumable streaming (Repair base...Read more
Monty the Mongoose crying
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