Data Infrastructure

ScyllaDB

High-performance NoSQL database compatible with Cassandra and DynamoDB APIs

About ScyllaDB

ScyllaDB develops a distributed NoSQL database written in C++ that is API-compatible with Apache Cassandra and Amazon DynamoDB, aimed at low-latency workloads at scale. It is offered as ScyllaDB Cloud and as self-managed enterprise software, and adds vector search. Customers use it for high-throughput applications such as messaging and personalization.

Common use cases

  • Real-time personalization
  • Messaging and feeds
  • IoT data stores
  • AI feature serving

Products and services

ScyllaDB Cloud

Managed database-as-a-service.

ScyllaDB Enterprise

Self-managed edition with support.

Alternator

DynamoDB-compatible API.

Vector search

Similarity search for AI workloads.

Key features

  • Cassandra compatibility
  • DynamoDB-compatible API
  • Shard-per-core architecture
  • Multi-region replication
  • Vector search
  • Workload prioritization

Integrations

  • Kafka
  • Spark
  • Kubernetes
  • AWS
  • Google Cloud
  • Elasticsearch

ScyllaDB alternatives

FAQs

Is it compatible with Cassandra?

Yes, it supports the Cassandra protocol and a DynamoDB-compatible API.

What is it optimized for?

Low-latency, high-throughput workloads.

Is a managed option available?

Yes, ScyllaDB Cloud.

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