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3.9 out of 5
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ScyllaDB mindshare

As of August 2025, the mindshare of ScyllaDB in the NoSQL Databases category stands at 10.0%, down from 10.4% compared to the previous year, according to calculations based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Comms Service Provider
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Hospitality Company
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University
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Manufacturing Company
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Educational Organization
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Media Company
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Uttam Giri - PeerSpot user
Lead Network Engineer at First Orion
Verified user of ScyllaDB
Sep 25, 2024
Offers encryption and supports APIs, making it great for distributed systems

Pros

"The best features of ScyllaDB are how it synchronizes data and its failover system. There's a unique formula to decide the number of nodes you need and the minimum required, which I find helpful. It also offers encryption and supports APIs, making it great for distributed systems and scaling databases across different regions. While it's easy to use, having prior experience helps configure it properly. There are many configurations; if you don't understand them, you might mess up the design. So, understanding your system's needs, like whether it requires more read or write operations, is crucial for setting up the correct configuration."

Cons

"We faced several challenges while integrating ScyllaDB into our AWS environment. One common issue was that a security port wasn’t opened on one node, preventingdata synchronization across clusters. We noticed the data wasn’t syncing correctly when we saw different record counts in other regions. After investigating, we found that the port was closed in one AWS region. Once we opened the port, the data synchronization across all nodes resumed as expected. "
ArpitShah - PeerSpot user
Software Analyst at CLSA
Verified user of ScyllaDB
Jun 16, 2024
Self-hosting complexity and the way ScyllaDB counts operations can be confusing and may not reflect actual usage

Pros

"ScyllaDB is very fast, and I can use it for so many things. "

Cons

"It seems we have better options available. So probably don't go for ScyllaDB. The reason is, first, it's very high. It's not as straightforward as, like, Postgres or ClickHouse to set up. It requires a complex setup. "
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Atul Kumar Awasthi - PeerSpot user
Senior Software Engineer at Extramarks Education India
Verified user of ScyllaDB
Aug 4, 2024
Immediate CDC available, safer but some lag with the documentation

Pros

"Firstly, if I update something, it's most likely to finish within milliseconds. "

Cons

"The documentation is not well established for new developers. "
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Senior Database Administrator at Interswitch
Verified user of ScyllaDB
Aug 4, 2024
Product version discussed: v3.3
Query any data from any node as fast as possible and documentation cut out really nicely

Pros

"I like how fast it is to query data from the ScyllaDB node! "

Cons

"Some of the regular commands in NoSQL do not work."
Manikandan Gunasekaran - PeerSpot user
Director of Engineering at Ola
Verified user of ScyllaDB
Nov 18, 2024
Reliable data management with great reliability and performance

Pros

"The performance and scalability are good, and we hardly see any major issues with ScyllaDB. "

Cons

"From a sales pitch standpoint, it needs to deliver on promises of better ROI and compaction. "
SanjeevSingh4 - PeerSpot user
Staff DBRE at SecurityScorecard
Verified user of ScyllaDB
Jul 30, 2024
Allows fine-tuning of the table structure and handle high volumes but have deletion issue

Pros

"ScyllaDB allows fine-tuning of the table structure. Speed is probably the most critical factor because we perform a lot of heavy data ingestion. One of its core features is its ability to handle high volumes and maintain speed when accessing data. Additionally, high availability and partitioning are built-in features of ScyllaDB."

Cons

"ScyllaDB needs to improve its handling of transactions. "
PM
Enterprise Account Manager at Frameworks
Verified user of ScyllaDB
Jun 26, 2024
Provides access to information directly using SQL language with easy interface

Pros

"The database is easy to use, fast, and accessible for applications because the API is straightforward. "
ChetanNiloor - PeerSpot user
Technical Lead Cloud Databases and Infrastructure at MindTree
Verified user of ScyllaDB
Jul 27, 2024
A fast and reliable solution that needs to incorporate more features

Pros

"ScyllaDB is fast and reliable. It has good performance. "

Cons

"The product needs to add more features and improve the response time of the support team. "