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DataStax Enterprise vs ScyllaDB comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 8, 2026

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We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

DataStax Enterprise
Ranking in NoSQL Databases
11th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
7
Ranking in other categories
Vector Databases (15th)
ScyllaDB
Ranking in NoSQL Databases
8th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
12
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2026, in the NoSQL Databases category, the mindshare of DataStax Enterprise is 3.6%, up from 1.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of ScyllaDB is 5.7%, down from 9.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
NoSQL Databases Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
ScyllaDB5.7%
DataStax Enterprise3.6%
Other90.7%
NoSQL Databases
 

Featured Reviews

Pooja Singh - PeerSpot reviewer
Devops Specialist at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Reliable backup and recovery has protected critical telecom customer data in daily operations
When I was taking the backup with a data volume of 15 to 20 GB, the full backup running for the first time did not provide metrics to understand what percent of progress had been made. We had to read the logs, but we did not see any percentage in those logs. This is an improvement item for DataStax Enterprise to provide metrics, a bar, or a percentage so we can grasp how much data has been backed up or restored. There are no graphs available to make us aware of how long the process will take to complete, which is a drawback I noticed during backup and restore. In addition, I notice a huge time lag during restoration because each node takes a lot of time to be added to the pool and to the cluster node, one by one. The entire time the production is down presents a concerning situation. There should be an alternative for restoring where data can be provided to live traffic so it does not impact customers in the case of a disaster.
Manikandan Gunasekaran - PeerSpot reviewer
Director of Engineering at Ola
Reliable data management with great reliability and performance
From a sales pitch standpoint, it needs to deliver on promises of better ROI and compaction. Additionally, ticketing and support systems could be improved due to the time it takes to get answers. There's also an issue with compatibility when attempting to switch back from the enterprise to the community version.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The customer support for DataStax Enterprise is amazing, as any requests I have raised receive prompt responses, often within minutes, and the support engineers are knowledgeable and helpful."
"I can share specific outcomes resulting from using DataStax Enterprise as we have been seeing an uptick in user adoption, since the introduction of this, our users have jumped from around 20,000 to 50,000."
"DataStax Enterprise has positively impacted my organization by helping us handle large amounts of data more easily and quickly, improving our system speed, and making our application more reliable."
"DataStax Enterprise is highly scalable, very reliable, and easy to manage and troubleshoot, helping us host a lot of complicated data efficiently because it is an upgraded version of relational database systems based on Cassandra, with a backup and recovery process that is also pretty smooth."
"DataStax Enterprise has positively impacted my organization as we are now an e-commerce website that has never faced downtime, which helps our business to boom and significantly enhances our customer experience."
"Some of the positive outcomes I see are that system stability improved a lot, there is no single point of failure, so downtime is reduced significantly, and the system stays up even when we face issues in a node."
"I can share specific outcomes or metrics that show this positive impact, such as improvements in performance of about 60% and a reduction in downtime of about 40 to 45%, which is very great."
"The performance and scalability are good, and we hardly see any major issues with ScyllaDB."
"ScyllaDB is fast and reliable. It has good performance."
"Scalability in performance is good."
"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."
"The database is easy to use, fast, and accessible for applications because the API is straightforward."
"I like how fast it is to query data from the ScyllaDB node!"
"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."
"The performance aspects of Scylla are good, as always... A good point about Scylla is that it can be used extensively."
 

Cons

"My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is that I feel the cost is a bit expensive compared to the open-source implementation of Cassandra, and the initial cluster setup is complex."
"I believe that DataStax Enterprise could be improved by working more on making the OpsCenter user interface more user-friendly, particularly regarding the fonts and overall UI."
"There is still room for improvement and DataStax Enterprise can definitely improve their UI."
"If not keeping current with updates, updating from an older major version to a newer major version can be a bit complicated and time-consuming, but DataStax Enterprise support will help us with this."
"I believe DataStax Enterprise could be easier in areas such as operational complexity, especially for those coming from a traditional relational database background."
"In addition, I notice a huge time lag during restoration because each node takes a lot of time to be added to the pool and to the cluster node, one by one."
"The user interface of DataStax Enterprise can be simpler and easier to use, especially for new users, and I think it should be improved in that area."
"The documentation is not well established for new developers."
"Support and the availability of support need improvement. I would give them a six out of ten."
"Data export, along with how we can purchase the data periodically, needs to be improved so that the storage is within control. Then, we could optimize it even better."
"From a sales pitch standpoint, it needs to deliver on promises of better ROI and compaction."
"The product needs to add more features and improve the response time of the support team."
"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."
"ScyllaDB needs to improve its handling of transactions."
"We've had occasional performance challenges that required resource adjustments or optimizations in our interaction with the platform."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"It's a bit expensive."
"It is an expensive tool compared to its competitor."
"It's free."
"I believe that there is a yearly licensing cost and that it's expensive."
"The paid version of ScyllaDB is not that expensive. The main advantage of the paid version is direct support from the ScyllaDB team, which can resolve issues faster—typically within a day, compared to two to three days with the free version. The paid version also offers better guidance and support, while the free version has good documentation and is more high-level. I’d rate their support team nine out of ten because of the quick responses from their community."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
14%
Outsourcing Company
11%
Construction Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Outsourcing Company
15%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Transportation Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business3
Large Enterprise7
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business3
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise8
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for DataStax Enterprise?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is pretty good. I do not find any difficulty in it.
What needs improvement with DataStax Enterprise?
The user interface of DataStax Enterprise can be simpler and easier to use, especially for new users, and I think it should be improved in that area. Additionally, more built-in monitoring and aler...
What is your primary use case for DataStax Enterprise?
My main use cases for DataStax Enterprise are building a scalable and high availability application that needs to handle large amounts of data across multiple locations, and for real-time analytics...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Scylla?
From what I’ve seen (and experienced), ScyllaDB pricing is very dependent on how you deploy it, and that’s where most of the confusion comes from.
What needs improvement with Scylla?
From a sales pitch standpoint, it needs to deliver on promises of better ROI and compaction. Additionally, ticketing and support systems could be improved due to the time it takes to get answers. T...
What is your primary use case for Scylla?
We dump a lot of our data, such as every entry created with respect to when a user rides a scooter, every record gets updated to ScyllaDB. It is used as a single source of truth and it manages mass...
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

ING, Netflix, UBS, eBay, Constant Contact, Aeris, Arise, ClearCapital, Dyn, Engine, Noble Group, Pantheon, Target
IBM, Investing.com, mParticle, Comcast, GE, Fanatics, Ola, CERN, adgear, Samsung
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