Comparison

Aerospike vs ScyllaDB

On the evidence we track, ScyllaDB leads this comparison with a composite score of 58/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Aerospike41
★ScyllaDB58
Score
vioscaleAI score
Aerospike41 / 100medium · 62%
ScyllaDB58 / 100low · 45%
Pricing
Free tier
Aerospike✓
ScyllaDB✓
Model
Aerospikefree
ScyllaDBfreemium
Price level
Aerospikefree
ScyllaDBlow
Transparent
Aerospike✗
ScyllaDB✗
Integrations
Count
Aerospike10
ScyllaDB4
Security
Disclosure policy
Aerospike✓
ScyllaDB✓
Gdpr
Aerospike✓
ScyllaDB✓
Iso27001
Aerospike✓
ScyllaDB✓
Pci
Aerospike–
ScyllaDB✓
Scorecard
Aerospike7
ScyllaDB–
Soc2
Aerospike✓
ScyllaDB✓
Trust center
Reliability
Sla pct
Aerospike–
ScyllaDB99.9
Status page
Aerospike✓
ScyllaDB–
Adoption
Dependent repos
Aerospike0
ScyllaDB–
Github stars
Aerospike1,383
ScyllaDB15,780
Package downloads weekly
Aerospike22,549
ScyllaDB–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Aerospike1
ScyllaDB100
Release
History
Aerospike20 items
ScyllaDB–
License
Spdx
AerospikeApache-2.0
ScyllaDB–
Language
Primary
AerospikeC
ScyllaDBC++
Market
Content
Faq
Aerospike6 items
ScyllaDB7 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for nosql databases. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Core
Data model
Aerospike-
ScyllaDBWide-column
Query
Query language
Aerospike-
ScyllaDBCQL
Consistency
Consistency
AerospikeStrong
ScyllaDBTunable
Transactions
Transactions
AerospikeMulti-item ACID
ScyllaDB-
Indexing
Secondary indexes
Aerospike-
ScyllaDBYes
Scale
Partitioning / sharding
Aerospike-
ScyllaDBAutomatic
Multi-region
Aerospike✓
ScyllaDB✓
Replication
Replication topology
Aerospike-
ScyllaDBPrimary-secondary
Deployment
Hosting
AerospikeCloud + self-hosted
ScyllaDBCloud + self-hosted
Schema
Schema
Aerospike-
ScyllaDBEnforced
Features
TTL / auto-expiry
Aerospike-
ScyllaDB-
Change streams / CDC
Aerospike-
ScyllaDB✓
Vector / search built-in
Aerospike-
ScyllaDB✓
Licensing
Licence class
Aerospike-
ScyllaDBSource-available (SSPL/BSL)

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Aerospike

An in-memory NoSQL database designed to handle millions of concurrent transactions with configurable consistency modes and ACID support. Supports direct integration with AI coding agents and offers both managed cloud and self-hosted deployment.

Independently observed

ScyllaDB

Leader

A distributed database system optimized for fast data retrieval and high throughput, particularly for AI workloads including vector search and feature storage. Available as both a managed cloud service and self-hosted software.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Aerospike

FreeFree tier
as of verify ↗

ScyllaDB

Leader
Subscription

Subscription-based cloud tiers (Standard, Professional, Premium) with usage calculator. Exact pricing not disclosed on public pages.

  • StandardIndustry-leading performance, 2 Hour P1 support
    • Fully managed on AWS & GCP
    • High-throughput low-latency
    • Vector Search
    • Auto-scaling storage & compute
    • SOC2, ISO certifications
    • +2 more
  • ProfessionalEnterprise-grade scalability, 1 Hour P1 support, 24x7
    • All Standard features
    • 1 Hour P1 Support response
    • 24x7 support
    • Bring Your Own Account
    • Multi-region active-active HA/DR
    • +2 more
  • PremiumContact sales
    • All Professional features
    • 15 minutes P1 Support response
    • 24x7 support
    • Bring Your Own Encryption Key
    • Advanced networking (Private Link)
    • +3 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Aerospike✗
ScyllaDB✓
macOS
Aerospike✓
ScyllaDB✗
Windows
Aerospike✓
ScyllaDB✗
Linux
Aerospike✓
ScyllaDB✗
CLI
Aerospike✓
ScyllaDB✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Aerospike✓
ScyllaDB✓
Self-hosted
Aerospike✓
ScyllaDB✓
Hybrid
Aerospike✓
ScyllaDB✗

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Aerospike

14 total
  • Spark
  • Trino
  • Kafka
  • JMS
  • Pulsar
  • Java
  • Python
  • C
  • C#
  • Go
  • Node.js
  • Claude
  • Cursor
  • LangGraph
Independently observed

ScyllaDB

Leader
4 total
  • DynamoDB (Alternator API compatibility)
  • Kubernetes (ScyllaDB Operator)
  • AWS
  • GCP
Independently observed
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