Comparison

Amazon DynamoDB vs ScyllaDB

On the evidence we track, Amazon DynamoDB leads this comparison with a composite score of 60/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Amazon DynamoDB60
ScyllaDB55
Score
Vioscale score
Amazon DynamoDB60 / 100medium · 72%
ScyllaDB55 / 100medium · 51%
Pricing
Free tier
Amazon DynamoDB
ScyllaDB
Model
Amazon DynamoDBfreemium
ScyllaDBcommercial
Price level
Amazon DynamoDBlow
ScyllaDBunknown
Transparent
Amazon DynamoDB
ScyllaDB
Integrations
Count
Amazon DynamoDB10
ScyllaDB4
Security
Disclosure policy
Amazon DynamoDB
ScyllaDB
Fedramp
Amazon DynamoDB
ScyllaDB
Gdpr
Amazon DynamoDB
ScyllaDB
Hipaa
Amazon DynamoDB
ScyllaDB
Iso27001
Amazon DynamoDB
ScyllaDB
Pci
Amazon DynamoDB
ScyllaDB
Soc2
Amazon DynamoDB
ScyllaDB
Reliability
Sla pct
Amazon DynamoDB99.999
ScyllaDB99.9
Status page
Amazon DynamoDB
ScyllaDB
Adoption
Github stars
Amazon DynamoDB
ScyllaDB15,723
Activity
Commits last 30d
Amazon DynamoDB
ScyllaDB100
Language
Primary
Amazon DynamoDB
ScyllaDBC++

Capabilities

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

Core
Data model
Amazon DynamoDBDocument
ScyllaDBWide-column
Query
Query language
Amazon DynamoDBKey API only
ScyllaDBCQL
Consistency
Consistency
Amazon DynamoDBStrong
ScyllaDBTunable
Transactions
Transactions
Amazon DynamoDB-
ScyllaDB-
Indexing
Secondary indexes
Amazon DynamoDBYes
ScyllaDBYes
Scale
Partitioning / sharding
Amazon DynamoDBAutomatic
ScyllaDBAutomatic
Multi-region
Amazon DynamoDB
ScyllaDB
Replication
Replication topology
Amazon DynamoDBActive-active
ScyllaDBPrimary-secondary
Deployment
Hosting
Amazon DynamoDBCloud only
ScyllaDBCloud + self-hosted
Schema
Schema
Amazon DynamoDBSchemaless
ScyllaDBEnforced
Features
TTL / auto-expiry
Amazon DynamoDB-
ScyllaDB-
Change streams / CDC
Amazon DynamoDB
ScyllaDB-
Vector / search built-in
Amazon DynamoDB
ScyllaDB
Licensing
Licence class
Amazon DynamoDBProprietary
ScyllaDB-

What each one is

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

Amazon DynamoDB

Leader

A cloud-native database service that scales instantly to handle any workload size while maintaining millisecond response times, requiring no server provisioning or maintenance, with built-in capabilities for AI applications including native vector search and global multi-region replication.

Independently observed

ScyllaDB

A NoSQL database engineered for applications requiring extreme performance at scale, delivering single-digit millisecond latency with millions of operations per second, commonly used for AI workloads, feature stores, and vector search.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Amazon DynamoDB

Leader
Usage-basedFree tier

Pay-as-you-go model. Free tier available.

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ScyllaDB

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
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Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Amazon DynamoDB
ScyllaDB
CLI
Amazon DynamoDB
ScyllaDB
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Amazon DynamoDB
ScyllaDB
Self-hosted
Amazon DynamoDB
ScyllaDB

Integrations

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

Amazon DynamoDB

Leader
10 total
  • AWS Lambda
  • Amazon OpenSearch Service
  • Amazon SageMaker
  • Amazon Redshift
  • Amazon S3 Tables
  • DynamoDB Accelerator (DAX)
  • AWS Key Management Service (KMS)
  • AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM)
  • AWS CloudWatch
  • AWS PrivateLink
Independently observed

ScyllaDB

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

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.