Comparison

MongoDB vs ScyllaDB

On the evidence we track, MongoDB leads this comparison with a composite score of 76/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★MongoDB76

ScyllaDB58

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	MongoDBLeader	ScyllaDB
vioscaleAI score	76 / 100medium · 71%	58 / 100low · 45%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	freemium	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	mid	low
Starting pricepricing.starting_price	$56.94	-
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✗
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	6	4
Security
Certificationssecurity.certifications	SOC 2, ISO/IEC 27001:2022, ISO/IEC 27017:2015, ISO/IEC 27018:2019, ISO 9001:2015, PCI DSS +8 more	-
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	✓	✓
Fedrampsecurity.fedramp	✓	-
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	✓
Hipaasecurity.hipaa	✓	-
Iso27001security.iso27001	✓	✓
Pcisecurity.pci	✓	✓
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	4.8	-
Soc2security.soc2	✓	✓
Trust centersecurity.trust_center	https://www.mongodb.com/products/platform/trust	-
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=conda&package_name=mongodb&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0	-
Reliability
Sla pctreliability.sla_pct	99.99	99.9
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	-
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	8	-
Github starsadoption.github_stars	28,614	15,780
Stackoverflow questionsadoption.stackoverflow_questions	170,000	-
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	100	100
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	30	-
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	SSPL-1.0	-
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	C++	C++
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide	Available worldwide · Popular in US, EU · HQ IL
Content
Faqcontent.faq	8 items	7 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

MongoDB76 / 100medium · 71%

ScyllaDB58 / 100low · 45%

Pricing

Free tier

MongoDB✓

ScyllaDB✓

Model

MongoDBfreemium

ScyllaDBfreemium

Price level

MongoDBmid

ScyllaDBlow

Starting price

MongoDB$56.94

ScyllaDB–

Transparent

MongoDB✓

ScyllaDB✗

Integrations

Count

MongoDB6

ScyllaDB4

Security

Certifications

MongoDBSOC 2, ISO/IEC 27001:2022, ISO/IEC 27017:2015, ISO/IEC 27018:2019, ISO 9001:2015, PCI DSS +8 more

ScyllaDB–

Disclosure policy

MongoDB✓

ScyllaDB✓

Fedramp

MongoDB✓

ScyllaDB–

Gdpr

MongoDB✓

ScyllaDB✓

Hipaa

MongoDB✓

ScyllaDB–

Iso27001

MongoDB✓

ScyllaDB✓

Pci

MongoDB✓

ScyllaDB✓

Scorecard

MongoDB4.8

ScyllaDB–

Soc2

MongoDB✓

ScyllaDB✓

Trust center

MongoDBhttps://www.mongodb.com/products/platform/trust

ScyllaDB–

Vulnerabilities

MongoDBCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=conda&package_name=mongodb&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

ScyllaDB–

Reliability

Sla pct

MongoDB99.99

ScyllaDB99.9

Status page

MongoDB✓

ScyllaDB–

Adoption

Dependent repos

MongoDB8

ScyllaDB–

Github stars

MongoDB28,614

ScyllaDB15,780

Stackoverflow questions

MongoDB170,000

ScyllaDB–

Activity

Commits last 30d

MongoDB100

ScyllaDB100

Release

Cadence days

MongoDB30

ScyllaDB–

License

Spdx

MongoDBSSPL-1.0

ScyllaDB–

Language

Primary

MongoDBC++

ScyllaDBC++

Market

Availability

MongoDBAvailable worldwide

ScyllaDBAvailable worldwide · Popular in US, EU · HQ IL

Content

Faq

MongoDB8 items

ScyllaDB7 items

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for NoSQL Databases
Capability	MongoDB	ScyllaDB
Core
Data model	Document	Wide-column
Query
Query language	MQL / document API	CQL
Consistency
Consistency	Tunable	Tunable
Transactions
Transactions	Multi-item ACID	-
Indexing
Secondary indexes	Yes	Yes
Scale
Partitioning / sharding	Automatic	Automatic
Multi-region	✓	✓
Replication
Replication topology	Primary-secondary	Primary-secondary
Deployment
Hosting	Cloud + self-hosted	Cloud + self-hosted
Schema
Schema	Schemaless	Enforced
Features
TTL / auto-expiry	✓	-
Change streams / CDC	✓	✓
Vector / search built-in	✓	✓
Licensing
Licence class	Source-available (SSPL/BSL)	Source-available (SSPL/BSL)

Core

Data model

MongoDBDocument

ScyllaDBWide-column

Query

Query language

MongoDBMQL / document API

ScyllaDBCQL

Consistency

MongoDBTunable

ScyllaDBTunable

Transactions

MongoDBMulti-item ACID

ScyllaDB-

Indexing

Secondary indexes

MongoDBYes

ScyllaDBYes

Scale

Partitioning / sharding

MongoDBAutomatic

ScyllaDBAutomatic

Multi-region

MongoDB✓

ScyllaDB✓

Replication

Replication topology

MongoDBPrimary-secondary

ScyllaDBPrimary-secondary

Deployment

Hosting

MongoDBCloud + self-hosted

ScyllaDBCloud + self-hosted

Schema

MongoDBSchemaless

ScyllaDBEnforced

Features

TTL / auto-expiry

MongoDB✓

ScyllaDB-

Change streams / CDC

MongoDB✓

ScyllaDB✓

Vector / search built-in

MongoDB✓

ScyllaDB✓

Licensing

Licence class

MongoDBSource-available (SSPL/BSL)

ScyllaDBSource-available (SSPL/BSL)

What each one is

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

MongoDB

Leader

MongoDB is a fully managed cloud database that uses flexible document-based storage and supports complex queries, analytics, and advanced search capabilities including vector and full-text search functionality.

Independently observed

ScyllaDB

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.

MongoDB

Leader

from $56.94/moHybridFree tier

Free tier (512MB), Flex from $8–$30/month, Dedicated from $56.94/month

Free (M0)Free
- 512MB storage
- 32MB sort memory
- 100 ops/sec
- shared vCPUs
- replica set
Flex Clusters$8–$30/month based on usage
- hourly billing
- monthly invoices
Dedicated ClustersFrom $56.94/month
- dedicated resources
- auto-scaling
- horizontal scaling via sharding

as of 2026-10-05verify ↗

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

as of 2026-08-05verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	MongoDB	ScyllaDB
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
macOSPlatforms	✓	✗
WindowsPlatforms	✓	✗
LinuxPlatforms	✓	✗
CLIPlatforms	✓	✗
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓
On-premiseDeployment	✓	✗
HybridDeployment	✓	✗

Platforms

Web

MongoDB✓

ScyllaDB✓

macOS

MongoDB✓

ScyllaDB✗

Windows

MongoDB✓

ScyllaDB✗

Linux

MongoDB✓

ScyllaDB✗

CLI

MongoDB✓

ScyllaDB✗

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

MongoDB✓

ScyllaDB✓

Self-hosted

MongoDB✓

ScyllaDB✓

On-premise

MongoDB✓

ScyllaDB✗

Hybrid

MongoDB✓

ScyllaDB✗

Integrations

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

MongoDB

Leader

12 total

Vertex AI
BigQuery
Datastream
Google Kubernetes Engine
Looker
Apigee
Apache Kafka
Google Vertex AI
Google Cloud BigQuery
Google Cloud Datastream
Google Cloud Functions
Kubernetes

Independently observed

ScyllaDB

4 total

DynamoDB (Alternator API compatibility)
Kubernetes (ScyllaDB Operator)
AWS
GCP

Independently observed

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