Comparison

MongoDB vs ScyllaDB

On the evidence we track, MongoDB leads this comparison with a composite score of 75/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★MongoDB75

ScyllaDB55

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	MongoDBLeader	ScyllaDB
Vioscale score	75 / 100medium · 71%	55 / 100medium · 51%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✗
Modelpricing.model	commercial	commercial
Price levelpricing.price_level	low	unknown
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✗
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	7	4
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	✓	✓
Fedrampsecurity.fedramp	✓	-
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	✓
Hipaasecurity.hipaa	✓	-
Iso27001security.iso27001	✓	✓
Pcisecurity.pci	✓	✓
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	4.7	-
Soc2security.soc2	✓	✓
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	99.995	99.9
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	-
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	8	-
Github starsadoption.github_stars	28,507	15,723
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 · Popular in US, GB · HQ US	Available worldwide · Popular in US, EU · HQ IL
Content
Faqcontent.faq	8 items	-

Score

Vioscale score

MongoDB75 / 100medium · 71%

ScyllaDB55 / 100medium · 51%

Pricing

Free tier

MongoDB✓

ScyllaDB✗

Model

MongoDBcommercial

ScyllaDBcommercial

Price level

MongoDBlow

ScyllaDBunknown

Transparent

MongoDB✓

ScyllaDB✗

Integrations

Count

MongoDB7

ScyllaDB4

Security

Disclosure policy

MongoDB✓

ScyllaDB✓

Fedramp

MongoDB✓

ScyllaDB–

Gdpr

MongoDB✓

ScyllaDB✓

Hipaa

MongoDB✓

ScyllaDB–

Iso27001

MongoDB✓

ScyllaDB✓

Pci

MongoDB✓

ScyllaDB✓

Scorecard

MongoDB4.7

ScyllaDB–

Soc2

MongoDB✓

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

MongoDB99.995

ScyllaDB99.9

Status page

MongoDB✓

ScyllaDB–

Adoption

Dependent repos

MongoDB8

ScyllaDB–

Github stars

MongoDB28,507

ScyllaDB15,723

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 · Popular in US, GB · HQ US

ScyllaDBAvailable worldwide · Popular in US, EU · HQ IL

Content

Faq

MongoDB8 items

ScyllaDB–

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)	-

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)

ScyllaDB-

What each one is

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

MongoDB

Leader

MongoDB is a distributed database platform available as a fully managed cloud service across multiple providers or as a self-hosted deployment. It supports JSON-like documents with flexible schemas, real-time querying, multi-region replication, ACID transactions, and integrated vector search for AI applications.

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.

MongoDB

Leader

from $0.01/moHybridFree tier

Free tier available. Flex clusters from $8-$30/month. Dedicated clusters from $56.94/month. Enterprise Advanced available via contact sales.

FreeFree
- Free forever
- 512MB storage
- Shared RAM and vCPU
Flex$0.011/hour (up to $30/month)
- 5GB storage
- Shared RAM and vCPU
- On-demand burst capacity
- Up to $30/month
DedicatedStarts at $56.94/month
- Dedicated resources
- Configurable storage and compute
- M10 through M700 cluster tiers
- Multiple regions available
Enterprise AdvancedContact sales
- Ops Manager
- Kubernetes Operator
- Enterprise security features
- BI integration
- Commercial license
- +1 more

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

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	✓	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✗
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓
HybridDeployment	✓	✗

Platforms

Web

MongoDB✓

ScyllaDB✓

CLI

MongoDB✓

ScyllaDB✗

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

MongoDB✓

ScyllaDB✓

Self-hosted

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

7 total

Vertex AI
BigQuery
Datastream
Google Kubernetes Engine
Looker
Apigee
Apache Kafka

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.