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Comparison

RavenDB vs ScyllaDB

No clear leader: ScyllaDB (57.9) and RavenDB (56.2) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

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RavenDB56
ScyllaDB58
Score
vioscaleAI score
RavenDB56 / 100medium · 63%
ScyllaDB58 / 100low · 45%
Pricing
Free tier
RavenDB✓
ScyllaDB✓
Model
RavenDBfreemium
ScyllaDBfreemium
Price level
RavenDBlow
ScyllaDBlow
Transparent
RavenDB✗
ScyllaDB✗
Integrations
Count
RavenDB20
ScyllaDB4
Security
Certifications
Disclosure policy
RavenDB–
ScyllaDB✓
Gdpr
RavenDB✓
ScyllaDB✓
Hipaa
RavenDB✓
ScyllaDB–
Iso27001
RavenDB✓
ScyllaDB✓
Pci
RavenDB–
ScyllaDB✓
Scorecard
RavenDB5.7
ScyllaDB–
Soc2
RavenDB✓
ScyllaDB✓
Trust center
RavenDBhttps://ravendb.net/trust
ScyllaDB–
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Sla pct
RavenDB–
ScyllaDB99.9
Status page
RavenDB✓
ScyllaDB–
Adoption
Dependent repos
RavenDB1
ScyllaDB–
Github stars
RavenDB4,001
ScyllaDB15,780
Package downloads weekly
RavenDB6,144
ScyllaDB–
Activity
Commits last 30d
RavenDB100
ScyllaDB100
Release
History
RavenDB20 items
ScyllaDB–
License
Spdx
RavenDBMIT
ScyllaDB–
Language
Primary
RavenDBC#
ScyllaDBC++
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
RavenDB6 items
ScyllaDB7 items

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

RavenDB

A document database with automatic index optimization and schema management, enabling rapid application development without DevOps overhead.

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.

RavenDB

HybridFree tier
as of verify ↗

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 verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

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

Integrations

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

RavenDB

21 total
  • SQL Server
  • Oracle
  • PostgreSQL
  • MySQL
  • Elasticsearch
  • Kafka
  • RabbitMQ
  • Snowflake
  • Amazon SQS
  • Azure Queue Storage
  • Azure Service Bus
  • Power BI
  • Akka.NET
  • Apache Parquet
  • NLog
  • Zabbix
  • Datadog
  • PTRG
  • Telegraf
  • Grafana
  • Apache Kafka
Independently observed

ScyllaDB

4 total
  • DynamoDB (Alternator API compatibility)
  • Kubernetes (ScyllaDB Operator)
  • AWS
  • GCP
Independently observed
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RavenDB or ScyllaDB: which one depends on you

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