Comparison

RethinkDB 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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RethinkDB41

★ScyllaDB58

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	RethinkDB	ScyllaDBLeader
vioscaleAI score	41 / 100medium · 57%	58 / 100low · 45%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	open_source	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	low
Transparentpricing.transparent	-	✗
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	4	4
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	-	✓
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	-	✓
Iso27001security.iso27001	-	✓
Pcisecurity.pci	-	✓
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	3.3	-
Soc2security.soc2	-	✓
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=rethinkdb&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0	-
Reliability
Sla pctreliability.sla_pct	-	99.9
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	1,283	-
Github starsadoption.github_stars	27,005	15,780
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	12,928	-
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	0	100
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	25	-
Historyrelease.history	20 items	-
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	C++	C++
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	-	Available worldwide · Popular in US, EU · HQ IL
Content
Faqcontent.faq	5 items	7 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

RethinkDB41 / 100medium · 57%

ScyllaDB58 / 100low · 45%

Pricing

Free tier

RethinkDB✓

ScyllaDB✓

Model

RethinkDBopen_source

ScyllaDBfreemium

Price level

RethinkDBfree

ScyllaDBlow

Transparent

RethinkDB–

ScyllaDB✗

Integrations

Count

RethinkDB4

ScyllaDB4

Security

Disclosure policy

RethinkDB–

ScyllaDB✓

Gdpr

RethinkDB–

ScyllaDB✓

Iso27001

RethinkDB–

ScyllaDB✓

Pci

RethinkDB–

ScyllaDB✓

Scorecard

RethinkDB3.3

ScyllaDB–

Soc2

RethinkDB–

ScyllaDB✓

Vulnerabilities

RethinkDBCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=rethinkdb&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

ScyllaDB–

Reliability

Sla pct

RethinkDB–

ScyllaDB99.9

Adoption

Dependent repos

RethinkDB1,283

ScyllaDB–

Github stars

RethinkDB27,005

ScyllaDB15,780

Package downloads weekly

RethinkDB12,928

ScyllaDB–

Activity

Commits last 30d

RethinkDB0

ScyllaDB100

Release

Cadence days

RethinkDB25

ScyllaDB–

History

RethinkDB20 items

ScyllaDB–

Language

Primary

RethinkDBC++

ScyllaDBC++

Market

Availability

RethinkDB–

ScyllaDBAvailable worldwide · Popular in US, EU · HQ IL

Content

Faq

RethinkDB5 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	RethinkDB	ScyllaDB
Core
Data model	Document	Wide-column
Query
Query language	-	CQL
Consistency
Consistency	-	Tunable
Transactions
Transactions	-	-
Indexing
Secondary indexes	Yes	Yes
Scale
Partitioning / sharding	-	Automatic
Multi-region	-	✓
Replication
Replication topology	Primary-secondary	Primary-secondary
Deployment
Hosting	Self-hosted only	Cloud + self-hosted
Schema
Schema	Schemaless	Enforced
Features
TTL / auto-expiry	-	-
Change streams / CDC	✓	✓
Vector / search built-in	-	✓
Licensing
Licence class	Permissive OSS	Source-available (SSPL/BSL)

Core

Data model

RethinkDBDocument

ScyllaDBWide-column

Query

Query language

RethinkDB-

ScyllaDBCQL

Consistency

RethinkDB-

ScyllaDBTunable

Transactions

RethinkDB-

ScyllaDB-

Indexing

Secondary indexes

RethinkDBYes

ScyllaDBYes

Scale

Partitioning / sharding

RethinkDB-

ScyllaDBAutomatic

Multi-region

RethinkDB-

ScyllaDB✓

Replication

Replication topology

RethinkDBPrimary-secondary

ScyllaDBPrimary-secondary

Deployment

Hosting

RethinkDBSelf-hosted only

ScyllaDBCloud + self-hosted

Schema

RethinkDBSchemaless

ScyllaDBEnforced

Features

TTL / auto-expiry

RethinkDB-

ScyllaDB-

Change streams / CDC

RethinkDB✓

ScyllaDB✓

Vector / search built-in

RethinkDB-

ScyllaDB✓

Licensing

Licence class

RethinkDBPermissive OSS

ScyllaDBSource-available (SSPL/BSL)

What each one is

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

RethinkDB

A database that eliminates polling by automatically streaming query changes to connected clients, enabling developers to build responsive real-time applications with less complexity.

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.

RethinkDB

Open sourceFree tier

as of 2026-10-13verify ↗

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 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	RethinkDB	ScyllaDB
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
macOSPlatforms	✓	✗
WindowsPlatforms	✓	✗
LinuxPlatforms	✓	✗
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✗	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓

Platforms

Web

RethinkDB✓

ScyllaDB✓

macOS

RethinkDB✓

ScyllaDB✗

Windows

RethinkDB✓

ScyllaDB✗

Linux

RethinkDB✓

ScyllaDB✗

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

RethinkDB✗

ScyllaDB✓

Self-hosted

RethinkDB✓

ScyllaDB✓

Integrations

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

RethinkDB

4 total

Elasticsearch
RabbitMQ
Rails
PubNub

Independently observed

ScyllaDB

Leader

4 total

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

Independently observed

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