# Amazon Keyspaces vs ScyllaDB Comparison
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## AI Generated Summary
- **G2 reviewers report** that ScyllaDB excels in **cost efficiency** , with users highlighting its significant savings and compatibility with Cassandra. The operational simplicity and robust ecosystem contribute to a more efficient experience, especially for small businesses.
- **Users say** that Amazon Keyspaces offers a **fully managed database service** that scales seamlessly with traffic demands. Reviewers appreciate its automated backups and low downtime, making it a reliable choice for businesses that prioritize uptime and quick recoverability.
- **According to verified reviews** , ScyllaDB stands out for its **scalability** , allowing users to orchestrate multiple events effortlessly. This capability is particularly praised for handling low latency, which is crucial for applications requiring high performance.
- **Reviewers mention** that while both products are user-friendly, Amazon Keyspaces has a slight edge in **ease of setup**. Users appreciate its straightforward integration with Apache Cassandra, making it accessible for teams looking to get started quickly.
- **G2 reviewers highlight** that ScyllaDB's **quality of support** is commendable, with users noting the company's commitment to user experience. The open and involved nature of ScyllaDB's team fosters a strong relationship with its user base.
- **Users report** that while Amazon Keyspaces is effective for many use cases, it may not match the **performance metrics** of ScyllaDB, particularly in environments that demand high throughput and low latency, as noted by users who value ScyllaDB's performance on fewer nodes.



| | Amazon Keyspaces | ScyllaDB | 
|---|---|---|
| **Star Rating** | 4.6 out of 5 | 4.5 out of 5 | 
| **Total Reviews** | 17 | 427 | 
| **Largest Market Segment** | Small-Business (56.3% of reviews) | Small-Business (41.8% of reviews) | 
| **Entry Level Price** | No pricing available | No pricing available | 

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## Top Pros & Cons

### Amazon Keyspaces

**Not enough data**

### ScyllaDB

Pros:
- Performance (57 reviews)
- Speed (49 reviews)

Cons:
- Learning Curve (21 reviews)
- Limited Features (13 reviews)

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## Ratings Comparison
| Rating | Amazon Keyspaces | ScyllaDB | 
|---|---|---|
  | **Meets Requirements** | 9.6 (9 reviews) | 8.8 (333 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Use** | 8.5 (9 reviews) | 8.5 (342 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Setup** | 9.0 (5 reviews) | 8.3 (250 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Admin** | 8.7 (5 reviews) | 8.2 (125 reviews) | 
  | **Quality of Support** | 8.3 (9 reviews) | 8.6 (312 reviews) | 
  | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 8.7 (5 reviews) | 8.7 (105 reviews) | 
  | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 10.0 (6 reviews) | 9.0 (324 reviews) | 

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## Pricing

### Amazon Keyspaces

#### Entry-Level Pricing

No pricing available

#### Free Trial

No information available

### ScyllaDB

#### Entry-Level Pricing

No pricing available

#### Free Trial

Yes

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## Features Comparison By Category

### Key Value Databases

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Amazon Keyspaces** | N/A | N/A |
| **ScyllaDB** | 8.6/10 | 183 |

#### Data Management

| Feature | Amazon Keyspaces | ScyllaDB | 
|---|---|---|
| **Data Model** | Not enough data | 8.7 (162 reviews) | 
| **Data Types** | Not enough data | 8.8 (163 reviews) | 

#### Availability

| Feature | Amazon Keyspaces | ScyllaDB | 
|---|---|---|
| **Auto Sharding** | Not enough data | 9.0 (157 reviews) | 
| **Auto Recovery** | Not enough data | 8.6 (154 reviews) | 
| **Data Replication** | Not enough data | 8.7 (156 reviews) | 

#### Performance 

| Feature | Amazon Keyspaces | ScyllaDB | 
|---|---|---|
| **Integrated Cache** | Not enough data | 8.8 (148 reviews) | 

#### Security

| Feature | Amazon Keyspaces | ScyllaDB | 
|---|---|---|
| **Role-Based Authorization** | Not enough data | 8.4 (141 reviews) | 
| **Authentication** | Not enough data | 8.5 (144 reviews) | 
| **Audit Logs** | Not enough data | 8.5 (142 reviews) | 
| **Encryption** | Not enough data | 8.6 (143 reviews) | 

#### Support

| Feature | Amazon Keyspaces | ScyllaDB | 
|---|---|---|
| **Multi-Model** | Not enough data | 8.5 (139 reviews) | 
| **Operating Systems** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 

### Wide Column Database

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Amazon Keyspaces** | 8.4/10 | 6 |
| **ScyllaDB** | 8.5/10 | 83 |

#### Storage

| Feature | Amazon Keyspaces | ScyllaDB | 
|---|---|---|
| **Data Storage Method** | 8.3 (6 reviews) | 8.5 (70 reviews) | 

#### Scalability

| Feature | Amazon Keyspaces | ScyllaDB | 
|---|---|---|
| **Database Scalability** | 9.2 (6 reviews) | 9.1 (78 reviews) | 
| **Auto Sharding** | 8.3 (6 reviews) | 8.7 (71 reviews) | 

#### Security

| Feature | Amazon Keyspaces | ScyllaDB | 
|---|---|---|
| **Order Preserving Encryption** | 8.0 (5 reviews) | 8.2 (64 reviews) | 

#### Support

| Feature | Amazon Keyspaces | ScyllaDB | 
|---|---|---|
| **Data Types Support** | 8.3 (6 reviews) | 8.6 (74 reviews) | 
| **Different Operating Systems** | 8.0 (5 reviews) | Feature Not Available | 
| **Multi model Database Support** | 8.9 (6 reviews) | 8.3 (68 reviews) | 

#### Agentic AI - Wide Column Database

| Feature | Amazon Keyspaces | ScyllaDB | 
|---|---|---|
| **Decision Making** | Not enough data | 7.9 (7 reviews) | 

### Database as a Service (DBaaS)

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Amazon Keyspaces** | N/A | N/A |
| **ScyllaDB** | 8.8/10 | 163 |

#### Configuration

| Feature | Amazon Keyspaces | ScyllaDB | 
|---|---|---|
| **Application Performance** | Not enough data | 9.2 (152 reviews) | 
| **Orchestration** | Not enough data | 8.8 (142 reviews) | 
| **Database Monitoring** | Not enough data | 8.9 (151 reviews) | 
| **Anomaly Detection** | Not enough data | 8.4 (136 reviews) | 
| **Network Security** | Not enough data | 8.7 (139 reviews) | 

#### Database Administration

| Feature | Amazon Keyspaces | ScyllaDB | 
|---|---|---|
| **Provisioning** | Not enough data | 8.8 (137 reviews) | 
| **Governance** | Not enough data | 8.7 (133 reviews) | 
| **Auditing** | Not enough data | 8.7 (133 reviews) | 

#### Availability

| Feature | Amazon Keyspaces | ScyllaDB | 
|---|---|---|
| **Scalability** | Not enough data | 9.5 (153 reviews) | 
| **Backup** | Not enough data | 8.9 (147 reviews) | 
| **Archiving** | Not enough data | 8.9 (136 reviews) | 
| **Indexing** | Not enough data | 8.9 (145 reviews) | 

#### Security

| Feature | Amazon Keyspaces | ScyllaDB | 
|---|---|---|
| **Data Masking** | Not enough data | 8.7 (123 reviews) | 
| **Authentication And Single Sign-On** | Not enough data | 8.7 (126 reviews) | 
| **Data Anonymization** | Not enough data | 8.7 (126 reviews) | 

#### Data Management

| Feature | Amazon Keyspaces | ScyllaDB | 
|---|---|---|
| **Data Replication** | Not enough data | 8.9 (137 reviews) | 
| **Advanced Data Analytics** | Not enough data | 8.7 (129 reviews) | 

### NoSQL Databases

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Amazon Keyspaces** | N/A | N/A |
| **ScyllaDB** | N/A | N/A |

#### Database Features

| Feature | Amazon Keyspaces | ScyllaDB | 
|---|---|---|
| **Storage** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Availability** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Stability** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Scalability** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Security** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Data Manipulation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Query Language** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

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## Categories
**Shared Categories (1):** [Wide Column Database Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/wide-column-database)


**Unique to ScyllaDB (2):** [Key Value Databases](https://www.g2.com/categories/key-value-databases), [Database as a Service (DBaaS) Providers](https://www.g2.com/categories/database-as-a-service-dbaas)


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## Reviewer Demographics

### By Company Size

| Segment | Amazon Keyspaces | ScyllaDB | 
|---|---|---|
| **Small-Business** | 56.3% | 41.8% | 
| **Mid-Market** | 25.0% | 29.6% | 
| **Enterprise** | 18.8% | 28.6% | 

### By Industry

#### Amazon Keyspaces

- **Information Technology and Services:** 12.5%
- **Information Services:** 12.5%
- **Education Management:** 12.5%
- **Computer Software:** 12.5%
- **Accounting:** 12.5%
- **Management Consulting:** 6.3%
- **Investment Management:** 6.3%
- **Food & Beverages:** 6.3%
- **Building Materials:** 6.3%
- **Banking:** 6.3%
- **Other:** 6.3%

#### ScyllaDB

- **Computer Software:** 29.8%
- **Information Technology and Services:** 13.2%
- **Financial Services:** 6.1%
- **Education Management:** 3.7%
- **Banking:** 3.7%
- **Computer & Network Security:** 3.2%
- **Telecommunications:** 2.6%
- **Hospital & Health Care:** 2.4%
- **Consulting:** 2.4%
- **Entertainment:** 2.1%
- **Other:** 30.9%

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## Alternatives

### Alternatives to Amazon Keyspaces

- [Hbase](https://www.g2.com/products/hbase/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (114 reviews)
- [Cassandra](https://www.g2.com/products/cassandra/reviews) — 4.1/5 stars (35 reviews)
- [YugabyteDB](https://www.g2.com/products/yugabytedb/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (65 reviews)
- [Google Cloud BigTable](https://www.g2.com/products/google-cloud-bigtable/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (41 reviews)
- [Microsoft Azure Cosmos DB](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-azure-cosmos-db/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (14 reviews)
- [Azure Table Storage](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-table-storage/reviews) — 4.1/5 stars (17 reviews)
- [Accumulo](https://www.g2.com/products/accumulo/reviews) — 4.0/5 stars (12 reviews)
- [Alibaba Table Store](https://www.g2.com/products/alibaba-table-store/reviews) — 2.5/5 stars (1 reviews)
- [Managed Apache Cassandra](https://www.g2.com/products/managed-apache-cassandra/reviews) — 3.5/5 stars (1 reviews)
- [HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric](https://www.g2.com/products/hpe-ezmeral-data-fabric/reviews) — 0.0/5 stars (0 reviews)

### Alternatives to ScyllaDB

- [Couchbase](https://www.g2.com/products/couchbase/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (150 reviews)
- [Cassandra](https://www.g2.com/products/cassandra/reviews) — 4.1/5 stars (35 reviews)
- [Amazon DynamoDB](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-web-services-aws-amazon-dynamodb/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (529 reviews)
- [Redis Software](https://www.g2.com/products/redis-software/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (134 reviews)
- [Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-relational-database-service-rds/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (908 reviews)
- [MongoDB Atlas](https://www.g2.com/products/mongodb-atlas/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (899 reviews)
- [SAP HANA Cloud](https://www.g2.com/products/sap-hana-cloud-2025-10-01/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (621 reviews)
- [Oracle Database](https://www.g2.com/products/oracle-database/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (1012 reviews)
- [IBM Db2](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-db2/reviews) — 4.1/5 stars (682 reviews)
- [Amazon Aurora](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-aurora/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (457 reviews)

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## Top Discussions

### Amazon Keyspaces

No discussions available for this product.

### ScyllaDB

- Title: [What is the agenda for the coming quarter, what new features will be introduced?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-the-agenda-for-the-coming-quarter-what-new-features-will-be-introduced) — 2 comments, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "Planned features for Scylla Open Source 4.x and 5.x

• Enhancements to our DynamoDB compatible API (Alternator)
• Faster resumable streaming (Repair base..."
- Title: [Is ScyllaDB free?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-scylladb-free) — 1 comment, 1 upvote *(includes official response)*
  > **Top comment:** "ScyllaDB is available as a “source available” solution. You can utilize the complete ScyllaDB feature set for free if your deployment remains under 10 TB of..."
- Title: [How does ScyllaDB handle sharding and replication?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/how-does-scylladb-handle-sharding-and-replication) — 1 comment, 1 upvote *(includes official response)*
  > **Top comment:** "ScyllaDB follows a shard-per-core design that assigns specific data partitions to individual CPU cores, reducing internal contention. It employs consistent..."
- Title: [What are the main tradeoffs when switching to ScyllaDB?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-are-the-main-tradeoffs-when-switching-to-scylladb) — 1 comment, 1 upvote *(includes official response)*
  > **Top comment:** "As a NoSQL database, ScyllaDB prioritizes performance and scalability over traditional relational features like complex joins or ad-hoc reporting. While it..."
- Title: [Why is ScyllaDB faster than alternatives?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/why-is-scylladb-faster-than-alternatives) — 1 comment, 1 upvote *(includes official response)*
  > **Top comment:** "The speed of ScyllaDB stems from its shared-nothing, shard-per-core architecture, which maximizes CPU efficiency and concurrency. Built on the Seastar..."

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**Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/amazon-keyspaces-vs-scylladb)