We have a business model that requires heavy reads for several applications all in one place. So we decided to use ScyllaDB because of the workload, to have multiple reads and writes at the same time.
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Query any data from any node as fast as possible and documentation cut out really nicely
What is our primary use case?
What is most valuable?
I like how fast it is to query data from the ScyllaDB node! Because it can actually enable you to query any data from any node as fast as possible. And the ability to save the same copies of data across the cluster, depending on your setup as well. It's really fast.
What needs improvement?
Some of the regular commands in NoSQL do not work. It's Cassandra and ScyllaDB, so you have to make custom commands to be able to query data sometimes. It doesn't have universal compatibility. It will not allow you to make use of some functions. So, I have to do custom queries to query data.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using it for about a year now.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I experienced one or two bugs, but for the database itself, it's stable. For other features, such as the ScyllaDB Manager (the one you use to control other nodes, make backups, and check the status of other nodes), there were issues. When you deploy ScyllaDB, you also deploy another instance for the manager that helps you control dashboards and visualizations.
In the previous release, there were one or two things they had to correct, which sometimes caused unexplainable errors. You had to update to the latest version. But so far, their 3.3 version has been really stable. I updated it last week.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
We have about two teams right now, so the number of people would be about eight to ten.
How are customer service and support?
I have contacted the customer service and support. We are trying to move to the enterprise version because the open-source version is limited.
I think everyone is trying to adopt ScyllaDB, and it's quite new. There isn't enough information on the Internet if you don't have support. So we are considering getting support as well.
ScyllaDB is trying to build their customer base right now. They are very on point. I've just had a few interactions with them, but I strongly agree that the support is very good.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We had a business model, and we tried to do a bit of research to see which one fits best. Because of ScyllaDB's scalability and high performance, they chose it.
We are a financial institution and we have relationships with several banks and fintechs. So we have their data in-house, and we try to manipulate this data, derive analytics from it, save it in different forms, and manipulate it.
ScyllaDB helps us manage high data volumes and support rapid read and write operations. It is also very effective when we demand high throughput with low latency and the ability to scale as fast as possible.
We had existing databases such as Mongo and SQL Server, but we were having performance issues. We needed something to expand, something to have a broader reach, something to give us more robustness. So that was the reason why we went with ScyllaDB.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is pretty easy. They have their documentation cut out really nicely. It's like the more regular installations you have to do for a database cluster. But, yeah, it's pretty easy.
We use the open-source version on-premises, but we're trying to move to the enterprise version. But currently, we are deployed on-premises.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
It's a bit expensive. When we were given a quotation for our setup, it was actually quite expensive as well.
What other advice do I have?
If you are not familiar with it at all and you're trying to adopt it for the first time, it's going to be incredibly difficult. It's a journey that we have passed through. Without proper support or without going for the cloud model or the enterprise model where you get support from ScyllaDB, I would advise against going for ScyllaDB.
But if you want to try it out to see what it can do, and you're okay with running without support, I'd say fine, you can use it. It's a really good database.
But if you've explained your business model and what you want to use it for, my first question would be whether you are okay with running without support. If you can't, I would ask you to just look somewhere else for something that works better for you.
Overall, I would rate it an eight out of ten, with one being bad and ten being the best. I haven't really explored the full capabilities of ScyllaDB because without support, you don't know how efficient it can be and how your usage can be.
The reason why I would say eight is because we've seen firsthand how ScyllaDB is able to manage a high workload. And because of its shared-nothing architecture, it distributes its views and processes.
NoSQL DB with High Performance - ScyllaDB
What do you like best about the product?
The best part about scyllaDB I personally Like is its Low latency and High Scalability
It is very strongly compatable with Cassendra DB
It is really easy to use
ScyllaDB has very good custom support and quick issue resolution team
It is very strongly compatable with Cassendra DB
It is really easy to use
ScyllaDB has very good custom support and quick issue resolution team
What do you dislike about the product?
Cost is a very big dislike I found about scyllaDB I find it quite costly
There is lack availability of resouces whic hinders learning
There is lack availability of resouces whic hinders learning
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Me and my team has recetly faced a lot of problems related to latency and scalability where scyllaDB act as life boat resolving all the issues
Best tool for data management
What do you like best about the product?
This is the best database that has truly helped in managing the data in our organization. I am very impressed with some of its features like its good performance in managing the large amount of data, scalability, and security. I highly recommend it to any organization for a database solution.
What do you dislike about the product?
There is nothing like such that I did not like but it can be somewhat difficult to use for the new people using this. Apart from this it is extremely useful for managing the data.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
There is a huge amount of data on which I was working and ScyllaDB has helped me a lot on executing the queries and managing the data.
Optimal nosql solution for scalability
What do you like best about the product?
Scylladb prooved to be our one stop solution for all our database needs.It provides number of features like high scalblity,auto sharding,low latency and high performance db engine along with fine tuning of the shard level configuration. The best thing was it provide tablet monitoring where i can see query performance and output. We often use it for planty of use cases and best part is it is easy to integrate and use.
What do you dislike about the product?
At first glance enterprise edition would be difficult to grasp due to wide range of option in the scylladb monitoring dashboard. customer support & documentation can be improved. ALso all features compared to other dbs are still under development.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Scylladb being a nosql db provide alot of features with cloud native applications. Previously we used dynamodb for our use cases so the transition with scylladb was very easy having alot of functionality on top of it. Data districution with tablet is one of the key feature that enhances our database usage and personally i like it's monitoring dashboard which is quiet user-friendly and easy to use.
High Scalability and Low latency - SycllaDB
What do you like best about the product?
Best part I like about scylla DB is its ease of use and reliability. I also found it quite intuned with cassandra DP. As far as customer support is concern i found it best in market. It is also very scalable
What do you dislike about the product?
I found it heavely priced
I was not able to found good learning documents and resources which makes it quite challenging to learn
I was not able to found good learning documents and resources which makes it quite challenging to learn
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
As I work in team I have huge problem of Scalability and Latency where scyllaDB helped me alot not only to me but also to my team
ScyllaDB: A High-Performance NoSQL Database That Excels
What do you like best about the product?
What I like best about ScyllaDB is its impressive performance. By fully leveraging modern multi-core processors, ScyllaDB achieves significantly lower latencies and higher throughput compared to traditional NoSQL databases. This high performance makes it ideal for real-time applications and large-scale data handling.
What do you dislike about the product?
One downside of ScyllaDB is its resource-intensive nature. While it delivers excellent performance, it can require significant hardware resources to operate optimally. This might lead to higher infrastructure costs, especially for smaller organizations or those with limited budgets.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
ScyllaDB solves issues of high latency and low throughput with its efficient multi-core processing, ensuring faster data processing. It provides linear scalability, maintaining performance as data grows, and offers ease of use with its compatibility with CQL and robust tooling. Additionally, its automatic failover and data replication ensure high availability and reliability
Best performing NoSQL Database
What do you like best about the product?
We have been using ScyllaDB for a while now. Amazed with latest features like tablet based data distribution, and rebalacing of data across multiple nodes. The fasted bootstrapping of nodes in a busy cluster is the highlight of scyllaDB which makes it's usage and integration quite seamless. My Current Organisation Infosec is using this for security data analysis and threat protection.
What do you dislike about the product?
It lacks some of the features which exist in cassandra and some DBs like the graph queries, built-in-search flexibilty etc. High resource consumption as a result of good performance. Customer support and doc could be improvement with time.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
High scaling capabilities and automatic sharding functionalities differs it from other DBs and serve the purpose of our reliable NoSQL database. We store large sets of data and rarely had a problem with the accessibility. It's cloud agnostic so containerization does help in keeping things easy.
ScyllaDB helped in improving my understanding on high-performance database for my academic projects.
What do you like best about the product?
ScyllaDB's high high-performing capabilities helped me explore real-time applications like online transaction processing systems and real-time analytics platforms. It helped me understand high-performance data dynamics and their efficiency in handling large data volumes. Its strong community support greatly helps in learning by offering practical solutions and best practices.
The things that I like the most about ScyllaDB are its easy application to transition between the two databases, and the relevance of ScyllaDB in today's industry because of its usage in industries like real-time analytics, finance, and IoT. The most important thing about ScyllaDB is that it is easily accessible for students like me without any financial investments.
The things that I like the most about ScyllaDB are its easy application to transition between the two databases, and the relevance of ScyllaDB in today's industry because of its usage in industries like real-time analytics, finance, and IoT. The most important thing about ScyllaDB is that it is easily accessible for students like me without any financial investments.
What do you dislike about the product?
ScyllaDB is a bit complex for individuals who do not have prior experience of using a similar system. It requires high resources for students with limited cloud and hardware resources making it limited reachable for experimenting on a budget. Its configuration is a complex and time-consuming procedure that demands in-depth knowledge. Access to its advanced features is costly which is not a pocket-friendly option for students like me.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
ScyllaDB helps in handling large-scale data efficiently. Its efficiency in processing real-time data makes it a reliable database architecture for businesses to rely on in today's advanced technological era.
It benefits me because I gained hands-on experience in distributed systems and modern data management through it. It helped me learn performance optimization and scalability of databases which I think is important for my academic projects and professional journey. It prepared me for seeking a career in data management by developing a data management skill.
It benefits me because I gained hands-on experience in distributed systems and modern data management through it. It helped me learn performance optimization and scalability of databases which I think is important for my academic projects and professional journey. It prepared me for seeking a career in data management by developing a data management skill.
Submillisecond latency high performance workload useful for key-value store
What do you like best about the product?
Blazingly fast and scalable with more than 50k+ queries going per seconds.
Docker images are easy to setup and docs are very relevant along with good tutorials at university.scylladb.com.
Its a stable database giving high availability and high performance after tweaking and tuning for particular usecase.
Docker images are easy to setup and docs are very relevant along with good tutorials at university.scylladb.com.
Its a stable database giving high availability and high performance after tweaking and tuning for particular usecase.
What do you dislike about the product?
There is no autoconfig which can set tunables optimal for a given hardware which is must to get high performance.
Other than that, there are not major downsides except there is not much gain from the scylladb if request rates are very low. Other databases perform better for smaller usecases.
Other than that, there are not major downsides except there is not much gain from the scylladb if request rates are very low. Other databases perform better for smaller usecases.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Its a high performance database which can scale really well and uses docker underneath for easy management and compatiblity.
Low latency with high scalability - Scylla DB
What do you like best about the product?
- In terms of performance and speed, Scylla DB is my personal choice
- Found Scylla Db highly compatible with Cassandra DB
- The SQL DB is very reliable and also available
- Multi Shard functionaility and ease of use is my favorite part about Scylla DB
- Superb customer support service
- Found Scylla Db highly compatible with Cassandra DB
- The SQL DB is very reliable and also available
- Multi Shard functionaility and ease of use is my favorite part about Scylla DB
- Superb customer support service
What do you dislike about the product?
- Costly
- Lack of availability of learning material, it makes whole learning experience very challenging
- Lack of availability of learning material, it makes whole learning experience very challenging
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
AS our team uses low SQL DB very frequently, where main challenges that we face is that of performance and latency. Scylla DB comes to be a great solution for me and my team.
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