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We use it as a non-relational database. We use it to store two things:
We use it as an image database as well, such as user profile pictures and product catalog promotional pictures.
ScyllaDB is a rewrite of Cassandra in C++ and uses a special library called Seastar, which was developed by ScyllaDB.
Seastar is optimized for I/O operations, which makes it very good compared to Cassandra. Like it's ten times better in terms of performance.
The documentation is good. It integrates easily with our existing data infrastructure.
If you don't have the best computing resources, then it's not easy to set up. In such cases, we have to run ScyllaDB in developer mode.
I have been using it for five years.
I have never faced any problems. As per my use case and our environment, it is stable.
It's pretty good. It offers everything we need at this time. It's a scalable product.
In my organization, all 55 people across six products use ScyllaDB.
We have never contacted customer service and support. It's all working great. So, never needed the support
We tried MongoDB. It wasn't scalable at that time, like six or seven years ago. Then we moved to Cassandra and then ScyllaDB.
With best computing resources: If you have good computing resources like CPUs, memory, and especially solid-state drives (SSDs), the installation and configuration are very easy.
Without the best computing resources: If you don't have the best computing resources, then it's not easy to set up. In such cases, we have to run ScyllaDB in developer mode.
It's free. Only support is costly. So the support is an extra cost, which is expensive.
I would recommend to use it. It is easy for a beginner to learn to use ScyllaDB for the first time.
Overall, I would rate it a ten out of ten.