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Serverless database service from AWS compatible with Apache Cassandra's CQL API. A closed product from Amazon Web Services.
| Tool | Fit | Stars | Licence | Terms | Self-hosted | Language | Latest | Last push |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ScyllaDB | Drop-in | 16k | Other | Source available | Yes | C++ | scylla-2026.3.2 | 2026-10-06 |
| Apache Cassandra | Drop-in | 10k | Apache-2.0 | Open source | Yes | Java | cassandra-5.0.9 | 2026-10-05 |
2 alternatives
NoSQL data store using the Seastar framework, compatible with Apache Cassandra and Amazon DynamoDB
Speaks the Cassandra CQL API that Keyspaces implements; IAM authentication becomes ScyllaDB roles.
Open source transactional distributed database. Linear scalability and proven fault-tolerance on commodity hardware or cloud infrastructure without compromising performance.
Keyspaces implements Cassandra's CQL API, so drivers and queries carry over; IAM authentication becomes Cassandra roles.