# ScyllaDB

> ScyllaDB builds a distributed NoSQL database for applications that need high throughput and predictable latency. Its Cassandra-compatible engine also offers a DynamoDB-compatible API and is sold as self-managed Enterprise software and managed ScyllaDB Cloud, with a resource-limited free tier.

- **Founded:** 2013
- **Headquarters:** Sunnyvale, United States
- **Founders:** Dor Laor (CEO and co-founder), Avi Kivity (CTO and co-founder)
- **Products:** ScyllaDB Enterprise, ScyllaDB Cloud, ScyllaDB X Cloud, ScyllaDB Vector Search, ScyllaDB Manager, Monitoring and Operator
- **Notable:** Discord reported reducing its messages cluster from 177 Cassandra nodes to 72 ScyllaDB nodes after a 2022 cutover., ScyllaDB reports more than 400 customer organizations., Received a 2023 Google Cloud Customer of the Year award in the Cross-Industry category.

## Products & services

- **ScyllaDB Enterprise** — Source-available, self-managed distributed NoSQL database with a free tier limited to 10 TB total storage and 50 vCPUs; paid use and support beyond it.
- **ScyllaDB Cloud** — Fully managed database service on AWS and Google Cloud, including bring-your-own-account deployments.
- **ScyllaDB X Cloud** — Elastic managed offering built around tablet-based distribution, autoscaling and mixed node sizes; announced in 2025 and generally available in 2026.
- **ScyllaDB Vector Search** — Integrated vector retrieval feature, generally available in December 2025.
- **ScyllaDB Manager, Monitoring and Operator** — Tools for backup, maintenance, observability and Kubernetes deployment.

## Achievements

- Discord reported reducing its messages cluster from 177 Cassandra nodes to 72 ScyllaDB nodes after a 2022 cutover.
- ScyllaDB reports more than 400 customer organizations.
- Received a 2023 Google Cloud Customer of the Year award in the Cross-Industry category.
- Released ScyllaDB X Cloud for elastic managed deployments and added full-text search in ScyllaDB 2026.3.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — ScyllaDB 2026.3 added full-text search, an object-storage backend preview and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure integration.
- **2026-08** — Published customer accounts on Medium's real-time recommendations and Sprig's migration from Postgres, ClickHouse and Redis.
- **2026-01** — ScyllaDB X Cloud reached general availability.
- **2025-12** — Vector Search became generally available.

## Links

- Website: https://www.scylladb.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/scylladb
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/ScyllaDB
- GitHub: https://github.com/scylladb
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7fDHfQDRiQ9Nn0tFf33jeQ
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/scylladb/

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Last updated: 2026-09-29