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NameKinetica  Xexclude from comparisonScyllaDB  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionFully vectorized database across both GPUs and CPUsCassandra and DynamoDB compatible wide column store
Primary database modelRelational DBMSWide column store
Secondary database modelsSpatial DBMS
Time Series DBMS
Key-value store
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Score0.63
Rank#255  Overall
#118  Relational DBMS
Score5.76
Rank#74  Overall
#5  Wide column stores
Websitewww.kinetica.comwww.scylladb.com
Technical documentationwww.kinetica.com/­docsdocs.scylladb.com
DeveloperKineticaScyllaDB
Initial release20122015
Current release7.1, August 2021ScyllaDB Open Source 5.0, July 2022
License infoCommercial or Open SourcecommercialOpen Source infoOpen Source (AGPL), commercial license available
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenono
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Implementation languageC, C++C++
Server operating systemsLinuxLinux
Data schemeyesschema-free
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesyes
XML support infoSome form of processing data in XML format, e.g. support for XML data structures, and/or support for XPath, XQuery or XSLT.nono
Secondary indexesyesyes infocluster global secondary indices
SQL infoSupport of SQLSQL-like DML and DDL statementsSQL-like DML and DDL statements (CQL)
APIs and other access methodsJDBC
ODBC
RESTful HTTP API
Proprietary protocol (CQL) infocompatible with CQL (Cassandra Query Language, an SQL-like language)
RESTful HTTP API (DynamoDB compatible)
Thrift
Supported programming languagesC++
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
Python
For CQL interface: C#, C++, Clojure, Erlang, Go, Haskell, Java, JavaScript, Node.js, Perl, PHP, Python, Ruby, Rust, Scala
For DynamoDB interface: .Net, ColdFusion, Erlang, Groovy, Java, JavaScript, Perl, PHP, Python, Ruby
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresuser defined functionsyes, Lua
Triggersyes infotriggers when inserted values for one or more columns fall within a specified rangeno
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesShardingSharding
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesSource-replica replicationselectable replication factor infoRepresentation of geographical distribution of servers is possible
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnono
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemImmediate Consistency or Eventual Consistency depending on configurationEventual Consistency
Tunable Consistency infocan be individually decided for each write operation
Foreign keys infoReferential integrityyesno
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of datanono infoAtomicity and isolation are supported for single operations
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyesyes
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.yes infoGPU vRAM or System RAMyes infoin-memory tables
User concepts infoAccess controlAccess rights for users and roles on table levelAccess rights for users can be defined per object
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KineticaScyllaDB
Specific characteristicsNative and fully vectorized database across both GPUs and CPUs, with memory first...
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ScyllaDB is the database for data-intensive apps that require high performance and...
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Competitive advantagesBest in class geospatial and temporal analytics. Lockless architecture provides real-time...
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Highly-performant (efficiently utilizes full resources of a node and network; millions...
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Typical application scenariosAny application requiring (1) real time insights, (2) time series analysis (3) geospatial...
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ScyllaDB is ideal for applications that require high throughput and low latency at...
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Key customersCitibank, US Air Force, Softbank, OVO, Telkomsel, USPS, 2 of the top 3 US Telcos,...
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Discord, Epic Games, Expedia, Zillow, Comcast, Disney+ Hotstar, Samsung, ShareChat,...
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Market metricsThe largest IoT deployment in the world, NORAD, runs on Kinetica.
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ScyllaDB typically offers ~75% total cost of ownership savings, with ~5X higher throughput...
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Licensing and pricing modelsAlways Free Tier in the Cloud, Pay-As-You-Go Consumption Based Pricing, and Portable...
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ScyllaDB Open Source - free open source software (AGPL) ScyllaDB Enterprise - subscription-based...
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Scylla University LIVE
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Overcoming Database Scaling Challenges with a New Approach to NoSQL
On-demand Webinar, 26 January 2023 (finished)

Scylla Summit 2023
Access to 30+ NoSQL technical sessions, 15-16 February 2023 (finished)

NoSQL at Scale: Proven Practices & Pitfalls
On-demand Webinar, 28 February 2023 (finished)

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