DataStax Astra DB vs ScyllaDB X Cloud

DataStax Astra DB9.3Visit ScyllaDB X Cloud8.3Visit

Higher score DataStax Astra DB #1 in Cassandra Hosting 9.3/10 Free plan · paid from $1 Free plan✓ 1 of 3 features Visit Astra DB

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ScyllaDB X Cloud #2 in Cassandra Hosting 8.3/10 30-day trial ✓ 3 of 3 features Visit ScyllaDB X

• DataStax Astra DB fits best

  Cassandra apps needing a flexible managed platform

• ScyllaDB X Cloud fits best

  Multi-cloud Cassandra with modern search features

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Side by side

Feature	DataStax Astra DB 9.3/10 Visit ↗	ScyllaDB X Cloud 8.3/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.3	8.3
Ranking	#1 in Cassandra Hosting	#2 in Cassandra Hosting
Best for	Cassandra apps needing a flexible managed platform	Multi-cloud Cassandra with modern search features
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	Not published	Not published
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Tickets, Docs	Live chat, Tickets, Docs
Integrations	5 integrations	7 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features DataStax Astra DB 1/3 · ScyllaDB X Cloud 3/3
Automated backups	Not published	✓ (best)
Multi-region clusters	✓	✓
Private networking	Not published	✓ (best)
Specs
Cassandra versions	Not published	2025.4.0, 2025.4.3, 2026.1.0, 2026.2.0, 2026.3.0
Node scaling	Not published	Automatic
Storage per node	Not published	Not published
Deployment regions	Not published	Not published
Our review
Pros	CQL, HTTP Data API, drivers, and client libraries Configurable consistency with multi-region replication Free tier plus usage pricing from $1 per resource unit	Automatic scaling for storage and compute Multi-region deployment with daily automated backups Vector and text search with Cassandra-compatible access
Cons	Free plan excludes multi-region databases Subscription pricing is $83.3 per month Not open source	No free plan Advanced networking is limited to the Premium plan 24x7 P1 support is limited to Professional and Premium
Our verdict	DataStax Astra DB is a fully managed, serverless database service powered by Apache Cassandra. It is designed for developers building distributed applications, real-time workloads, and generative-AI or retrieval-augmented-generation… Read the review →	ScyllaDB X Cloud is a fully managed database-as-a-service offering for data-intensive applications that need low latency, high throughput, and Cassandra-compatible access. It runs on AWS and Google Cloud, supports CQL and… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• DataStax Astra DB — where it wins

  • CQL, HTTP Data API, drivers, and client libraries
  • Configurable consistency with multi-region replication
  • Free tier plus usage pricing from $1 per resource unit

  Where it doesn't

  • Free plan excludes multi-region databases
  • Subscription pricing is $83.3 per month
  • Not open source

• ScyllaDB X Cloud — where it wins

  • Automatic scaling for storage and compute
  • Multi-region deployment with daily automated backups
  • Vector and text search with Cassandra-compatible access

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan
  • Advanced networking is limited to the Premium plan
  • 24x7 P1 support is limited to Professional and Premium

• DataStax Astra DB9.3/10 · Free plan · paid from $1

  A flexible managed Cassandra platform with multiple APIs, scaling, and a free tier.

  Visit Astra DBFull verdict →
• ScyllaDB X Cloud8.3/10 · 30-day trial

  A managed Cassandra-compatible service for multi-cloud, multi-region workloads.

  Visit ScyllaDB XFull verdict →