ScyllaDB X Cloud vs Huawei Cloud GeminiDB Cassandra API

ScyllaDB X Cloud8.3Visit HGHuawei Cloud GeminiDB Cassandra API6.8Visit

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

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HG Huawei Cloud GeminiDB Cassandra API #8 in Cassandra Hosting 6.8/10 Paid ✓ 1 of 3 features Visit Huawei Cloud

• ScyllaDB X Cloud fits best

  Multi-cloud Cassandra with modern search features

• Huawei Cloud GeminiDB Cassandra API fits best

  Cassandra on Huawei Cloud

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Side by side

Feature	ScyllaDB X Cloud 8.3/10 Visit ↗	HGHuawei Cloud GeminiDB Cassandra API 6.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.3	6.8
Ranking	#2 in Cassandra Hosting	#8 in Cassandra Hosting
Best for	Multi-cloud Cassandra with modern search features	Cassandra on Huawei Cloud
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Not published	Not published
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Live chat, Tickets, Docs	Email, Live chat, Phone, Tickets, Docs · 24/7
Integrations	7 integrations	3 integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features ScyllaDB X Cloud 3/3 · Huawei Cloud GeminiDB Cassandra API 1/3
Automated backups	✓ (best)	Not published
Multi-region clusters	✓	✓
Private networking	✓ (best)	Not published
Specs
Cassandra versions	2025.4.0, 2025.4.3, 2026.1.0, 2026.2.0, 2026.3.0	Not published
Node scaling	Automatic	Not published
Storage per node	Not published	Not published
Deployment regions	Not published	Not published
Our review
Pros	Automatic scaling for storage and compute Multi-region deployment with daily automated backups Vector and text search with Cassandra-compatible access	CQL support with compatibility across the Cassandra ecosystem Autoscaling, storage and compute scale-out for changing workloads Multi-AZ availability and cross-region active-active recovery
Cons	No free plan Advanced networking is limited to the Premium plan 24x7 P1 support is limited to Professional and Premium	No free plan for evaluating the service Transactions are not supported Maximum row size is 0.1 MB
Our verdict	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 →	Huawei Cloud GeminiDB Cassandra API is a managed, cloud-native wide-column database service for applications that need distributed storage and Cassandra compatibility. It supports Cassandra Query Language (CQL) and is positioned for… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• 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

• Huawei Cloud GeminiDB Cassandra API — where it wins

  • CQL support with compatibility across the Cassandra ecosystem
  • Autoscaling, storage and compute scale-out for changing workloads
  • Multi-AZ availability and cross-region active-active recovery

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan for evaluating the service
  • Transactions are not supported
  • Maximum row size is 0.1 MB

• ScyllaDB X Cloud8.3/10 · 30-day trial

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

  Visit ScyllaDB XFull verdict →
• HGHuawei Cloud GeminiDB Cassandra API6.8/10 · Paid

  A managed Cassandra service with broad scaling, recovery, and multi-AZ capabilities.

  Visit Huawei CloudFull verdict →