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ScyllaDB sells high-speed database software that helps businesses handle huge amounts of data with very fast response times.
ScyllaDB is a database company. Its software stores and manages the massive streams of information that power demanding apps — things like real-time recommendations, messaging, fraud detection, and the "internet of things" — where a slow answer ruins the experience. Customers pick it because it juggles enormous workloads while staying fast and reliable.
The core problem it solves is a trade-off that has long frustrated engineers. Older databases could be fast or they could grow to handle huge scale, but rarely both without a lot of pain and cost. ScyllaDB was built from the ground up to do both, squeezing more work out of each server so companies need fewer machines. That matters because database costs and bottlenecks are a constant headache for big tech operations. The company began life as Cloudius Systems, founded in 2013 by Avi Kivity and Dor Laor, who had deep roots in the open-source world. Its product is compatible with Apache Cassandra, a widely used database, which means customers can often switch over without rewriting their apps. It sells to large, data-hungry businesses and competes with established players like MongoDB and the big cloud providers' own database services.
ScyllaDB is a private company, so its finances aren't public. It makes money by selling commercial licenses, support, and a managed cloud version of its database, while also offering a free open-source edition to spread adoption. The bet is simple: once a company's data operation depends on ScyllaDB's speed, it will pay to keep it running smoothly.
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