Side by side
Amazon Keyspaces vs SWC-DB
Both stand on wide-column databases. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.
Free plan APIWeb
Amazon Keyspaces combines Cassandra compatibility with managed, serverless capacity options and recovery features. Check the free-tier window and 1 MB maximum row size against your workload.
Visit Amazon Keyspaces Free plan APILinuxSelf-hosted
SWC-DB combines a wide-column data model, SQL and distributed cluster tools, with versioning and configurable filesystem options. Its SQL lacks joins, and its transaction guarantees differ between individual entries and multi-entry writes.
Visit SWC-DBThe facts
| Amazon Keyspaces | SWC-DB | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | Not published | Not published |
| Runs on | API, Web | API, Linux, Self-hosted |
| Lowest paid plan | Free or on request | Free or on request |
| Plans published | 6 | 1 |
| Maker | Not published | Not published |
| Website | aws.amazon.com | swcdb.org |
| On wide-column databases | #4 of 22 | #8 of 22 |
Amazon Keyspaces: what it does well
- Supports Cassandra APIs, code, drivers, and tools
- Offers on-demand and provisioned capacity modes
- Point-in-time recovery covers the preceding 35 days
- Encrypts stored data by default
What to know first
- Free tier lasts only three months
- Free tier is limited to one per payer account
- Maximum row size is 1 MB
SWC-DB: what it does well
- Free and self-hosted under GPLv3.
- Supports SQL and horizontal scaling.
- Cluster utility deploys and controls distributed clusters.
- Client libraries include C++, Java, Python and Ruby.
What to know first
- SQL does not include joins.
- Multi-entry writes are not atomic as a group.
- User-concept access controls are unsupported.
- Transaction security depends partly on filesystem and clients.
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