Item: Astra DB
Rating: 8
Author: Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Astra DB

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I use Astra DB to store actual & forecasted energy consumption, aggregation & analytical calculations, and data quality validations.

Pros and Cons

Pros

Cassandra as a service without any operational efforts
Scale to zero for DEV DBs

Cons

Increased transparency on rate limits/guard rails
Better cost analysis reports

Return on Investment

Positive: Reduce operational efforts
Positive: Increase flexibility for new DBs

Developer Experience

I feel that Astra DB is an almost zero-friction drop-in replacement for self-managed Cassandra - a very good option for developers looking for a serverless NoSQL database.

Scalability

Except for the implemented guard rails, we never hit any limits - and the guard rails are either there for a reason (to prevent inefficient accesses) or can be increased by support quickly.

Alternatives Considered

Amazon DynamoDB

Astra DB has better compatibility with OpenSource Cassandra than Amazon DynamoDB.

Key Insights

Do you think Astra DB delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Astra DB's feature set?

Yes

Did Astra DB live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Astra DB go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Astra DB again?

Yes

Other Software Used

Node.js, OpenSearch

Likelihood to Recommend

I gave Astra DB an eight because it is the perfect replacement for users of a self-managed Cassandra DB.

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