Compare Adminer and ScyllaDB on pricing, features, platforms, and ratings — both Databases tools, Free (open source) vs Open source core with paid Enterprise…
At a Glance
Adminer
ScyllaDB
Primary category
Databases
Databases
Rating
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Pricing model
Free (open source)
Open source core with paid Enterprise (self-managed) and fully managed Cloud tiers
Starting price
Free
Free (open source); ScyllaDB Cloud and Enterprise pricing available on request
Free plan
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Free trial
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Platforms
Web
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Team collaboration
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AI features
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Public API
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Pricing Compared
Starting price reflects the lowest paid tier, not the full cost for every team size or usage level.
Adminer
Adminer — Free N/A
ScyllaDB
Open Source — Free N/A
Enterprise — Custom quote Contact sales
Cloud Standard — Usage-based, contact sales Hourly resource billing
Cloud Professional — Usage-based, contact sales Hourly resource billing
Extremely lightweight and portable as a single PHP file
Free and open source under Apache 2.0 / GPL 2 dual license
Broad database support, including through plugins
Actively maintained with regular releases
Cons
Requires a PHP server environment to run
Less feature-rich UI than dedicated desktop database clients
Care is needed when exposing it on a public-facing server, as with any web-based DB admin tool
ScyllaDB
Pros
Consistently cited by users as significantly lower latency than Cassandra under heavy load
DynamoDB-compatible API can meaningfully reduce cloud database costs for high-throughput workloads
Free, actively maintained open source edition with no licensing cost for self-managed use
Fully managed Cloud option removes operational burden for teams that do not want to self-host
Drop-in compatibility with existing Cassandra tooling and drivers eases migration
Cons
No public flat-rate pricing for Enterprise or Cloud tiers, requiring a sales conversation to get a quote
Operating a self-managed cluster still requires distributed systems expertise
Smaller ecosystem and third-party tooling compared to long-established Cassandra or DynamoDB
AGPL licensing on the open source edition can raise compliance questions for some organizations
Migrating fully off Cassandra or DynamoDB still requires careful testing despite compatibility layers
Use Cases
Adminer
Quick lightweight database administration — Developers needing a fast, portable way to browse and edit databases without a full desktop client.
Shared hosting database management — Sysadmins managing MySQL or PostgreSQL databases on shared or budget hosting environments.
Alternative to phpMyAdmin — Teams wanting a lighter-weight, single-file alternative to phpMyAdmin across multiple database engines.
ScyllaDB
Real-time messaging and notification systems — Applications like chat and notification platforms use ScyllaDB for its ability to sustain very high write throughput with predictable low latency at scale.
Migrating off DynamoDB to control costs — Teams facing high or unpredictable DynamoDB bills use ScyllaDB's Alternator API to move workloads to self-managed or ScyllaDB Cloud infrastructure without a full data layer rewrite.
Replacing Cassandra for lower latency — Organizations running large Cassandra clusters that experience garbage collection pauses or tail latency issues evaluate ScyllaDB as a wire-compatible, lower-latency replacement.