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Axiom vs Scuba

Axiom: Managed event and telemetry store with schema-on-read ingest and the piped APL query language. Scuba: Meta's internal in-memory store for real-time event analytics; described at VLDB 2013, rebuilt as Kraken.

key differences

  • Only Axiom has joins, full-text search, json, durable persistence, encryption at rest.
  • Only Scuba has in-memory.
  • Axiom has a serverless option; Scuba does not.

choose axiom for

  • +Application and serverless logs
  • +OpenTelemetry traces for startups
  • +Product and security event analytics
  • +Edge and CDN logs

best at · Observability, Real-time analytics, Time-series

choose scuba for

  • +Design reference for real-time event analytics and observability systems
  • +Understanding sampled, in-memory log analytics at internet scale

best at · Real-time analytics, Observability, OLAP

AxiomManaged event and telemetry store with schema-on-read ingest and the piped APL query language.
ScubaMeta's internal in-memory store for real-time event analytics; described at VLDB 2013, rebuilt as Kraken.
overview
Primary model
Columnar / OLAP
Columnar / OLAP
Also supports
Time-Series, Search Engine
Time-Series
Type
Managed service
Research prototype
Status
Active
Active
Developer
Axiom, Inc.
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
First release
2020
2013
Latest version
–
–
License
ProprietaryProprietary SaaS
ProprietaryInternal (not distributed)
Free tier
✓
—
popularity
WhichDB Score
10.9
0.5
Rank
#290
#638
GitHub stars
–
–
Stack Overflow questions
–
–
scale & guarantees
Comfortable data size
Massive (Multi-PB)
Massive (Multi-PB)
Horizontal scaling
Native
Native
Multi-region
None
None
ACID
None
None
Consistency
Eventual
Eventual
Schema
Schemaless
Flexible
Architecture
Serverless, Distributed, Shared storage
Distributed, In memory
deployment
Self-hosted
—
—
Vendor-managed cloud
✓
—
Serverless
✓
—
Embedded
—
—
Edge
—
—
Clouds
AWS
–
capabilities
Transactions
—
—
Joins
✓
—
Secondary indexes
—
—
Full-text search
✓
—
Vector search
—
—
Geospatial
—
—
JSON
✓
—
Change data capture
—
—
Triggers
—
—
Stored procedures
—
—
Materialized views
—
—
TTL / expiry
✓
✓
Pub/Sub
—
—
Columnar storage
✓
✓
In-memory
—
✓
Durable persistence
✓
—
Compression
✓
✓
Encryption at rest
✓
—
Role-based access
✓
—
Time travel
—
—
Branching
—
—
Online schema changes
—
—
Streaming ingest
✓
✓
Offline sync
—
—
Runs in WebAssembly
—
—
interfaces
Query languages
APL, MPL
SQL (CLI), GUI query builder
Client languages
Go, JavaScript, Python, Rust
PHP, C++, Java, Python, JavaScript
Best for
Observability, Real-time analytics, Time-series
Real-time analytics, Observability, OLAP
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Axiom vs Scuba: FAQ

What is the difference between Axiom and Scuba?

Axiom: Managed event and telemetry store with schema-on-read ingest and the piped APL query language. Scuba: Meta's internal in-memory store for real-time event analytics; described at VLDB 2013, rebuilt as Kraken. Only Axiom has joins, full-text search, json, durable persistence, encryption at rest. Only Scuba has in-memory. Axiom has a serverless option; Scuba does not.

When should I choose Axiom over Scuba?

Choose Axiom for application and serverless logs; OpenTelemetry traces for startups; and product and security event analytics. Choose Scuba for design reference for real-time event analytics and observability systems; and understanding sampled, in-memory log analytics at internet scale.

Is Axiom or Scuba more popular?

Axiom ranks #290 on the WhichDB Score (10.9/100) and Scuba ranks #638 (0.5/100). Popularity is not fit: check the requirements that matter for your project.

Are Axiom and Scuba open source?

No. Axiom is proprietary, closed-source software. No. Scuba is proprietary, closed-source software. License: Internal (not distributed).