# Where the data lives

Two databases rather than one general-purpose one, because **a wide distributed load and a stream of timestamps are not the same problem**.

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## ScyllaDB

**Status:** In active use
  
**Site:** https://www.scylladb.com

Replaces "Postgres for everything" where the load is wide and distributed. Predictable latency at volume.

- **Where:** platform cores, high load

**Libraries and frameworks**

- ScyllaDB, CQL, ScyllaDB Rust Driver, CDC, Alternator

Full page: mitsuki.cc/stack/scylladb.md

## TimescaleDB

**Status:** In active use
  
**Site:** https://www.timescale.com

For anything with a timestamp: metrics, events, change history.

- **Where:** metrics, events, analytics

Full page: mitsuki.cc/stack/timescaledb.md