Astra Serverless is the underlying architecture under all Astra DB solutions. This provides for a cloud native, microservices based architecture that scales to support a number of different consumption models.
On Demand
On Demand is the default Enterprise consumption model. Many customers value the ability to scale to zero and only pay for what you use which is supported by our On Demand consumption model. This allows you to manage your budget closely and have the value that Astra DB provides scale with your usage.
Provisioned Capacity
More mature enterprises also have other considerations and it’s worth bearing these in mind when choosing which consumption model best suits your needs when using Astra DB.
If you have workloads that have any of the following characteristics you may also want to consider the Provisioned Capacity consumption model. This is the preferred consumption model of more mature workloads that have either
Strict performance needs and your traffic profile meets any of the following criteria:
- Intra-day volatility
- Low throughput combined with low latency needs
- Batch workloads
Or workloads with
- An ‘always on’ base capacity requirement
- Seasonal changes in capacity needs
For these kinds of workloads, we recommend talking to our team about the benefits of Provisioned Capacity.