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YugabyteDB Anywhere
What it is
YugabyteDB Anywhere (YBA) is a self-managed database-as-a-service for deploying and operating YugabyteDB universes. It supports on-premises Linux hosts, public clouds including AWS, Azure, GCP and OCI, and Kubernetes. Teams can arrange deployments across regions, zones and cloud providers, with clusters designed to tolerate failures at the node, zone, region or provider level. For disaster recovery, xCluster supports asynchronous replication between two universes.
YBA operations include online horizontal and vertical scaling, upgrades, configuration changes, OS patching, backups and point-in-time recovery. Teams can use a graphical interface, REST APIs or a Terraform provider; documentation also lists a CLI and Kubernetes Operator. Security controls include encryption in transit and at rest, LDAP and OIDC authentication, role-based access, and TLS certificate options. Both internet-connected and air-gapped deployments are supported. The free evaluation license lasts up to 32 consecutive calendar days; production use requires a commercial production license, with pricing on request. A universe contains one primary cluster and can optionally have one attached read replica cluster.
For and against
For
- Supports deployments across regions, zones and cloud providers.
- Provides asynchronous replication between two universes.
- Operations include backups and point-in-time recovery.
- Supports GUI, REST APIs and Terraform.
- Air-gapped deployments are supported.
Against
- Evaluation license is limited to 32 consecutive calendar days.
- Production use requires a commercial license.
- Commercial pricing is on request.
- A universe has one primary cluster and at most one attached read replica.
The verdict
YBA combines deployment management, routine operations and recovery capabilities for YugabyteDB universes. The evaluation is time-limited, and commercial production licensing is required.
Who it suits
YBA suits teams operating YugabyteDB across on-premises infrastructure, public clouds or Kubernetes. It may also suit organizations needing air-gapped deployments or multi-region disaster recovery options.
Plans and prices
Evaluation license
up to 32 consecutive calendar days
Read 1 Oct 2026 · github.com
Commercial production license
required for production use
Read 1 Oct 2026 · github.com
On the record
- Access control
- YBA uses role-based access control for UI and REST API access and supports built-in and custom roles.docs.yugabyte.com · read 1 Oct 2026
- Air-gapped use
- YBA supports both Internet-connected and air-gapped deployments.docs.yugabyte.com · read 1 Oct 2026
- Automation
- YBA operations can be performed through a GUI, REST APIs or a Terraform provider, and the documentation also lists a CLI and Kubernetes Operator.docs.yugabyte.com · read 1 Oct 2026
- Certificate security
- YBA supports node-to-node and client-to-node TLS with self-signed, custom, CA, HashiCorp Vault and cert-manager certificate options.docs.yugabyte.com · read 1 Oct 2026
- Compliance
- Yugabyte says its security program is based on ISO 27001 and audited under SSAE18 SOC 2 standards, with reports including SOC 2, PCI DSS, ISO 9001 and ISO 22301.compliance.yugabyte.com · read 1 Oct 2026
- Deployment environments
- YBA supports on-premises Linux hosts, public clouds including AWS, Azure, GCP and OCI, and Kubernetes.docs.yugabyte.com · read 1 Oct 2026
- Disaster recovery
- YBA supports xCluster deployments with asynchronous replication between two universes for disaster recovery.docs.yugabyte.com · read 1 Oct 2026
- Operations
- YBA supports online horizontal and vertical scaling, database upgrades, configuration changes, OS patching, backups and point-in-time recovery.docs.yugabyte.com · read 1 Oct 2026
- Product type
- YugabyteDB Anywhere is a self-managed database-as-a-service for deploying and operating YugabyteDB universes at scale.docs.yugabyte.com · read 1 Oct 2026
- Resilience
- YBA supports clusters designed to tolerate node, availability-zone, region and cloud-provider failures.docs.yugabyte.com · read 1 Oct 2026
- Security controls
- YBA supports encryption in transit, encryption at rest with major KMS providers, LDAP and OIDC authentication, and high availability for YBA itself.docs.yugabyte.com · read 1 Oct 2026
- Support and training
- Yugabyte provides Yugabyte University courses for YBA operations and links to support and community resources.docs.yugabyte.com · read 1 Oct 2026
- Topologies
- YBA can deploy multi-region, multi-zone and multi-cloud universes.docs.yugabyte.com · read 1 Oct 2026
- Universe limit
- A YBA universe contains one primary cluster and can optionally include one attached read replica cluster.docs.yugabyte.com · read 1 Oct 2026
