Apache Cassandra Alternatives

Apache Cassandra is described as 'The Apache Cassandra database is the right choice when you need scalability and high availability without compromising performance' and is a relational database in the development category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Apache Cassandra for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Windows, Mac, Self-Hosted and SaaS apps. The best Apache Cassandra alternative is PostgreSQL, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Apache Cassandra are MySQL Community Edition, MongoDB, MariaDB and Redis.

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  1. Skytable icon
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    Skytable is a free and open-source realtime NoSQL database that aims to provide flexible data modelling at scale.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
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  2. Actian PSQL combines a NoSQL transactional engine and a SQL relational engine to deliver a zero-DBA database platform for business applications.

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  3. XAP icon
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    XAP is an in-memory computing software platform that processes all your data & applications in real time.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  4. ProvenDB icon
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    ProvenDB uses Blockchain technology to create the world’s first genuinely trustworthy data platform. ProvenDB is for regulated industries or wherever impeccable data integrity is crucial.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  5. ChainifyDB is a blockchain solution for databases. It provides a layer in which databases can be plugged into the ChainifyDB network and synchronizes the databases’ records within the network of plugged databases.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  6. Garnet icon
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    Garnet is a remote cache-store from Microsoft Research that offers strong performance (throughput and latency), scalability, storage, recovery, cluster sharding, key migration, and replication features. Garnet can work with existing Redis clients.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
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  7. With Keyspaces, you can run your Cassandra workloads on AWS using the same Cassandra application code and developer tools that you use today. Keyspaces is serverless with zero infrastructure management, zero downtime maintenance, instant scaling to any application demand, and...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Amazon Web Services
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  8. Picodata icon
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    Picodata is a distributed, PostgreSQL-compatible database with a plugin model in Rust; plugins add Redis and Cassandra CQL wire protocol support.

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Docker
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  9. CovenantSQL provides decentralized, immutable, and serverless support to ÐApps and non-blockchain projects. CovenantSQL aims to build a better infrastrcture that allows you to have full control over your data and reduces your migration cost.

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    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  10. With high throughput, sub-second latency and powerful functionality to automate business processes, BigchainDB looks, acts and feels like a database with added blockchain characteristics.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  11. Swytch icon
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    Redis or Valkey alternative. Fully leaderless, active/active multi-region cache. Ideal for edge deployments, key-value coherency across geographic space, and orderliness without clocks.

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
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  12. dragonfly icon
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    Dragonfly is a lightning fast, in-memory data store built for heavy workloads running on modern cloud hardware. Dragonfly is 100% API compatible with Redis, Valkey, and Memcached, allowing for quick and seamless migrations that result in up to 25X better performance on half the...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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