Comparison

Aerospike vs Apache Cassandra

On the evidence we track, Apache Cassandra leads this comparison with a composite score of 45/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
Aerospike39
Apache Cassandra45
Score
Vioscale score
Aerospike39 / 100medium · 60%
Apache Cassandra45 / 100low · 40%
Pricing
Free tier
Aerospike
Apache Cassandra
Model
Aerospikecommercial
Apache Cassandraopen_source
Price level
Aerospikeunknown
Apache Cassandrafree
Transparent
Aerospike
Apache Cassandra
Integrations
Count
Aerospike10
Apache Cassandra19
Security
Disclosure policy
Aerospike
Apache Cassandra
Gdpr
Aerospike
Apache Cassandra
Iso27001
Aerospike
Apache Cassandra
Scorecard
Aerospike7.7
Apache Cassandra4.8
Soc2
Aerospike
Apache Cassandra
Reliability
Status page
Aerospike
Apache Cassandra
Adoption
Dependent repos
Aerospike0
Apache Cassandra0
Github stars
Aerospike1,375
Apache Cassandra10,081
Package downloads weekly
Aerospike28,009
Apache Cassandra
Activity
Commits last 30d
Aerospike2
Apache Cassandra100
Release
History
Aerospike20 items
Apache Cassandra
License
Spdx
AerospikeApache-2.0
Apache CassandraApache-2.0
Language
Primary
AerospikeC
Apache CassandraJava

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for nosql databases. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Core
Data model
Aerospike-
Apache CassandraWide-column
Query
Query language
Aerospike-
Apache CassandraCQL
Consistency
Consistency
Aerospike-
Apache CassandraTunable
Transactions
Transactions
AerospikeMulti-item ACID
Apache CassandraSingle-item
Indexing
Secondary indexes
Aerospike-
Apache CassandraYes
Scale
Partitioning / sharding
Aerospike-
Apache CassandraAutomatic
Multi-region
Aerospike
Apache Cassandra
Replication
Replication topology
Aerospike-
Apache CassandraLeaderless
Deployment
Hosting
AerospikeCloud + self-hosted
Apache CassandraCloud + self-hosted
Schema
Schema
Aerospike-
Apache CassandraEnforced
Features
TTL / auto-expiry
Aerospike-
Apache Cassandra-
Change streams / CDC
Aerospike-
Apache Cassandra-
Vector / search built-in
Aerospike-
Apache Cassandra-
Licensing
Licence class
Aerospike-
Apache CassandraPermissive OSS

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Aerospike

Aerospike is a high-speed, distributed NoSQL database optimized for applications requiring minimal latency and global scalability. It supports cross-region replication, atomic multi-item transactions, and integrates with popular data processing frameworks like Spark and Trino.

Independently observed

Apache Cassandra

Leader

An open-source, distributed NoSQL database that automatically scales across commodity hardware and cloud infrastructure, providing high availability and fault tolerance with no single points of failure and multi-datacenter replication support.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Aerospike

Quote-based
as of verify ↗

Apache Cassandra

Leader
Open sourceFree tier
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Aerospike
Apache Cassandra
macOS
Aerospike
Apache Cassandra
Windows
Aerospike
Apache Cassandra
Linux
Aerospike
Apache Cassandra
CLI
Aerospike
Apache Cassandra
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Aerospike
Apache Cassandra
Self-hosted
Aerospike
Apache Cassandra
On-premise
Aerospike
Apache Cassandra
Hybrid
Aerospike
Apache Cassandra

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Aerospike

11 total
  • Spark
  • Trino
  • Kafka
  • JMS
  • Pulsar
  • Java
  • Python
  • C
  • C#
  • Go
  • Node.js
Independently observed

Apache Cassandra

Leader
19 total
  • Amazon Keyspaces
  • Azure Cosmos DB
  • Azure Managed Instance for Apache Cassandra
  • DataStax Astra
  • Elassandra
  • Instaclustr
  • Docker
  • DataStax Studio
  • AxonOps
  • Cassandra Lucene Index
  • Elasticsearch
  • Prometheus
  • DbVisualizer
  • Apache Ignite
  • Ansible
  • Lagom
  • EmoDB
  • FiloDB
  • CQLAI
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.