Comparison

Apache Cassandra vs RavenDB

On the evidence we track, RavenDB leads this comparison with a composite score of 56/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Apache Cassandra45
RavenDB56
Score
Vioscale score
Apache Cassandra45 / 100low · 40%
RavenDB56 / 100medium · 63%
Pricing
Free tier
Apache Cassandra
RavenDB
Model
Apache Cassandraopen_source
RavenDB
Price level
Apache Cassandrafree
RavenDB
Integrations
Count
Apache Cassandra19
RavenDB20
Reliability
Status page
Apache Cassandra
RavenDB
Adoption
Dependent repos
Apache Cassandra0
RavenDB1
Github stars
Apache Cassandra10,081
RavenDB3,993
Package downloads weekly
Apache Cassandra
RavenDB26,043
Activity
Commits last 30d
Apache Cassandra100
RavenDB100
Release
History
Apache Cassandra
RavenDB20 items
License
Spdx
Apache CassandraApache-2.0
RavenDBMIT
Language
Primary
Apache CassandraJava
RavenDBC#
Market
Availability
Apache Cassandra

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

Apache Cassandra

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

RavenDB

Leader

RavenDB is a document database that automatically optimizes indexes and queries without manual configuration. It provides ACID transactions across clusters, master-master replication for high availability, and can be deployed in cloud, on-premises, or edge environments.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Apache Cassandra

Open sourceFree tier
as of verify ↗

RavenDB

Leader

Pricing not documented yet.

Platform & deployment

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

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

Integrations

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

In common (1)
  • Elasticsearch

Apache Cassandra

19 total - 18 not shared
  • Amazon Keyspaces
  • Azure Cosmos DB
  • Azure Managed Instance for Apache Cassandra
  • DataStax Astra
  • Elassandra
  • Instaclustr
  • Docker
  • DataStax Studio
  • AxonOps
  • Cassandra Lucene Index
  • Prometheus
  • DbVisualizer
  • Apache Ignite
  • Ansible
  • Lagom
  • EmoDB
  • FiloDB
  • CQLAI
Independently observed

RavenDB

Leader
20 total - 19 not shared
  • SQL Server
  • Oracle
  • PostgreSQL
  • MySQL
  • Kafka
  • RabbitMQ
  • Snowflake
  • Amazon SQS
  • Azure Queue Storage
  • Azure Service Bus
  • Power BI
  • Akka.NET
  • Apache Parquet
  • NLog
  • Zabbix
  • Datadog
  • PTRG
  • Telegraf
  • Grafana
Independently observed

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