# Apache Cassandra vs RavenDB

| Attribute | Apache Cassandra | RavenDB |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 51.9 (40% (low)) | 56.2 (63% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 100 | 100 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 0 | 1 |
| adoption.github_stars | 10,112 | 4,001 |
| adoption.package_downloads_weekly | - | 6,144 |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"An open-source database platform designed for storing and querying massive datasets across distributed server clusters, with built-in fault tolerance and the ability to survive entire data center outages. It is indexed under NoSQL Databases.","source":"https://cassandra.apache.org","question":"What is Apache Cassandra?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Apache Cassandra is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the Apache-2.0 licence. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://cassandra.apache.org","question":"Is Apache Cassandra free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Apache Cassandra supports Linux and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://cassandra.apache.org","question":"What platforms does Apache Cassandra support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Apache Cassandra can be deployed cloud / SaaS, hybrid, on-premise and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://cassandra.apache.org","question":"Can Apache Cassandra be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 26 integrations for Apache Cassandra, including Amazon Keyspaces, Azure Cosmos DB, Azure Managed Instance for Apache Cassandra, DataStax Astra, Elassandra, Instaclustr, Docker and DataStax Studio, plus 18 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://cassandra.apache.org","question":"What does Apache Cassandra integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Apache Cassandra is published under the Apache-2.0 licence, a permissive licence that generally allows commercial use and modification. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://github.com/apache/cassandra","question":"Is Apache Cassandra open source?","confidence":0.95}]` | `[{"answer":"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. It is indexed under NoSQL Databases.","source":"https://ravendb.net","question":"What is RavenDB?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"RavenDB supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://ravendb.net","question":"What platforms does RavenDB support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. RavenDB can be deployed cloud / SaaS, hybrid, on-premise and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://ravendb.net","question":"Can RavenDB be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 20 integrations for RavenDB, including SQL Server, Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Elasticsearch, Kafka, RabbitMQ and Snowflake, plus 12 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://ravendb.net","question":"What does RavenDB integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2, ISO 27001 and HIPAA for RavenDB. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as RavenDB not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://ravendb.net/trust","question":"What security certifications does RavenDB have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"Yes. RavenDB is published under the MIT licence, a permissive licence that generally allows commercial use and modification. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://www.npmjs.com/package/ravendb","question":"Is RavenDB open source?","confidence":0.85}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | A free distributed database system that automatically distributes data across machines and data centers, providing resilience against node and data center failures. | A document database with automatic index optimization and schema management, enabling rapid application development without DevOps overhead. |
| features.capabilities | `{"schema":"enforced","hosting":"both","data_model":"wide_column","consistency":"tunable","replication":"leaderless","sql_support":true,"multi_region":true,"partitioning":"automatic","transactions":"single_item","license_class":"permissive","managed_cloud":true,"query_language":"cql","full_text_search":true,"secondary_indexes":"yes","horizontal_scaling":true}` | `{"schema":"optional_schema","hosting":"both","data_model":"document","ttl_expiry":true,"replication":"active_active","partitioning":"automatic","transactions":"multi_item_acid","vector_search":true,"change_streams":true,"secondary_indexes":"yes"}` |
| integrations.count | 17 | 20 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Amazon Keyspaces"},{"name":"Azure Cosmos DB"},{"name":"Azure Managed Instance for Apache Cassandra"},{"name":"DataStax Astra"},{"name":"Elassandra"},{"name":"Instaclustr"},{"name":"Docker"},{"name":"DataStax Studio"},{"name":"AxonOps"},{"name":"Cassandra Lucene Index"},{"name":"Elasticsearch"},{"name":"Prometheus"},{"name":"DbVisualizer"},{"name":"Apache Ignite"},{"name":"Ansible"},{"name":"Lagom"},{"name":"EmoDB"},{"name":"FiloDB"},{"name":"CQLAI"},{"name":"DBeaver","native":false,"category":"tools"},{"name":"Apache NiFi","native":false},{"name":"JanusGraph","native":false,"category":"graph"},{"name":"Stargate","native":true,"category":"api","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"K8ssandra","native":true,"category":"kubernetes"},{"name":"Cassandra Index","native":true,"category":"search"},{"name":"Lenses","native":false}]` | `[{"name":"SQL Server"},{"name":"Oracle"},{"name":"PostgreSQL"},{"name":"MySQL"},{"name":"Elasticsearch"},{"name":"Kafka"},{"name":"RabbitMQ"},{"name":"Snowflake"},{"name":"Amazon SQS"},{"name":"Azure Queue Storage"},{"name":"Azure Service Bus"},{"name":"Power BI"},{"name":"Akka.NET"},{"name":"Apache Parquet"},{"name":"NLog"},{"name":"Zabbix"},{"name":"Datadog"},{"name":"PTRG"},{"name":"Telegraf"},{"name":"Grafana"},{"name":"Apache Kafka","native":false,"category":"messaging","direction":"bidirectional"}]` |
| language.primary | Java | C# |
| license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| market.availability | - | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true}` | `{"cli":true,"mac":true,"linux":true,"windows":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","sourceUrl":"https://cassandra.apache.org","retrievedAt":"2026-09-07T08:32:30.799Z"}` | `{"type":"hybrid","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://ravendb.net","retrievedAt":"2026-10-15T20:22:15.780Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | open_source | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | free | low |
| pricing.transparent | - | no |
| release.history | - | `[{"url":"https://github.com/ravendb/ravendb/releases/tag/7.2.6","date":"2026-09-01T08:58:55Z","type":"stable","version":"7.2.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/ravendb/ravendb/releases/tag/7.1.12","date":"2026-09-01T08:15:54Z","type":"stable","version":"7.1.12"},{"url":"https://github.com/ravendb/ravendb/releases/tag/6.2.19","date":"2026-09-01T07:20:46Z","type":"stable","version":"6.2.19"},{"url":"https://github.com/ravendb/ravendb/releases/tag/7.2.5","date":"2026-07-22T09:59:18Z","type":"stable","version":"7.2.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/ravendb/ravendb/releases/tag/7.1.11","date":"2026-07-22T08:56:33Z","type":"stable","version":"7.1.11"},{"url":"https://github.com/ravendb/ravendb/releases/tag/6.2.18","date":"2026-07-22T07:42:02Z","type":"stable","version":"6.2.18"},{"url":"https://github.com/ravendb/ravendb/releases/tag/7.2.4","date":"2026-06-16T09:21:38Z","type":"stable","version":"7.2.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/ravendb/ravendb/releases/tag/7.1.10","date":"2026-06-16T07:46:49Z","type":"stable","version":"7.1.10"},{"url":"https://github.com/ravendb/ravendb/releases/tag/6.2.17","date":"2026-06-16T06:33:13Z","type":"stable","version":"6.2.17"},{"url":"https://github.com/ravendb/ravendb/releases/tag/7.2.3","date":"2026-06-09T12:45:09Z","type":"stable","version":"7.2.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/ravendb/ravendb/releases/tag/7.1.9","date":"2026-06-09T09:42:35Z","type":"stable","version":"7.1.9"},{"url":"https://github.com/ravendb/ravendb/releases/tag/6.2.16","date":"2026-06-09T08:15:07Z","type":"stable","version":"6.2.16"},{"url":"https://github.com/ravendb/ravendb/releases/tag/7.2.2","date":"2026-04-28T11:13:59Z","type":"stable","version":"7.2.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/ravendb/ravendb/releases/tag/7.1.8","date":"2026-04-28T10:32:43Z","type":"stable","version":"7.1.8"},{"url":"https://github.com/ravendb/ravendb/releases/tag/6.2.15","date":"2026-04-28T09:56:00Z","type":"stable","version":"6.2.15"},{"url":"https://github.com/ravendb/ravendb/releases/tag/7.2.1","date":"2026-03-17T12:58:08Z","type":"stable","version":"7.2.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/ravendb/ravendb/releases/tag/7.1.7","date":"2026-03-17T12:07:58Z","type":"stable","version":"7.1.7"},{"url":"https://github.com/ravendb/ravendb/releases/tag/6.2.14","date":"2026-03-17T11:10:42Z","type":"stable","version":"6.2.14"},{"url":"https://github.com/ravendb/ravendb/releases/tag/5.4.214","date":"2026-02-23T14:01:21Z","type":"stable","version":"5.4.214"},{"url":"https://github.com/ravendb/ravendb/releases/tag/7.2.0","date":"2026-02-02T14:40:19Z","type":"stable","version":"7.2.0"}]` |
| reliability.status_page | - | yes |
| security.certifications | - | `[{"name":"ISO/IEC 27001:2022","status":"active"},{"name":"SOC 2 Type II","status":"active"},{"name":"SOC 2 Type III","status":"active"},{"name":"HIPAA","status":"active"}]` |
| security.gdpr | - | yes |
| security.hipaa | - | yes |
| security.iso27001 | - | yes |
| security.scorecard | 4.6 | 5.7 |
| security.soc2 | - | yes |
| security.trust_center | - | https://ravendb.net/trust |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fapache%2Fcassandra&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=rubygems&package_name=ravendb&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (NoSQL Databases)

| Capability | Apache Cassandra | RavenDB |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Data model | Wide-column | Document |
| **Query** |  |  |
| Query language | CQL | - |
| **Consistency** |  |  |
| Consistency | Tunable | - |
| **Transactions** |  |  |
| Transactions | Single-item | Multi-item ACID |
| **Indexing** |  |  |
| Secondary indexes | Yes | Yes |
| **Scale** |  |  |
| Partitioning / sharding | Automatic | Automatic |
| Multi-region | ✓ | - |
| **Replication** |  |  |
| Replication topology | Leaderless | Active-active |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Hosting | Cloud + self-hosted | Cloud + self-hosted |
| **Schema** |  |  |
| Schema | Enforced | Optional schema |
| **Features** |  |  |
| TTL / auto-expiry | - | ✓ |
| Change streams / CDC | - | ✓ |
| Vector / search built-in | - | ✓ |
| **Licensing** |  |  |
| Licence class | Permissive OSS | - |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T01:35:22.184Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*