Comparison

Apache Cassandra vs RethinkDB

On the evidence we track, Apache Cassandra leads this comparison with a composite score of 52/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★Apache Cassandra52
RethinkDB41
Score
vioscaleAI score
Apache Cassandra52 / 100low · 40%
RethinkDB41 / 100medium · 57%
Pricing
Free tier
Apache Cassandra✓
RethinkDB✓
Model
Apache Cassandraopen_source
RethinkDBopen_source
Price level
Apache Cassandrafree
RethinkDBfree
Integrations
Count
Apache Cassandra17
RethinkDB4
Adoption
Dependent repos
Apache Cassandra0
RethinkDB1,283
Github stars
Apache Cassandra10,112
RethinkDB27,005
Package downloads weekly
Apache Cassandra–
RethinkDB12,928
Activity
Commits last 30d
Apache Cassandra100
RethinkDB0
Release
Cadence days
Apache Cassandra–
RethinkDB25
History
Apache Cassandra–
RethinkDB20 items
License
Spdx
Apache CassandraApache-2.0
RethinkDB–
Language
Primary
Apache CassandraJava
RethinkDBC++
Content
Faq
Apache Cassandra6 items
RethinkDB5 items

Capabilities

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

Core
Data model
Apache CassandraWide-column
RethinkDBDocument
Query
Query language
Apache CassandraCQL
RethinkDB-
Consistency
Consistency
Apache CassandraTunable
RethinkDB-
Transactions
Transactions
Apache CassandraSingle-item
RethinkDB-
Indexing
Secondary indexes
Apache CassandraYes
RethinkDBYes
Scale
Partitioning / sharding
Apache CassandraAutomatic
RethinkDB-
Multi-region
Apache Cassandra✓
RethinkDB-
Replication
Replication topology
Apache CassandraLeaderless
RethinkDBPrimary-secondary
Deployment
Hosting
Apache CassandraCloud + self-hosted
RethinkDBSelf-hosted only
Schema
Schema
Apache CassandraEnforced
RethinkDBSchemaless
Features
TTL / auto-expiry
Apache Cassandra-
RethinkDB-
Change streams / CDC
Apache Cassandra-
RethinkDB✓
Vector / search built-in
Apache Cassandra-
RethinkDB-
Licensing
Licence class
Apache CassandraPermissive OSS
RethinkDBPermissive OSS

What each one is

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

Apache Cassandra

Leader

A free distributed database system that automatically distributes data across machines and data centers, providing resilience against node and data center failures.

Independently observed

RethinkDB

A database that eliminates polling by automatically streaming query changes to connected clients, enabling developers to build responsive real-time applications with less complexity.

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

Leader
Open source
as of verify ↗

RethinkDB

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
Apache Cassandra✗
RethinkDB✓
macOS
Apache Cassandra✗
RethinkDB✓
Windows
Apache Cassandra✗
RethinkDB✓
Linux
Apache Cassandra✗
RethinkDB✓
CLI
Apache Cassandra✓
RethinkDB✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Apache Cassandra✓
RethinkDB✗
Self-hosted
Apache Cassandra✓
RethinkDB✓
On-premise
Apache Cassandra✓
RethinkDB✗
Hybrid
Apache Cassandra✓
RethinkDB✗

Integrations

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

In common (1)
  • Elasticsearch

Apache Cassandra

Leader
26 total - 25 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
  • DBeaver
  • Apache NiFi
  • JanusGraph
  • Stargate
  • K8ssandra
  • Cassandra Index
  • +1 more
Independently observed

RethinkDB

4 total - 3 not shared
  • RabbitMQ
  • Rails
  • PubNub
Independently observed
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