Comparison

Apache Cassandra vs RethinkDB

On the evidence we track, Apache Cassandra leads this comparison with a composite score of 47/100. 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
Apache Cassandra47
RethinkDB41
Score
Vioscale score
Apache Cassandra47 / 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 Cassandra19
RethinkDB4
Adoption
Dependent repos
Apache Cassandra0
RethinkDB1,283
Github stars
Apache Cassandra10,081
RethinkDB26,994
Package downloads weekly
Apache Cassandra
RethinkDB16,422
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++

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

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

RethinkDB

An open-source NoSQL database built on a distributed architecture that eliminates polling by pushing fresh data to applications automatically. It stores flexible JSON documents and is designed to simplify building applications that display live information to users.

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 sourceFree tier
as of verify ↗

RethinkDB

Open source
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
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

RethinkDB

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

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