Apache HBase
A distributed, scalable, big data store for random, realtime read/write access
- Also known as
- apache-hbase
What is Apache HBase?
The Hadoop Database—a distributed database for random, realtime read/write access with billions of rows and millions of columns, built on Hadoop and HDFS with automatic failover and sharding.
Apache HBase pricing
We don't have Apache HBase's full plan breakdown yet (its pricing page resisted automated reading). Here's what we could confirm. Always check live pricing for exact numbers.
What Apache HBase does
The capabilities that matter for nosql databases, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.
- Data model
- Wide-column
- Query language
- -
- Consistency
- Strong
- Transactions
- Single-item
- Secondary indexes
- -
- Partitioning / sharding
- Automatic
- Multi-region
- -
- Replication topology
- Primary-secondary
- Hosting
- Self-hosted only
- Schema
- Schemaless
- TTL / auto-expiry
- -
- Change streams / CDC
- -
- Vector / search built-in
- -
- Licence class
- Permissive OSS
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- Self-hosted
Integrations (3)
Independently observed- Spark
- MapReduce
- Thrift
Apache HBase alternatives
Other nosql databases we track, ranked by the same independent score.
The Vioscale score: one lens on the evidence
Not user reviews and not a paid placement: a confidence-weighted blend of the independent signals below (adoption, activity, security posture, and more), which you can sort and re-weight yourself. Vendors can correct their listing but can never move their rank, and stars are weighted low as a vanity metric. It is one way to read the evidence for Apache HBase, not the verdict.
| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Github Activity | 45 | 20.00 | 901.3 | ✓ |
| Release Cadence | 56 | 12.00 | 666.7 | ✓ |
| Github Stars | 71 | 7.00 | 494.5 | ✓ |
| Package Downloads | 30 | 6.00 | 180.0 | ✓ |
| Integrations | 17 | 8.00 | 138.5 | ✓ |
| Capabilities | 0 | 17.00 | 0.0 | - |
| Security Posture | 0 | 18.00 | 0.0 | - |
| Stackoverflow Activity | 0 | 20.00 | 0.0 | - |
Computed . Re-weight it by intent, or see the full method.
All data & sourcesshow ↓
Every value we hold, with its source, retrieval date, and confidence. This is the evidence behind the score: don't trust it, verify it.
Activity
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Commits last 30d | 26 | mediumsource · 2026-08-03 · 65% |
Adoption
Features
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | {"schema":"schemaless","hosting":"self","data_model":"wide_column","consistency":"strong","replication":"primary_secondary","partitioning":"automatic","transactions":"single_item","license_class":"permissive"} | mediumsource · 2026-08-03 · 60% |
Integrations
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Count | 3 | mediumsource · 2026-08-03 · 60% |
Language
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Primary | Java | highsource · 2026-08-03 · 90% |
License
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Spdx | Apache-2.0 | mediumsource · 2026-08-03 · 67% |
Pricing
Release
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Cadence days | 80 | mediumsource · 2026-08-03 · 70% |