Apache Cassandra vs Azure Table Storage
Apache Cassandra
cassandra.apache.orgAzure Table Storage
azure.microsoft.comSide by side
| Figure | Apache Cassandra | Azure Table Storage |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 2 | 1 |
| Spec score · Wide-Column Databases | 8.9 (#1) | 7.4 (#9) |
| Replication | Cassandra supports replication across multiple data centers and configurable consistency levels for queries. | Microsoft says geo-redundant storage replicates data three times within a region and three additional times in another region. |
Plans
Azure Table Storage
- Azure Table Storage pay-as-you-goPrice not published
In their own words
Apache Cassandra
Apache Cassandra is a free, open-source NoSQL distributed database for mission-critical data and large active datasets. Its masterless architecture gives each node the same functionality. The project says read and write throughput can grow linearly as machines are added, without downtime or application interruption. Cassandra can run on premises, with one cloud provider, across multiple providers, or in a combination of those environments. It supports replication across data centers and configurable consistency levels for queries, along with CQL, transactions, and horizontal scaling. The project lists audit logging for DML, DDL, and DCL activity, and fqltool for recording and replaying production workloads. Drivers are available for Java, Go, Python, and Node.js; downloads include tarballs and packages, and installation guidance covers Debian and RPM. The ecosystem includes tools and connectors for Apache Kafka, Apache Flink, Apache Spark, and Kubernetes. The project identifies version 5.0 as the latest GA release and says it is maintained until the 8.0 release. Cassandra is self-managed, and listed third-party ecosystem projects are not supported by its community.
Azure Table Storage
Azure Table Storage has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.