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As of August 2026, in the NoSQL Databases category, the mindshare of Accumulo is 2.3%, down from 2.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Apache HBase is 5.0%, down from 5.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Cassandra is 8.2%, down from 9.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
NoSQL Databases Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Cassandra8.2%
Apache HBase5.0%
Accumulo2.3%
Other84.5%
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Ephrem Sisay - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Software Engineer at a computer software company with 501-1,000 employees
In-memory processing and integration capabilities have optimized query performance
Apache HBase could be improved by optimizing the integration with Apache Phoenix; sometimes the abstraction and lookup jobs lead to issues when there are too many requests. Resource optimization isn't always as successful as it should be, which can cause some query and lookup jobs to fail. For instance, during eligibility checks for credit, if there are many requests on the database, it might fail, and after such a failure, it doesn't allow us to run queries from the moment they stop. If there could be optimization to require less resource usage and allow those jobs and queries to pick up from where they stopped, that would be a great addition to the tool.
Monirul Islam Khan - PeerSpot reviewer
Head, Data Integration & Management at a non-profit with 10,001+ employees
Has maintained secure document storage and efficient data distribution with peer-to-peer architecture
The functions or features in Cassandra that I have found most valuable are that it is a distributed system similar to Mongo. It's good enough for comparison with another SQL database, so it's smooth and organized for distributed database system. The peer-to-peer architecture in Cassandra is helpful for network decentralization, and I have already introduced that feature. Cassandra features in peer-to-peer as well as another monitoring, so basically, it's good enough for our service. The tunable consistency level in Cassandra is good, and we are using that feature already. In terms of built-in caching and lightweight transactions in Cassandra, the transaction level is good, and it's optimized, so there are no more issues in that database. Based on my experience, Cassandra is good for document management system, as well as distributed database system, and the automatic recovery process is there. Additionally, the database monitoring system or auditing system is well-comparable with other database systems, so we are actually happy to be using this Cassandra database.
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Financial Services Firm
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Comms Service Provider
9%
University
8%
Construction Company
7%
Financial Services Firm
16%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Construction Company
8%
Outsourcing Company
6%
 

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What needs improvement with Apache HBase?
Apache HBase could be improved by optimizing the integration with Apache Phoenix; sometimes the abstraction and looku...
What advice do you have for others considering Apache HBase?
I'm working for a corporate that uses Apache HBase for their Big Data platform and I'm a Big Data engineer there. We'...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Apache HBase?
The cost depends on the EC2 instances and the size of the data you're indexing.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Cassandra?
The pricing for Cassandra is a little bit high, so it would be better for our community services if they consider com...
What needs improvement with Cassandra?
Regarding areas of improvement for Cassandra, currently, we are not facing significant issues. Some issues arise from...
What is your primary use case for Cassandra?
My use case for Cassandra is for a document and other unstructured data management system as well as structured data ...
 

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