Aerospike Database 7 vs Cassandra comparison

Aerospike and Apache are both solutions in the NoSQL Databases category. Aerospike is ranked #11 with an average rating of 8.0, while Apache is ranked #6 with an average rating of 8.2. Aerospike holds a 3.6% mindshare in ND, compared to Apache’s 10.5% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Aerospike users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 91% of Apache users who would recommend it.

Aerospike Database 7

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100% willing to recommend

Cassandra

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91% willing to recommend

Aerospike Database 7

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Categories and Ranking

Aerospike Database 7

Ranking in NoSQL Databases

11th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Cassandra

Ranking in NoSQL Databases

6th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Vector Databases (14th)

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2025, in the NoSQL Databases category, the mindshare of Aerospike Database 7 is 3.6%, up from 2.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Cassandra is 10.5%, down from 13.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Manikandan Gunasekaran

Director of Engineering at Ola

Boost authentication and session management with reliable and fast data handling

There is a lot of technical debt in our company, and we need to update to the latest versions. The lack of automation in upgrading clusters from development to production is a concern. A tool for automatically handling such upgrades would reduce operational huddle. Additionally, it would be beneficial if Aerospike had a community version to encourage broader adoption and experimentation.

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Himanshu Amodwala

Senior cloud solution architect at Microsoft

Well-equipped to handle a massive influx of data and billions of requests

The use of Cassandra in real-time data analytics has been pivotal for our e-commerce platform. As our platform operates 24/7, providing services to sellers and customers alike, the need for real-time updates is paramount. For instance, when a customer leaves comments or feedback on an image, they anticipate an immediate reflection of these changes on the portal. Similarly, sellers altering product attributes or updating images expect instant visibility of these modifications. Handling large data volumes with Cassandra has been an excellent experience. Despite challenges related to the influx, these were not attributed to Cassandra itself but rather to middle-layer issues. Generally, it demonstrated scalability with workloads, thanks to its horizontal scaling capabilities. We could easily add new nodes to the system as needed, ensuring the platform coped well with increasing loads. The tool's most beneficial feature for scalability is its entire architecture. The absence of a single point of failure or a leader within the ecosystem contributes to its robust scalability. This key aspect influenced our decision to opt for the Cassandra ecosystem. In terms of performance, it demonstrated the ability to handle approximately 1.6 billion requests per day. This was achieved on AWS using EC2 instances, and it was during a period about four to five years ago.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"It shows better compression and compaction, which is valuable."

"The most valuable features of Cassandra are the NoSQL database, high performance, and zero-copy streaming."

"The time series data was one of the best features along with auto publishing."

"The most valuable features of this solution are its speed and distributed nature."

"We can add almost one million columns to the solution."

"Some of the valued features of this solution are it has good performance and failover."

"The technical evaluation is very good."

"Its retrieval is similar to an RDBMS, so our team finds it easy to adapt."

"The most valuable features of Cassandra are its scaling capabilities and its non-SQL nature capabilities."

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Cons

"The lack of automation in upgrading clusters from development to production is a concern."

"The solution is not easy to use because it is a big database and you have to learn the interface. This is the case though in most of these solutions."

"Cassandra could be more user-friendly like MongoDB."

"The disc space is lacking. You need to free it up as you are working."

"While Cassandra can handle NoSQL, I think there should be more flexibility for whole schema design when data is stored in wide columns. Additionally, I believe that eventual consistency should be enhanced."

"It can be difficult to analyze what's going on inside of the database relative to other databases. It can also be difficult to troubleshoot sometimes."

"There could be more integration, and it could be more user-friendly."

"Cassandra is very complex to manage. Sometimes, I need to involve a senior DevOps engineer if we encounter a problem."

"The secondary index in Cassandra was a bit problematic and could be improved."

More Cassandra cons

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We use around half a TB of data and spend approximately $36,000 to $40,000 USD per year on Aerospike."

"I use the tool's open-source version."

"We pay for a license."

"I don't have the specific numbers on pricing, but it was fairly priced."

"Cassandra is a free open source solution, but there is a commercial version available called DataStax Enterprise."

"We are using the open-source version of Cassandra, the solution is free."

"There are licensing fees that must be paid, but I'm not sure if they are paid monthly or yearly."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

16%

Computer Software Company

14%

Comms Service Provider

10%

Government

Financial Services Firm

21%

Computer Software Company

14%

Comms Service Provider

Retailer

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Aerospike Database 7?

We use around half a TB of data and spend approximately $36,000 to $40,000 USD per year on Aerospike.

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What needs improvement with Aerospike Database 7?

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What is your primary use case for Aerospike Database 7?

Aerospike is mainly used as the first step for authentication, authorization, and session persistence in our organization. It is a critical part of our workflow, as without it, we wouldn't be able ...

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What do you like most about Cassandra?

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Cassandra?

We are using Cassandra locally and as open-source.

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What needs improvement with Cassandra?

While Cassandra can handle NoSQL, I think there should be more flexibility for whole schema design when data is stored in wide columns. Additionally, I believe that eventual consistency should be e...

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Overview

Aerospike is an enterprise-class, NoSQL database solution for real-time operational applications that delivers predictable performance at scale, superior uptime, and high availability at the lowest Total Cost of Ownership compared to first-generation NoSQL and relational databases.

Aerospike

Cassandra is a distributed and scalable database management system used for real-time data processing.

It is highly valued for its ability to handle large amounts of data, scalability, high availability, fault tolerance, and flexible data model.

It is commonly used in finance, e-commerce, and social media industries.

Apache

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