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Cassandra vs MongoDB Enterprise Advanced comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jul 31, 2025

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Categories and Ranking

Cassandra
Ranking in NoSQL Databases
6th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.1
Number of Reviews
24
Ranking in other categories
Vector Databases (14th)
MongoDB Enterprise Advanced
Ranking in NoSQL Databases
1st
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
81
Ranking in other categories
Open Source Databases (5th), Managed NoSQL Databases (5th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2025, in the NoSQL Databases category, the mindshare of Cassandra is 8.7%, down from 13.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of MongoDB Enterprise Advanced is 16.7%, down from 24.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
NoSQL Databases Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
MongoDB Enterprise Advanced16.7%
Cassandra8.7%
Other74.6%
NoSQL Databases
 

Q&A Highlights

it_user1272297 - PeerSpot reviewer
Apr 19, 2020
 

Featured Reviews

Himanshu Amodwala - PeerSpot reviewer
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.
Uzair Faruqi - PeerSpot reviewer
Transforms data flow with adaptable schema and smooth public cloud deployment
One of our business units uses MongoDB, and we developed an ETL pipeline that extracts data from MongoDB and transfers it into our data warehouse MongoDB is a NoSQL database that is similar to a document database. It offers flexibility in schema adaptation, allowing us to change the schema and…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"I am satisfied with the performance."
"Its retrieval is similar to an RDBMS, so our team finds it easy to adapt."
"Our primary use case for the solution is testing."
"The most valuable feature of Cassandra is its fast retrieval. Additionally, the solution can handle large amounts of data. It is the quickest application we use."
"A consistent solution."
"I'd rate the solution ten out of ten."
"Can achieve continuous data without a single downtime because of node to node ring architecture."
"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."
"I think that MongoDB isn't too structured, and that's good for our technical team because they are able to search through the database better than if they are using SQL Server."
"Scalability seems good. I've never been even close to finding the limits. I've run a couple of notes of redundancy but I've never had any problems with scalability."
"It is really a pretty easy product to use. It's very reliable, it's proven."
"I like the document storage feature. It's pretty simple."
"The reports are useful for controlling the load of our whole architecture."
"Migrating to MongoDB upgrades the IT environment and puts users in the NoSQL environment, which is faster."
"We decided to work with MongoDB as its interface is easier to understand and more universal."
"The community is great if you have problem."
 

Cons

"There could be more integration, and it could be more user-friendly."
"Fine-tuning was a bit of a challenge."
"The solution doesn't have joins between tables so you need other tools for that."
"Interface is not user friendly."
"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."
"The initial setup of Cassandra can be difficult in the configuration. There might be a need to have assistance. The implementation process can six months for connecting to certain databases."
"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."
"Depending upon our schema, we can't make ORDER BY or GROUP BY clauses in the product."
"MongoDB could improve by not having so many updates and different versions."
"You need integration with other tools to run the query in MongoDB."
"MongoDB should improve its data loading part."
"MongoDB should not be used for reporting, analytics, or number-crunching tasks."
"Sometimes, the tool goes down temporarily. There are some stability issues in the product."
"People coming from RDBMS should have the flexibility to write queries in SQL that can be converted into JSON queries."
"I rate the support from MongoDB a four out of five."
"The performance could be faster."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."
"I use the tool's open-source version."
"We pay for a license."
"There are licensing fees that must be paid, but I'm not sure if they are paid monthly or yearly."
"There are different licenses available to be purchased, such as individual, premium, or enterprise."
"MongoDB's pricing is not reasonable, but it is not as expensive as the others."
"At the moment, all customers are using the community version."
"We use the open-source version, which is available to use free of charge."
"MongoDB is an open-source solution."
"The pricing is favorable if you opt to install MongoDB on an Amazon EC2 instance as you won't have to pay for the extra Atlas services and can instead manage the scaling yourself. This allows for a cost-effective solution and using MongoDB on a small scale, I have been able to utilize it for free."
"I currently use the solution's community edition which is free."
"The product is affordable."
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Answers from the Community

it_user1272297 - PeerSpot reviewer
Apr 19, 2020
Apr 19, 2020
I haven't used SQream personally. However, if you are only considering GPU based rdbms's please check the following https://hackernoon.com/which-gpu-database-is-right-for-me-6ceef6a17505
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Russell Rothstein - PeerSpot reviewer
Jan 27, 2020
Morten, the most popular comparisons of SQream can be found here: https://www.itcentralstation.com/products/sqream-db-alternatives-and-competitors The top ones include Cassandra, MemSQL, MongoDB, and Vertica.
reviewer1219965 - PeerSpot reviewer
Jan 27, 2020
I haven't used SQream personally. However, if you are only considering GPU based rdbms's please check the following https://hackernoon.com/which-gpu-database-is-right-for-me-6ceef6a17505
 

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
16%
Computer Software Company
11%
Retailer
7%
Comms Service Provider
7%
Financial Services Firm
16%
Computer Software Company
11%
University
7%
Manufacturing Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business8
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise13
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business35
Midsize Enterprise13
Large Enterprise37
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Cassandra?
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-ti...
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...
What do you like most about MongoDB?
MongoDB's approach to handling data in documents rather than traditional tables has been particularly beneficial.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for MongoDB?
We pay approximately 2,000 euros per month for MongoDB.
What needs improvement with MongoDB?
I'm not sure about the documentation or the knowledge bases available for MongoDB because I don't interact with it at that level, but I would say it's minimal and could be improved. I am not experi...
 

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