Aerospike Database 7 vs Cassandra comparison

Aerospike and Apache are both solutions in the NoSQL Databases category. Aerospike is ranked #12 with an average rating of 8.0, while Apache is ranked #4 with an average rating of 8.2. Aerospike holds a 3.7% mindshare in ND, compared to Apache’s 10.8% 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

12th

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

4th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Vector Databases (15th)

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the NoSQL Databases category, the mindshare of Aerospike Database 7 is 3.7%, up from 2.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Cassandra is 10.8%, down from 12.8% 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."

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

"The solution's database capabilities are very good."

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

"Cassandra has some features that are more useful for specific use cases where you have time series where you have huge amounts of writes. That should be quick, but not specifically the reads. We needed to have quicker reads and writes and this is why we are using Cassandra right now."

"I am satisfied with the performance."

"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."

"The technical evaluation is very good."

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

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Cons

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

"Depending upon our schema, we can't make ORDER BY or GROUP BY clauses in the product."

"Batching bulk data can cause performance issues."

"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."

"Maybe they can improve their performance in data fetching from a high volume of data sets."

"We found some issues with the batch inserts when the data volume is large."

"Interface is not user friendly."

"Doesn't support a solution that can give aggregation."

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

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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."

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

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

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

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

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Financial Services Firm

15%

Computer Software Company

15%

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Non Profit

Financial Services Firm

21%

Computer Software Company

15%

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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?

Cassandra is very complex to manage. Sometimes, I need to involve a senior DevOps engineer if we encounter a problem. About a year ago, we were unable to recover data without help from a senior Dev...

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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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