Cassandra vs MarkLogic comparison

Apache and Progress Software are both solutions in the NoSQL Databases category. Apache is ranked #7 with an average rating of 8.1, while Progress Software is ranked #19. Apache holds a 8.0% mindshare in ND, compared to Progress Software’s 2.0% mindshare. Additionally, 92% of Apache users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Progress Software users who would recommend it.

Cassandra

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100% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 7, 2025

Cassandra and MarkLogic are leading database solutions, competing in the database technology category. Cassandra seems to have the upper hand in scalability and cost-effectiveness, while MarkLogic offers superior data integration and management features.

Features: Cassandra's strengths lie in scalability, fault tolerance, and real-time processing, which suit distributed systems handling large datasets. MarkLogic offers advanced querying capabilities, support for semantics, and multi-model data integration, providing an edge for complex data operations.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: MarkLogic offers flexible deployment options with robust customer support, simplifying integration into complex IT environments. Cassandra, with its open-source roots, presents more deployment challenges but benefits from a community-driven support network, while MarkLogic’s structured support can simplify implementations.

Pricing and ROI: Cassandra offers lower initial costs due to its open-source model, providing a cost-effective scalable solution. MarkLogic, despite higher setup costs, emphasizes data security and management, leading to potentially higher ROI for enterprises requiring sophisticated operations and comprehensive security.

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Categories and Ranking

Cassandra

Ranking in NoSQL Databases

7th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Vector Databases (14th)

MarkLogic

Ranking in NoSQL Databases

19th

Average Rating

9.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the NoSQL Databases category, the mindshare of Cassandra is 8.0%, down from 12.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of MarkLogic is 2.0%, up from 1.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

NoSQL Databases Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Cassandra	8.0%
MarkLogic	2.0%
Other	90.0%

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Monirul Islam Khan

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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Beverly R. Jamison

IT Solutions Architect / Computer Scientist at Practical Semantics

Frequent updates, helpful search capabilities, and high quality support

MarkLogic's greatest asset is its strong engineering foundation. It was specifically designed with search capabilities in mind, and the developers placed a great emphasis on ensuring the quality of the indexing and all subsequent layers that were added. The solution has been good at providing the updates that were what we were hoping for. They frequently update the solution.

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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

"Since I haven't had years of experience with it, it's still new to me. One valuable feature is its distribution, so I can run it partly in the cloud and part on-prem. That's a feature I'd like to use but haven't yet because we're trying to move to Azure. I don't know if or when that will happen. Ideally, we'd have it distributed over the cloud and on-prem simultaneously, so if something happens to our on-prem, we can keep going in the cloud, like a pay-as-you-go model with Azure."

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

"Cassandra offers high availability and fault tolerance, making it suitable for large-scale data storage and real-time processing."

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

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

"Cassandra is good. It's better than CouchDB, and we are using it in parallel with CouchDB. Cassandra looks better and is more user-friendly."

"Our primary use case for the solution is testing."

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

More Cassandra pros

"MarkLogic's greatest asset is its strong engineering foundation. It was specifically designed with search capabilities in mind, and the developers placed a great emphasis on ensuring the quality of the indexing and all subsequent layers that were added."

"The rules can show us if there are missing items, like titles, and we can add them in to ensure everything is filled and makes sense and there are no missing details."

Cons

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

"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."

"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."

"The solution doesn't have joins between tables so you need other tools for that."

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

"There were challenges with the query language and the development interface. The query language, in particular, could be improved for better optimization. These challenges were encountered while using the Java SDK."

"Batching bulk data can cause performance issues."

"Some issues arise from our vendors like Apache slowness and distribution or load balancing from HAProxy, which should better handle consumption for high-level concurrency."

More Cassandra cons

"The spreadsheet capabilities could be improved."

"One of the most common requests is to improve the user interface of the database. While it is primarily a database, there are other databases available that offer more user-friendly interfaces. The UI is good for developers but not for regular users. More visuals would be beneficial."

Pricing and Cost Advice

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

"We pay for a license."

"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."

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

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

"MarkLogic is a pricey option, but there are some advantages to its pricing structure. For medium-sized clients or departments within larger companies, it is possible to obtain a license for one or two nodes for less than a hundred thousand dollars. Additionally, if you only need to deploy a single node, you can do so for under fifty thousand dollars. This is in contrast to other high-quality software options that are only accessible to larger businesses, where the starting price can be upwards of two hundred thousand dollars."

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Financial Services Firm

16%

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Small Business	8
Midsize Enterprise	1
Large Enterprise	14

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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...

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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 community pricing for any non-profit organization like an NGO or other things. It w...

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What needs improvement with Cassandra?

Regarding areas of improvement for Cassandra, currently, we are not facing significant issues. Some issues arise from our vendors like Apache slowness and distribution or load balancing from HAProx...

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Overview

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.

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MarkLogic is an operational and transactional Enterprise NoSQL database that is designed to integrate, store, manage and search SON and XML documents and semantic data (RDF Triples).

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Sample Customers

1. Apple 2. Netflix 3. Facebook 4. Instagram 5. Twitter 6. eBay 7. Spotify 8. Uber 9. Airbnb 10. Adobe 11. Cisco 12. IBM 13. Microsoft 14. Yahoo 15. Reddit 16. Pinterest 17. Salesforce 18. LinkedIn 19. Hulu 20. Airbnb 21. Walmart 22. Target 23. Sony 24. Intel 25. Cisco 26. HP 27. Oracle 28. SAP 29. GE 30. Siemens 31. Volkswagen 32. Toyota

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