2 categories · RankedApache Cassandra
Apache Cassandra is a NoSQL database built around a wide-column data model · apache.org ↗
Read the same way at every company size.
The standing depends on who is buying. Every model is asked the same questions for each company size.
MongoDB is first at 81%.
MongoDB is first at 74%. 0 of 14 models made it the first choice when asked directly.
MongoDB is first at 53%.
Why models recommend it
“Absolute $0 software + you control infra: Apache Cassandra or CouchDB for wide-column / key-value”Muse Glimmer 30B · Budget-constrained question · first choice
“Cassandra or Couchbase may be better long-term bets—though they require more operational investment”Kimi K2 · Direct question · alternative
“Best for High-Volume Writes & Scaling... Consideration: Steeper learning curve and more complex operations”DeepSeek V4 Flash · Budget-constrained question · alternative
“ScyllaDB, Apache Cassandra | High write-throughput, sub-millisecond latencies at scale, time-series.”Gemini 3.5 Flash · Scale-constrained question · alternative
What gives them pause
“Verdict: Avoid unless you have a team of Cassandra specialists and a use case that truly demands it.”Kimi K2 · Negative question · warning
“Avoid Apache Cassandra unless you expect millions of users immediately.”Qwen 3.7 Flash · Budget-constrained question · warning
“Avoid Cassandra if you lack DevOps expertise for tuning.”MiniMax M2.5 · Negative question · warning
“Wide-column databases such as Cassandra when you need ad-hoc analytics, joins, or frequently changing query patterns... can bring substantial operational complexity”Perplexity Sonar · Negative question · warning
Also on the shortlist
The products named in the same answers as Apache Cassandra, over the 163 answers that named it, and how often each was the first choice instead.
| Product | Named together | Picked instead | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 147 | 79 | Compare → | |
| 119 | 8 | Compare → | |
| 115 | 1 | Compare → | |
| 80 | 3 | View → | |
| 69 | 0 | View → | |
| 64 | 7 | Compare → | |
| 56 | 1 | View → | |
| 41 | 0 | View → | |
| 37 | 8 | Compare → | |
| 36 | 0 | View → |
What the models named instead of Apache Cassandra →
A side-by-side page exists where both products are among a category's top eight.
How this is measured
Fourteen AI models from 12 labs are asked the same buying questions six ways, for three company sizes. Standings refresh every edition.
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Read the method →Sources returned with these answers
Fourteen of the fourteen models returned a source list in this edition: five return the pages they cited and nine the search results they consulted. These counts come from 124 of the 163 answers that named Apache Cassandra and are not a share of its labels.
Domains cited
269 of the 299 domain citations in answers naming Apache Cassandra came from a third party's page. Thirty were to the publisher's own pages (the Gane Index), which the models cite like any other source; they are not counted as a third party.
Pages cited
Pages are listed as the models cited them.
By model
| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
What it publishes
| Kind | Pages | Last 90 days | 2025-10 to 2026-09 | Latest | Categories named |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| News or press | 1,081 | 12 | 2026-09-03 | ||
| Blog | 228 | 1 | 2026-07-01 | ||
| Template or tool | 38 | undated | |||
| Report or ebook | 14 | undated | |||
| Conference or event | 10 | 0 | 2026-06-09 | ||
| Glossary or explainer | 9 | undated | |||
| Case study | 2 | undated | |||
| Webinar or virtual event | 2 | undated |
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How it is countedHide how it is counted
Every page apache.org exposes, subdomains included. Kind is read from the address and title. The last 90 days, the latest date and the twelve months count pages by when they were published, from the site's feeds, a date in the address, or the page's own publication date, read from up to a hundred of its most recently changed pages; a page that says only when it last changed is counted in its kind but not in when, so the recent counts are a floor, and a kind none of whose pages gives a publication date reads undated. An event counts as online when its address or title says so (webinar, on demand, virtual or online summit); a conference, summit, trade show, expo or roadshow that does not say so is counted as a conference or event, which on a vendor's site is mostly in person. Read September 29, 2026.