# Apache Cassandra alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 199 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Apache Cassandra holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/apache-cassandra/alternatives

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- MongoDB: 103
- Amazon DynamoDB: 19
- PostgreSQL: 9
- Azure Cosmos DB: 6
- Google Cloud Firestore: 4
- Redis: 3

## NoSQL databases

**Small business**: 75 of 84 answers did not name Apache Cassandra (Apache Cassandra is #12 of 12 at 0%).

- MongoDB: first choice in 51 of those 75
- PostgreSQL: first choice in 6 of those 75
- Amazon DynamoDB: first choice in 4 of those 75
- Google Cloud Firestore: first choice in 4 of those 75
- MySQL: first choice in 2 of those 75
- Firebase: first choice in 1 of those 75
- Redis: first choice in 1 of those 75

**Mid-market**: 64 of 84 answers did not name Apache Cassandra (Apache Cassandra is #5 of 14 at 2%).

- MongoDB: first choice in 29 of those 64
- Amazon DynamoDB: first choice in 6 of those 64
- PostgreSQL: first choice in 2 of those 64
- Azure Cosmos DB: first choice in 1 of those 64
- Firebase: first choice in 1 of those 64
- Redis: first choice in 1 of those 64

**Enterprise**: 60 of 84 answers did not name Apache Cassandra (Apache Cassandra is #5 of 14 at 3%).

- MongoDB: first choice in 23 of those 60
- Amazon DynamoDB: first choice in 9 of those 60
- Azure Cosmos DB: first choice in 5 of those 60
- Couchbase: first choice in 2 of those 60
- Aerospike: first choice in 1 of those 60
- Oracle NoSQL Database: first choice in 1 of those 60
- PostgreSQL: first choice in 1 of those 60
- Redis: first choice in 1 of those 60

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