Comparing Cassandra to the alternatives

Now that you've got an in-depth understanding of the feature set that Cassandra offers, it's time to figure out which features are most important to you and which database is the best fit. The following table lists a handful of commonly used databases and key features that they do or don't have:

As you can see, Cassandra offers a unique combination of scalability, availability, and a rich set of features for modeling and accessing data.