Cassandra

Distributed NoSQL database

87
Project is healthy
Funding
Stable
Maintenance
Active
Contributors
Healthy
Bus Factor
Low risk
Metrics last updated: 6 days ago (2026-02-07)

Overview

Apache Cassandra is an open-source, distributed, wide-column store NoSQL database designed to handle large amounts of data across many servers.

Importance

  • Powers massive-scale applications
  • Foundation for globally distributed data
  • Critical for high availability needs
  • Used by Apple, Netflix, and more

Key Features

  • Peer-to-peer architecture
  • Linear scalability
  • Tunable consistency
  • Multi-datacenter replication

Sustainability

Cassandra is an Apache Foundation project with backing from DataStax and a strong community.

Dependencies

Cassandra
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Impact Analysis

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0 Dependent Projects