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Apache Cassandra vs MySQL Community Edition

A side-by-side look at Apache Cassandra and MySQL Community Edition. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Apache Cassandra

Apache Cassandra

Databases

Apache Cassandra is a free, open-source, distributed NoSQL database management system designed to handle large amounts of data across many commodity servers, providing high availability with no single point of failure.

distributedscalablehigh-availabilityfault-tolerantwide-column-store
MySQL Community Edition

MySQL Community Edition

Development

MySQL Community Edition is a free, open source relational database management system. It is a popular option for web applications and is supported by a large community of developers.

open-sourcerelational-databaseweb-applicationscommunity-supported