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Apache Cassandra vs RethinkDB

A side-by-side look at Apache Cassandra and RethinkDB. 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
RethinkDB

RethinkDB

Development

RethinkDB is an open-source, distributed JSON document database that focuses on easy scalability and high availability. It has an intuitive query language and simple administration tools.

nosqljsondocument-databasedistributedscalablehigh-availability