DB-EnginesExtremeDB: mitigate connectivity issues in a DBMSEnglish
Deutsch
Knowledge Base of Relational and NoSQL Database Management Systemsprovided by solid IT

DBMS > Apache Doris vs. Cassandra vs. CouchDB vs. FeatureBase

System Properties Comparison Apache Doris vs. Cassandra vs. CouchDB vs. FeatureBase

Please select another system to include it in the comparison.

Editorial information provided by DB-Engines
NameApache Doris  Xexclude from comparisonCassandra  Xexclude from comparisonCouchDB infostands for "Cluster Of Unreliable Commodity Hardware"  Xexclude from comparisonFeatureBase  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionAn MPP-based analytics DBMS embracing the MySQL protocolWide-column store based on ideas of BigTable and DynamoDB infoOptimized for write accessA native JSON - document store inspired by Lotus Notes, scalable from globally distributed server-clusters down to mobile phones.Real-time database platform that powers real-time analytics and machine learning applications by simultaneously executing low-latency, high-throughput, and highly concurrent workloads.
Primary database modelRelational DBMSWide column storeDocument storeRelational DBMS
Secondary database modelsVector DBMS infostarting with release V5Spatial DBMS infousing the Geocouch extension
DB-Engines Ranking infomeasures the popularity of database management systemsranking trend
Trend Chart
Score0.60
Rank#247  Overall
#113  Relational DBMS
Score98.83
Rank#12  Overall
#1  Wide column stores
Score8.30
Rank#47  Overall
#7  Document stores
Score0.31
Rank#292  Overall
#135  Relational DBMS
Websitedoris.apache.org
github.com/­apache/­doris
cassandra.apache.orgcouchdb.apache.orgwww.featurebase.com
Technical documentationgithub.com/­apache/­doris/­wikicassandra.apache.org/­doc/­latestdocs.couchdb.org/­en/­stabledocs.featurebase.com
DeveloperApache Software Foundation, originally contributed from BaiduApache Software Foundation infoApache top level project, originally developped by FacebookApache Software Foundation infoApache top-level project, originally developed by Damien Katz, a former Lotus Notes developerMolecula and Pilosa Open Source Contributors
Initial release2017200820052017
Current release1.2.2, February 20234.1.3, July 20233.3.3, December 20232022, May 2022
License infoCommercial or Open SourceOpen Source infoApache Version 2.0Open Source infoApache version 2Open Source infoApache version 2commercial
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenononono
DBaaS offerings (sponsored links) infoDatabase as a Service

Providers of DBaaS offerings, please contact us to be listed.
Astra DB: Multi-cloud DBaaS built on Apache Cassandra.
Implementation languageJavaJavaErlangGo
Server operating systemsLinuxBSD
Linux
OS X
Windows
Android
BSD
Linux
OS X
Solaris
Windows
Linux
macOS
Data schemeyesschema-freeschema-freeyes
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesyesnoyes
XML support infoSome form of processing data in XML format, e.g. support for XML data structures, and/or support for XPath, XQuery or XSLT.nononono
Secondary indexesyesrestricted infoonly equality queries, not always the best performing solutionyes infovia viewsno
SQL infoSupport of SQLyesSQL-like SELECT, DML and DDL statements (CQL)noSQL queries
APIs and other access methodsJDBC
MySQL client
Proprietary protocol infoCQL (Cassandra Query Language, an SQL-like language)
Thrift
RESTful HTTP/JSON APIgRPC
JDBC
Kafka Connector
ODBC
Supported programming languagesJavaC#
C++
Clojure
Erlang
Go
Haskell
Java
JavaScript infoNode.js
Perl
PHP
Python
Ruby
Scala
C
C#
ColdFusion
Erlang
Haskell
Java
JavaScript
Lisp
Lua
Objective-C
OCaml
Perl
PHP
PL/SQL
Python
Ruby
Smalltalk
Java
Python
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresuser defined functionsnoView functions in JavaScript
Triggersnoyesyesno
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodeshorizontal partitioningSharding infono "single point of failure"Sharding infoimproved architecture with release 2.0Sharding
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesnoneselectable replication factor infoRepresentation of geographical distribution of servers is possibleMulti-source replication
Source-replica replication
yes
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnoyesyes
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemImmediate ConsistencyEventual Consistency
Immediate Consistency infocan be individually decided for each write operation
Eventual Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integritynononoyes
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of datano infoAtomicity and isolation are supported for single operationsno infoatomic operations within a single document possibleyes
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyes infostrategy: optimistic lockingyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyesyesyesyes, using Linux fsync
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.nononoyes
User concepts infoAccess controlfine grained access rights according to SQL-standardAccess rights for users can be defined per objectAccess rights for users can be defined per database
More information provided by the system vendor
Apache DorisCassandraCouchDB infostands for "Cluster Of Unreliable Commodity Hardware"FeatureBase
Specific characteristicsApache Cassandra is the leading NoSQL, distributed database management system, well...
» more
Competitive advantagesNo single point of failure ensures 100% availability . Operational simplicity for...
» more
Typical application scenariosInternet of Things (IOT), fraud detection applications, recommendation engines, product...
» more
Key customersApple, Netflix, Uber, ING,, Intuit,Fidelity, NY Times, Outbrain, BazaarVoice, Best...
» more
Market metricsCassandra is used by 40% of the Fortune 100.
» more
Licensing and pricing modelsApache license  Pricing for commercial distributions provided by DataStax and available...
» more
News

An Introduction to Phil Nash, Developer Relations
3 June 2024

Focus on Creativity, Not Clusters: DataStax Mission Control in Action!
30 May 2024

How Concide Built its Chat Platform with Enhanced Document Management for Legal Tech Professionals
23 May 2024

Astra Vectorize: Generate Vector Embeddings with 1 Line of Code
22 May 2024

GitHub Copilot + DataStax Astra DB: Build GenAI Apps 100x Faster
21 May 2024

We invite representatives of system vendors to contact us for updating and extending the system information,
and for displaying vendor-provided information such as key customers, competitive advantages and market metrics.

Related products and services
3rd partiesCassandra Forward event: Want to level up your Cassandra game? Watch now replays of the March 2023 sessions.
» more

CData: Connect to Big Data & NoSQL through standard Drivers.
» more

We invite representatives of vendors of related products to contact us for presenting information about their offerings here.

More resources
Apache DorisCassandraCouchDB infostands for "Cluster Of Unreliable Commodity Hardware"FeatureBase
DB-Engines blog posts

Cassandra keeps climbing the ranks of the DB-Engines Ranking
3 May 2016, Matthias Gelbmann

Oracle is the DBMS of the Year
5 January 2016, Paul Andlinger, Matthias Gelbmann

Winners, losers and an attractive newcomer in Novembers DB-Engines ranking
2 November 2015, Paul Andlinger

show all

Couchbase climbs up the DB-Engines Ranking, increasing its popularity by 10% every month
2 June 2014, Matthias Gelbmann

show all

Recent citations in the news

Apache Doris for Log and Time Series Data Analysis in NetEase: Why Not Elasticsearch and InfluxDB?
5 June 2024, hackernoon.com

Workload Isolation in Apache Doris: Optimizing Resource Management and Performance
25 May 2024, hackernoon.com

How to Digest 15 Billion Logs Per Day and Keep Big Queries Within 1 Second
1 September 2023, KDnuggets

Apache Doris just 'graduated': Why care about this SQL data warehouse
24 June 2022, InfoWorld

Streamlining Data Operations: How a Grocery Chain Optimizes Workloads with Apache Doris
16 May 2024, hackernoon.com

provided by Google News

Here's What to Know About Apache Cassandra 5.0
15 April 2024, hackernoon.com

Cassandra is the “best f*cking database for gen AI,” says DataStax CEO
13 December 2023, VentureBeat

Microsoft extends life support for aging Apache Cassandra 3.11 database
10 October 2023, The Register

How Zalando migrated their shopping carts to Amazon DynamoDB from Apache Cassandra | Amazon Web Services
11 October 2023, AWS Blog

How Uber Optimized Cassandra Operations At Scale
20 July 2023, Uber

provided by Google News

How to Automate A Blog Post App Deployment With GitHub Actions, Node.js, CouchDB, and Aptible
4 December 2023, hackernoon.com

How to install the CouchDB NoSQL database on Debian Server 11
16 June 2022, TechRepublic

IBM Cloudant pulls plan to fund new foundational layer for CouchDB
15 March 2022, The Register

CouchDB 3.0 ends admin party era • DEVCLASS
27 February 2020, DevClass

Tracking Expenses with CouchDB and Angular — SitePoint
28 August 2014, SitePoint

provided by Google News

Get Your Infrastructure Ready for Real-Time Analytics
8 March 2022, Built In

Pilosa: A Scalable High Performance Bitmap Database Index
17 June 2019, hackernoon.com

The 10 Coolest Big Data Tools Of 2021
7 December 2021, CRN

32 Data and Analytics Startups That Will Go Big, According to VCs
28 September 2021, Business Insider

provided by Google News



Share this page

Featured Products

Milvus logo

Vector database designed for GenAI, fully equipped for enterprise implementation.
Try Managed Milvus for Free

Neo4j logo

See for yourself how a graph database can make your life easier.
Use Neo4j online for free.

Datastax Astra logo

Bring all your data to Generative AI applications with vector search enabled by the most scalable
vector database available.
Try for Free

Present your product here