Why CockroachDB and Apache Cassandra?
CockroachDB and Cassandra share common capabilities. Both deliver effortless, global scale. Both are resilient. Both are cloud-neutral.
Transactions
Cassandra was designed for fast access of data and makes compromises for writes.
CockroachDB was architected for complex, high performant distributed writes and delivers scale-out read capability.
Open Queries
Cassandra queries require you to understand partitioning of the database.
CockroachDB delivers simple relational SQL transactions and obscures complexity away from developers.
Familiar
Cassandra implements a variant of SQL called CQL, which may limit application functionality.
CockroachDB is wire-compatible with PostgreSQL and provides a familiar, easy interface for developers.
Get an in-depth look into the technical difference between CockroachDB and Cassandra with our technical guide
Which workload is right for which database?
Single Data Center
Globally distributed
Cassandra
CockroachDB
Cassandra
CockroachDB
Low read volume
Heavy read volume and limited writes/transactions
Heavy read, heavy write/update volume
Heavy read/write volume and transaction guarantees
When & Why: Cassandra vs. CockroachDB
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CockroachDB deliver consistent SQL transactions at global scale
This deep dive into our distributed consistency model gives you insight into how transactions work in CockroachDB.
