# Apache Cassandra alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 196 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Apache Cassandra holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/apache-cassandra/alternatives/

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- MongoDB: 98
- Amazon DynamoDB: 22
- Couchbase: 7
- PostgreSQL: 6
- Google Cloud Firestore: 5
- Azure Cosmos DB: 3

## NoSQL databases

**Small business**: 75 of 84 answers did not name Apache Cassandra (Apache Cassandra is #10 of 10 at 0%).

- MongoDB: first choice in 51 of those 75
- Amazon DynamoDB: first choice in 7 of those 75
- Google Cloud Firestore: first choice in 5 of those 75
- PostgreSQL: first choice in 4 of those 75
- Couchbase: first choice in 2 of those 75
- Apache CouchDB: first choice in 1 of those 75
- PostgreSQL with JSONB columns: first choice in 1 of those 75

**Mid-market**: 60 of 84 answers did not name Apache Cassandra (Apache Cassandra is #8 of 13 at 0%).

- MongoDB: first choice in 26 of those 60
- Amazon DynamoDB: first choice in 6 of those 60
- PostgreSQL: first choice in 2 of those 60
- Couchbase: first choice in 1 of those 60
- Google Firebase Firestore: first choice in 1 of those 60
- MongoDB Atlas Free Tier: first choice in 1 of those 60
- Redis: first choice in 1 of those 60
- ScyllaDB: first choice in 1 of those 60

**Enterprise**: 61 of 84 answers did not name Apache Cassandra (Apache Cassandra is #5 of 9 at 4%).

- MongoDB: first choice in 21 of those 61
- Amazon DynamoDB: first choice in 9 of those 61
- Couchbase: first choice in 4 of those 61
- Azure Cosmos DB: first choice in 3 of those 61
- Aerospike: first choice in 1 of those 61
- DataStax Astra DB: first choice in 1 of those 61
- OpenSearch: first choice in 1 of those 61
- Oracle NoSQL Database: first choice in 1 of those 61

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