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Wide-column databases

Distributed databases storing wide, sparse rows partitioned across nodes.

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Wide-column databases
ToolStarsLicenceTermsSelf-hostedLanguageLatestLast push
ScyllaDB16kOtherSource availableYesC++scylla-2026.3.22026-10-06
Apache Cassandra10kApache-2.0Open sourceYesJavacassandra-5.0.92026-10-05
Apache HBase5.6kApache-2.0Open sourceYesJavarel/3.0.02026-10-06
Apache Accumulo1.2kApache-2.0Open sourceYesJavarel/3.0.02026-10-05

4 tools

ScyllaDB

NoSQL data store using the Seastar framework, compatible with Apache Cassandra and Amazon DynamoDB

Language
C++
Licence
Other
Stars
16k
Latest
scylla-2026.3.2
Last push
2026-10-06
Apache Cassandra

Open source transactional distributed database. Linear scalability and proven fault-tolerance on commodity hardware or cloud infrastructure without compromising performance.

Language
Java
Licence
Apache-2.0
Stars
10k
Latest
cassandra-5.0.9
Last push
2026-10-05

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