ApsaraDB for Cassandra vs Huawei Cloud GeminiDB Cassandra API

ApsaraDB for Cassandra6.9Visit HGHuawei Cloud GeminiDB Cassandra API6.8Visit

Higher score ApsaraDB for Cassandra #7 in Cassandra Hosting 6.9/10 From $36.06/mo ✓ 2 of 3 features Visit Alibaba Cloud

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HG Huawei Cloud GeminiDB Cassandra API #8 in Cassandra Hosting 6.8/10 Paid ✓ 1 of 3 features Visit Huawei Cloud

• ApsaraDB for Cassandra fits best

  Teams deploying Cassandra across Asian regions

• Huawei Cloud GeminiDB Cassandra API fits best

  Cassandra on Huawei Cloud

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Side by side

Feature	ApsaraDB for Cassandra 6.9/10 Visit ↗	HGHuawei Cloud GeminiDB Cassandra API 6.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	6.9	6.8
Ranking	#7 in Cassandra Hosting	#8 in Cassandra Hosting
Best for	Teams deploying Cassandra across Asian regions	Cassandra on Huawei Cloud
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	$36.06/mo	Not published
Free plan	Not published	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Support	Docs	Email, Live chat, Phone, Tickets, Docs · 24/7
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features ApsaraDB for Cassandra 2/3 · Huawei Cloud GeminiDB Cassandra API 1/3
Automated backups	Not published	Not published
Multi-region clusters	✓	✓
Private networking	✓ (best)	Not published
Specs
Cassandra versions	Not published	Not published
Node scaling	Not published	Not published
Storage per node	Not published	Not published
Deployment regions	China (Hangzhou), China (Shanghai), China (Shenzhen), China (Qingdao), China (Beijing), China (Zhangjiakou), China (Hohhot), China (Hong Kong), Japan (Tokyo), Singapore, Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur), Indonesia (Jakarta), UK (London), Germany (Frankfurt), US (Virginia), US (Silicon Valley)	Not published
Our review
Pros	Multi-node clusters with replicas and multiple data centers Separate compute and cloud-disk scaling and billing Private and public endpoints across listed regions	CQL support with compatibility across the Cassandra ecosystem Autoscaling, storage and compute scale-out for changing workloads Multi-AZ availability and cross-region active-active recovery
Cons	Alibaba Cloud documentation labels the service deprecated Compute and storage costs are billed separately Platform access is listed through the API, with limited integrations	No free plan for evaluating the service Transactions are not supported Maximum row size is 0.1 MB
Our verdict	ApsaraDB for Cassandra is Alibaba Cloud’s managed Apache Cassandra service for teams running high-concurrency, low-latency workloads. It supports multi-node clusters, data replicas, multiple data centers, cloud disks, and internal or… Read the review →	Huawei Cloud GeminiDB Cassandra API is a managed, cloud-native wide-column database service for applications that need distributed storage and Cassandra compatibility. It supports Cassandra Query Language (CQL) and is positioned for… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• ApsaraDB for Cassandra — where it wins

  • Multi-node clusters with replicas and multiple data centers
  • Separate compute and cloud-disk scaling and billing
  • Private and public endpoints across listed regions

  Where it doesn't

  • Alibaba Cloud documentation labels the service deprecated
  • Compute and storage costs are billed separately
  • Platform access is listed through the API, with limited integrations

• Huawei Cloud GeminiDB Cassandra API — where it wins

  • CQL support with compatibility across the Cassandra ecosystem
  • Autoscaling, storage and compute scale-out for changing workloads
  • Multi-AZ availability and cross-region active-active recovery

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan for evaluating the service
  • Transactions are not supported
  • Maximum row size is 0.1 MB

• ApsaraDB for Cassandra6.9/10 · From $36.06/mo

  Managed multi-node Cassandra with regional coverage, but the service is deprecated.

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• HGHuawei Cloud GeminiDB Cassandra API6.8/10 · Paid

  A managed Cassandra service with broad scaling, recovery, and multi-AZ capabilities.

  Visit Huawei CloudFull verdict →