DataStax Astra DB vs Huawei Cloud GeminiDB Cassandra API

DataStax Astra DB9.3Visit HGHuawei Cloud GeminiDB Cassandra API6.8Visit

Higher score DataStax Astra DB #1 in Cassandra Hosting 9.3/10 Free plan · paid from $1 Free plan✓ 1 of 3 features Visit Astra DB

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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

• DataStax Astra DB fits best

  Cassandra apps needing a flexible managed platform

• Huawei Cloud GeminiDB Cassandra API fits best

  Cassandra on Huawei Cloud

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Side by side

Feature	DataStax Astra DB 9.3/10 Visit ↗	HGHuawei Cloud GeminiDB Cassandra API 6.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.3	6.8
Ranking	#1 in Cassandra Hosting	#8 in Cassandra Hosting
Best for	Cassandra apps needing a flexible managed platform	Cassandra on Huawei Cloud
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	Not published	Not published
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Tickets, Docs	Email, Live chat, Phone, Tickets, Docs · 24/7
Integrations	5 integrations	3 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features DataStax Astra DB 1/3 · Huawei Cloud GeminiDB Cassandra API 1/3
Automated backups	Not published	Not published
Multi-region clusters	✓	✓
Private networking	Not published	Not published
Specs
Cassandra versions	Not published	Not published
Node scaling	Not published	Not published
Storage per node	Not published	Not published
Deployment regions	Not published	Not published
Our review
Pros	CQL, HTTP Data API, drivers, and client libraries Configurable consistency with multi-region replication Free tier plus usage pricing from $1 per resource unit	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	Free plan excludes multi-region databases Subscription pricing is $83.3 per month Not open source	No free plan for evaluating the service Transactions are not supported Maximum row size is 0.1 MB
Our verdict	DataStax Astra DB is a fully managed, serverless database service powered by Apache Cassandra. It is designed for developers building distributed applications, real-time workloads, and generative-AI or retrieval-augmented-generation… 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

• DataStax Astra DB — where it wins

  • CQL, HTTP Data API, drivers, and client libraries
  • Configurable consistency with multi-region replication
  • Free tier plus usage pricing from $1 per resource unit

  Where it doesn't

  • Free plan excludes multi-region databases
  • Subscription pricing is $83.3 per month
  • Not open source

• 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

• DataStax Astra DB9.3/10 · Free plan · paid from $1

  A flexible managed Cassandra platform with multiple APIs, scaling, and a free tier.

  Visit Astra DBFull verdict →
• HGHuawei Cloud GeminiDB Cassandra API6.8/10 · Paid

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

  Visit Huawei CloudFull verdict →