DataStax Enterprise is a complete big data platform, built on Apache Cassandraâ„¢, architected to manage real-time, analytic, and enterprise search data in the same database cluster.
DataStax Enterprise consists of three components:
| Feature | DataStax Community | DataStax Enterprise |
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| Data Platform | Latest Community Cassandra | Production Certified Cassandra |
| Base Client Interfaces (CQL, JDBC) | ![]() |
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| Continuously available Hadoop with MapReduce, Hive, Sqoop, and Pig | ![]() |
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| Enterprise search with Solr | ![]() |
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| Workload/Workflow Isolation | ![]() |
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| Workload/Workflow reprovisioning | ![]() |
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| Easy migration of RDBMS and log data | ![]() |
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| Certified Quarterly Service Packs | ![]() |
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| Management Software | ||
| OpsCenter | Community Edition | Enterprise Edition |
| Services | ||
| Community Support | ![]() |
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| DataStax Production Support | ![]() |
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| Consultative Support | ![]() |
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| Hot Fixes | ![]() |
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| Bug Escalation Privilege | ![]() |
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| Custom Builds | Option | |
| Active EOL Support (2 year) | ![]() |
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| Extended EOL (Active + 3 years) | Option | |
| Licensing | Free | Subscription |