Decision Workspace
cassandra vs scylla vs scylla-cql
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
33
cassandra
growingv0.8.1
A usable Cassandra CQL driver (this replaces the previous cql-ffi package). Wraps the DataStax c++ native driver and uses cql-bindgen via rust-bindgen. Works with nightly
73
scylla
stablev1.5.0
Async CQL driver for Rust, optimized for ScyllaDB, fully compatible with Apache Cassandra™
70
scylla-cql
stablev1.5.0
CQL data types and primitives, for interacting with ScyllaDB.
Core Metrics
| cassandra | scylla | scylla-cql | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 33 | 73 | 70 |
| Total Downloads | 106.1K | 6.3M | 6.1M |
| 30d Downloads | 59 | 344.2K | 340.3K |
| Dependents | 0 | 636 | 52 |
| Releases | 25 | 41 | 25 |
| Last Updated | 3392d ago | 50d ago | 50d ago |
| Age | 10y 10m | 4y 11m | 3y 7m |
Health Breakdown
cassandra
Maintenance
4
Quality
13
Community
2
Popularity
6
Documentation
8
scylla
Maintenance
19
Quality
17
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
scylla-cql
Maintenance
19
Quality
17
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| cassandra | scylla | scylla-cql | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.8.1 | 1.5.0 | 1.5.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 13 | 35 | 23 |
| Crate Size | 55KB | 385KB | 171KB |
| Features | 0 | 17 | 9 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 2.4% | 4.0% |
| Edition | — | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85 | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 4 | 4 |
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Quick Verdict
- •scylla leads with a health score of 73/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •scylla is depended on by 636 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ cassandra has not been updated in over a year.
- •cassandra is pre-1.0 — API may change.