apache/cassandra-java-driver

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What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

A modern, feature-rich Java client library for Apache Cassandra 2.1+, DataStax Enterprise, and DataStax Astra, communicating via Cassandra's binary protocol and CQL v3. It is published as modular Maven artifacts including a core driver, query builder, and object mapper.

Use cases

• connect to Apache Cassandra from a Java application
• run CQL queries against a Cassandra cluster
• map Java objects to Cassandra tables
• build CQL statements programmatically
• connect to DataStax Astra from JVM code
• tune connection pooling and load balancing for Cassandra

When to choose

• you need a JVM client for Cassandra 2.1+ or DataStax Astra
• you want a highly tunable, feature-rich driver with query builder and mapper modules
• you are building Java 8+ applications against Cassandra's native binary protocol

When to avoid

• you use a non-JVM language (use that language's Cassandra driver instead)
• you need a REST/HTTP interface rather than a native protocol client
• you require binary compatibility with the legacy 2.x/3.x driver API

Facets

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database-driver serialization databases developer-tools backend jvm cross-platform cassandra cql nosql datastax-astra query-builder object-mapper

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