Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: Astra Db
Astra DB clearly comes out ahead of Azure Cosmos DB on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. Both offer a free tier.
| Overview | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | ai tool | saas tool |
| Company | DataStax | Microsoft |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Learning Curve | - | - |
| Integration | - | - |
| Trending | Stable | Stable |
| GitHub Stars | - | - |
| Industries | DevelopmentData & AnalyticsAI & Machine LearningSaaS & Cloud | DevelopmentData & Analytics |
| Categories | database | database |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
Astra Db
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| Feature | astra-db | azure-cosmos-db |
|---|---|---|
| 24X7 Enterprise Support | ||
| 1,000 Ru/S Provisioned Throughput | ||
| Advanced Health Checks | ||
| 25 Gb Storage | ||
| Cassandra-Compatible Backend | ||
| Autoscale Provisioned Throughput | ||
| Community Support | ||
| Lifetime Of One Azure Cosmos Db Account Per Azure Subscription | ||
| Graphql, Rest, And Json Apis | ||
| Pay For Compute (Ru/S Or Vcores), Storage, And Bandwidth | ||
| Multi-Region Deployments | ||
| Serverless Throughput | ||
| Private Networking | ||
| Standard Provisioned Throughput | ||
| Provisioned Capacity Consumption | ||
| Scales With Application Demand | ||
| Volume Discounts |
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Dashes mean the feature isn't listed in our data. The tool may still support it.
On Staquest's weighted six-dimension scoring, Astra DB comes out ahead overall, though Azure Cosmos DB can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
Both Astra DB and Azure Cosmos DB offer a free tier.
