# Cassandra, Oracle Database vs Microsoft Access Comparison | | Cassandra | Oracle Database | Microsoft Access | |---|---|---|---| | **Star Rating** | 4.1 out of 5 | 4.3 out of 5 | 4.0 out of 5 | | **Total Reviews** | 35 | 1,012 | 854 | | **Largest Market Segment** | Enterprise (48.5% of reviews) | Enterprise (60.5% of reviews) | Enterprise (39.0% of reviews) | | **Entry Level Price** | No pricing available | No pricing available | No pricing available | --- ## Top Pros & Cons ### Cassandra **Not enough data** ### Oracle Database Pros: - Security (18 reviews) - Performance (17 reviews) Cons: - Expensive (22 reviews) - Complexity (13 reviews) ### Microsoft Access **Not enough data** --- ## Ratings Comparison | Rating | Cassandra | Oracle Database | Microsoft Access | |---|---|---|---| | **Meets Requirements** | 8.3 (29 reviews) | 9.0 (728 reviews) | 8.4 (716 reviews) | | **Ease of Use** | 7.8 (29 reviews) | 8.3 (735 reviews) | 7.7 (722 reviews) | | **Ease of Setup** | 8.2 (18 reviews) | 7.6 (390 reviews) | 7.9 (185 reviews) | | **Ease of Admin** | 7.9 (16 reviews) | 7.8 (330 reviews) | 8.0 (171 reviews) | | **Quality of Support** | 7.5 (24 reviews) | 8.3 (697 reviews) | 7.9 (571 reviews) | | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 7.4 (13 reviews) | 8.1 (332 reviews) | 7.8 (136 reviews) | | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 6.9 (26 reviews) | 8.2 (695 reviews) | 6.3 (716 reviews) | --- ## Pricing ### Cassandra #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial No information available ### Oracle Database #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial No information available ### Microsoft Access #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial No information available --- ## Features Comparison By Category ### Relational Databases | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Cassandra** | N/A | N/A | | **Oracle Database** | 8.8/10 | 581 | | **Microsoft Access** | N/A | N/A | #### Management | Feature | Cassandra | Oracle Database | Microsoft Access | |---|---|---|---| | **Data Schema** | Not enough data | 9.0 (146 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Query Language** | Not enough data | 8.9 (148 reviews) | Not enough data | | **ACID - Complaint** | Not enough data | 8.8 (130 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Data Replication** | Not enough data | 8.8 (140 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Support | Feature | Cassandra | Oracle Database | Microsoft Access | |---|---|---|---| | **Text Search** | Not enough data | 8.4 (142 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Data Types** | Not enough data | 8.9 (145 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Languages** | Not enough data | 8.7 (142 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Operating Systems** | Not enough data | 8.8 (140 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Security | Feature | Cassandra | Oracle Database | Microsoft Access | |---|---|---|---| | **Database Locking** | Not enough data | 8.8 (142 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Access Control** | Not enough data | 8.8 (148 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Encryption** | Not enough data | 8.7 (138 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Authentication** | Not enough data | 8.8 (145 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Performance | Feature | Cassandra | Oracle Database | Microsoft Access | |---|---|---|---| | **Disaster Recovery** | Not enough data | 8.6 (146 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Data Concurrency** | Not enough data | 8.8 (139 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Workload Management** | Not enough data | 8.6 (142 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Advanced Indexing** | Not enough data | 8.8 (141 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Query Optimizer** | Not enough data | 8.8 (147 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Database Features | Feature | Cassandra | Oracle Database | Microsoft Access | |---|---|---|---| | **Storage** | Not enough data | 9.0 (501 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Availability** | Not enough data | 9.0 (507 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Stability** | Not enough data | 8.9 (514 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Scalability** | Not enough data | 8.7 (505 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Security** | Not enough data | 9.0 (503 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Data Manipulation** | Not enough data | 8.7 (491 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Query Language** | Not enough data | 8.9 (497 reviews) | Not enough data | ### Key Value Databases | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Cassandra** | N/A | N/A | | **Oracle Database** | N/A | N/A | | **Microsoft Access** | N/A | N/A | #### Data Management | Feature | Cassandra | Oracle Database | Microsoft Access | |---|---|---|---| | **Data Model** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Data Types** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Availability | Feature | Cassandra | Oracle Database | Microsoft Access | |---|---|---|---| | **Auto Sharding** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Auto Recovery** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Data Replication** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Performance | Feature | Cassandra | Oracle Database | Microsoft Access | |---|---|---|---| | **Integrated Cache** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Security | Feature | Cassandra | Oracle Database | Microsoft Access | |---|---|---|---| | **Role-Based Authorization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Authentication** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Audit Logs** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Encryption** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Support | Feature | Cassandra | Oracle Database | Microsoft Access | |---|---|---|---| | **Multi-Model** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Operating Systems** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | ### Wide Column Database | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Cassandra** | N/A | N/A | | **Oracle Database** | N/A | N/A | | **Microsoft Access** | N/A | N/A | #### Storage | Feature | Cassandra | Oracle Database | Microsoft Access | |---|---|---|---| | **Data Storage Method** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Scalability | Feature | Cassandra | Oracle Database | Microsoft Access | |---|---|---|---| | **Database Scalability** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Auto Sharding** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Security | Feature | Cassandra | Oracle Database | Microsoft Access | |---|---|---|---| | **Order Preserving Encryption** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Support | Feature | Cassandra | Oracle Database | Microsoft Access | |---|---|---|---| | **Data Types Support** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Different Operating Systems** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Multi model Database Support** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Agentic AI - Wide Column Database | Feature | Cassandra | Oracle Database | Microsoft Access | |---|---|---|---| | **Decision Making** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | ### Database as a Service (DBaaS) | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Cassandra** | N/A | N/A | | **Oracle Database** | 8.7/10 | 97 | | **Microsoft Access** | N/A | N/A | #### Configuration | Feature | Cassandra | Oracle Database | Microsoft Access | |---|---|---|---| | **Application Performance** | Not enough data | 8.8 (92 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Orchestration** | Not enough data | 8.3 (87 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Database Monitoring** | Not enough data | 8.6 (90 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Anomaly Detection** | Not enough data | 8.4 (84 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Network Security** | Not enough data | 8.9 (89 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Database Administration | Feature | Cassandra | Oracle Database | Microsoft Access | |---|---|---|---| | **Provisioning** | Not enough data | 8.5 (85 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Governance** | Not enough data | 8.8 (83 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Auditing** | Not enough data | 8.9 (86 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Availability | Feature | Cassandra | Oracle Database | Microsoft Access | |---|---|---|---| | **Scalability** | Not enough data | 8.9 (87 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Backup** | Not enough data | 9.0 (90 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Archiving** | Not enough data | 8.8 (83 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Indexing** | Not enough data | 8.7 (84 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Security | Feature | Cassandra | Oracle Database | Microsoft Access | |---|---|---|---| | **Data Masking** | Not enough data | 8.8 (86 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Authentication And Single Sign-On** | Not enough data | 8.6 (83 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Data Anonymization** | Not enough data | 8.7 (80 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Data Management | Feature | Cassandra | Oracle Database | Microsoft Access | |---|---|---|---| | **Data Replication** | Not enough data | 8.9 (81 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Advanced Data Analytics** | Not enough data | 8.7 (80 reviews) | Not enough data | ### NoSQL Databases | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Cassandra** | N/A | N/A | | **Oracle Database** | N/A | N/A | | **Microsoft Access** | N/A | N/A | #### Database Features | Feature | Cassandra | Oracle Database | Microsoft Access | |---|---|---|---| | **Storage** | Not enough data | 9.0 (501 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Availability** | Not enough data | 9.0 (507 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Stability** | Not enough data | 8.9 (514 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Scalability** | Not enough data | 8.7 (505 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Security** | Not enough data | 9.0 (503 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Data Manipulation** | Not enough data | 8.7 (491 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Query Language** | Not enough data | 8.9 (497 reviews) | Not enough data | --- ## Categories **Unique to Cassandra (2):** [Wide Column Database Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/wide-column-database), [Key Value Databases](https://www.g2.com/categories/key-value-databases) **Unique to Oracle Database (2):** [Relational Databases](https://www.g2.com/categories/relational-databases), [Database as a Service (DBaaS) Providers](https://www.g2.com/categories/database-as-a-service-dbaas) **Unique to Microsoft Access (1):** [Desktop Database Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/desktop-database) --- ## Reviewer Demographics ### By Company Size | Segment | Cassandra | Oracle Database | Microsoft Access | |---|---|---|---| | **Small-Business** | 18.2% | 12.2% | 34.0% | | **Mid-Market** | 33.3% | 27.3% | 27.0% | | **Enterprise** | 48.5% | 60.5% | 39.0% | ### By Industry #### Cassandra - **Information Technology and Services:** 30.3% - **Internet:** 18.2% - **Computer Software:** 12.1% - **Retail:** 9.1% - **Computer & Network Security:** 6.1% - **Telecommunications:** 3.0% - **Research:** 3.0% - **Political Organization:** 3.0% - **Marketing and Advertising:** 3.0% - **Higher Education:** 3.0% - **Other:** 9.1% #### Oracle Database - **Information Technology and Services:** 20.3% - **Computer Software:** 11.2% - **Financial Services:** 5.5% - **Banking:** 5.1% - **Hospital & Health Care:** 4.3% - **Higher Education:** 3.8% - **Telecommunications:** 3.7% - **Government Administration:** 3.5% - **Insurance:** 2.8% - **Accounting:** 2.8% - **Other:** 37.0% #### Microsoft Access - **Information Technology and Services:** 7.5% - **Higher Education:** 5.6% - **Hospital & Health Care:** 5.5% - **Computer Software:** 4.6% - **Financial Services:** 4.1% - **Education Management:** 3.9% - **Telecommunications:** 3.2% - **Government Administration:** 2.9% - **Insurance:** 2.8% - **Research:** 2.7% - **Other:** 57.3% --- ## Alternatives ### Alternatives to Cassandra - [ScyllaDB](https://www.g2.com/products/scylladb/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (427 reviews) - [Redis Software](https://www.g2.com/products/redis-software/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (134 reviews) - [Amazon DynamoDB](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-web-services-aws-amazon-dynamodb/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (529 reviews) - [Arango](https://www.g2.com/products/arango/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (115 reviews) - [Azure Cosmos DB](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-cosmos-db/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (68 reviews) - [Couchbase](https://www.g2.com/products/couchbase/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (150 reviews) - [OrientDB](https://www.g2.com/products/orientdb/reviews) — 3.9/5 stars (60 reviews) - [Aerospike](https://www.g2.com/products/aerospike/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (83 reviews) - [Azure Table Storage](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-table-storage/reviews) — 4.1/5 stars (17 reviews) - [Cloudera](https://www.g2.com/products/cloudera/reviews) — 4.1/5 stars (136 reviews) ### Alternatives to Oracle Database - [Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-relational-database-service-rds/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (908 reviews) - [IBM Db2](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-db2/reviews) — 4.1/5 stars (682 reviews) - [SAP HANA Cloud](https://www.g2.com/products/sap-hana-cloud-2025-10-01/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (621 reviews) - [Amazon Aurora](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-aurora/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (457 reviews) - [Azure SQL Database](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-sql-database/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (241 reviews) - [Microsoft SQL Server](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-sql-server/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (2284 reviews) - [PostgreSQL](https://www.g2.com/products/postgresql/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (682 reviews) - [Teradata Autonomous Knowledge Platform](https://www.g2.com/products/teradata-autonomous-knowledge-platform/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (375 reviews) - [SQLite](https://www.g2.com/products/sqlite/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (261 reviews) - [MariaDB](https://www.g2.com/products/mariadb/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (226 reviews) ### Alternatives to Microsoft Access - [Ninox](https://www.g2.com/products/ninox/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (362 reviews) - [OpenOffice Base](https://www.g2.com/products/openoffice-base/reviews) — 4.1/5 stars (52 reviews) - [Memento Database](https://www.g2.com/products/memento-database/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (48 reviews) - [LibreOffice Base](https://www.g2.com/products/libreoffice-base/reviews) — 3.8/5 stars (15 reviews) - [Axisbase](https://www.g2.com/products/axisbase/reviews) — 3.9/5 stars (11 reviews) - [Corel Paradox](https://www.g2.com/products/corel-paradox/reviews) — 5.0/5 stars (1 reviews) - [Kintone](https://www.g2.com/products/kintone/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (267 reviews) - [SpeedBase](https://www.g2.com/products/speedbase/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (16 reviews) - [Database Oasis](https://www.g2.com/products/database-oasis/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (13 reviews) - [Desktop Central (EE 1500 computers | Single User) - Endpoint management](https://www.g2.com/products/desktop-central-ee-1500-computers-single-user-endpoint-management/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (12 reviews) --- ## Top Discussions ### Cassandra No discussions available for this product. ### Oracle Database - Title: [What is Oracle Database used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-oracle-database-used-for) — 2 comments, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "Oracle Database is a relational database management system (RDBMS) that is widely used in the industry for managing and storing large volumes of data. It..." - Title: [What is Oracle View and advantages?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-oracle-view-and-advantages) — 1 comment > **Top comment:** " A "view" is a virtual table derived from one or more existing tables or views in the database. It does not store the data itself but provides an alternative..." - Title: [What are the advantages of Oracle?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-are-the-advantages-of-oracle) — 1 comment > **Top comment:** "Deploy anywhere,Easy access to analytics,Expedite application development,Automation to save time,Enhanced security,Scaling without assistance." - Title: [What is the solution for extracting pdf data stored in DB in clob format](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-the-solution-for-extracting-pdf-data-stored-in-db-in-clob-format) — 1 comment, 2 upvotes > **Top comment:** "try APEX" - Title: [Why oracles was not up the mark in mobile arena.](https://www.g2.com/discussions/why-oracles-was-not-up-the-mark-in-mobile-arena) — 1 comment, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "All Oracle products have mobile versions. For development, try APEX." ### Microsoft Access - Title: [what is microsoft access used for](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-microsoft-access-used-for) — 4 comments > **Top comment:** "We use this when registering guests for bus trips through our tour company." - Title: [do you know other useful documentation besides those of Microsoft?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/do-you-know-other-useful-documentation-besides-those-of-microsoft) — 2 comments, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "There are Microsoft Access for Dummies books that I find very useful. They 're both for novices and people with intermediate skills." - Title: [Is it reliable to use Access forms just like visual basic to build applications?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-it-reliable-to-use-access-forms-just-like-visual-basic-to-build-applications) — 2 comments, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "Comment deleted by user." - Title: [What is Microsoft Access used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/microsoft-access-what-is-microsoft-access-used-for) — 1 comment > **Top comment:** "It is a database management system used for creating, managing, and querying relational databases, facilitating data entry through forms and generating reports." --- **Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/cassandra-vs-oracle-database-vs-microsoft-access)