CQL tools
You can use a variety of tools to connect to a database and execute CQL commands:
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Astra Portal is a web-based tool to manage your Astra DB databases and includes an embedded CQL shell for executing CQL commands.
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CQL shell(
cqlsh) is a command-line interface that lets you interact with a database using CQL commands. -
Apache Cassandra drivers let applications execute CQL commands in multiple programming languages.
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DataStax Studio lets you run CQL commands and visualize the results in self-documenting notebooks.
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Mission Control is a tool to manage your database clusters and includes an embedded CQL shell for executing CQL commands.
The following table lists the CQL tools that are compatible with each database product:
| Database | Astra Portal | CQL shell | Apache Cassandra drivers | DataStax Studio | Mission Control |
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Astra DB |
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Hyper-Converged Database (HCD) |
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DataStax Enterprise (DSE) |
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Apache Cassandra® |
