DataStax C/C++ driver for Apache Cassandra®

This page describes the versions of the DataStax C/C++ driver that are compatible with DSE, HCD, Astra DB, and open-source Cassandra.

DataStax officially supports the last 12 months of releases, and DataStax recommends using the latest driver version whenever possible. Compatibility is not guaranteed for earlier versions.

New features and bug fixes are developed on the latest minor version of the driver, and users are encouraged to stay current with those minor releases. APIs are maintained stable according to semantic versioning conventions, and upgrades should be trivial.

Unless otherwise specified, version ranges include all patch versions. For example, a range of 4.0 to 4.3 includes all versions from 4.0.0 to the last 4.3.z release.

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DataStax C/C++ driver compatibility

The DataStax C/C++ driver doesn’t support the vector type.

  • Cassandra

  • DSE

  • HCD

  • Astra DB

Driver version

Apache Cassandra® version

5.0+

4.0+

3.0+

2.15 and later Latest cpp-driver release on GitHub

Partially compatible c

Partially compatible w

Fully compatible

2.3 to 2.14

Partially compatible w

Fully compatible

Earlier versions

c Doesn’t support new features introduced in Cassandra 5.0 or later. May not be compatible with changes to existing functionality released in Cassandra 5.0 or later.

w Limited to the Cassandra 3.x API.

Driver version

DataStax Enterprise (DSE) version

6.9

6.8

5.1

2.15 and later Latest cpp-driver release on GitHub

Partially compatible g

Partially compatible g

Partially compatible g

2.3 to 2.14

Partially compatible z

Partially compatible z

Partially compatible z

Earlier versions

g Doesn’t support DataStax Graph, which was introduced in DSE 6.8. Compatible with legacy Graph only.

z Doesn’t support all DSE features.

Driver version

Hyper-Converged Database (HCD) version

1.1+

2.15 and later Latest cpp-driver release on GitHub

Partially compatible g

Earlier versions

g Doesn’t support DataStax Graph, which was introduced in DSE 6.8. Compatible with legacy Graph only.

Driver version

Astra DB compatibility

2.15 and later Latest cpp-driver release on GitHub

Partially compatible

Earlier versions

DSE C/C++ driver (EOL)

The DSE-only C/C++ driver reached EOL in January 2022.

For more information, see End-of-life drivers for Apache Cassandra®.

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