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 latest 12 months of releases, and DataStax recommends using the latest driver version whenever possible. Compatibility isn’t 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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Fully compatible |
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Partially compatible |
Not compatible |
DataStax C/C++ driver compatibility
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The DataStax C/C++ driver doesn’t support the vector type. |
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Cassandra
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DSE
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HCD
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Astra DB
Driver version |
Apache Cassandra® version |
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5.0+ |
4.0+ |
3.0+ |
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2.15 and later |
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Earlier versions |
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c Doesn’t support new features introduced in Cassandra 5.0 or later. Might not be compatible with changes to existing functionality released in Cassandra 5.0 or later.
f Limited to the Cassandra 3.x API.
Driver version |
DataStax Enterprise (DSE) version |
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6.9 |
6.8 |
5.1 |
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2.15 and later |
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Earlier versions |
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d Doesn’t support DataStax Graph, which was introduced in DSE 6.8. Compatible with legacy Graph only.
i Doesn’t support all DSE features. The DataStax C/C++ driver unified with the DSE-only driver in version 2.15. Pre-unification versions might not include support for any DSE features. For information about a specific version, see the DataStax C/C++ driver changelog.
Driver version |
Hyper-Converged Database (HCD) version |
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1.1+ |
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2.15 and later |
d |
Earlier versions |
d Doesn’t support DataStax Graph, which was introduced in DSE 6.8. Compatible with legacy Graph only.
Driver version |
Astra DB compatibility |
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2.15 and later |
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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®.
