Overview of supported DataStax drivers
This topic provides an overview of supported DataStax drivers for open-source Apache Cassandra®, DataStax Enterprise (DSE), Hyper-Converged Database (HCD), and Astra DB.
Except as noted below, DataStax officially supports the last twelve months of releases.
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Connecting your application to Astra DB might cause connection issues depending on the driver you choose. Although third-party open-source drivers, such as GoCQL, are supported, DataStax strongly recommends using native Astra drivers or DataStax CQL drivers. Third-party open-source drivers might lack features that harden the driver against IP address changes of the coordinators, which can cause frequent connection issues. Connections using third-party open-source drivers, such as GoCQL, over private links with or without custom domains are not officially supported by DataStax. For more information, see the DataStax Support Policy. |
Version compatibility
DataStax drivers work exclusively with the Cassandra Query Language (CQL) version 3 for transactional workloads and support both Fluent and String APIs for DSE Graph workloads. Use these drivers in production applications to pass CQL or DSE Graph statements from the client to a cluster and to retrieve, manipulate, or remove data. The C/C++, C#, Java, Node.js, PHP, Python, and Ruby drivers support Cassandra’s binary protocol.
Get any driver from DataStax downloads.
DSE 5.1 compatibility: You can use any DataStax driver that supports Cassandra 3.1. Check the version compatibility table below. However, to use functionality for DSE 5.1 and later, such as DSE Graph, you must use the DSE specific drivers.
Cassandra, DSE, HCD, and Astra DB drivers
To get started, see Developing applications with DataStax drivers. This guide contains information about best practices, connecting to clusters, submitting queries with drivers, and handling client and server errors.
Download drivers: DataStax Drivers | Community drivers
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To download the DataStax ODBC/JDBC Driver for Cassandra, DSE, and HCD with CQL connector, see the ODBC/JDBC drivers article. A Support Portal account is required to access these drivers. Contact DataStax Support if you need assistance with the Support Portal. |
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Starting January 2020, you can use the same DataStax driver for Cassandra, DSE, HCD, and Astra DB. DataStax has unified the DSE and Cassandra drivers to avoid user confusion and enhance the OSS drivers with some of the features in the DSE drivers. For more information, see the Better Drivers for Cassandra blog. |
DSE-only drivers were supported until January 1st, 2022. All new features and functionality are added to the unified DataStax drivers.
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As previously indicated, the Java driver version 3.x is in an EOSL state as of January 1, 2022. Users are encouraged to upgrade to the 4.x driver. |
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JDBC and ODBC drivers
To download the DataStax ODBC/JDBC driver for Cassandra, DSE, and HCD with CQL connector, see the OBDC/JDBC drivers article.
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A Support Portal account is required to access these drivers. Contact {company Support if you need assistance with the Support Portal. |
For installation instructions, see the DataStax ODBC install documentation.
DSE-only drivers
DSE-only drivers were supported until January 1st, 2022. All new features and functionality will take place only in the unified DataStax drivers.
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