DataStax Java driver for Apache Cassandra®

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.

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Fully compatible

Fully compatible

Partially compatible

Partially compatible

Not compatible

DataStax Java driver compatibility

  • Cassandra

  • DSE

  • HCD

  • Astra DB

Driver version

Apache Cassandra® version

4.0+

3.0+

4.11+

Fully compatible

Fully compatible

4.0+

Partially compatible e

Fully compatible

3.11+

Fully compatible

Fully compatible

3.0+

Partially compatible e

Fully compatible

2.1+

e Limited to the Cassandra 3.x/2.2.x API.

Driver version

DataStax Enterprise (DSE) version

6.9

6.8

5.1

4.5+ (Latest 4.11+)

Fully compatible

Fully compatible

Fully compatible

4.4+

Partially compatible g

Partially compatible g

Fully compatible

3.0+

Partially compatible g

Partially compatible g

Partially compatible g

2.1+

g Doesn’t support all DSE features.

Driver version

Hyper-Converged Database (HCD) version

1.1+

4.5+ (Latest 4.11+)

Fully compatible

3.0+

Partially compatible g

2.1+

g Doesn’t support all DSE features.

Driver version

Astra DB compatibility

4.3+ (Latest 4.11+)

Fully compatible

4.0+

3.8+

Fully compatible

2.1+

DSE Java driver compatibility

The DSE-only Java driver reached EOL in January 2022.

Driver version

DataStax Enterprise (DSE) version

6.9

6.8

5.1

1.9+

Fully compatible

1.6+

Partially compatible k

Partially compatible k

Fully compatible

1.2+

Partially compatible b

Partially compatible b

Fully compatible

1.1

Partially compatible a

Partially compatible a

Partially compatible a

a Limited to DSE 5.0 API.

b Limited to DSE 5.1 API.

k Not compatible with Graph features introduced in DSE 6.8, such as the Core Graph model and Graph protocol.

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