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Apache Cassandravsmediastorm

Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

Apache Cassandramediastorm
Score74/10045/100
Rank in category#8 of 38 in Databases#44 of 54 in Media Streaming
GitHub stars10 126143
Stars, last 30 days+24—
Stable releases, 12 months019
Latest release—androidtv-native-latest · 27 Oct 2026
SetupAdvancedModerate
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseApache-2.0MIT
Main languageJavaGo

Which one should you pick?

Apache Cassandra scores 74/100 against 45/100 for mediastorm, so it is the safer default.

mediastorm ships more often: 19 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Apache Cassandra.

If you want the quickest setup, mediastorm is easier to run; Apache Cassandra needs more configuration.

Apache Cassandra is growing faster right now (+24 stars in 30 days).

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