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Apache CassandravsPlik

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

Apache CassandraPlik
Score74/10063/100
Rank in category#8 of 38 in Databases#6 of 27 in File Sharing & Collaboration
GitHub stars10 1261 829
Stars, last 30 days+24+8
Stable releases, 12 months04
Latest release—1.4.3 · 21 Oct 2026
SetupAdvancedEasy
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseApache-2.0Other
Main languageJavaGo

Which one should you pick?

Apache Cassandra scores 74/100 against 63/100 for Plik, so it is the safer default.

Plik ships more often: 4 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Apache Cassandra.

If you want the quickest setup, Plik 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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