Best Wide-Column Databases in 2026
Updated
In short: Apache HBase is ranked #1 of 13 as of 3 October 2026, ahead of Amazon Keyspaces and Google Cloud Bigtable. The best-ranked option with a free plan is Amazon Keyspaces. The lowest first paid tier on this page is Google Cloud Bigtable at $0.03/mo.
13 wide-column databases ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
| # | Platform | Score | Why | From | Free plan | Paid from | Deployment model | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Apache HBase | 8.6 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | self_hosted | View |
| 2 | Amazon Keyspaces | 8.5 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | No | — | managed | View |
| 3 | Google Cloud Bigtable | 8.2 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $0.03/mo | No | — | — | View |
| 4 |  HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric | 8.1 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | both | View |
| 5 | Apache Cassandra | 7.5 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | — | — | self_hosted | View |
| 6 |  Elassandra | 7.5 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | self_hosted | View |
| 7 |  ScyllaDB Manager | 6.6 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | — | View |
| 8 |  Baidu Tera | 6.2 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | — | self_hosted | View |
| 9 |  SWC-DB | 5.8 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | — | self_hosted | View |
| 10 |  Apache Accumulo | 5.7 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | self_hosted | View |
| 11 | Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL | 5.6 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | — | — | — | View |
| 12 | Azure Table Storage | 5.0 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | — | View |
| 13 |  Transwarp Hyperbase | 5.0 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | self_hosted | View |
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Questions about this list
Which wide-column database is ranked first on Inferse?
Apache HBase is ranked #1 of 13 with a score of 8.6. Amazon Keyspaces is second and Google Cloud Bigtable third.
How many of these have a free plan?
4 of the 13 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, Google Cloud Bigtable has the lowest first paid tier we found: $0.03/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes, open and connectable first: a public API, open-source code, the depth of its documentation and a free tier to try it on. Model lists are sorted by the figure in their title, exactly as each provider publishes it. Paid placements never change a rank.