The Instaclustr team performs a comparison:
Apache HBase® and Apache Cassandra® are both open source NoSQL databases well-equipped to handle incredible amounts of data–but that’s where the similarities end.
In this blog, discover the architectures powering these technologies, when and how to use them, and which option may prove to be the better choice for your operations.
Click through for their overview of the two systems and recommendations on when to use which.