# DataStax

> DataStax, an IBM company, supplies Apache Cassandra-based databases, vector retrieval and AI development tools. Its technologies include the managed Astra DB service, self-managed enterprise databases, Apache Pulsar-based streaming and open-source Langflow for building AI workflows.

- **Founded:** 2010
- **Headquarters:** Santa Clara, United States
- **Founders:** Jonathan Ellis (Co-founder; founding CTO), Matt Pfeil (Co-founder; early CEO)
- **Products:** Astra DB, DataStax Enterprise, Hyper-Converged Database (HCD), Astra Streaming, Langflow
- **Notable:** Commercialized enterprise support and software around Apache Cassandra after founding in 2010., Launched Astra DB in 2020., Raised $115 million at a $1.6 billion valuation in June 2022.

## Products & services

- **Astra DB** — Managed Apache Cassandra-based NoSQL and vector database, with Data API access and serverless or provisioned-capacity options.
- **DataStax Enterprise** — Enterprise database software based on Cassandra for customer-managed infrastructure; incorporated into IBM watsonx.data Premium.
- **Hyper-Converged Database (HCD)** — Self-managed database technology for on-premises and private-cloud operational and AI workloads.
- **Astra Streaming** — Managed messaging and event streaming based on Apache Pulsar, now branded IBM Astra Streaming.
- **Langflow** — Open-source Python-based visual builder for RAG and agent workflows. DataStax acquired its maker Logspace in 2024; the separate hosted DataStax service was removed in April 2026.
- **Mission Control** — Tools to operate and manage enterprise Cassandra-based database deployments.
- **IBM Elite Support** — Enterprise support offerings for Cassandra, Pulsar and Langflow succeeding DataStax Luna offerings.

## Achievements

- Commercialized enterprise support and software around Apache Cassandra after founding in 2010.
- Launched Astra DB in 2020.
- Raised $115 million at a $1.6 billion valuation in June 2022.
- Added Langflow through the 2024 Logspace acquisition.
- Became an IBM company; current product positioning includes Astra DB, HCD and Langflow.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Astra DB added a built-in Data API console on August 27 and released a Go Data API client on August 17.
- **2026-05** — Two IBM watsonx.data as a Service Multicloud offerings were introduced to fund Astra Standard plans.
- **2026-04** — DataStax Langflow was removed from Astra on April 9; official release notes point to Langflow OSS as an alternative.
- **2026-02** — IBM scheduled the support portal cutover for February 5, including in-flight tickets and four years of support history.
- **2025-10** — IBM product-management guidance set November 1 as the commercial transition to corresponding IBM offerings.

## Links

- Website: https://www.datastax.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/datastax/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/datastax
- GitHub: https://github.com/datastax
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DataStaxDevs
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/datastax/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/datastax

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Last updated: 2026-10-17