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Amazon Athena vs. Amazon Kendra

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Amazon Athena
Score 7.9 out of 10
N/A
Amazon Athena is an interactive query service that makes it easy to analyze data directly in Amazon S3 using standard SQL. With a few clicks in the AWS Management Console, customers can point Athena at their data stored in S3 and begin using standard SQL to run ad-hoc queries and get results in seconds. Athena is serverless, so there is no infrastructure to setup or manage, and customers pay only for the queries they run. You can use Athena to process logs, perform ad-hoc analysis, and run…
$5
per TB of Data Scanned
Amazon Kendra
Score 8.7 out of 10
N/A
Amazon Kendra is presented by the vendor as an accurate and easy to use enterprise search service powered by machine learning.N/A
Pricing
Amazon AthenaAmazon Kendra
Editions & Modules
Price per Query
$5.00
per TB of Data Scanned
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Amazon AthenaAmazon Kendra
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Amazon AthenaAmazon Kendra
Features
Amazon AthenaAmazon Kendra
Database-as-a-Service
Comparison of Database-as-a-Service features of Product A and Product B
Amazon Athena
8.6
4 Ratings
1% above category average
Amazon Kendra
-
Ratings
Automatic software patching8.22 Ratings00 Ratings
Database scalability9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Automated backups7.73 Ratings00 Ratings
Database security provisions9.22 Ratings00 Ratings
Monitoring and metrics8.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Automatic host deployment9.22 Ratings00 Ratings
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Amazon AthenaAmazon Kendra
Small Businesses
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Score 7.4 out of 10
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Score 7.9 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
IBM Cloudant
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Score 7.4 out of 10
Guru
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Score 9.6 out of 10
Enterprises
IBM Cloudant
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Score 7.4 out of 10
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Score 9.6 out of 10
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User Ratings
Amazon AthenaAmazon Kendra
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
(4 ratings)
8.7
(2 ratings)
Usability
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Amazon AthenaAmazon Kendra
Likelihood to Recommend
Amazon AWS
If you are looking to take a lot of the traditional "database administration" work off someone's plate, going with Amazon Athena certainly has "no code" options to optimize lots of database tasks. I would say this option is less appropriate if you have other Microsoft things at play, such as Power BI.
Scott Kennedy | TrustRadius Reviewer
Scott Kennedy
Sr Director, BI
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Amazon AWS
An intelligent search solution that makes it easy to find the information employees and customers want to know without migrating from one place to another and without wasting time with just a few clicks, Amazon Kendra connects relevant data sources through fully functional and customizable search while minimizing risks increasing workflow by obtaining detailed results.
Barbara Jhonson | TrustRadius Reviewer
Barbara Jhonson
Human Resources
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Pros
Amazon AWS
  • Nested Schemas like JSON data structure
  • Ability to adapt the data model to fit your queries better
  • Performance Improvement
RK
Riyaz Khan
Data Engineer
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Amazon AWS
  • Extremely accurate.
  • Easy to use and setup.
  • Great search engine.
  • Powerful research tool.
Verified User
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Cons
Amazon AWS
  • Response caching can be improved.
  • Data Partitioning is tricky and understanding of the same could be improved.
Alok Pabalkar | TrustRadius Reviewer
Alok Pabalkar
Co-Founder & CTO
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Amazon AWS
  • Amazon Kendra is an intelligent search service that facilitates the way we obtain information by making it easier to obtain accurate documents without wasting time, it is a software that is designed to work in an optimized way, providing a business quality service with flexible features and innumerable benefits. , it is effective and fresh.
Barbara Jhonson | TrustRadius Reviewer
Barbara Jhonson
Human Resources
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Usability
Amazon AWS
Easy to use. Scalable. Gets the job of data warehousing setup done. Using the datalake on S3 has become super convenient.
Alok Pabalkar | TrustRadius Reviewer
Alok Pabalkar
Co-Founder & CTO
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Amazon AWS
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Alternatives Considered
Amazon AWS
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Anonymous
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Amazon AWS
Amazon Kendra offers an intelligent search experience, it is a tool that facilitates the way we work by providing secure and immediate results, saves time, increases productivity and brings progress. It is the best way to get accurate answers using natural language. It is a software that works in an extraordinary way, being easy to implement, safe and effective, the experience is unique.
Barbara Jhonson | TrustRadius Reviewer
Barbara Jhonson
Human Resources
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Return on Investment
Amazon AWS
  • The query speeds help us make more decisions in a day (speed).
  • If you need more horsepower for specific times in the day this option helps scale.
  • The security of your environment is well protected too.
Scott Kennedy | TrustRadius Reviewer
Scott Kennedy
Sr Director, BI
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Amazon AWS
  • Ease of use of website, converting in more sales.
  • Better internal documentation, reducing emails back-and-forth.
Verified User
Anonymous
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