Apache Drill vs. HPE Data Fabric

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Apache Drill
Score 8.0 out of 10
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Apache Drill is a schema-free query engine for use with NoSQL or Hadoop data or file storage systems and databases.N/A
HPE Data Fabric
Score 9.4 out of 10
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HPE Data Fabric (formerly MapR, acquired by HPE in 2019) is a software-defined datastore and file system that simplifies data management and analytics by unifying data across core, edge, and multicloud sources into a single platform.N/A
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Apache DrillHPE Data Fabric
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
Apache DrillHPE Data Fabric
Considered Both Products
Apache Drill
Chose Apache Drill
compared to presto, has more support than prestodb.
Impala has limitations to what drill can support
apache phoenix only supports for hbase. no support for cassandra.
HPE Data Fabric
Chose HPE Data Fabric
I don't believe there is as much support for MapR yet compared to other more widely known products.
Chose HPE Data Fabric
Hortonworks and Cloudera are both sort of hacky. We have to do a lot of extra steps to automate those two. MapR has far fewer issues and doesn't force you into a once size fits all deployment scenario. There are multiple ways to deploy and some are more amenable to automation, …
Chose HPE Data Fabric
When we were shopping, Mapr had the momentum, high availability even on Hadoop 1.x, an improved file system and better a central control system. Now it looks like the situation has changed a lot.
Chose HPE Data Fabric
We supported all three Hadoop vendors with our Hadoop RDBMS product. Here's how I see the commercial Hadoop distribution world. If you need raw performance and don't mind proprietary technology, go with MapR. If you care about the most pure open source, go with Hortonworks. If …
Best Alternatives
Apache DrillHPE Data Fabric
Small Businesses
IBM Cloudant
IBM Cloudant
Score 7.4 out of 10

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Medium-sized Companies
IBM Cloudant
IBM Cloudant
Score 7.4 out of 10
Azure Cosmos DB
Azure Cosmos DB
Score 9.0 out of 10
Enterprises
IBM Cloudant
IBM Cloudant
Score 7.4 out of 10
Azure Cosmos DB
Azure Cosmos DB
Score 9.0 out of 10
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User Ratings
Apache DrillHPE Data Fabric
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
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7.2
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User Testimonials
Apache DrillHPE Data Fabric
Likelihood to Recommend
if you're doing joins from hBASE, hdfs, cassandra and redis, then this works. Using it as a be all end all does not suit it. This is not your straight forward magic software that works for all scenarios. One needs to determine the use case to see if Apache Drill fits the needs. 3/4 of the time, usually it does.
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If you need Hadoop and just need raw speed for I/O and have a Hadoop savvy group of engineers who don't need/like web UIs, then MapR is a great fit for you. If you are new to Hadoop or have DevOps folks that are not Hadoop gurus, choosing MapR as your Hadoop vendor will have a steeper learning curve as you will need to do more training and build more admin consoles for them.
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Pros
  • queries multiple data sources with ease.
  • supports sql, so non technical users who know sql, can run query sets
  • 3rd party tools, like tableau, zoom data and looker were able to connect with no issues
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  • MapR allows easy integration with HBase and MapR DB.
  • Easy trial server setup for product testing.
  • Excellent training program to help new users get up-to-date with MapR and related products.
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Cons
  • deployment. Not as easy
  • configuration isn't as straight forward, especially with the documentation
  • Garbage collection could be improved upon
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  • I think MapR's main problem is name recognition. Hortonworks and Cloudera both are big names in the industry, but their deployment mechanisms are a little more difficult to use, especially when trying to fully automate it's deployment.
  • Documentation could always be better. But really, if that's your main weakness, it's everybody's weakness.
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Likelihood to Renew
if Presto comes up with more support (ie hbase, s3), then its strongly possible that we'll move from apache drill to prestoDB. However, Apache drill needs more configuration ease, especially when it comes to garbage collection tuning. If apache drill could support also sparkSQL and Flume, then it does change drill into being something more valuable than prestoDB
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Alternatives Considered
compared to presto, has more support than prestodb. Impala has limitations to what drill can support apache phoenix only supports for hbase. no support for cassandra. Apache drill was chosen, because of the multiple data stores that it supports htat the other 3 do not support. Presto does not support hbase as of yet. Impala does not support query to cassandra
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Hortonworks and Cloudera are both sort of hacky. We have to do a lot of extra steps to automate those two. MapR has far fewer issues and doesn't force you into a once size fits all deployment scenario. There are multiple ways to deploy and some are more amenable to automation, MapR just has that in spades
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Return on Investment
  • Configuration has taken some serious time out.
  • Garbage collection tuning. is a constant hassle. time and effort applied to it, vs dedicating resources elsewhere.
  • w/ sql support, reduces the need of devs to generate the resultset for analysts, when they can run queries themselves (if they know sql).
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  • Less manual intervention for maintaining a cluster.
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