Apache Hive vs. Apache Pig

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Apache Hive
Score 8.2 out of 10
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Apache Hive is database/data warehouse software that supports data querying and analysis of large datasets stored in the Hadoop distributed file system (HDFS) and other compatible systems, and is distributed under an open source license.N/A
Apache Pig
Score 8.4 out of 10
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Apache Pig is a programming tool for creating MapReduce programs used in Hadoop.N/A
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Community Pulse
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Considered Both Products
Apache Hive
Chose Apache Hive
Apache Pig is probably the most direct technology to compare to Hive and has several different use cases to Hive. If you want to simplify processing tasks that run using MapReduce then Apache Pig may be a better tool for the job. However if you are going to be running many …
Chose Apache Hive
I have used Storm for real-time processing, but that only addresses a few data points. But for a larger access to data, Hive is well suited.
Chose Apache Hive
  • Faster response time and also can handle complex analytical queries
  • Can able to write custom function using python and hive
  • Able to connect using hadoop components and also using R
Chose Apache Hive
Hive is SQL compliant which makes it easy for the data folks compared to Pig
Chose Apache Hive
We selected Hive because it supports SQL, schema and provides structure on top of hadoop. Having data structured has its benefits, especially if there are thousands of users processing on the same data over and over again. Pig provides the ability to process unstructured data. …
Apache Pig
Chose Apache Pig
It takes me less time to write a Pig script than get a Spark program running for batch ETL workloads. Compared to Spark, Pig has a steeper learning curve because it employs a proprietary programming language. In one script and one fine, it can handle both Map Reduce and Hadoop. …
Chose Apache Pig
It can accommodate Map Reduce in a single script and a single fine. IT has very much documentation present for easy learning. SQL like queries makes it easy to understand
Chose Apache Pig
Apache Pig might help to start things faster at first and it was one of the best tool years back but it lacks important features that are needed in the data engineering world right now. Pig also has a steeper learning curve since it uses a proprietary language compared to Spark …
Chose Apache Pig
Pig is more focused on scripting in its own PigLatin language rather than integrate into another language like Java/Scala/Python/SQL.
However, for batch ETL workloads, I find that I can write a Pig script quicker than setting up and deploying a Spark program, for example.
Chose Apache Pig
I use both Apache Pig and its alternatives like Apache Spark & Apache Hive. Apache Pig was one of the best options in Big Data's initial stages. But now alternatives have taken over the market, rendering Apache Pig behind in the competition. But it is still a better alternative …
Chose Apache Pig
Early on Apache Pig was a great tool for easily writing distributed processing applications without needing to write a complete Java MapReduce job from scratch, but as time as moved on there now better alternatives to get results faster for both ad-hoc analysis and for …
Chose Apache Pig
- Provided better ways for optimized hadoop jobs than Hive but not anymore.
- Spark DSL is much more advanced and compute times are significantly less.
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Best Alternatives
Apache HiveApache Pig
Small Businesses
Google BigQuery
Google BigQuery
Score 8.6 out of 10

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Medium-sized Companies
Cloudera Enterprise Data Hub
Cloudera Enterprise Data Hub
Score 9.0 out of 10
Cloudera Manager
Cloudera Manager
Score 9.7 out of 10
Enterprises
Oracle Exadata
Oracle Exadata
Score 8.2 out of 10
IBM Analytics Engine
IBM Analytics Engine
Score 8.8 out of 10
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User Ratings
Apache HiveApache Pig
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(35 ratings)
8.1
(9 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
(1 ratings)
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Usability
8.5
(7 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
7.0
(6 ratings)
6.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
Apache HiveApache Pig
Likelihood to Recommend
Apache
Software work execution is on a large scale, it is good to use for new projects or organizational changes, data lineage mapping has always been dubious but this one has had good results. You can store and synchronize data from different departments, the storage process can be manual but it is best automated.
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Apache
Apache Pig is best suited for ETL-based data processes. It is good in performance in handling and analyzing a large amount of data. it gives faster results than any other similar tool. It is easy to implement and any user with some initial training or some prior SQL knowledge can work on it. Apache Pig is proud to have a large community base globally.
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Pros
Apache
  • Apache Hive allows use to write expressive solutions to complex problems thanks to its SQL-like syntax.
  • Relatively easy to set up and start using.
  • Very little ramp-up to start using the actual product, documentation is very thorough, there is an active community, and the code base is constantly being improved.
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Apache
  • Its performance, ease of use, and simplicity in learning and deployment.
  • Using this tool, we can quickly analyze large amounts of data.
  • It's adequate for map-reducing large datasets and fully abstracted MapReduce.
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Cons
Apache
  • Some queries, particularly complex joins, are still quite slow and can take hours
  • Previous jobs and queries are not stored sometimes
  • Switching to Impala can sometimes be time-consuming (i.e. the system hangs, or is slow to respond).
  • Sometimes, directories and tables don't load properly which causes confusion
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Apache
  • UDFS Python errors are not interpretable. Developer struggles for a very very long time if he/she gets these errors.
  • Being in early stage, it still has a small community for help in related matters.
  • It needs a lot of improvements yet. Only recently they added datetime module for time series, which is a very basic requirement.
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Likelihood to Renew
Apache
Since I do not know the second data warehouse solution that integrate with HDFS as well as Hive.
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Apache
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Usability
Apache
Hive is a very good big data analysis and ad-hoc query platform, which supports scaling also. The BI processes can be easily integrated with Hadoop via the Hive. It can deal with a much larger data set that traditional RDBMS can not. It is a "must-have" component of the big data domain.
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Apache
It is quick, fast and easy to implement Apache Pig which makes is quite popular to be used.
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Support Rating
Apache
Apache Hive is a FOSS project and its open source. We need not definitely comment on anything about the support of open source and its developer community. But, it has got tremendous developer support, awesome documentation. I would justify the fact that much support can be gathered from the community backup.
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Apache
The documentation is adequate. I'm not sure how large of an external community there is for support.
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Alternatives Considered
Apache
Besides Hive, I have used Google BigQuery, which is costly but have very high computation speed. Amazon Redshift is the another product, I used in my recent organisation. Both Redshift and BigQuery are managed solution whereas Hive needs to be managed
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Apache
Apache Pig might help to start things faster at first and it was one of the best tool years back but it lacks important features that are needed in the data engineering world right now. Pig also has a steeper learning curve since it uses a proprietary language compared to Spark which can be coded with Python, Java.
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Return on Investment
Apache
  • Apache hive is secured and scalable solution that helps in increasing the overall organization productivity.
  • Apache hive can handle and process large amount of data in a sufficient time manner.
  • It simplifies writing SQL queries, hence helping the organization as most companies use SQL for all query jobs.
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Apache
  • Higher learning curve than other similar technologies so on-boarding new engineers or change ownership of Apache Pig code tends to be a bit of a headache
  • Once the language is learned and understood it can be relatively straightforward to write simple Pig scripts so development can go relatively quickly with a skilled team
  • As distributed technologies grow and improve, overall Apache Pig feels left in the dust and is more legacy code to support than something to actively develop with.
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