Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Apache Hive
Score 8.0 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
Kibana
Score 8.2 out of 10
N/A
Kibana allows users to visualize Elasticsearch data and navigate the Elastic Stack so you can do anything from tracking query load to understanding the way requests flow through your apps.N/A
Looker
Score 8.3 out of 10
N/A
Looker is a BI application with an analytics-oriented application server that sits on top of relational data stores. It includes an end-user interface for exploring data, a reusable development paradigm for data discovery, and an API for supporting data in other systems.N/A
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
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Offerings
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Free Trial
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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 feeRequired
Additional DetailsMust contact sales team for pricing.
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Community Pulse
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Apache Hive

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Kibana

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Looker
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Mode & Chartio require user to write SQL. Looker – Looker has very powerful data modeling layer – LookML that allows data engineers to abstract end users away from the complexity of underlying data (and SQL). End users can perform analysis by selecting dimensions, measures, …
Features
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BI Standard Reporting
Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Apache Hive
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Ratings
Kibana
7.0
5 Ratings
14% below category average
Looker
7.5
133 Ratings
9% below category average
Pixel Perfect reports00 Ratings6.02 Ratings6.7109 Ratings
Customizable dashboards00 Ratings8.05 Ratings8.4132 Ratings
Report Formatting Templates00 Ratings7.13 Ratings7.6114 Ratings
Ad-hoc Reporting
Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Apache Hive
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Ratings
Kibana
6.7
5 Ratings
15% below category average
Looker
7.1
131 Ratings
12% below category average
Drill-down analysis00 Ratings8.05 Ratings6.7127 Ratings
Formatting capabilities00 Ratings7.04 Ratings6.8129 Ratings
Integration with R or other statistical packages00 Ratings5.01 Ratings6.055 Ratings
Report sharing and collaboration00 Ratings6.84 Ratings8.8130 Ratings
Report Output and Scheduling
Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Product A and Product B
Apache Hive
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Ratings
Kibana
6.8
2 Ratings
18% below category average
Looker
8.1
127 Ratings
1% below category average
Publish to Web00 Ratings8.02 Ratings7.8105 Ratings
Publish to PDF00 Ratings8.02 Ratings8.1112 Ratings
Report Versioning00 Ratings6.02 Ratings7.983 Ratings
Report Delivery Scheduling00 Ratings6.02 Ratings8.5109 Ratings
Delivery to Remote Servers00 Ratings6.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Data Discovery and Visualization
Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Product A and Product B
Apache Hive
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Ratings
Kibana
6.7
4 Ratings
15% below category average
Looker
6.6
127 Ratings
19% below category average
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)00 Ratings8.04 Ratings7.7123 Ratings
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization00 Ratings7.02 Ratings7.5109 Ratings
Predictive Analytics00 Ratings6.02 Ratings4.66 Ratings
Pattern Recognition and Data Mining00 Ratings6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Access Control and Security
Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Product A and Product B
Apache Hive
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Kibana
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Looker
7.5
127 Ratings
12% below category average
Multi-User Support (named login)00 Ratings00 Ratings7.8119 Ratings
Role-Based Security Model00 Ratings00 Ratings7.3104 Ratings
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)00 Ratings00 Ratings7.3121 Ratings
Report-Level Access Control00 Ratings00 Ratings7.459 Ratings
Mobile Capabilities
Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Product A and Product B
Apache Hive
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Kibana
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Looker
5.4
94 Ratings
36% below category average
Responsive Design for Web Access00 Ratings00 Ratings5.490 Ratings
Mobile Application00 Ratings00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile00 Ratings00 Ratings6.084 Ratings
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Cloudera Enterprise Data Hub
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Supermetrics
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Reveal
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Score 10.0 out of 10
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Oracle Exadata
Oracle Exadata
Score 9.8 out of 10
IBM Analytics Engine
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User Ratings
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8.0
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8.0
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8.3
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Usability
8.5
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Availability
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Performance
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7.0
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8.8
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Configurability
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
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10.0
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Ease of integration
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Product Scalability
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Professional Services
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User Testimonials
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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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Elastic
Kibana is indeed a powerful tool and has many use cases especially in environments that rely heavily on real-time log analysis and visualisation. Kibana’s ability to handle large volumes of log data and present it in an accessible, searchable format is invaluable. We use Kibana to monitor security related issues and it proactively alerts our Slack channels about any anomality or issues.
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Google
When data drives potential for new orders, Looker earns its place in our tech stack. If, on the other hand, we are hoping for pipeline generation, Looker is useful if you are willing to repeatedly go check customer utilizations .... it is not appropriate if you are hoping to automate data analysis for this purpose.
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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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Elastic
  • Fast searches with powerful index.
  • Beautiful data visualizations.
  • Real-time observability.
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Google
  • Show visited pages - sessions, pageviews - which programs are viewed the most.
  • Displays session source/medium views to see where users are coming from.
  • It shows the video titles, URLs, and event counts so we can monitor the performance of our videos.
  • It gives a graphic face to the numbers, such as using bar charts, pie graphs, and other charts to show user trends or which channels are driving engagement.
  • Our clients like to see the top pages visited for a month.
  • I like the drop-and-drag approach, and building charts is a little easier than it was before.
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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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Elastic
  • Some performance issues with large datasets.
  • Linking to dashboards makes extremely long urls.
  • Lack of reports.
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Google
  • Documentation is scarce, and very difficult to find when you need it.
  • Pricing is unclear, particularly as you look to scale your reports across the business.
  • Data from other sources is not represented in the system as well as first party Google services.
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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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Elastic
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Google
I give it this rating because it deems as effective, I am able to complete majority of my tasks using this app. It is very helpful when analyzing the data provided and shown in the app and it's just overall a great app for Operational use, despite the small hiccups it has (live data).
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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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Elastic
Its usability is generally good and it provides teams with a basic to intermediate understanding about data visualization. It is very user-friendly when it comes to creating dashboards. The UI is very good and simple. Its integration with other tools for alerting and reporting is amazing. But its advance features have a learning curve and a first timer needs some time to use the advance features.
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Google
Looker is relatively easy to use, even as it is set up. The customers for the front-end only have issues with the initial setup for looker ml creations. Other "looks" are relatively easy to set up, depending on the ETL and the data which is coming into Looker on a regular basis.
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Reliability and Availability
Apache
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Elastic
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Google
No objections
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Performance
Apache
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Elastic
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Google
Somehow resources heavy, both on server and client. I recommned at least 50Mbs data rate and high performance desktop comouter to be abke to run comolex tasks and configure larger amount of data. On the other hand, the client does not need to worry when viewing, the performance is usually ok
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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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Elastic
We did not use the official Kibana support. Documentation was easy enough to follow.
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Google
Never had to work with support for issues. Any questions we had, they would respond promptly and clearly. The one-time setup was easy, by reading documentation. If the feature is not supported, they will add a feature request. In this case, LDAP support was requested over OKTA. They are looking into it.
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Implementation Rating
Apache
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Elastic
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Google
Very satisfied, easy to implement
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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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Elastic
Kibana is free; it was the first and only thing we've tried in this area.
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Google
Looker Studio, you can easily report on data from various sources without programming. Looker Studio is available at no charge for creators and report viewers. Enterprise customers who upgrade to Looker Studio Pro will receive support and expanded administrative features, including team content management. So it's good.
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
Apache
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Elastic
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Google
Perfect price to performance
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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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Elastic
  • Issues that affect checkout experiences for customers are able to be prioritized and solved quickly.
  • We are able to more efficiently use resources due to the automation of reporting alerts. Decreasing employee resources needed.
  • Visualization allows us to quickly share issues and explain to coworkers in order to escalate issues that can cost our bottom line.
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Google
  • Looker has a poignant impact on our business's ROI objectives. As an advertising exchange we have specific goals for daily requests and fill, and having premade Looks to monitor this is an integral piece of our operational capability
  • To facilitate an efficient monthly billing cycle in our organization, Looker is essential to track estimated revenue and impression delivery by publisher. Without the Looks we have set up, we would spend considerably more time and effort segmenting revenue by vertical.
  • Looker's unique value proposition is making analytical tools more digestible to people without conventional analytical experience. Other competing tools like Tableau require considerably more training and context to successfully use, and the ability to easily plot different visualizations is one of its greatest selling points.
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ScreenShots

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Screenshot of a Looker dashboard with a geo chart.