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Apache Drill vs RazorSQL

Apache Drill

drill.apache.org

RazorSQL

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FigureApache DrillRazorSQL
Price fromFree—
Free planYes—
Free trial—Yes
Open source——
WindowsYesYes
macOSYesYes
LinuxYesYes
APIYes—
Self-hostedYes—
Plans published14
Spec score · SQL Query Tools9.0 (#3)7.8 (#17)

Plans

Apache Drill

  • Apache DrillFree

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RazorSQL

  • RazorSQL Standard (20 or more users)$122, paid once
  • RazorSQL Standard (10–19 users)$124, paid once
  • RazorSQL Standard (2–9 users)$126, paid once
  • RazorSQL Standard (1 user)$129, paid once

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In their own words

Apache Drill

Apache Drill is a schema-free SQL query engine for Hadoop, NoSQL databases, and cloud storage. It can query raw data where it resides without first loading it, defining schemas, or transforming it. Its JSON data model supports complex and nested structures, and a single query can join data across multiple datastores. Listed sources include HBase, MongoDB, HDFS, Amazon S3, Azure Blob Storage, Google Cloud Storage, Swift, NAS, and local files. JDBC and ODBC drivers connect Drill to tools including Tableau, Qlik, MicroStrategy, Spotfire, SAS, and Excel; developers can also use its REST API in custom applications. Drill can run embedded on a laptop or in distributed mode on a server cluster, and the homepage lists Mac, Windows, and Linux. Documented security options include Kerberos, username and password authentication, Digest, authorization, and impersonation. The software is free under Apache License 2.0. A compatibility limit: official support for Hadoop 2 and Java 8 was dropped with Drill 1.22.0.

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RazorSQL

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