# Amazon Athena vs Amazon ElastiCache Comparison

| | Amazon Athena | Amazon ElastiCache | 
|---|---|---|
| **Star Rating** | 4.4 out of 5 | 4.5 out of 5 | 
| **Total Reviews** | 172 | 87 | 
| **Largest Market Segment** | Enterprise (51.6% of reviews) | Mid-Market (34.9% of reviews) | 
| **Entry Level Price** | No pricing available | No pricing available | 

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## Top Pros & Cons

### Amazon Athena

Pros:
- Analytics (1 reviews)
- Big Data Handling (1 reviews)

Cons:
- Function Limitations (1 reviews)
- Limited SQL (1 reviews)

### Amazon ElastiCache

Pros:
- Cost Efficiency (1 reviews)
- Customer Support (1 reviews)

Cons:
- Cost Issues (1 reviews)
- Downtime Issues (1 reviews)

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## Ratings Comparison
| Rating | Amazon Athena | Amazon ElastiCache | 
|---|---|---|
  | **Meets Requirements** | 8.4 (126 reviews) | 9.2 (64 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Use** | 8.9 (126 reviews) | 8.9 (64 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Setup** | 9.1 (61 reviews) | 8.7 (36 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Admin** | 8.5 (55 reviews) | 8.7 (36 reviews) | 
  | **Quality of Support** | 8.5 (108 reviews) | 8.6 (59 reviews) | 
  | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 8.7 (55 reviews) | 8.7 (36 reviews) | 
  | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 9.2 (99 reviews) | 9.6 (53 reviews) | 

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## Pricing

### Amazon Athena

#### Entry-Level Pricing

No pricing available

#### Free Trial

No information available

### Amazon ElastiCache

#### Entry-Level Pricing

No pricing available

#### Free Trial

Yes

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## Features Comparison By Category

### Data Replication

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Amazon Athena** | N/A | N/A |
| **Amazon ElastiCache** | 9.1/10 | 12 |

#### Management

| Feature | Amazon Athena | Amazon ElastiCache | 
|---|---|---|
| **Real-Time Analytics** | Not enough data | 9.0 (7 reviews) | 
| **Solution Integration** | Not enough data | 9.4 (8 reviews) | 
| **Infrastructure Compatibility** | Not enough data | 9.1 (9 reviews) | 
| **Monitoring** | Not enough data | 9.2 (8 reviews) | 

#### Solution Provision

| Feature | Amazon Athena | Amazon ElastiCache | 
|---|---|---|
| **System Failover** | Not enough data | 9.0 (8 reviews) | 
| **Pay by Usage** | Not enough data | 8.8 (10 reviews) | 
| **Service Provision** | Not enough data | 9.0 (8 reviews) | 

### Database Management Systems (DBMS)

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Amazon Athena** | 8.5/10 | 33 |
| **Amazon ElastiCache** | N/A | N/A |

#### Management

| Feature | Amazon Athena | Amazon ElastiCache | 
|---|---|---|
| **Data dictionary** | 8.0 (27 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Data Replication** | 8.7 (25 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Query Language** | 8.6 (31 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Data Modeling** | 8.5 (29 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Performance Analysis** | 8.5 (29 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Maintenance

| Feature | Amazon Athena | Amazon ElastiCache | 
|---|---|---|
| **Data Migration** | 8.0 (28 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Backup and Recovery** | 8.3 (27 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Multi-User Environment** | 8.1 (27 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Security

| Feature | Amazon Athena | Amazon ElastiCache | 
|---|---|---|
| **Data Encryption** | 9.0 (29 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **User Access Control** | 9.1 (31 reviews) | Not enough data | 

### Key Value Databases

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Amazon Athena** | N/A | N/A |
| **Amazon ElastiCache** | 8.5/10 | 23 |

#### Data Management

| Feature | Amazon Athena | Amazon ElastiCache | 
|---|---|---|
| **Data Model** | Not enough data | 8.7 (18 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Data Types** | Not enough data | 8.2 (18 reviews) ✓ Verified | 

#### Availability

| Feature | Amazon Athena | Amazon ElastiCache | 
|---|---|---|
| **Auto Sharding** | Not enough data | 7.9 (12 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Auto Recovery** | Not enough data | 8.2 (12 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Data Replication** | Not enough data | 8.8 (14 reviews) ✓ Verified | 

#### Performance 

| Feature | Amazon Athena | Amazon ElastiCache | 
|---|---|---|
| **Integrated Cache** | Not enough data | 9.2 (17 reviews) ✓ Verified | 

#### Security

| Feature | Amazon Athena | Amazon ElastiCache | 
|---|---|---|
| **Role-Based Authorization** | Not enough data | 8.7 (15 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Authentication** | Not enough data | 8.9 (16 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Audit Logs** | Not enough data | 8.8 (12 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Encryption** | Not enough data | 8.5 (13 reviews) ✓ Verified | 

#### Support

| Feature | Amazon Athena | Amazon ElastiCache | 
|---|---|---|
| **Multi-Model** | Not enough data | 8.2 (11 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Operating Systems** | Not enough data | 8.0 (14 reviews) ✓ Verified | 

### Backup

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Amazon Athena** | N/A | N/A |
| **Amazon ElastiCache** | N/A | N/A |

#### Management

| Feature | Amazon Athena | Amazon ElastiCache | 
|---|---|---|
| **Disaster Recovery** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Remote Backup** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Storage Formats** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Scheduled Backups** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **On-Demand Restoration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Reporting

| Feature | Amazon Athena | Amazon ElastiCache | 
|---|---|---|
| **Activity Monitoring** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Documentation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Alerts/Notifications** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Security

| Feature | Amazon Athena | Amazon ElastiCache | 
|---|---|---|
| **Data Encryption** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Security and Compliance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Deduplication ** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Database as a Service (DBaaS)

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Amazon Athena** | 8.9/10 | 55 |
| **Amazon ElastiCache** | 8.8/10 | 8 |

#### Configuration

| Feature | Amazon Athena | Amazon ElastiCache | 
|---|---|---|
| **Application Performance** | 8.9 (46 reviews) | 8.8 (7 reviews) | 
| **Orchestration** | 8.5 (38 reviews) | 8.6 (6 reviews) | 
| **Database Monitoring** | 8.7 (40 reviews) | 9.0 (7 reviews) | 
| **Anomaly Detection** | 8.3 (36 reviews) | 8.6 (6 reviews) | 
| **Network Security** | 9.0 (37 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Database Administration

| Feature | Amazon Athena | Amazon ElastiCache | 
|---|---|---|
| **Provisioning** | 8.9 (36 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Governance** | 9.0 (38 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Auditing** | 8.9 (39 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Availability

| Feature | Amazon Athena | Amazon ElastiCache | 
|---|---|---|
| **Scalability** | 8.8 (44 reviews) | 8.6 (6 reviews) | 
| **Backup** | 8.9 (38 reviews) | 8.6 (6 reviews) | 
| **Archiving** | 8.7 (38 reviews) | 9.0 (5 reviews) | 
| **Indexing** | 8.7 (38 reviews) | 8.7 (5 reviews) | 

#### Security

| Feature | Amazon Athena | Amazon ElastiCache | 
|---|---|---|
| **Data Masking** | 8.8 (36 reviews) | 9.0 (5 reviews) | 
| **Authentication And Single Sign-On** | 9.2 (36 reviews) | 8.7 (5 reviews) | 
| **Data Anonymization** | 9.0 (34 reviews) | 8.7 (5 reviews) | 

#### Data Management

| Feature | Amazon Athena | Amazon ElastiCache | 
|---|---|---|
| **Data Replication** | 9.1 (36 reviews) | 8.7 (5 reviews) | 
| **Advanced Data Analytics** | 9.1 (43 reviews) | 9.0 (5 reviews) | 

### NoSQL Databases

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Amazon Athena** | N/A | N/A |
| **Amazon ElastiCache** | N/A | N/A |

#### Database Features

| Feature | Amazon Athena | Amazon ElastiCache | 
|---|---|---|
| **Storage** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Availability** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Stability** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Scalability** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Security** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Data Manipulation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Query Language** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

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## Categories
**Shared Categories (1):** [Database as a Service (DBaaS) Providers](https://www.g2.com/categories/database-as-a-service-dbaas)

**Unique to Amazon Athena (1):** [Database Management Systems (DBMS)](https://www.g2.com/categories/database-management-systems-dbms)

**Unique to Amazon ElastiCache (2):** [Data Replication Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/data-replication), [Key Value Databases](https://www.g2.com/categories/key-value-databases)


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## Reviewer Demographics

### By Company Size

| Segment | Amazon Athena | Amazon ElastiCache | 
|---|---|---|
| **Small-Business** | 22.4% | 33.7% | 
| **Mid-Market** | 26.1% | 34.9% | 
| **Enterprise** | 51.6% | 31.3% | 

### By Industry

#### Amazon Athena

- **Information Technology and Services:** 15.0%
- **Computer Software:** 11.9%
- **Financial Services:** 8.1%
- **Computer & Network Security:** 4.4%
- **Retail:** 4.4%
- **Marketing and Advertising:** 4.4%
- **Pharmaceuticals:** 4.4%
- **Hospital & Health Care:** 3.8%
- **Banking:** 3.1%
- **Media Production:** 2.5%
- **Other:** 38.1%

#### Amazon ElastiCache

- **Computer Software:** 19.3%
- **Information Technology and Services:** 13.3%
- **Financial Services:** 8.4%
- **Banking:** 7.2%
- **Internet:** 7.2%
- **Retail:** 4.8%
- **Health, Wellness and Fitness:** 3.6%
- **Telecommunications:** 3.6%
- **Automotive:** 2.4%
- **Publishing:** 2.4%
- **Other:** 27.7%

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## Alternatives

### Alternatives to Amazon Athena

- [Snowflake](https://www.g2.com/products/snowflake/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (743 reviews)
- [Microsoft SQL Server](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-sql-server/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (2275 reviews)
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- [Azure SQL Database](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-sql-database/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (241 reviews)
- [Google Cloud SQL](https://www.g2.com/products/google-cloud-sql/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (366 reviews)
- [IBM Db2](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-db2/reviews) — 4.1/5 stars (682 reviews)
- [Databricks](https://www.g2.com/products/databricks/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (768 reviews)
- [DbVisualizer](https://www.g2.com/products/dbvisualizer/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (269 reviews)

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- [ScyllaDB](https://www.g2.com/products/scylladb/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (427 reviews)
- [MongoDB Atlas](https://www.g2.com/products/mongodb-atlas/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (370 reviews)
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- [Veeam Data Platform](https://www.g2.com/products/veeam-data-platform/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (717 reviews)
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- [Fivetran](https://www.g2.com/products/fivetran/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (795 reviews)
- [Oracle Database](https://www.g2.com/products/oracle-database/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (1010 reviews)
- [Ninox](https://www.g2.com/products/ninox/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (362 reviews)

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## Top Discussions

### Amazon Athena

- Title: [Is AWS Athena free?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-aws-athena-free) — 1 comment
  > **Top comment:** "No"
- Title: [How do I use AWS Athena?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/how-do-i-use-aws-athena) — 1 comment
  > **Top comment:** "AWS Management Console
Command Line Interface (CLI)
JDBC/ODBC Drivers
WS Serverless Application Repository"

### Amazon ElastiCache

No discussions available for this product.

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**Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/amazon-athena-vs-amazon-elasticache)