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# Apache Drill vs ClickHouse Comparison - What are their main differences?

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Reviews

**Apache Drill** [

4.2/5(14)

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**ClickHouse** [

4.5/5(24)

](https://www.g2.com/products/clickhouse/reviews#reviews)

Pricing

**Apache Drill**
No pricing available

**ClickHouse**
 **Starting at $1.00** Per Month · ClickHouse Pricing

**Pricing Insights**
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Pros & Cons

**Apache Drill**
Not enough data

**ClickHouse**
[
Easy Integrations (2)
](https://www.g2.com/products/clickhouse/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1173116&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Integrations (2)
](https://www.g2.com/products/clickhouse/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1173076&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Beginner Unfriendliness (1)
](https://www.g2.com/products/clickhouse/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2359804&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Complex Usage (1)
](https://www.g2.com/products/clickhouse/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2359921&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)

Integrations

**Apache Drill**
Not enough data

**ClickHouse**
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Screenshots

**Apache Drill**
No screenshot available

**ClickHouse**
 ![ClickHouse screenshot](https://images.g2crowd.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,height=600,fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,/https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/attachment/file/1384096/Screenshot-2024-06-21-at-7.45.48-AM.png)

Ratings

Meets Requirements

**Apache Drill**

7.5

7.58

**ClickHouse**

9.2

9.215

Ease of Use

**Apache Drill**

8.3

8.38

**ClickHouse**

8.9

8.915

Ease of Setup

**Apache Drill**
Not enough data

**ClickHouse**

9.1

9.111

Ease of Admin

**Apache Drill**
Not enough data

**ClickHouse**

7.5

7.56

Quality of Support

**Apache Drill**
Not enough data

**ClickHouse**

8.5

8.513

Has the product been a good partner in doing business?

**Apache Drill**
Not enough data

**ClickHouse**
Not enough data

Product Direction (% positive)

**Apache Drill**

6.1

6.16

**ClickHouse**

10.0

10.014

Features

Database Management Systems (DBMS)[Hide 48 FeaturesShow 48 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

8.9

7

Management

Data dictionary

Not enough data

9.4(won by default)

6

Data Replication

Not enough data

7.9(won by default)

7

Query Language

Not enough data

9.3(won by default)

7

Data Modeling

Not enough data

9.4(won by default)

6

Performance Analysis

Not enough data

10.0(won by default)

5

Data Synchronization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Data

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Storage Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Maintenance

Data Migration

Not enough data

8.8(won by default)

7

Backup and Recovery

Not enough data

7.8(won by default)

6

Multi-User Environment

Not enough data

Not enough data

Automatic Backup

Not enough data

Not enough data

Database Conversion

Not enough data

Not enough data

Security

Data Encryption

Not enough data

Not enough data

User Access Control

Not enough data

Not enough data

Mobile Access

Not enough data

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

Workflow Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Extraction

Not enough data

Not enough data

Relational Database Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

SSL Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Connectors

Not enough data

Not enough data

Search/Filter

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting & Statistics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Templates

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Full Text Search

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Virtualization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Import/Export

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Drag & Drop

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Fields

Not enough data

Not enough data

Authentication

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Visualization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Secure Data Storage

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Mapping

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multiple Programming Languages Supported

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Capture and Transfer

Not enough data

Not enough data

User Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

NOSQL Database Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Access Controls/Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Calendar Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Document Storage

Not enough data

Not enough data

Audit Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Charting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Relational Databases[Hide 24 FeaturesShow 24 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

9.0

6

Management 

Query Language

Not enough data

9.3(won by default)

5

Data Schema

Not enough data

Not enough data

ACID - Complaint

Not enough data

Feature Not Available

Data Replication

Not enough data

Not enough data

Support 

Text Search

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Types

Not enough data

Not enough data

Languages

Not enough data

Not enough data

Operating Systems

Not enough data

Not enough data

Security

Database Locking

Not enough data

Feature Not Available

Access Control

Not enough data

Not enough data

Encryption

Not enough data

Not enough data

Authentication

Not enough data

Not enough data

Performance 

Disaster Recovery

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Concurrency

Not enough data

Not enough data

Workload Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Advanced Indexing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Query Optimizer

Not enough data

Not enough data

Database Features

Storage

Not enough data

9.0(won by default)

5

Availability

Not enough data

9.3(won by default)

5

Stability

Not enough data

9.0(won by default)

5

Scalability

Not enough data

9.0(won by default)

5

Query Language

Not enough data

8.7(won by default)

5

Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Manipulation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Columnar Databases[Hide 12 FeaturesShow 12 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

8.5

9

Storage

Data Model

Not enough data

9.2(won by default)

6

Data Types

Not enough data

9.0(won by default)

7

Availability

Auto Recovery

Not enough data

7.8(won by default)

6

Data Replication

Not enough data

8.3(won by default)

6

Auto Sharding

Not enough data

Feature Not Available

Performance

Integrated Cache

Not enough data

8.1(won by default)

6

Security

Role-Based Authorization

Not enough data

9.0(won by default)

5

Encryption

Not enough data

8.3(won by default)

5

Authentication

Not enough data

Not enough data

Audit Logs

Not enough data

Not enough data

Support

Multi-Model

Not enough data

Not enough data

Operating Systems

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-time Analytic Database[Hide 10 FeaturesShow 10 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

10.0

6

Query latency

Lower query latency

Not enough data

10.0(won by default)

5

Continuous queries

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data latency

Lower data latency

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data pipeline performance

Not enough data

Not enough data

Connectors

Faster ingestion

Not enough data

Not enough data

Built-in connectors

Not enough data

Not enough data

Scale

Linearly scalable database

Not enough data

Not enough data

Storage management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Architecture

Data security

Not enough data

Not enough data

Lockless architecture

Not enough data

Not enough data

Show 3 feature categories with incomplete data

Document Databases[Hide 54 FeaturesShow 54 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Management

Data Model

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Types

Not enough data

Not enough data

Built - In Search

Not enough data

Not enough data

Event Triggers

Not enough data

Not enough data

Semantic Search

Not enough data

Not enough data

Availability

Auto Sharding

Not enough data

Not enough data

Auto Recovery

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Replication

Not enough data

Not enough data

Backup and Recovery

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Data

Not enough data

Not enough data

Performance

Query Optimization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Ad hoc Query

Not enough data

Not enough data

Security

Role-Based Authorization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Authentication

Not enough data

Not enough data

Audit Logs

Not enough data

Not enough data

Encryption

Not enough data

Not enough data

Support

Multi-Model

Not enough data

Not enough data

Operating Systems

Not enough data

Not enough data

BI Connectors

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Connectors

Not enough data

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

Database Conversion

Not enough data

Not enough data

Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Extraction

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting/Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Automatic Backup

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Audit Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Visualization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Ad hoc Reporting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Compliance Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Indexing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Search/Filter

Not enough data

Not enough data

Alerts/Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Verification

Not enough data

Not enough data

Performance Testing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Capture and Transfer

Not enough data

Not enough data

Security Auditing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Access Controls/Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Role-Based Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Mapping

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Retrieval

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Configuration Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Audit Trail

Not enough data

Not enough data

For NoSQL Databases

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Import/Export

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Migration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Synchronization

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

Serverless Accessibility

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multiple Data Sources

Not enough data

Not enough data

AWS Marketplace[Hide 3 FeaturesShow 3 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

Not enough data

Agentic AI - AWS Marketplace

Autonomous Task Execution

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multi-step Planning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Cross-system Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

NoSQL Databases[Hide 7 FeaturesShow 7 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

Not enough data

Database Features

Storage

Not enough data

9.0(won by default)

5

Availability

Not enough data

9.3(won by default)

5

Stability

Not enough data

9.0(won by default)

5

Scalability

Not enough data

9.0(won by default)

5

Query Language

Not enough data

8.7(won by default)

5

Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Manipulation

Not enough data

Not enough data

User Insights

Reviewers' Company Size

[![Apache Drill](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_b350900e1c1cde239f398145fc13d8f3/apache-drill.jpg "Apache Drill")](https://www.g2.com/products/apache-drill/reviews)

Apache Drill

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

35.7%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

14.3%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

50.0%

[![ClickHouse](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/1085fc1aec988cc21861ba894db51044/clickhouse.svg "ClickHouse")](https://www.g2.com/products/clickhouse/reviews)

ClickHouse

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

56.5%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

34.8%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

8.7%

Small-Business

(50 or fewer emp.)

35.7%

56.5%

Mid-Market

(51-1000 emp.)

14.3%

34.8%

Enterprise

(\> 1000 emp.)

50.0%

8.7%

Reviewers' Industry

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Apache Drill

Computer Software

42.9%

Retail

14.3%

Information Technology and Services

14.3%

Marketing and Advertising

7.1%

Investment Banking

7.1%

Other

14.3%

[![ClickHouse](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/1085fc1aec988cc21861ba894db51044/clickhouse.svg "ClickHouse")](https://www.g2.com/products/clickhouse/reviews)
ClickHouse

Information Technology and Services

30.4%

Computer Software

26.1%

Wholesale

4.3%

Telecommunications

4.3%

Marketing and Advertising

4.3%

Other

30.4%

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