# Is it good to use Druid (for a small dataset) as an in-memory database ?

My client has used Druid to store a small time-series dataset  . This dataset is used by a spark application .
Is it good to use Druid (for a small dataset) as an in-memory database ?

##### Post Metadata
- Posted at: over 5 years ago
- Author title: Data Engineer at Walmart
- Net upvotes: 1


## Comments
### Comment 1

Yes it is good for medium size data sets to big scale datasets

##### Comment Metadata
- Posted at: about 5 years ago
- Author title: Computer Engineer | BTech Hons (Eng) (OUSL) | AMIE (SL) | A.Eng(ECSL)




## Related Product
[Druid](https://www.g2.com/products/druid/reviews)

## Related Category
[Time Series Databases](https://www.g2.com/categories/time-series-databases)

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