# Apache Drill Reviews
**Vendor:** The Apache Software Foundation  
**Category:** [Database Management Systems (DBMS)](https://www.g2.com/categories/database-management-systems-dbms)  
**Average Rating:** 4.2/5.0  
**Total Reviews:** 14
## About Apache Drill
Apache Drill is an open-source software framework that supports data-intensive distributed applications for interactive analysis of large-scale datasets.





## Apache Drill Discussions
  - [Is Apache drill a database?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-apache-drill-a-database)
  - [What is Apache Drill vs spark?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-apache-drill-vs-spark)
  - [How does an Apache drill work?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/how-does-an-apache-drill-work)
  - [What is Apache drill used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-apache-drill-used-for)
  - [What are the competitive advantages vs Presto ?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-are-the-competitive-advantages-vs-presto) - 1 upvote

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## Apache Drill Features
**Management**
- Data dictionary
- Data Replication
- Query Language
- Data Modeling
- Performance Analysis

**Data Management**
- Data Model
- Data Types
- Built - In Search
- Event Triggers

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- Autonomous Task Execution
- Multi-step Planning
- Cross-system Integration

**Maintenance**
- Data Migration
- Backup and Recovery
- Multi-User Environment

**Availability**
- Auto Sharding
- Auto Recovery
- Data Replication

**Security**
- Data Encryption
- User Access Control

**Performance**
- Query Optimization

**Security**
- Role-Based Authorization
- Authentication
- Audit Logs
- Encryption

**Support**
- Multi-Model
- Operating Systems
- BI Connectors

**Database Features**
- Storage
- Availability
- Stability
- Scalability
- Security
- Data Manipulation
- Query Language

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