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# Apache Pig Reviews
**Vendor:** The Apache Software Foundation  
**Category:** [Big Data Analytics Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/big-data-analytics)  
**Average Rating:** 3.9/5.0  
**Total Reviews:** 21
## About Apache Pig
Apache Pig is a platform for analyzing large data sets that consists of a high-level language for expressing data analysis programs, coupled with infrastructure for evaluating these programs. The salient property of Pig programs is that their structure is amenable to substantial parallelization, which in turns enables them to handle very large data sets.




## Apache Pig Reviews
  ### 1. Data Scientist

**Rating:** 1.5/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Verified User in Marketing and Advertising | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** March 01, 2017

**What do you like best about Apache Pig?**

Simplified abstraction for performing mapreduce... readable.

**What do you dislike about Apache Pig?**

Slow and clunky, especially when there are better options out there like Spark. 

**Recommendations to others considering Apache Pig:**

Start using spark or Hive to develop pipelines. 

**What problems is Apache Pig solving and how is that benefiting you?**

Parsing large event-level datasets. Benefits in the past were, again, building readable pipelines. Alternatives back then would have been Hive or Java MapReduce. Now Spark is becoming a better option. 


## Apache Pig Discussions
  - [Is apache pig going out of businees?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/26561-is-apache-pig-going-out-of-businees) - 1 upvote

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## Apache Pig Features
**Data Transformation**
- Real-Time Analytics
- Data Querying
- Reporting/Analytics
- Predictive Analytics
- Visual Analytics

**Connectivity**
- Hadoop Integration
- Spark Integration
- Multi-Source Analysis
- Real-Time Data
- Data Capture and Transfer
- Trend Analysis
- What-if Analysis
- Statistical Analysis
- Data Blending
- Ad hoc Analysis
- Third-Party Integrations

**Operations**
- Data Visualization
- Data Workflow
- Data Discovery

**Additional Functionality**
- Data Warehousing
- Drag & Drop
- Activity Dashboard
- Data Connectors
- Ad hoc Reporting
- Customizable Reports
- Alerts/Escalation
- Templates
- Forecasting
- Data Migration
- Data Transformation
- Access Controls/Permissions
- API
- Data Cleansing
- Data Synchronization
- AI Copilot
- Dashboard Creation
- Data Extraction
- Data Security
- SSL Security
- Collaboration Tools
- No-Code
- High Volume Processing
- Database Support
- Search/Filter
- Generative AI

**Building Reports**
- Data Transformation
- Data Modeling
- WYSIWYG Report Design
- Integration APIs
- Real-Time Data
- Real-Time Data
- Third-Party Integrations
- Third-Party Integrations

**Platform**
- Mobile User Support
- Customization 
- User, Role, and Access Management
- Internationalization
- Sandbox / Test Environments
- Performance and Reliability
- Breadth of Partner Applications
- Mobile Access
- Metadata Management

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