--- title: Apache Tajo Reviews meta\_title: 'Apache Tajo Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta\_description: Filter reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how Apache Tajo works for a business like yours. aggregate\_rating: rating\_value: 4.3 review\_count: 6 scale: '5' date\_modified: '2026-07-17' parent\_category: name: IT Infrastructure url: https://www.g2.com/categories/it-infrastructure --- # Apache Tajo Reviews & Product Details Apache Tajo is a robust big data relational and distributed data warehouse system for Apache Hadoop. * * * Seller [The Apache Software Foundation](https://www.g2.com/sellers/the-apache-software-foundation) Discussions [Apache Tajo Community](https://www.g2.com/products/apache-tajo/discuss) Show More ## Top-Rated Alternatives [ ![IBM Db2](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "IBM Db2") IBM Db2 4.1/5(683) ](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-db2/reviews) [ ![Amazon Redshift](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Amazon Redshift") Amazon Redshift 4.3/5(404) ](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-redshift/reviews) [ ![Google Cloud BigQuery](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Google Cloud BigQuery") Google Cloud BigQuery 4.5/5(1,224) ](https://www.g2.com/products/google-cloud-bigquery/reviews) [ View All Alternatives ](https://www.g2.com/products/apache-tajo/competitors/alternatives) ## User Insights Average based on 6 real user reviews. [Log in to unlock pricing and user insights](/login) SH Seyha H. Project Scheduler Retail Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 10/8/2024 "Draw information from large data sets" 4.5/5 What do you like best about Apache Tajo? As data analyst processing big data on Hadoop, Apache Tajo becomes useful due to its capabilities. It is easy to use and works with SQL like queries, and I can manipulate large volumes of data that are stored in HDFS. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Apache Tajo? In cases where I want to examine data as it is flowing steadily or where real-time analytics are necessary, Tajo is not the best fit. Due to the batch processing architecture of Tajo, data needs to be pre-loaded which causes latencies for the real time applications. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Apache Tajo solving and how is that benefiting you? Tajo enables me to carry out query operations over huge Hadoop data, and express these operations using conventional SQL. This does away with the need to master several MapReduce programming languages and makes analysis of data much easier. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite AS Ashraf S. HR Manager Furniture Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 6/3/2024 "Fast and reliable data insights," 4.5/5 What do you like best about Apache Tajo? There is no doubt that the ease of using SQL to query huge data sets was attractive. This could be compared with relief as opposed to having to memorize an entire new language for big data analysis. It also has the benefits of being open-source, which meant that I could easily find a plethora of support from developers online. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Apache Tajo? It was slow during most of the experiments and particularly for complex queries on large datasets. The jobs used to run for hours on end and therefore, it became very difficult to make quick conclusions from the results that I got. This slowly proved disadvantageous to my unit and turned into a bottlenecks. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Apache Tajo solving and how is that benefiting you? Apache Tajo provided an ability to analyze large data at a lower cost and, what is more, use standard SQL for that. This could have been a very useful tool for many data exploration requirements we may come across later in other projects. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Kapil G.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Kapil G.") KG Kapil G. Business Technology Solutions Associate Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 6/6/2024 "Good for Quering Datawarehouses" 5/5 What do you like best about Apache Tajo? Recommended Solution for an oragnization or individuals who used SQL in day to day activities. It give faster result compare to hive QL. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Apache Tajo? Nothing dislikes as such, good to professional, beginers might take time to learn its env and installation process is bit lengthy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Apache Tajo solving and how is that benefiting you? We did some POC to create some metrics of a patients in Tajo. Later, we switched to bigquery. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Warehousing](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Warehousing") AW Verified User in Warehousing Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 6/13/2018 "Perfect foundation warehouse solution for our company" 5/5 What do you like best about Apache Tajo? Our company needed a solid warehouse solution that could bring us up to speed and provide future enhancements. Apache Tajo nailed it! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Apache Tajo? The procedures to setup and configure took some learning from our IT team. Education is key! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Apache Tajo: More training videos please! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Apache Tajo solving and how is that benefiting you? warehouse management, inventory control, automation of shipping/deliveries Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ## Questions about Apache Tajo? Ask real users or explore answers from the community Get practical answers, real workflows, and honest pros and cons from the G2 community or share your insights. [ Ask about Apache Tajo ](https://www.g2.com/products/apache-tajo/discussions/new) GU Guest User • Last activity about 3 years ago What is Apache Tajo used for? 1 Upvote 1 [ Join the conversation ](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-apache-tajo-used-for) [ View all Discussions ](https://www.g2.com/products/apache-tajo/discuss) ##### Pricing Pricing details for this product isn’t currently available. Visit the vendor’s website to learn more. 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