Simone G.
SG
Simone G.
Engineering Manager - Data platform
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Great support and utilities around the powerful Trino engine"
4.5/5
What do you like best about Starburst?

The care Starburst put in the UX clearly shows. Also, their support and knowledge of the engine are great. The updates on the platform are very frequent, and documentiation is easy to use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Starburst?

Nothing, in particular. We still have to understand if the costs will grow too much, but it doesn't look like it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sundaresan A  U.
SU
Sundaresan A U.
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Starburst helped scale Meesho's workload"
4/5
What do you like best about Starburst?

Technology, continious improvement on projects. New features, good support from RSA and customer excellence team, solutioning from RSA and helping with the meesho scale Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Starburst?

billing transparency, usage analysis and more recommendations towards query improvement Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Megan Kemphaus of Starburst

Hi Sundaresan, thank you for sharing how Starburst is helping Meesho scale!

Dheepak S.
DS
Dheepak S.
Cloud Administrator
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"I have 15+ experience in Database admin"
4/5
What do you like best about Starburst?

Connecting to the Multiple sources and Retrieving the Data Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Starburst?

Modifying the Query function and Hive Queries Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Megan Kemphaus of Starburst

We appreciate your feedback - thank you Dheepak!

Verified User in Government Administration
AG
Verified User in Government Administration
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Sr. Consultant"
5/5
What do you like best about Starburst?

Simple platform that provides fast query executions, easy to use and manage. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Starburst?

Better documentation for product configuration and integration. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Onur Y.
OY
Onur Y.
Engineering Lead
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Zalando is a very happy customer of Starburst Enterprise for the last 3 years"
4/5
What do you like best about Starburst?

We have found that Starburst Enterprise that is built on the open source Trino project is very easy to use and administer. The default setup and the fact that SEP is choosing the right JVM and cluster configuration based on the hardware setup we use automatically makes it very easy to use for our workload and has very high performance. The response times of the support cases are very low and result fast in resolution. For critical issues, we can get support from the Trino contributors Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Starburst?

release management is lacking. We were hit by some undocumented breaking changes in the Trino open source project and Starburst Enterprise deployment model that affected our timelines in the past. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Megan Kemphaus of Starburst

Hi Onur, we greatly appreciate your opinion. Thank you for sharing what you like and dislike, and the problems that are solved on Starburst. We are proud to support your data lake on on the scale that your enterprise requires!

VS
Vitaly S.
Data Services Delivery Manager
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Leads to Success in Business"
5/5
What do you like best about Starburst?

The product is in constant development. Every release brings new features, performance improvements, and fault tolerance enhancements. It helps keep users happy and productive which leads to success in business. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Starburst?

Storing metadata in Hive metastore creates a lot of overheads. It requests the building of dedicated complex infrastructure and troubleshooting in case of any issues might be a real challenge. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Himangshu D.
HD
Himangshu D.
Software Engineer
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"New generation product to run your queries across multiple databases"
3/5
What do you like best about Starburst?

Starburst can run queries across multiple data sources; it can add nodes as workers if you run more prolonged and intense queries. Also, it supports all the new state-of-the-art cloud data sources. It provides out-of-the-box support for all the traditional data sources as well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Starburst?

After adding a new catalog, it needs to be restarted. Starburst can provide APIs to add/remove catalogs.

I would love to see more SaaS offerings from Starburst. Also, there're more presto flavor options from Ahaha or Athena, we'd need to know the USP for Starburst. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Megan Kemphaus of Starburst

Hi Himangshu, thanks for taking the time to share your feedback with your peers and with Starburst! Your opinion matters to us, and we will be reviewing your comments with our Product team. Please reach out if you would like to hear more about our latest Galaxy offering and capabilities.

Ritesh R.
RR
Ritesh R.
Lead Architect
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Starburst has helped us to change the way we work"
5/5
What do you like best about Starburst?

Strong product features which helped us to join disparate data sources across different clouds and territories. Also, it helped us to do things a lot faster than we used to do. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Starburst?

Not much to say but having an automated data cataloguing feature will definitely be nice. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Megan Kemphaus of Starburst

Hi Ritesh, thank you for sharing with your peers how Starburst helps connect your disparate data sources! We are always seeking to improve so your suggestion is appreciated - we will relay it to the Product team.

RR
ravi r.
solution architect
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"starburst Trino performance"
4.5/5
What do you like best about Starburst?

ranger, data mesh, distributed SQL engine Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Starburst?

tuning is cumbersome to perform some times Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Bryan A.
BA
Bryan A.
Director, Software Development & Engineering
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Data Mesh / Data Virtualization Realized"
4.5/5
What do you like best about Starburst?

Starburst Data Enterprise Trino is a solid solution to enable ad-hoc analytics and cross-platform data join capabilities. It supports both on-premise and the cloud, dozens of connectors, and levels the playing field for folks looking to work with Big Data (without being a Big Data engineer!). It's simple and easy to use, with most folks able to jump right in with high school-level knowledge of ANSI SQL. Performance meets or exceeds most expectations, and we see significant performance gains over technologies like Apache Hive for querying time and efficiency. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Starburst?

There's not much to dislike here. On a rare occasion, you may run into "bleeding edge" issues and need to wait (usually not too long) for edge cases to be addressed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Megan Kemphaus of Starburst

Hey Bryan, it's great to hear the value you're gaining from Starburst Enterprise! We love to hear how it's making your day-to-day easier. Thank you for being a great customer!