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.

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.