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Compare Amazon EMR and Qubole 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (58.9% of reviews)
Enterprise (51.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
30 day free trial
Amazon EMR
Star Rating
(64)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (58.9% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Star Rating
(259)4.0 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (51.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
30 day free trial
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that Qubole excels in data ingestion and wrangling with a score of 9.0, making it a preferred choice for organizations that prioritize efficient data handling. In contrast, Amazon EMR, while still strong, has a slightly lower score of 8.1 in this area.
- Reviewers mention that Amazon EMR shines in scalability, achieving an impressive score of 9.5, which is crucial for businesses expecting rapid growth. Qubole, while competent, scores 8.8, indicating it may not scale as seamlessly under heavy workloads.
- G2 users highlight Qubole's managed service deployment with a score of 9.0, which simplifies operations for teams without extensive infrastructure management. Amazon EMR, with a score of 8.6, offers managed services but may require more hands-on management compared to Qubole.
- Users on G2 report that Amazon EMR has superior integration capabilities, particularly with Hadoop and Spark, both scoring 8.9. Qubole's integration scores are slightly lower at 8.6, suggesting that users may find more flexibility with Amazon EMR when connecting to various data sources.
- Reviewers mention that Qubole's ease of setup is rated at 7.6, which some users find less intuitive compared to Amazon EMR's score of 8.4. This difference indicates that new users may face a steeper learning curve with Qubole.
- Users say that Qubole's quality of support, rated at 7.9, is generally good, but Amazon EMR's score of 8.2 suggests a more responsive support experience, which can be critical for businesses needing timely assistance.
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Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Amazon EMR
No pricing availableQubole
Free Trial
30 day free trial
Free access to Qubole for 30 days to build data pipelines, bring machine learning to production, and analyze any data type from any data source. Get started today: https://www.qubole.com/free-trial/
Free Trial
Amazon EMR
No trial information availableQubole
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.6
50
8.4
211
Ease of Use
8.2
49
7.8
212
Ease of Setup
8.4
22
7.6
60
Ease of Admin
8.6
22
7.6
58
Quality of Support
8.2
49
7.9
177
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.9
22
8.1
61
Product Direction (% positive)
7.9
44
7.1
208
Features by Category
System
Not enough data
9.0
7
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
Not enough data
Model Development
Not enough data
7.9
7
Not enough data
6.7
5
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
8.1
6
Model Development
Not enough data
7.7
5
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Machine/Deep Learning Services
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Machine/Deep Learning Services
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.0
5
Deployment
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
8.3
6
Not enough data
8.8
7
Deployment
Not enough data
8.6
7
Not enough data
8.1
6
Not enough data
9.5
7
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Data Science and Machine Learning Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Database
8.1
27
8.0
64
8.5
30
8.4
83
8.1
7
8.3
79
Integrations
8.9
33
8.6
81
8.9
31
8.6
87
Platform
8.7
25
8.3
72
8.7
31
8.3
82
8.9
31
8.6
87
Processing
9.1
31
8.5
85
8.7
31
8.3
82
Data Transformation
Not enough data
8.0
119
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Verified
Not enough data
8.8
10
|
Verified
Connectivity
Not enough data
8.8
107
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
123
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
108
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
113
|
Verified
Operations
Not enough data
7.0
104
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
116
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.2
75
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
69
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
11
|
Verified
Building Reports
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Amazon EMR and Qubole are categorized as Big Data Processing and Distribution
Unique Categories
Amazon EMR has no unique categories
Qubole is categorized as Big Data Analytics, Data Science and Machine Learning Platforms, and Big Data Integration Platforms
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Amazon EMR
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Qubole
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Financial Services
25.0%
Computer Software
19.6%
Information Technology and Services
14.3%
Retail
5.4%
Health, Wellness and Fitness
3.6%
Other
32.1%
Computer Software
19.4%
Information Technology and Services
14.3%
Marketing and Advertising
12.2%
Internet
6.8%
Leisure, Travel & Tourism
4.2%
Other
43.0%
Most Helpful Reviews
Amazon EMR
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Gaurav M.
Verified User in Sports
Amazon EMR is a much more powerful product to deploy big data solutions on top of Spark, Flink, scoop, etc. It is very is to configure and provides a nice UI that helps a lot in debugging spark jobs. Apart from that, from an observability point of view, EMR...
Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Biotechnology
Takes a very long time to spin up a cluster, and is relatively expensive.
Qubole
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User in Media Production
Qubole is a robust tool that makes it easy to query data and create robust data pipelines.
Most Helpful Critical Review
Rajesh M.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
Bootstrap script Logic is not good. Need something like Databricks library. It is taking more time to boot cluster. Need some other alternative for this with the reduced price. (Lambda)
Gaurav M.
Verified User in Sports
Amazon EMR is a much more powerful product to deploy big data solutions on top of Spark, Flink, scoop, etc. It is very is to configure and provides a nice UI that helps a lot in debugging spark jobs. Apart from that, from an observability point of view, EMR...
Verified User in Media Production
Qubole is a robust tool that makes it easy to query data and create robust data pipelines.
Verified User in Biotechnology
Takes a very long time to spin up a cluster, and is relatively expensive.
Rajesh M.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
Bootstrap script Logic is not good. Need something like Databricks library. It is taking more time to boot cluster. Need some other alternative for this with the reduced price. (Lambda)
Alternatives
Discussions
Amazon EMR has no discussions with answers
1.What is the best way to pass external spark packages in Qubole Notebooks?;
2 comments
RR
It give clarity about financial data which help at business level to expansion and cut down cost , to review apex and opex and budgeting prospectiveRead more
To integrate more charts or graphs in Qubole Notebooks using SQL, you can use the built-in visualization tools provided by Qubole. First, execute your SQL query to retrieve the data you want to visualize. Then, use the 'Visualize' option in the notebook to create charts or graphs. You can choose from various chart types such as bar, line, pie, etc., and customize them according to your needs. Ensure your data is structured appropriately for the type of visualization you want to create. Save your visualizations for quick access and sharing.
2 comments
RR
we can create schma by using postman and multiple chart which to help to analysis the data and clarity about the decision making of further processRead more
How do I integrate elastic search with use of qubole in Tableau.
1 comment
MP
Hi Manjul,
Difficult to answer without more details. Reach out to your Customer Success Manager or the Qubole administrators within your organization -...Read more
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