G2 Vendor Directory

Apache Pig vs. Starburst

A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.

MetricApache Pig

by The Apache Software Foundation

Starburst

by Starburst

Overall rating3.94.3
Review count21127
Ease of use7.98.9
Ease of setup8.08.6
Quality of support6.39.0
Meets requirements8.19.0
NPS2051.587302
Small Business19.0%38.6%
Mid-Market19.0%23.6%
Enterprise61.9%37.8%
Total page views23853
Total LLM citations154,628

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.

Pros

    Starburst

    Starburst is the data platform for analytics, applications, and AI, unifying data across clouds and on-premises to accelerate AI innovation. Organizations—from startups to Fortune 500 enterprises in 60+ countries—rely on Starburst for fast data access, seamless collaboration, and enterprise-grade governance on an open hybrid data lakehouse. Wherever data lives, Starburst unlocks its full potential, powering data and AI from development to deployment. By future-proofing data architecture, Starburst helps businesses fuel innovation with AI. Learn more at starburst.ai

    Pros

    • Fast Querying
    • Query Efficiency
    • Integrations
    • Ease of Use
    • Large Datasets
    • Performance