G2 Vendor Directory

Azure HDInsight vs. Microsoft SQL Server

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

MetricAzure HDInsight

by Microsoft

Microsoft SQL Server

by Microsoft

Overall rating3.94.4
Review count172,289
Ease of use8.38.8
Ease of setup8.38.4
Quality of support8.68.6
Meets requirements8.89.2
NPS14.28571457.082552
Small Business23.5%18.7%
Mid-Market35.3%36.3%
Enterprise41.2%45.0%
Total page views881,482
Total LLM citations342,771

Azure HDInsight

HDInsight is a fully-managed cloud Hadoop offering that provides optimized open source analytic clusters for Spark, Hive, MapReduce, HBase, Storm, Kafka, and R Server backed by a 99.9% SLA.

Pros

    Microsoft SQL Server

    SQL Server 2017 brings the power of SQL Server to Windows, Linux and Docker containers for the first time ever, enabling developers to build intelligent applications using their preferred language and environment. Experience industry-leading performance, rest assured with innovative security features, transform your business with AI built-in, and deliver insights wherever your users are with mobile BI.

    Pros

    • Ease of Use
    • Database Management
    • Performance
    • Easy Integrations
    • Features
    • Integrations