G2 Vendor Directory

Spark SQL vs. Tiger Data

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

MetricSpark SQL

by The Apache Software Foundation

Tiger Data

by Tiger Data (creators of TimescaleDB)

Overall rating4.64.6
Review count4632
Ease of use9.19.1
Ease of setup9.08.7
Quality of support8.69.6
Meets requirements9.09.3
NPS69.56521768.75
Small Business26.1%78.1%
Mid-Market19.6%18.8%
Enterprise54.3%3.1%
Total page views35481
Total LLM citations205,519

Spark SQL

Spark SQL lets you query structured data inside Spark programs, using either SQL or a familiar DataFrame API. Usable in Java, Scala, Python and R.

Pros

    Tiger Data

    Tiger Data, from the creators of TimescaleDB, is the #1 Postgres time-series database for developers, devices and agents. Keep sensor, on-chain, and customer data fresh while retaining years of history, all queryable in standard SQL. For IoT, Web3, and AI. Why teams choose Tiger Data: - Trusted by thousands of developers. 3M+ active databases, 2k+ customers - Up to 95% Compression. Keep years of history online at a fraction of the cost. - Production-ready without the operational pain. Multi-AZ HA, PITR, cross-region backups, SOC 2/HIPAA/GDPR, deep observability. - Scale effortlessly.

    Pros

    • Ease of Use
    • Easy Setup
    • Setup Ease
    • Performance
    • Analytics
    • Speed