Comparing Apache Druid and Imply
Imply provides a full stack, multi-cloud solution around our distribution of Apache Druid as the core engine.
Feature comparison
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Imply Druid distribution
Imply's distribution of Druid (as a download or in Imply Cloud) is always the most advanced in the industry.
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| Multi-column star schema Joins | ||||
| AWS Cloudwatch logs parser | ||||
| GeoIP location lookups | ||||
| HTTP user agent string extraction | ||||
| Currency conversion aggregator | ||||
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Analytics visualization
Imply Pivot provides a purpose-built interactive analytics interface that is powerful, fast and intuitive that tightly integrates with Druid.
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| One-click explanations of trends and anomalies | ||||
| High performance analytics interface natively integrates with Druid | ||||
| Drag-and-drop ad-hoc data exploration | ||||
| Sub-second query response at high concurrecny (interface purpose built for Druid) | ||||
| Threshold-based alerting on one or more set of metrics | ||||
| Row & column level security | ||||
| Notifications with email, webhook integration | ||||
| Sharable dashboards, reports and data cubes | ||||
| Scheduled reporting | ||||
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Cloud and cluster management
Imply Cloud gives you a managed VPC offering and a path to SaaS.
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| Kubernetes-based deployment on any cloud, public or private | ||||
| One-click cluster scaling | ||||
| Zero-downtime rolling upgrades | ||||
| High Availability (HA) automatic fail-over support | ||||
| Secured management of your Imply cluster within your VPC | ||||
| Visual manager for non-cloud data center deployments | ||||
| Fully-tuned and tested configurations for optimal cost-performance | ||||
| SaaS capabilities (coming) | ||||
| Low operational TCO for multiple clusters | ||||
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Druid performance and health monitoring service
Imply provides built-in visual monitoring of query and cluster performance.
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| Built-in performance monitoring of well over 100 health metrics | ||||
| Integrated dashboards to easily understood usage of your Imply solution | ||||
| Tools to help understand performance bottlenecks and plan for capacity | ||||
| Built-in alerting based on cluster health status | ||||
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Enterprise security
Imply is built for the enterprise and used by leaders in highly-regulated industries.
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| SOC2 compliance | ||||
| Overnight security patches for high-level CVEs | ||||
| E2E data encryption across Imply Druid, Pivot and API clients | ||||
| Row and column level access control | ||||
| Integrate with LDAP, Kerberos, Okta, OIDC, OAuth and more | ||||
| Audit log support | ||||
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Leading expertise
Imply's founders created Apache Druid, and Imply comprises unmatched Druid expertise.
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| SLA-bound technical support | ||||
| Support from the leading committers to Apache Druid | ||||
| Professional services for tailored solutions | ||||