Difference between Spark SQL and Hive
| Spark SQL | Hive |
|---|---|
| Part of the Apache Spark ecosystem | Part of the Apache Hadoop ecosystem |
| Provides SQL and DataFrame APIs | Provides SQL-like HiveQL and HCatalog |
| Optimized for in-memory processing | Primarily works with disk-based storage |
| Supports both batch and real-time | Primarily used for batch processing |
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| Offers better performance | May suffer from latency issues due to disk I/O |
| Supports various data sources | Focuses on Hadoop-based data sources |
