Difference between RDD-based and DataFrame-based APIs in Spark
| RDD-based APIs | DataFrame-based APIs |
|---|---|
| Provides a low-level API for distributed | Provides a high-level API for distributed |
| data processing and transformations | data processing and transformations |
| Supports unstructured and semi-structured | Supports structured and semi-structured |
| data | data |
| Offers more control and flexibility | Offers optimizations and query optimization |
| May require an explicit schema definition | Enforces schema and data integrity |
