1-Purpose:
SQL: SQL is a standard language for managing and
manipulating relational databases. It is used for
querying, updating, and managing data stored in a
relational database management system.
Druid: Druid is a high-performance, distributed data
store designed for real-time analytics on large datasets.
It is optimized for Online Analytical Processing queries
and is particularly well-suited for time-series data and
interactive analytics.
2-Data Model:
SQL: SQL databases use a tabular data model with rows
and columns. Data is stored in tables, and relationships
between tables are established using foreign keys.
Druid: Druid uses a columnar data model optimized for
analytical queries. Data is organized into columns, and it
is designed to efficiently store and query large volumes
of time-series data.
3-Query Language:
SQL: SQL provides a standardized language for querying
relational databases. It supports a wide range of
operations including filtering, aggregating, joining, and
sorting data.
Druid: Druid provides its own query language
optimized for Online Analytical Processing queries on
time-series data. The query language is designed to
efficiently execute analytical queries such as
aggregations, filtering, and grouping on large datasets.
4-Scalability and Performance:
SQL: SQL databases can scale vertically or horizontally .
While traditional SQL databases may struggle with large-
scale analytics workloads, some modern SQL databases
offer improved scalability and performance for
analytical queries.
Druid: Druid is designed for horizontal scalability and
can handle large-scale analytics workloads across
distributed clusters. It is optimized for low-latency
queries and can efficiently process and aggregate large
volumes of data in real-time.
5-Use Cases:
SQL: SQL databases are commonly used for
transactional applications, reporting, and traditional
business intelligence (BI) workloads. They are suitable
for a wide range of applications where data consistency
and transactional integrity are important.
Druid: Druid is well-suited for use cases that require
real-time analytics, such as monitoring, dashboarding,
ad-hoc querying, and exploratory data analysis. It is
commonly used in applications where low-latency
querying and interactive analytics on large datasets are
required, such as digital marketing, e-commerce, and
Internet of Things analytics.
