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# Qubole Data Service

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> Qubole provides a managed Big Data service that makes it simple to prepare, integrate and explore Big Data in the cloud. It is trusted by the largest brands in social media, online advertising, gaming and other data-intensive companies such as Pinterest, Quora, MediaMath and TubeMogul.
> 
> Verdict: Rated **5.0/5** by 2 users. Top-rated for **Ease of Use**.

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## Overview

### Key benefits of Qubole Data Service

Qubole is a managed Big Data service that makes it simple to prepare, integrate, and explore your Big Data in the cloud. 

- Our customers include large internet companies such as: MediaMath, Pinterest, TubeMogul and others

- Our founders (Ashish Thusoo and Joydeep Sen Sarma) are the co-founders of Apache Hive (back in the 2007)

- Qubole Data Service (QDS) provides a hassle-free Big Data cluster with a beautiful front-end to Hive, Pig, mapReduce, Sqoop and other components

- No need to buy hardware or hire IT folks
- Start Small \& Scale Gradually
- Easy to use wizards to conduct advanced, comprehensive Big Data analysis tasks on Hadoop
- Invite \& Work with others on your Big Data projects, leverage previous work and get help when you’re stuck

## Quick Stats & Ratings

| Metric | Rating | Detail |
| **Overall** | **5.0/5** | 2 Reviews |
| Ease of Use | 5.0/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Customer Support Software | 5.0/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Value for Money | 5.0/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Features |  | Based on overall reviews |
| Recommendation percentage | - | ( Likelihood to recommend) |

## About the vendor

- **Company**: Qubole
- **Location**: Santa Clara, US
- **Founded**: 2011

## Commercial Context

- **Starting Price**: US$199.00
- **Pricing model**:  (Free version available) (Free Trial)
- **Pricing Details**: 4 Tiers (below). An elastic pricing is offered as well.
-FREE
-$199/mo
-$999/mo
-Enterprise
- **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+
- **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based
- **Supported Languages**: English
- **Available Countries**: Australia, Canada, China, Germany, India, Japan, United Kingdom, United States

## Features

- Collaboration Tools
- Customizable Dashboard
- Data Analysis Tools
- Data Blending
- Data Connectors
- Data Discovery Software
- Data Management Software
- Data Visualization Software
- High Volume Processing
- Job Scheduling
- Model Training
- OLAP
- Predictive Analytics Software
- Relational Display
- Reporting/Analytics
- Search/Filter

## Support Options

- Email/Help Desk
- FAQs/Forum
- Knowledge Base Software
- Phone Support
- Chat

## Category

- [Big Data Software](https://www.getapp.ca/directory/603/big-data/software)

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## Reviews

### "Recently decide to migrate workloads" — 5.0/5

> **Verified Reviewer** | *September 9, 2015* | Information Technology & Services
> 
> **Pros**: The biggest feature that has proven valuable to our team is the auto-scaling technology that will increase the clusters based on the demand that is needed and turn down when it's not, completely alleviating all headaches with running big data analytics on the cloud prior.
> 
> **Cons**: Haven't had any hiccups yet.
> 
> We've recently decided to move our Spark, Hive, Pig and Presto workloads by leveraging Qubole through S3 on AWS. All we had to do was connect our data sets and were able to get up and running within a few hours.

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### "Facebook Power For Your Data" — 5.0/5

> **Rakesh Sharma** | *September 4, 2013*
> 
> **Pros**: Multiple integrations and usable interface simplifies complex big data operations.
> 
> **Cons**: None that I could think of
> 
> The biggest pro in favor of Qubole are its antecedents. Because they have held leadership positions at reputed companies such as Facebook and Oracle, Qubole’s founders have brought the same level of technology expertise and orientation towards this solution. The solution is packed with features and integrations that make it easier for organizations that would like to invest in big data solutions but do not have the financial resources to find a team that puts it together. Qubole’s SaaS pricing further makes it an attractive proposition because it puts this computing power within reach of startups and small businesses

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