Score
30
User Rating
3.0
Free/Trial Support
Supported
Starting Price
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Last Updated
Aug 04, 2026
Overview
What is Sqoop?
Apache Sqoop is a tool designed for efficiently transferring bulk data between Apache Hadoop and structured datastores such as relational databases. It graduated from the Apache Incubator in 2012 and is a Top-Level Apache project, but has been retired.
What is Sqoop used for?

Top Features
- Bulk data transfer
- Hadoop integration
- Relational database support
- Open source
How to use Sqoop?
Download releases from mirrors, clone source code from Gitbox or GitHub, and use mailing lists or IRC for support. Note that Sqoop2 is not production-ready.
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Pros & Cons
Pros
- Efficient data transfer
- Apache project support
- Free to use
Cons
- Retired project
- Sqoop2 incomplete
- No active development
Use Cases
- Data migration to Hadoop
- ETL processes
- Big data integration
Sqoop Pricing
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