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Following is an excerpt from Apache Kylin FAQ page: http://kylin.apache.org/docs/gettingstarted/faq.html

How to compare Kylin with other SQL engines like Hive, Presto, Spark SQL, Impala?

They answer a query in different ways. Kylin is not a replacement for them, but a supplement (query accelerator). Many users run Kylin together with other SQL engines. For the high frequent query patterns, building Cubes can greatly improve the performance and also offload cluster workloads. For less queried patterns or ad-hoc queries, ther MPP engines are more flexible.