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title: "Discussion on \"Does This ETL Job Really Need Spark?\" | Hashnode"
description: "Discussion on \"Does This ETL Job Really Need Spark?\". Compare DuckDB and Spark for ETL. Learn workload trade-offs, AWS Glue considerations, and a practical project to test performance and correctness."
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# [Does This ETL Job Really Need Spark?](https://upstepasia.hashnode.dev/does-this-etl-job-really-need-spark?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Compare DuckDB and Spark for ETL. Learn workload trade-offs, AWS Glue considerations, and a practical project to test performance and correctness.

Oct 10 · 8 min read · upstepasia.hashnode.dev  
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