| S3 Select | Athena |
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| S3 Select works on the single object | Athena can query across multiple objects and buckets |
| S3 Select supports only three clauses i.e., From, Where, Limit | Athena supports joins and constraints |
| S3 Select is used to retrieve a subset of data | Athena is used for business analytics, reporting, and analyzing large volumes of data |