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Cloudera Data Platform pros and cons

Vendor: Cloudera
4.0 out of 5
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PROS

Ranger allows easy management of user permissions and access controls.
Hortonworks is stable, functioning as a production system without errors or downtime.
Cloudera Data Platform is cost-effective for making data available for searches upon request.
The scalability of Hortonworks is a major advantage.
Features like distributed computing, secure containerization, and governance are highly valuable.

CONS

Security and workload management require improvement.
More support for containers like Docker and OpenShift is needed.
Version control of the software poses challenges.
Cloud storage integration with Azure, GCP, and AWS is a significant challenge.
Cloudera Data Platform is expensive and complex to upgrade for on-premise use.
 

Cloudera Data Platform Pros review quotes

SS
Dec 6, 2023
Distributed computing, secure containerization, and governance capabilities are the most valuable features.
Oguzhan Herkiloglu - PeerSpot reviewer
Jul 10, 2019
The Hortonworks solution is so stable. It is working as a production system, without any error, without any downtime. If I have downtime, it is mostly caused by the hardware of the computers.
reviewer1426866 - PeerSpot reviewer
Oct 6, 2020
The scalability is the key reason why we are on this platform.
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SenioITh677 - PeerSpot reviewer
Jul 28, 2019
Now, using this solution, it is much cheaper to have all of the data available for searching, not in real-time, but whenever there is a pending request.
Prashant  Singh - PeerSpot reviewer
May 19, 2022
The product offers a fairly easy setup process.
Miodrag-Stanic - PeerSpot reviewer
Apr 14, 2025
Cloudera Data Platform has significantly improved our data management.
TO
Jul 19, 2023
The upgrades and patches must come from Hortonworks.
Leslie Mavonyani - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 31, 2023
It is a scalable platform.
it_user742794 - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 24, 2017
Ranger for security; with Ranger we can manager user’s permissions/access controls very easily.
it_user742737 - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 24, 2017
Ambari Web UI: user-friendly.
 

Cloudera Data Platform Cons review quotes

SS
Dec 6, 2023
Since Cloudera acquired HDP, it's been bundled with CBH and HDP. However, the biggest challenge is cloud storage integration with Azure, GCP, and AWS.
Oguzhan Herkiloglu - PeerSpot reviewer
Jul 10, 2019
I work a lot with banking, IT and communications customers. Hortonworks must improve or must upgrade their services for these sectors.
reviewer1426866 - PeerSpot reviewer
Oct 6, 2020
The version control of the software is also an issue.
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SenioITh677 - PeerSpot reviewer
Jul 28, 2019
I would like to see more support for containers such as Docker and OpenShift.
Prashant  Singh - PeerSpot reviewer
May 19, 2022
It's at end of life and no longer will there be improvements.
Miodrag-Stanic - PeerSpot reviewer
Apr 14, 2025
For on-premise use, I would not recommend Cloudera Data Platform as it is expensive and complicated to upgrade.
TO
Jul 19, 2023
The cost of the solution is high and there is room for improvement.
Leslie Mavonyani - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 31, 2023
More information could be there to simplify the process of running the product.
it_user742794 - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 24, 2017
Hive performance. If Hive performance increased, Hadoop would replace (not everywhere) traditional databases.
it_user742737 - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 24, 2017
Deleting any service requires a lot of clean up, unlike Cloudera.