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Aerospike Database vs Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 16, 2026

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Aerospike Database
Ranking in NoSQL Databases
14th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.8
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
AI Security (169th)
Cloudera Distribution for H...
Ranking in NoSQL Databases
10th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.3
Number of Reviews
51
Ranking in other categories
Hadoop (2nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2026, in the NoSQL Databases category, the mindshare of Aerospike Database is 3.3%, down from 3.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop is 5.5%, up from 2.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
NoSQL Databases Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop5.5%
Aerospike Database3.3%
Other91.2%
NoSQL Databases
 

Featured Reviews

Manikandan Gunasekaran - PeerSpot reviewer
Director of Engineering at Ola
Boost authentication and session management with reliable and fast data handling
There is a lot of technical debt in our company, and we need to update to the latest versions. The lack of automation in upgrading clusters from development to production is a concern. A tool for automatically handling such upgrades would reduce operational huddle. Additionally, it would be beneficial if Aerospike had a community version to encourage broader adoption and experimentation.
SA
Head of Advaced Analytics & Intelligence; AGM at Alinma Bank
Integration of multiple features supports data analytics and processing
Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop provides numerous features and capabilities combined into one platform.The solution offers power processing and supports different file systems and query engines. It provides parallel processing for handling many requests. The platform includes role-based access control in Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop. It secures the data itself and provides users with different roles and privileges.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"It shows better compression and compaction, which is valuable."
"In terms of scalability, if you have enough hardware you can scale out. Scalability doesn't have any issues."
"CDH has a wide variety of proprietary tools that we use, like Impala, and from that perspective, it's quite useful as opposed to something open-source, as we get a lot of value from Cloudera's proprietary tools."
"We're now able to store large volumes of data through Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop. We're able to push large volumes of data to the platform, and that used to be a challenge, especially when storing a terabyte of information. This is the area where Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop improved the organization."
"The tool's most interesting features are the distributed file system and unstructured data processing capability. Because we have a lot of unstructured data, like XML and social media logs, these features make it more valuable than the usual data warehousing solutions."
"Cloudera is always developing new tools and supports a wide range of tools."
"The pricing is very competitive, it's not bad."
"This is the only solution that is possible to install on-premise."
"We had a data warehouse before all the data. We can process a lot more data structures."
 

Cons

"The lack of automation in upgrading clusters from development to production is a concern."
"The procedure for operations could be simplified."
"It could be faster and more user-friendly."
"There is a maximum of a one-gigabyte block size, which is an area of storage that can be improved upon."
"Cloudera 5 is currently very unstable. Between two Cloudera 5 clusters, we have an incident at least twice a week due to what are now outstanding bugs."
"The user infrastructure and user interface needs to be improved, as well as the performance. The GUI needs to be better."
"They should focus on upgrading their technical capabilities in the market."
"Currently, we are using many other tools such as Spark and Blade Job to improve the performance."
"It needs more standardized documentation on Hive."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We use around half a TB of data and spend approximately $36,000 to $40,000 USD per year on Aerospike."
"It is an expensive product."
"Cloudera requires a license to use."
"When comparing with Oracle Sybase and SQL, it's cheaper. It's not expensive."
"The product’s price depends from project to project."
"The tool is not expensive."
"The price is very high. The solution is expensive."
"I believe we pay for a three-year license."
"I haven't bought a license for this solution. I'm only using the Apache license version."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
15%
Comms Service Provider
11%
Computer Software Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
22%
Construction Company
10%
Marketing Services Firm
8%
Manufacturing Company
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business16
Midsize Enterprise9
Large Enterprise32
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Aerospike Database 7?
We use around half a TB of data and spend approximately $36,000 to $40,000 USD per year on Aerospike.
What needs improvement with Aerospike Database 7?
There is a lot of technical debt in our company, and we need to update to the latest versions. The lack of automation in upgrading clusters from development to production is a concern. A tool for a...
What is your primary use case for Aerospike Database 7?
Aerospike is mainly used as the first step for authentication, authorization, and session persistence in our organization. It is a critical part of our workflow, as without it, we wouldn't be able ...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop?
The price for Cloudera is average, yet it is very good compared to other solutions. It can be deployed on-premises, unlike competitors' cloud-only solutions.
What needs improvement with Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop?
If they could support modifying the data more easily than the current implementation, it would be beneficial.
What is your primary use case for Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop?
We use Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop for many use cases including analytics, storing huge data sets, and various data processing tasks.
 

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