Amazon EMR vs Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop comparison

Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Cloudera are both solutions in the Hadoop category. Amazon Web Services (AWS) is ranked #3 with an average rating of 8.0, while Cloudera is ranked #2 with an average rating of 8.3. Amazon Web Services (AWS) holds a 13.6% mindshare in H, compared to Cloudera’s 25.7% mindshare. Additionally, 85% of Amazon Web Services (AWS) users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 92% of Cloudera users who would recommend it.

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between Amazon EMR and Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Hadoop solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

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Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score

6.3

Amazon EMR ROI varies widely, with some companies doubling returns and others reporting up to 20% in cost savings.

Sentiment score

6.1

Assessing ROI from Cloudera for Hadoop varies, with significant value seen in 30 use cases across departments.

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Customer Service

Sentiment score

7.6

Amazon EMR customer service is generally responsive and knowledgeable, but some experience inconsistencies and slower responses with open-source integrations.

Sentiment score

6.7

Cloudera's customer support is praised for responsiveness and efficiency, despite occasional challenges with less experienced consultants.

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The technical support is quite good and better than IBM.

Rok Dolinsek

Manager, Bussines Development & Co Owner at Troia d.o.o.

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Scalability Issues

Sentiment score

7.8

Amazon EMR is scalable and customizable for enterprise applications, despite some performance concerns with resource allocation.

Sentiment score

7.6

Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop is scalable, supporting large deployments and user bases despite challenges in cloud scalability and cost.

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Stability Issues

Sentiment score

8.1

Amazon EMR is stable and reliable, though occasionally requires configuration adjustments for different data loads.

Sentiment score

7.5

Cloudera Distribution's stability is debated; some experience issues, while others find it reliable, rating it 8-10 out of 10.

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Room For Improvement

Amazon EMR needs UI improvements, enhanced automation, better stability, debugging, cost management, and advanced features for efficient operations.

Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop struggles with performance, integration, security, and cost, needing enhancements in multiple facets and technologies.

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Integrating with Active Directory, managing security, and configuration are the main concerns.

Rok Dolinsek

Manager, Bussines Development & Co Owner at Troia d.o.o.

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Setup Cost

Amazon EMR pricing varies, with potential high costs primarily from infrastructure, despite no standard software licensing fees.

Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop is costly, complex, suitable for large enterprises, and offers a 60-day free trial.

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It can be deployed on-premises, unlike competitors' cloud-only solutions.

Rok Dolinsek

Manager, Bussines Development & Co Owner at Troia d.o.o.

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Valuable Features

Amazon EMR offers scalable, efficient data processing with easy integration and management, emphasizing cost-effectiveness, security, and diverse data connectivity.

Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop excels with robust features, security, scalability, AI support, and strong community, surpassing competitors.

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This is the only solution that is possible to install on-premise.

Rok Dolinsek

Manager, Bussines Development & Co Owner at Troia d.o.o.

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Categories and Ranking

Amazon EMR

Ranking in Hadoop

3rd

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Cloud Data Warehouse (12th)

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Ranking in Hadoop

2nd

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

NoSQL Databases (8th)

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2025, in the Hadoop category, the mindshare of Amazon EMR is 13.6%, down from 18.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop is 25.7%, up from 22.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Prashant Singh

Vice President -Product Management at Paytm

Seamless data integration enhances reporting efficiency and an easy setup

Amazon EMR has multiple connectors that can connect to various data sources. The service charges are based on processing only, depending on the resources used, which can help save money. It is easy to integrate with other services for storage, allowing data to be shifted to cheaper storage based on usage.

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Rok Dolinsek

Manager, Bussines Development & Co Owner at Troia d.o.o.

Enables on-premise implementation with powerful data processing capabilities

This is the only solution that is possible to install on-premise. Cloudera provides a hybrid solution that combines compute on cloud or on-premises. It includes all machine learning algorithms in the Spark machine learning library. All functionalities needed for a big data platform and ETL are on the platform, eliminating the need for other tools. It is scalable, ready for vertical scaling, and very powerful, offering numerous functionalities and configurations for generative AI.

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

25%

Computer Software Company

13%

Manufacturing Company

Educational Organization

Financial Services Firm

24%

Computer Software Company

14%

Educational Organization

12%

Manufacturing Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Amazon EMR?

Amazon EMR is a good solution that can be used to manage big data.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Amazon EMR?

The cost of Amazon EMR is a little bit expensive, especially considering the support package, which includes a gold package.

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What needs improvement with Amazon EMR?

Spark jobs take longer on Amazon EMR compared to previous experiences. This aspect could be improved to make them more efficient.

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What do you like most about Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop?

The tool can be deployed using different container technologies, which makes it very scalable.

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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.

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What needs improvement with Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop?

It is quite complicated to configure and install. Integrating the platform into an information system is always a challenge, especially when starting with on-premise implementation. Integrating wit...

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Also Known As

Amazon Elastic MapReduce

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Overview

Amazon Elastic MapReduce (Amazon EMR) is a web service that makes it easy to quickly and cost-effectively process vast amounts of data. Amazon EMR simplifies big data processing, providing a managed Hadoop framework that makes it easy, fast, and cost-effective for you to distribute and process vast amounts of your data across dynamically scalable Amazon EC2 instances.

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop is the world's most complete, tested, and popular distribution of Apache Hadoop and related projects. CDH is 100% Apache-licensed open source and is the only Hadoop solution to offer unified batch processing, interactive SQL, and interactive search, and role-based access controls. More enterprises have downloaded CDH than all other such distributions combined.

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Sample Customers

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37signals, Adconion,adgooroo, Aggregate Knowledge, AMD, Apollo Group, Blackberry, Box, BT, CSC

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