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Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop vs Hortonworks Data Platform comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Cloudera Distribution for H...
Ranking in Hadoop
2nd
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.4
Number of Reviews
49
Ranking in other categories
NoSQL Databases (8th)
Hortonworks Data Platform
Ranking in Hadoop
6th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.1
Number of Reviews
25
Ranking in other categories
Open Source Databases (15th), Data Management Platforms (DMP) (9th)
 

Featured Reviews

Shahan Rehman - PeerSpot reviewer
Can host multiple technologies and help businesses with their AI initiatives
The ease or difficulty in setting up the product depends on the environment of the customer where the tool is deployed. If a banking, industrial, or retail sector firm is taken into concentration, depending on how big of a database is maintained, including the applications that are to be hosted, the deployment process can range from a simple to a very complex phase, depending on the architecture. For Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop, one has to go through the usual deployment process, like for any software product. You have to have different environments before going into production, like pre-production environments, test and dev environments. You install and configure all the components in the test environment and then test them on the pre-production environment. Once UAT is done, you move them to the production environment. In general, it's a critical product deployed in a company.
Prashant  Singh - PeerSpot reviewer
A good technology with an easy setup but is at end of life
The solution is fairly simple to set up. It's not too complex or difficult. If you know the solution, it's easy. However, there is a learning curve. If you don't know anything about it, it can be more complex. You can typically deploy it within a week. We have five or six people capable of handling a deployment.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The most valuable feature is that I can use CDH for almost all use cases across all industries, including the financial sector, public sector, private retailers, and so on."
"The solution is stable."
"The product as a whole is good."
"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."
"It is helpful to gather and process data."
"The features I find most valuable is that the solution is that it is easy to install and to work with. It starts with the installation and from there on the management is very simple and centralized."
"In terms of scalability, if you have enough hardware you can scale out. Scalability doesn't have any issues."
"Ranger for security; with Ranger we can manager user’s permissions/access controls very easily."
"We use it for data science activities."
"The product offers a fairly easy setup process."
"The data platform is pretty neat. The workflow is also really good."
"The scalability is the key reason why we are on this platform."
"Ambari Web UI: user-friendly."
"Hortonworks should not be expensive at all to those looking into using it."
"It is a scalable platform."
 

Cons

"It could be faster and more user-friendly."
"The Cloudera training has deteriorated significantly."
"They should focus on upgrading their technical capabilities in the market."
"There are multiple bugs when we update."
"The areas of improvement depend on the scale of the project. For banking customers, security features and an essential budget for commercial licenses would be the top priority. Data regulation could be the most crucial for a project with extensive data or an extra use case."
"The pricing needs to improve."
"The price of this solution could be lowered."
"The security of this solution could be improved. There should also be a way to basically have a blockchain enabled storage with the HDFS."
"More information could be there to simplify the process of running the product."
"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."
"I work a lot with banking, IT and communications customers. Hortonworks must improve or must upgrade their services for these sectors."
"Security and workload management need improvement."
"The cost of the solution is high and there is room for improvement."
"It's at end of life and no longer will there be improvements."
"I would like to see more support for containers such as Docker and OpenShift."
"Hive performance. If Hive performance increased, Hadoop would replace (not everywhere) traditional databases."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price is very high. The solution is expensive."
"Cloudera requires a license to use."
"The price could be better for the product."
"The product’s price depends from project to project."
"The tool is not expensive."
"I haven't bought a license for this solution. I'm only using the Apache license version."
"Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop is expensive, with support costs involved."
"The solution is fairly expensive."
"It is priced well and it is affordable"
"Currently, we are using the product in a sandbox environment, and there is no licensing. We might choose a licensing option once we get the results."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
23%
Computer Software Company
15%
Educational Organization
11%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Computer Software Company
20%
Financial Services Firm
16%
University
10%
Manufacturing Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop?
The tool can be deployed using different container technologies, which makes it very scalable.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop?
The tool is expensive. Overall, it's not a cheap software tool, and that is why only large enterprises who are mature enough and have an architecture that is complex enough opt for Cloudera, as its...
What needs improvement with Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop?
The tool doesn't support reporting, and relational databases are still the major source of reporting data. Apache Iceberg will be launched soon within the Cloudera cluster for analytical purposes. ...
What do you like most about Hortonworks Data Platform?
Distributed computing, secure containerization, and governance capabilities are the most valuable features.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Hortonworks Data Platform?
I haven't done a price analysis specifically for HDP. However, when it was first introduced as Hadoop 2.0, there were a few use cases where the price was quite high. It was particularly expensive f...
What needs improvement with Hortonworks Data Platform?
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. These platforms offer competitive storage solu...
 

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Hortonworks, HDP
 

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Sample Customers

37signals, Adconion,adgooroo, Aggregate Knowledge, AMD, Apollo Group, Blackberry, Box, BT, CSC
Mayo Clinic, Symantec, Progressive Insurance, Noble Energy, Cardinal Health, Rogers, Mercy, Neustar, TRUECar, T-Mobile
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