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Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop vs QueryIO comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Cloudera Distribution for H...
Ranking in Hadoop
2nd
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.3
Number of Reviews
51
Ranking in other categories
NoSQL Databases (12th)
QueryIO
Ranking in Hadoop
12th
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the Hadoop category, the mindshare of Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop is 14.8%, down from 25.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of QueryIO is 2.7%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Hadoop Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop14.8%
QueryIO2.7%
Other82.5%
Hadoop
 

Featured Reviews

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.
MR
Manager of Process & Systems / Solutions Architect / BI Developer at HENKEL FRANCE
Stable with good connectivity and good integration capabilities
Data cleansing is not intuitive and user-friendly. When things have errors, you have to hunt them down as opposed to the solution simply showing you intuitively where to find it. I would recommend that they look at that Tableau Prep tool and see how it is pieced together. That's a great data cleansing tool. If Microsoft has something like that, then we wouldn't even have to look at some of the other options. There needs to be some simplification of the user interface. Right now it's too complicated. There isn't a way to put controls on the solution, so anyone can use any part of it, and sometimes novices will go and try to create things, but not know enough about what is official and what is published. It would be ideal if we could segment off certain sections so that not everyone had access to the whole solution. I'd like to see something more of a mapping tool so that you could see how the reports are connected, similar to Tableau Prep and Naim. That would make for a pretty useful diagnostics check. People would be better able to understand the linkage between your datasets. It would be nice if the solution offered some templates. It would make it even more plug and play, and give people a good jumping-off point. After that, they could explore other bells and whistles as they get further into understanding the solution. The solution should work in some virtualization. It would be a good added feature. If this product had those things then I wouldn't need to use other products.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Cloudera Manager is the most valuable feature for its ease of use, features, ease of upgrade and install components."
"After Hadoop implementation they are getting confidence that now analysis is more appropriate and fast."
"The product is completely secure."
"Very solid. Excellent user experience. good documentation."
"The product as a whole is good."
"This is the only solution that is possible to install on-premise."
"With a single script, we are able to run the jobs within minutes, which is an advantage."
"Implement the free version as it provides enough services."
"Anyone who has even a little bit of knowledge of the solution can begin to create things. You don't have to be technical to use the solution."
"It's so readily available and there's information online to educate yourself on the product."
 

Cons

"Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop has a limited feature list and a lot of costs involved."
"Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop is not always completely stable in some cases, which can be a concern for big data solutions."
"The only thing that needs improvement is the cost, it's a very expensive solution and one of the main reasons companies are not attracted to the product."
"It could be faster and more user-friendly."
"The dashboard could be improved."
"Sometimes the heavy queries do not finish at all."
"The governance aspect of the solution should be improved."
"The Cloudera training is terrible."
"Technical support is not that great. It's more like a study session than support."
"There needs to be some simplification of the user interface."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price could be better for the product."
"I wouldn't recommend CDH to others because of its high cost."
"Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop is expensive, with support costs involved."
"The product’s price depends from project to project."
"I haven't bought a license for this solution. I'm only using the Apache license version."
"The solution is fairly expensive."
"The tool is not expensive."
"I believe we pay for a three-year license."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
23%
Marketing Services Firm
9%
Comms Service Provider
6%
University
5%
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Small Business16
Midsize Enterprise9
Large Enterprise32
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Questions from the Community

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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