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Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop vs Vertica comparison

 

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Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

Cloudera Distribution for H...
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.4
Number of Reviews
49
Ranking in other categories
Hadoop (2nd), NoSQL Databases (7th)
Vertica
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.6
Number of Reviews
86
Ranking in other categories
Data Warehouse (4th), Cloud Data Warehouse (7th)
 

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.
T Venkatesh - PeerSpot reviewer
Processes query faster through multiple systems simultaneously, but it could support different data types
We use the solution for various tasks, including preparing data marts and generating offers. It helps extract data based on rules from the policy team and provides insights to enhance business operations. We also analyze transactions to target customers and improve business performance The…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"We also really like the Cloudera community. You can have any question and will have your answer within a few hours."
"Cloudera, as a whole, is designed to provide organizations with solutions for big data."
"The main advantage is the storage is less expensive."
"It has the best proxy, security, and support features compared to open-source products."
"The product provides better data processing features than other tools."
"The data science aspect of the solution is valuable."
"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."
"CDH has a wide variety of proprietary tools that we use, like Impala. So from that perspective, it's quite useful as opposed to something open-source. We get a lot of value from Cloudera's proprietary tools."
"The performance is very good and the aggregate records are fast."
"The most valuable feature of Vertica is the unmatchable database performance."
"It's the fastest database I have ever tested. That's the most important feature of Vertica."
"The extensibility and efficiency provided by their C++ SDK."
"We are able to integrate our Vertica data warehouse with Tableau to create numerous reports quickly and efficiently."
"I don't need any special hardware. I can use commodity hardware, which is nice to have in a commercial solution."
"Vertica gives knowledgeable users and DBAs excellent tools for tuning."
"I like the projection feature, which increases query performance."
 

Cons

"They should focus on upgrading their technical capabilities in the market."
"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. The Cloudera Machine Learning aspect could be tuned and enhanced to enable us to host some predictive analytics machine learning and AI use cases."
"The security of this solution could be improved. There should also be a way to basically have a blockchain enabled storage with the HDFS."
"This is a very expensive solution."
"Without the big data environment, we cannot store all of this data live. We have billions of records and terabytes of storage to be used. It's not an option actually for us to have a big data environment."
"I would like to see an improvement in how the solution helps me to handle the whole cluster."
"We experienced many issues when we started working with Hadoop 3.0 in the Cloudera 6.0 version, so there is a lot of things that need to improve."
"It could be faster and more user-friendly."
"The documentation of Vertica is an area with shortcomings where improvements are required."
"One feature, which has really benefited us, is the scalability offered by Vertica as it has enabled Pythian's clients to manage data with agility."
"Very bad support, I would rate it two out of 10."
"It needs integration with multiple clouds."
"The geospatial functionality could be designed better."
"Support is an area where it could get better."
"They could improve the integration and some of the features in the cloud version."
"Vertica can improve automation and documentation. Additionally, the solution can be simplified."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The tool is not expensive."
"I believe we pay for a three-year license."
"The price is very high. The solution is expensive."
"Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop is expensive, with support costs involved."
"The solution is expensive."
"Cloudera requires a license to use."
"I wouldn't recommend CDH to others because of its high cost."
"The pricing must be improved."
"The pricing depends on the license model because there are several. It depends on the client, but it's cheaper than other solutions. I think it's cheap for all the functionality and robustness. It's not very expensive to deploy."
"From a cost perspective, the software is less than most of its competitors."
"The pricing and licensing depend on the size of your environment and the zone where you want to implement."
"The first TB is free and you can use all the Vertica features. After 1TB you have to pay for licensing. The product is worth it, but be aware of this condition, and plan. The compression ratio is explained in the documentation."
"I think it's starting to get a little expensive. Open source products are starting to get more robust, so I think that's something that they need to start looking at in terms of licensing."
"Vertica has a perpetual license, but they are currently trying to convert all those licenses to subscription-based licenses on a yearly basis."
"It's an expensive product"
"The pricing could improve, it is a little expensive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
23%
Computer Software Company
15%
Educational Organization
10%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Computer Software Company
18%
Financial Services Firm
18%
Manufacturing Company
8%
University
5%
 

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 Vertica?
Vertica is easy to use and provides really high performance, stability, and scalability.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Vertica?
The solution is relatively cost-effective. Pricing and licensing are reasonable compared to other solutions.
What needs improvement with Vertica?
The product could improve by adding support for a wider variety of data types and enhancing features to better compete with other databases.
 

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Micro Focus Vertica, HPE Vertica, HPE Vertica on Demand
 

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