HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric vs Hortonworks Data Platform comparison

Cloudera and Hewlett Packard Enterprise are both solutions in the Hadoop category. Cloudera is ranked #6 with an average rating of 8.3, while Hewlett Packard Enterprise is ranked #4 with an average rating of 8.5. Cloudera holds a 3.4% mindshare in H, compared to Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s 14.5% mindshare. Additionally, 89% of Cloudera users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Hewlett Packard Enterprise users who would recommend it.

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100% willing to recommend

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between Hortonworks Data Platform and HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric 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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We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Categories and Ranking

Hortonworks Data Platform

Ranking in Hadoop

6th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Open Source Databases (14th), Data Management Platforms (DMP) (9th)

HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric

Ranking in Hadoop

4th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2025, in the Hadoop category, the mindshare of Hortonworks Data Platform is 3.4%, up from 3.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric is 14.5%, up from 10.7% 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

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.

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Arnab Chatterjee

Regional Head of Data and Application Platform at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees

It's flexible and easily accessible across multiple locations, but the upgrade process is complicated

Upgrading Ezmeral to a new version is a pain. They're trying to make the solution more container-friendly, so I think they're going in the right direction. The only problem we've had in the past was the upgrades. The process isn't smooth due to how the Red Hat operating system upgrades currently work. They're transforming their host stack to increase cloud readiness and edge compute capability. HPE is transitioning from a standard data-driven approach to one powered by AI analytics. That's something they have released very recently. I haven't tried that, but it will probably make things easier. The ability to adapt Ezmeral to the public cloud is probably missing. I've heard that they're getting leaner. However, it doesn't have a clear managed services offering for you if you want to deploy this stack on the cloud. That's a problem. This probably won't meet your needs if you require consistency across on-prem and the cloud. It's not Ezmeral's fault. None of the products would fit the bill. Cloud offerings are biased towards their own implementation. It's a general issue on most big data platforms. They're already working towards that, but it hasn't been released.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The data platform is pretty neat. The workflow is also really good."

"Hortonworks should not be expensive at all to those looking into using it."

"The Hortonworks solution is so stable. It is working as a production system, without any error, without any downtime. If I have downtime, it is mostly caused by the hardware of the computers."

"The upgrades and patches must come from Hortonworks."

"The scalability is the key reason why we are on this platform."

"Distributed computing, secure containerization, and governance capabilities are the most valuable features."

"Ambari Web UI: user-friendly."

"Ranger for security; with Ranger we can manager user’s permissions/access controls very easily."

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"HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric can be accessed from any namespace globally as you would access it from a machine using an NFS."

"The model creation was very interesting, especially with the libraries provided by the platform."

"It is a stable solution...It is a scalable solution."

"My customers find the product cheaper compared to other solutions. The previous solution that we used did not have unified analytics like the runtime or the analog."

"I like the administration part."

Cons

"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."

"It's at end of life and no longer will there be improvements."

"Hive performance. If Hive performance increased, Hadoop would replace (not everywhere) traditional databases."

"It would also be nice if there were less coding involved."

"The cost of the solution is high and there is room for improvement."

"Deleting any service requires a lot of clean up, unlike Cloudera."

"The version control of the software is also an issue."

More Hortonworks Data Platform cons

"Having the ability to extend the services provided by the platform to an API architecture, a micro-services architecture, could be very helpful."

"The deployment could be faster. I want more support for the data lake in the next release."

"The product is not user-friendly."

"HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric is not compatible with third-party tools."

"Upgrading Ezmeral to a new version is a pain. They're trying to make the solution more container-friendly, so I think they're going in the right direction. The only problem we've had in the past was the upgrades. The process isn't smooth due to how the Red Hat operating system upgrades currently work."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."

"It is priced well and it is affordable"

"The tool's price is cheap and based on a usage basis. The solution's licensing costs are yearly and there are no extra costs."

"There is a need for my company to pay for the licensing costs of the solution."

"HPE is flexible with you if you are an existing customer. They offer different models that might be beneficial for your organization. It all depends on how you negotiate."

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Financial Services Firm

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14%

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Hortonworks Data Platform?

Distributed computing, secure containerization, and governance capabilities are the most valuable features.

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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...

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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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What do you like most about HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric?

It is a stable solution...It is a scalable solution.

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What needs improvement with HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric?

There are some drawbacks in HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric when it comes to the interoperability part. HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric is not compatible with third-party tools. For example, HPE Ezmeral Data Fabri...

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What is your primary use case for HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric?

The main purpose of HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric for me is that it acts as a database. In my company, we store our data with the help of HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric. It is possible to use Spark engine with ...

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Also Known As

Hortonworks, HDP

MapR, MapR Data Platform

Overview

The Hortonworks Data Platform is acclaimed for its robust handling of big data, offering scalable solutions for data storage optimization and advanced analytics. Users benefit from its seamless processing of both streaming and batch data, and efficient maintenance of data lakes for improved governance. Key features include comprehensive security and seamless integration with existing analytics tools, significantly enhancing organizational efficiency and decision-making capabilities.

Cloudera

Forward-leaning companies win market share because they leverage data more effectively than their competitors. Unlock the potential of your data assets with HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric (formerly MapR Data Platform). Empower your data science, analytics, and business teams by simplifying data management on a globally distributed scale. All with enterprise-grade reliability, security, and performance.

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Sample Customers

Mayo Clinic, Symantec, Progressive Insurance, Noble Energy, Cardinal Health, Rogers, Mercy, Neustar, TRUECar, T-Mobile

Valence Health, Goodgame Studios, Pico, Terbium Labs, sovrn, Harte Hanks, Quantium, Razorsight, Novartis, Experian, Dentsu ix, Pontis Transitions, DataSong, Return Path, RAPP, HP

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