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Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop pros and cons

Vendor: Cloudera
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PROS

Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop is highly scalable, supporting expansion with adequate hardware.
It provides a fast and efficient querying engine, Impala, for rapidly processing data.
The platform supports extensive data processing capabilities for unstructured data like XML and social media logs.
Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop offers strong security features and excellent customer service and support.
It integrates various features into one platform, allowing for powerful processing and flexibility in handling large data volumes both on-premise and in the cloud.

CONS

Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop struggles with support, being unreliable and deteriorating over time.
The infrastructure and performance need significant improvement, with better performance engines required.
Pricing is too high, limiting accessibility for some users.
Multiple bugs occur during updates, affecting stability and reliability.
The configuration and installation process is complex and challenging, especially for on-premise setups.
 

Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop Pros review quotes

Coordinate677 - PeerSpot reviewer
Project Coordinator at a manufacturing company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Jul 14, 2019
The search function is the most valuable aspect of the solution.
Thishen Govender - PeerSpot reviewer
BI Manager at Discovery Health
Jul 14, 2019
Provides a viable open-source solution for enterprise implementations and reliable, intelligent data analysis.
it_user900987 - PeerSpot reviewer
Data Management at BCX
Jul 16, 2019
In terms of scalability, if you have enough hardware you can scale out. Scalability doesn't have any issues.
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reviewer1046250 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Consultant & Training at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Jul 16, 2019
We experienced many issues when we started working with Hadoop 3.0 in the Cloudera 6.0 version, so there are a lot of things that need to improve. I believe they are working on that.
it_user692565 - PeerSpot reviewer
DBA team manager at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Jul 16, 2019
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.
it_user1296588 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Software Engineer at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
Mar 9, 2020
The most valuable feature is Impala, the querying engine, which is very fast.
MG
Data engineer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Mar 25, 2020
We also really like the Cloudera community. You can have any question and will have your answer within a few hours.
EricLin - PeerSpot reviewer
Chairman at Athemaster co.,ltd.
Apr 1, 2020
The most valuable feature is Kubernetes.
reviewer1272822 - PeerSpot reviewer
AD - Associate Director at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Sep 13, 2020
The main advantage is the storage is less expensive.
it_user1476813 - PeerSpot reviewer
Chief Executive Officer at a financial services firm with 51-200 employees
Jan 7, 2021
The product as a whole is good.
 

Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop Cons review quotes

Coordinate677 - PeerSpot reviewer
Project Coordinator at a manufacturing company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Jul 14, 2019
The user infrastructure and user interface needs to be improved, as well as the performance. The GUI needs to be better.
Thishen Govender - PeerSpot reviewer
BI Manager at Discovery Health
Jul 14, 2019
The solution does not support multiple languages very well and this means users need to create work-arounds to implement some solutions.
it_user900987 - PeerSpot reviewer
Data Management at BCX
Jul 16, 2019
The one thing that we struggled with predominately was support. Because it was relatively new, support was always a big issue and I think it's still a bit of an ongoing concern with the team currently managing it.
Learn what your peers think about Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: January 2026.
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reviewer1046250 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Consultant & Training at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Jul 16, 2019
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_user692565 - PeerSpot reviewer
DBA team manager at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Jul 16, 2019
I would like to see an improvement in how the solution helps me to handle the whole cluster.
it_user1296588 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Software Engineer at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
Mar 9, 2020
There is a maximum of a one-gigabyte block size, which is an area of storage that can be improved upon.
MG
Data engineer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Mar 25, 2020
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.
EricLin - PeerSpot reviewer
Chairman at Athemaster co.,ltd.
Apr 1, 2020
The price of this solution could be lowered.
reviewer1272822 - PeerSpot reviewer
AD - Associate Director at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Sep 13, 2020
Currently, we are using many other tools such as Spark and Blade Job to improve the performance.
it_user1476813 - PeerSpot reviewer
Chief Executive Officer at a financial services firm with 51-200 employees
Jan 7, 2021
There are better solutions out there that have more features than this one.