No more typing reviews! Try our Samantha, our new voice AI agent.

Apache Spark vs Datameer comparison

Why PeerSpot?
 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive Summary

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Apache Spark
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
69
Ranking in other categories
Hadoop (1st), Compute Service (6th), Java Frameworks (2nd)
Datameer
Average Rating
7.2
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
BI on Hadoop (3rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

Apache Spark and Datameer aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Apache Spark is designed for Hadoop and holds a mindshare of 14.4%, down 17.1% compared to last year.
Datameer, on the other hand, focuses on BI on Hadoop, holds 15.0% mindshare, up 8.1% since last year.
Hadoop Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Apache Spark14.4%
Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop14.6%
Amazon EMR9.8%
Other61.2%
Hadoop
BI on Hadoop Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Datameer15.0%
AtScale Adaptive Analytics (A3)24.2%
JethroData15.8%
Other45.0%
BI on Hadoop
 

Featured Reviews

Devindra Weerasooriya - PeerSpot reviewer
Data Architect at Devtech
Provides a consistent framework for building data integration and access solutions with reliable performance
The in-memory computation feature is certainly helpful for my processing tasks. It is helpful because while using structures that could be held in memory rather than stored during the period of computation, I go for the in-memory option, though there are limitations related to holding it in memory that need to be addressed, but I have a preference for in-memory computation. The solution is beneficial in that it provides a base-level long-held understanding of the framework that is not variant day by day, which is very helpful in my prototyping activity as an architect trying to assess Apache Spark, Great Expectations, and Vault-based solutions versus those proposed by clients like TIBCO or Informatica.
it_user357459 - PeerSpot reviewer
Hadoop Developer at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
It helps to onboard and enrich data quickly as it does not involve writing scripts or queries, but the transformation functions can be more mature.
The most valuable feature are the data transformation functions in the workbook It helps to onboard and enrich data quickly as it does not involve writing scripts or queries. Maintenance is easy. We would like to have more inbuilt connections to different types of sources. The transformation…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"DataFrame: Spark SQL gives the leverage to create applications more easily and with less coding effort."
"The distribution of tasks, like the seamless map-reduce functionality, is quite impressive."
"I appreciate everything about the solution, not just one or two specific features. The solution is highly stable. I rate it a perfect ten. The solution is highly scalable. I rate it a perfect ten. The initial setup was straightforward. I recommend using the solution. Overall, I rate the solution a perfect ten."
"It provides a scalable machine learning library."
"AI libraries are the most valuable. They provide extensibility and usability. Spark has a lot of connectors, which is a very important and useful feature for AI. You need to connect a lot of points for AI, and you have to get data from those systems. Connectors are very wide in Spark. With a Spark cluster, you can get fast results, especially for AI."
"Spark Streaming, Spark SQL and MLib in that order."
"It is an excellent tool to process massive amount of data."
"Machine learning, real time streaming, and data processing are fantastic, as well as the resilient or fault tolerant feature."
"Datameer has around 400 inbuilt functions that are very useful for any beginner and also it has a good visualization which helps end user to see that how the trend is showing."
"The most valuable feature are the data transformation functions in the workbook."
"The built-in smart analytic tools are the most valuable features for me."
"Customer Service: It's very good."
 

Cons

"It should support more programming languages."
"At the initial stage, the product provides no container logs to check the activity."
"Apart from the restrictions that come with its in-memory implementation. It has been improved significantly up to version 3.0, which is currently in use."
"The basic improvement would be to have integration with these solutions."
"Technical expertise from an engineer is required to deploy and run high-tech tools, like Informatica, on Apache Spark, making it an area where improvements are required to make the process easier for users."
"Dynamic DataFrame options are not yet available."
"Apache Spark lacks geospatial data."
"The graphical user interface (UI) could be a bit more clear. It's very hard to figure out the execution logs and understand how long it takes to send everything. If an execution is lost, it's not so easy to understand why or where it went. I have to manually drill down on the data processes which takes a lot of time. Maybe there could be like a metrics monitor, or maybe the whole log analysis could be improved to make it easier to understand and navigate."
"When I run the single license on my MacBook Pro, the memory space can be an issue."
"Although this tool is very good, it has some limitations that I think could be removed in later versions."
"It is a good tool from an analysis perspective, but is not suitable for IT."
"It needs better integration with other enterprise technologies out of the box."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Apache Spark is not too cheap. You have to pay for hardware and Cloudera licenses. Of course, there is a solution with open source without Cloudera."
"It is an open-source solution, it is free of charge."
"Spark is an open-source solution, so there are no licensing costs."
"The tool is an open-source product. If you're using the open-source Apache Spark, no fees are involved at any time. Charges only come into play when using it with other services like Databricks."
"On the cloud model can be expensive as it requires substantial resources for implementation, covering on-premises hardware, memory, and licensing."
"We are using the free version of the solution."
"Apache Spark is open-source. You have to pay only when you use any bundled product, such as Cloudera."
"Licensing costs can vary. For instance, when purchasing a virtual machine, you're asked if you want to take advantage of the hybrid benefit or if you prefer the license costs to be included upfront by the cloud service provider, such as Azure. If you choose the hybrid benefit, it indicates you already possess a license for the operating system and wish to avoid additional charges for that specific VM in Azure. This approach allows for a reduction in licensing costs, charging only for the service and associated resources."
Information not available
report
Use our free recommendation engine to learn which Hadoop solutions are best for your needs.
921,523 professionals have used our research since 2012.
 

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
16%
Outsourcing Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Comms Service Provider
9%
No data available
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business28
Midsize Enterprise16
Large Enterprise33
No data available
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Apache Spark?
Apache Spark is open-source, so it doesn't incur any charges.
What needs improvement with Apache Spark?
I find that there really lacks the technical depth to do any recommendations for future updates of Apache Spark. I used it for two years for our prototype work and testing things, but because I had...
What is your primary use case for Apache Spark?
I attempted to use Apache Spark in one of our customer projects, but after the initial test, our customer moved to another technology and another database system. I do not have any final remarks on...
Ask a question
Earn 20 points
 

Comparisons

 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

NASA JPL, UC Berkeley AMPLab, Amazon, eBay, Yahoo!, UC Santa Cruz, TripAdvisor, Taboola, Agile Lab, Art.com, Baidu, Alibaba Taobao, EURECOM, Hitachi Solutions
Trustev, DetroitCrime Commission, Sears, Visa, citi, vivint, workday, Kabam, USA Olympic Team, CDW, BT, at&t, Bank of America, NetApp., expresso
Find out what your peers are saying about Apache, Cloudera, Amazon Web Services (AWS) and others in Hadoop. Updated: October 2026.
921,523 professionals have used our research since 2012.