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We performed a comparison between Cassandra and Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two NoSQL Databases solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
To learn more, read our detailed Cassandra vs. Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop Report (Updated: March 2024).
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Pros
"We can add almost one million columns to the solution.""The solution's database capabilities are very good.""I am satisfied with the performance.""The technical evaluation is very good.""The most valuable features of this solution are its speed and distributed nature.""Some of the valued features of this solution are it has good performance and failover.""The time series data was one of the best features along with auto publishing.""Cassandra has some features that are more useful for specific use cases where you have time series where you have huge amounts of writes. That should be quick, but not specifically the reads. We needed to have quicker reads and writes and this is why we are using Cassandra right now."

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"The product is completely secure.""Very good end-to-end security features.""The file system is a valuable feature.""The search function is the most valuable aspect of the solution.""In terms of scalability, if you have enough hardware you can scale out. Scalability doesn't have any issues.""Provides a viable open-source solution for enterprise implementations and reliable, intelligent data analysis.""The solution is reliable and stable, it fits our requirements.""We also really like the Cloudera community. You can have any question and will have your answer within a few hours."

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Cons
"Cassandra can improve by adding more built-in tools. For example, if you want to do some maintenance activities in the cluster, we have to depend on third-party tools. Having these tools build-in would be e benefit.""The initial setup of Cassandra can be difficult in the configuration. There might be a need to have assistance. The implementation process can six months for connecting to certain databases.""It can be difficult to analyze what's going on inside of the database relative to other databases. It can also be difficult to troubleshoot sometimes.""Maybe they can improve their performance in data fetching from a high volume of data sets.""There could be more integration, and it could be more user-friendly.""Depending upon our schema, we can't make ORDER BY or GROUP BY clauses in the product.""Interface is not user friendly.""The solution is not easy to use because it is a big database and you have to learn the interface. This is the case though in most of these solutions."

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"The security of this solution could be improved. There should also be a way to basically have a blockchain enabled storage with the HDFS.""The user infrastructure and user interface needs to be improved, as well as the performance. The GUI needs to be better.""Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop is not always completely stable in some cases, which can be a concern for big data solutions.""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.""Currently, we are using many other tools such as Spark and Blade Job to improve the performance.""The competitors provide better functionalities.""I would like to see an improvement in how the solution helps me to handle the whole cluster.""The price of this solution could be lowered."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "Cassandra is a free open source solution, but there is a commercial version available called DataStax Enterprise."
  • "There are licensing fees that must be paid, but I'm not sure if they are paid monthly or yearly."
  • "We are using the open-source version of Cassandra, the solution is free."
  • "We pay for a license."
  • "I don't have the specific numbers on pricing, but it was fairly priced."
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  • "When comparing with Oracle Sybase and SQL, it's cheaper. It's not expensive."
  • "The price could be better for the product."
  • "I haven't bought a license for this solution. I'm only using the Apache license version."
  • "Cloudera requires a license to use."
  • "Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop is expensive, with support costs involved."
  • "I wouldn't recommend CDH to others because of its high cost."
  • "The price is very high. The solution is expensive."
  • "The solution is expensive."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:We can add almost one million columns to the solution.
    Top Answer:The application is open source, so we do not pay for it.
    Top Answer:The product is a NoSQL database. While working with it, we have to structure the table the way we want the query. We cannot get data from another table because, in Cassandra, we do not have any joins… more »
    Top Answer:The product comes with an annual subscription, which is expensive. They are bundling technologies together. You have to pay an extra cost if you need the technology out of the base license.
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    Overview

    Cassandra is a distributed and scalable database management system used for real-time data processing. 

    It is highly valued for its ability to handle large amounts of data, scalability, high availability, fault tolerance, and flexible data model. 

    It is commonly used in finance, e-commerce, and social media industries.

    Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop is the world's most complete, tested, and popular distribution of Apache Hadoop and related projects. CDH is 100% Apache-licensed open source and is the only Hadoop solution to offer unified batch processing, interactive SQL, and interactive search, and role-based access controls. More enterprises have downloaded CDH than all other such distributions combined.
    Sample Customers
    1. Apple 2. Netflix 3. Facebook 4. Instagram 5. Twitter 6. eBay 7. Spotify 8. Uber 9. Airbnb 10. Adobe 11. Cisco 12. IBM 13. Microsoft 14. Yahoo 15. Reddit 16. Pinterest 17. Salesforce 18. LinkedIn 19. Hulu 20. Airbnb 21. Walmart 22. Target 23. Sony 24. Intel 25. Cisco 26. HP 27. Oracle 28. SAP 29. GE 30. Siemens 31. Volkswagen 32. Toyota
    37signals, Adconion,adgooroo, Aggregate Knowledge, AMD, Apollo Group, Blackberry, Box, BT, CSC
    Top Industries
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    Comms Service Provider29%
    Computer Software Company14%
    University14%
    Financial Services Firm14%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm20%
    Computer Software Company15%
    Comms Service Provider7%
    Healthcare Company6%
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    Financial Services Firm26%
    Computer Software Company22%
    Insurance Company15%
    Comms Service Provider11%
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    Financial Services Firm21%
    Computer Software Company16%
    Educational Organization9%
    Manufacturing Company8%
    Company Size
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    Small Business35%
    Large Enterprise65%
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    Small Business19%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise68%
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    Small Business27%
    Midsize Enterprise17%
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    Large Enterprise74%
    Buyer's Guide
    Cassandra vs. Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop
    March 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about Cassandra vs. Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop and other solutions. Updated: March 2024.
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    Cassandra is ranked 3rd in NoSQL Databases with 19 reviews while Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop is ranked 5th in NoSQL Databases with 46 reviews. Cassandra is rated 8.0, while Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Cassandra writes "Well-equipped to handle a massive influx of data and billions of requests". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop writes "Good end-to-end security features and we like that it's cloud independent". Cassandra is most compared with Couchbase, InfluxDB, MongoDB, ScyllaDB and DataStax, whereas Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop is most compared with Amazon EMR, HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric, Apache Spark, MongoDB and InfluxDB. See our Cassandra vs. Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop report.

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