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Cloudera Data Platform vs HPE Data Fabric comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Cloudera Data Platform
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
5.5
Number of Reviews
37
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Master Data Management (MDM) (6th), Data Management Platforms (DMP) (5th), AI Data Analysis (4th)
HPE Data Fabric
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.1
Number of Reviews
12
Ranking in other categories
Hadoop (5th)
 

Mindshare comparison

Cloudera Data Platform and HPE Data Fabric aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Cloudera Data Platform is designed for Data Management Platforms (DMP) and holds a mindshare of 7.1%, up 5.9% compared to last year.
HPE Data Fabric, on the other hand, focuses on Hadoop, holds 9.2% mindshare, down 14.5% since last year.
Data Management Platforms (DMP) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Cloudera Data Platform7.1%
Palantir Foundry13.3%
Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud (IDMC)10.1%
Other69.5%
Data Management Platforms (DMP)
Hadoop Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
HPE Data Fabric9.2%
Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop14.6%
Apache Spark14.4%
Other61.800000000000004%
Hadoop
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer2776239 - PeerSpot reviewer
Data engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Uses handwritten notes and voice files to perform text analytics and gain real-time insights
Cloudera Data Platform can be improved in several areas. I recently attended their roadmap session. Whatever limitations they have identified involve moving data from on-premises to cloud as a single-pane view and better lineage. They have done some recent acquisitions as well to overcome their product limitations. They are on the right track by doing this analysis themselves, identifying what the weaknesses are, and then using mergers or acquisitions to overcome them. I would like to add that, beyond the platform itself, they should provide more training to systems integrators so that they can have a more ready workforce to use Cloudera Data Platform.
Arnab Chatterjee - PeerSpot reviewer
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.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The best features Cloudera Data Platform offers are the processing power with Spark and the distributed data storage, HDFS, which helps us handle massive volumes of data."
"Cloudera Data Platform is a perfect tool to manage such vast amounts of big data, store it properly, query it, and move it from one end to another."
"The Hortonworks solution is very stable, it works as a production system without any error and without any downtime and if I have downtime, it is mostly caused by the hardware of the computers."
"It is a scalable platform."
"Hortonworks should not be expensive at all to those looking into using it."
"We have successfully ported a Microsoft SSIS product application into Hadoop, that saved millions of dollars for the company and, at the same time, they are getting better performance."
"In my experience, the best features Cloudera Data Platform offers are that all the services provided are excellent."
"The data platform is pretty neat. The workflow is also really good."
"This product enabled us opening up endless possibilities in data analytics, IOE/IOT, and predictive analysis."
"MapR is a great distribution, although I have limited experience with other distributors."
"Our customer purchased a paid support service and so far MapR has addressed our issues well."
"Outside of human error, MapR is probably the most stable of the major releases."
"HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric can be accessed from any namespace globally as you would access it from a machine using an NFS."
"I like the administration part."
"The fact that the heavy computation is required on Big Data can be distributed across many nodes in a cluster, makes this solution a winner."
"It is a stable solution...It is a scalable solution."
 

Cons

"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 (Oracle/Teradata, etc.), which would save a lot of money for the company."
"Scalability of Cloudera Data Platform is very good and scalable in public cloud. However, it is not as scalable on on-premises private cloud, which adds considerable cost."
"That said, there’s still room for improvement in integration speed and UI responsiveness, especially when managing large clusters or hybrid deployments."
"The ability to update data is an area where the product could improve."
"We face downtime and reliability issues many times a week with Cloudera Data Platform because it is a very complex system and all configurations are managed by the end user."
"As this is open source, there are certain features that need tuning, such as the Hue UI."
"We have had problems with the backup and with services that require a disaster site."
"The biggest drawback is that it has vendor locking."
"The interface part, what I'm calling the integration part, could be improved."
"I'd say we've had issues with pricing."
"Having the ability to extend the services provided by the platform to an API architecture, a micro-services architecture, could be very helpful."
"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."
"It'd like to see file system auditing, data encryption, and certification of other vendors' tools."
"The product is not user-friendly."
"HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric is not compatible with third-party tools."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It is priced well and it is affordable"
"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."
"There is a need for my company to pay for the licensing costs of the solution."
"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."
"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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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
13%
Comms Service Provider
11%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Outsourcing Company
9%
Construction Company
17%
Financial Services Firm
15%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Healthcare Company
10%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business8
Midsize Enterprise7
Large Enterprise26
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business4
Large Enterprise7
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Hortonworks Data Platform?
The experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is very good.
What needs improvement with Hortonworks Data Platform?
Areas for improvement with Cloudera Data Platform could be the initial learning curve that can be a step for teams new to big data economy systems. Platform setup and configuration require careful ...
What is your primary use case for Hortonworks Data Platform?
Cloudera Data Platform on AWS was adopted as the core enterprise data platform, covering the full data lifecycle from ingestion to analytics and advanced use cases. Cloudera Data Platform was used ...
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MapR, MapR Data Platform
 

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