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Cloudera Data Platform vs SAS Viya Platform comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
4.8
Organizations see varied ROI from Cloudera Data Platform, with benefits in efficiency and costs, but experiences and expectations differ.
Sentiment score
4.2
Organizations see high ROI from SAS Viya Platform due to automation, scalability, and improved efficiency, enhancing productivity and revenue.
There are licensing costs that have been saved when we moved some of the data platforms, decommissioned them, and moved on to this platform.
Data engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
In terms of return on investment, I see great changes in operational effectiveness measured by RTO when comparing on-premises solutions with cloud solutions.
Cloud Data Administrator at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
A specific example of the positive impact of Cloudera Data Platform is the clearly saved time and improved performance, which is the main result of it.
Data Platform Specialist at Lutech
I have seen a return on investment with SAS Viya Platform in the form of money saved, as this is scalable and on the cloud, whereas previously we had to pay for space and on-premises servers.
Director, Lead, Ri Technical Solutions at a insurance company with 10,001+ employees
We generate revenue from the data visualization options, which is a very important key aspect for return of investment.
Biostatistician at Lambda Therapeutic Research Ltd.
The relevant metrics definitely show time saved because it is able to crunch 50 to 60,000 rows of numbers in a matter of five to ten minutes, which is a huge improvement.
Computer Instructor at Carleton University
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.0
Cloudera Data Platform's customer service is praised for responsiveness but experiences vary; community resources aid those without paid service.
Sentiment score
5.3
SAS Viya's customer service is praised for responsiveness and professionalism, with mature AI and flexible programming language support.
I would rate the customer support of Cloudera Data Platform ten out of ten.
Principal Consultant Data Analytics at a outsourcing company with 5,001-10,000 employees
I have communicated with technical support, and they are responsive and helpful.
Data Architect at ubl
Cloudera support is timely and responsive, adhering to the SLAs they provide.
Cloud Data Administrator at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
I would rate customer support for SAS Viya Platform a 10 out of 10.
Biostatistician at Lambda Therapeutic Research Ltd.
we have received help whenever we have asked, and their response time is quite fast
Senior Data Analyst at a government with 201-500 employees
we got the solution on time
Technical Architect at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
6.4
Cloudera Data Platform is praised for its scalability and seamless cloud integration, though some face challenges during upgrades or on-premises.
Sentiment score
5.6
SAS Viya Platform efficiently scales to meet growing data and user needs, offering stable, cloud-based performance across projects.
CDP allows for easy, mostly automated scalability where I can schedule job workflows, fine-tune system resource metrics, and add nodes with just a click.
Cloud Data Administrator at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
They have the cloud burst feature available where if the on-premises capacity is not sufficient at a point in time, you can run that Spark job on the cloud itself.
Data engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
The ability to scale processing capacity on demand for batch jobs without impacting other workloads, and support for a growing number of concurrent users and teams accessing the platform simultaneously are significant advantages.
Software Engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
We have not had a problem, and it is because it is on the cloud, it scales quite well.
Director, Lead, Ri Technical Solutions at a insurance company with 10,001+ employees
SAS Viya Platform is quite scalable and can handle large data volumes.
Senior Data Analyst at a government with 201-500 employees
SAS Viya Platform's scalability is great; it can be scaled throughout the project, even company-wide.
Technical Architect at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
6.5
Cloudera Data Platform offers reliable performance with minor issues, requiring careful configuration, especially in complex environments to prevent downtime.
Sentiment score
7.8
SAS Viya Platform is praised for stability and scalability despite occasional lag, with efficient support addressing issues effectively.
Sometimes the end user is not experienced or does not have all the expertise related to Cloudera specifically, making it very difficult to manage properly
Data architect at SentientAI, Karachi
Sometimes a node goes down, but it automatically returns to a healthy state.
Cloud Data Administrator at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Cloudera Data Platform is pretty stable in my experience; there are not any downtime or reliability issues.
Data engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
SAS Viya Platform is good, scalable, and stable.
Data & BI Architect at a outsourcing company with 5,001-10,000 employees
In my experience, SAS Viya Platform is stable and perfect.
Computer Instructor at Carleton University
SAS Viya Platform's output has been very robust and accurate.
CIO / CTO / Head Of Data at Data Excellence
 

Room For Improvement

Cloudera Data Platform needs usability, stability, and security improvements, enhanced AI/ML features, and better multi-tenancy and cloud integration.
SAS Viya struggles with complex interface, high costs, integration challenges, and user demands for better performance and customization.
We aim to address these issues with a Kubernetes-based platform that will simplify the task of upgrading services.
Senior Architect at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees
Cloudera Data Platform should include additional capabilities and features similar to those offered by other data management solutions like Azure and Databricks.
Data Architect at ubl
Cloudera Data Platform can be improved by addressing the feasibility of using it in the cloud; there are some complexities around the components used in cloud by Cloudera Data Platform that are not really convenient.
ML Engineer - Director at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Two main improvements would transform this into a great tool: improving the UI and calculation capabilities, and merging AI capabilities.
Data & BI Architect at a outsourcing company with 5,001-10,000 employees
The cost is also quite high; SAS Viya Platform via SaaS can be expensive compared to some open-source or other cloud alternatives.
Assistant Manager Data Analytics (WFM) at Johari Digital Healthcare Limited
In comparison, other packages I have used are more complete and less divided; SAS is quite divided, particularly with quality control, which used to be included, but now requires separate packages for control charts and so on.
Senior Data Analyst at a government with 201-500 employees
 

Setup Cost

Enterprise buyers find Cloudera cost-effective versus Oracle, though pricing complexity varies based on deployment size and negotiations.
Enterprise users find SAS Viya Platform cost-effective and efficient, despite some online claims of potential high expense.
Initially, CDH had a straightforward pricing model based on nodes, but CDP includes factors like processors, cores, terabytes, and drives, making it difficult to calculate costs.
Senior Architect at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees
We find Cloudera Data Platform to be cost-effective.
Cloud Data Administrator at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
So far, I would say that it is competitive pricing that we have received.
Data engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
I did check with Reddit and they indicated that SAS Viya Platform is a pretty expensive program.
Computer Instructor at Carleton University
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is very positive, as the pricing is good and efficient for my organization.
Biostatistician at Lambda Therapeutic Research Ltd.
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing for SAS Viya Platform was smooth.
Director, Lead, Ri Technical Solutions at a insurance company with 10,001+ employees
 

Valuable Features

Cloudera Data Platform offers scalability, user-friendly interface, integration, cost-effective storage, security, and simplifies administration for hybrid environments.
SAS Viya Platform boosts efficiency with AI support, real-time processing, in-memory performance, and no-code functionalities, enhancing data tasks.
By using the Hadoop File System for distributed storage, we have 1.5 petabytes of physical storage with 500 terabytes of effective storage due to a replication factor of three.
Senior Architect at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees
The Ranger integration makes it more flexible and reliable for me by allowing control over data access, specifying who can access at what level, such as table level, masking, or data layer level.
Cloud Data Administrator at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
What stands out the most in Cloudera Manager are SDX, which provide centralized control for governance, security, and data lineage across multiple sources.
Data Platform Specialist at Lutech
SAS Viya Platform has improved the speed, scalability, and accessibility of data, leading to more efficient and informed decision-making.
Assistant Manager Data Analytics (WFM) at Johari Digital Healthcare Limited
SAS Viya Platform has positively impacted my organization by saving time compared to when we were using SAS 9.4.
SAS Developer at XpertDox
The speed and documentation of SAS Viya Platform helped me in my coursework because we were having very intense analyses done and we needed to submit a lot of assignments and analyses as quickly as possible.
Computer Instructor at Carleton University
 

Categories and Ranking

Cloudera Data Platform
Ranking in Data Management Platforms (DMP)
3rd
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
5.5
Number of Reviews
37
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Master Data Management (MDM) (6th), AI Data Analysis (5th)
SAS Viya Platform
Ranking in Data Management Platforms (DMP)
6th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
5.2
Number of Reviews
10
Ranking in other categories
Data Integration (21st), Data Quality (6th), Data Governance (11th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Data Management Platforms (DMP) category, the mindshare of Cloudera Data Platform is 7.3%, up from 4.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SAS Viya Platform is 4.3%. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Data Management Platforms (DMP) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Cloudera Data Platform7.3%
SAS Viya Platform4.3%
Other88.4%
Data Management Platforms (DMP)
 

Featured Reviews

T Sarwar - PeerSpot reviewer
Data architect at SentientAI, Karachi
Has enabled efficient big data processing and querying but remains complex to manage and configure
Cloudera Data Platform should use fewer tools and remove the complexity between them. It should make it easier for the end user to change the configuration and understand it better. The UI tool for jobs in Cloudera Data Platform can be improved to provide a proper image of ETL jobs and detailed consolidated graphs to monitor Spark-based Hue jobs.
KK
Assistant Manager Data Analytics (WFM) at Johari Digital Healthcare Limited
Modern analytics has transformed large data into faster insights and streamlined reporting
There are some areas of improvement I would mention regarding SAS Viya Platform. New users may find it complex initially, as its learning curve can be steep. Understanding CAS and different components is very challenging for a new user. The cost is also quite high; SAS Viya Platform via SaaS can be expensive compared to some open-source or other cloud alternatives. There are also some limitations in Visual Analytics. While it is easy to use, it could be more flexible compared to Power BI or Tableau. These are the main improvement areas where SAS Viya Platform should focus. I would add some additional pointers about needed improvements in SAS Viya Platform. Regarding customer support, it is good, but the response time for complex issues can sometimes be slower than expected. The documentation and learning resources are not very beginner-friendly, making it challenging for beginners to navigate. Regarding integration, it could be smoother with Databricks, Snowflake, and Power BI, but it is more complex than it should be. Since updates are automatic, users are sometimes not fully aware of changes or new features that are being updated, as compared to Power BI, which publishes updates on its website. SAS Viya Platform should work on these aspects.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
13%
Construction Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Comms Service Provider
7%
Construction Company
24%
Manufacturing Company
13%
Healthcare Company
9%
Comms Service Provider
8%
 

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 Business2
Midsize Enterprise10
Large Enterprise7
 

Questions from the Community

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Overview

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