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Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop vs Datameer comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Cloudera Distribution for H...
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.3
Number of Reviews
51
Ranking in other categories
Hadoop (2nd), NoSQL Databases (9th)
Datameer
Average Rating
7.2
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
BI on Hadoop (3rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop and Datameer aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop is designed for Hadoop and holds a mindshare of 14.4%, down 23.3% compared to last year.
Datameer, on the other hand, focuses on BI on Hadoop, holds 12.1% mindshare, up 7.3% since last year.
Hadoop Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop14.4%
Apache Spark14.2%
Amazon EMR10.0%
Other61.4%
Hadoop
BI on Hadoop Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Datameer12.1%
AtScale Adaptive Analytics (A3)21.0%
JethroData18.2%
Other48.7%
BI on Hadoop
 

Featured Reviews

SA
Head of Advaced Analytics & Intelligence; AGM at Alinma Bank
Integration of multiple features supports data analytics and processing
Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop provides numerous features and capabilities combined into one platform.The solution offers power processing and supports different file systems and query engines. It provides parallel processing for handling many requests. The platform includes role-based access control in Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop. It secures the data itself and provides users with different roles and privileges.
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

"We're now able to store large volumes of data through Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop. We're able to push large volumes of data to the platform, and that used to be a challenge, especially when storing a terabyte of information. This is the area where Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop improved the organization."
"This is the only solution that is possible to install on-premise."
"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."
"Implementing a Hadoop cluster has become relatively straight-forward using CDH."
"The tool can be deployed using different container technologies, which makes it very scalable."
"The product provides better data processing features than other tools."
"Cloudera, as a whole, is designed to provide organizations with solutions for big data."
"Customer service and support were able to fix whatever the issue was."
"The most valuable feature are the data transformation functions in the workbook."
"Customer Service: It's very good."
"The built-in smart analytic tools are the most valuable features for me."
"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."
 

Cons

"It needs more standardized documentation on Hive."
"I subscribe to Cloudera to get an enterprise version but I have found that I can get some of its features from other vendors that would be at a lower cost than Cloudera."
"There are multiple bugs when we update."
"This is a very expensive solution."
"The price of this solution could be lowered."
"The security of this solution could be improved. There should also be a way to basically have a blockchain enabled storage with the HDFS."
"While the deployed product is generally functional, there are instances where it presents difficulties."
"The solution does not support multiple languages very well and this means users need to create work-arounds to implement some solutions."
"It needs better integration with other enterprise technologies out of the box."
"It is a good tool from an analysis perspective, but is not suitable for IT."
"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."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I haven't bought a license for this solution. I'm only using the Apache license version."
"I believe we pay for a three-year license."
"The product’s price depends from project to project."
"When comparing with Oracle Sybase and SQL, it's cheaper. It's not expensive."
"The tool is expensive...For the SMB market or customers whose environments are not that complex and do not have multiple systems running, Cloudera might not be a good option."
"Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop is expensive, with support costs involved."
"The solution is fairly expensive."
"I wouldn't recommend CDH to others because of its high cost."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
20%
Construction Company
9%
Outsourcing Company
9%
Marketing Services Firm
8%
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Company Size

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Small Business
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Small Business16
Midsize Enterprise9
Large Enterprise32
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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop?
The price for Cloudera is average, yet it is very good compared to other solutions. It can be deployed on-premises, unlike competitors' cloud-only solutions.
What needs improvement with Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop?
If they could support modifying the data more easily than the current implementation, it would be beneficial.
What is your primary use case for Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop?
We use Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop for many use cases including analytics, storing huge data sets, and various data processing tasks.
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