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Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop vs DataStax Enterprise comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 8, 2026

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
5.5
Measuring ROI from Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop is complex due to diverse applications, pricing, and evaluation difficulties.
Sentiment score
5.5
DataStax Enterprise accelerated deployment, improved uptime to 99.9%, and enhanced efficiency despite higher infrastructure costs and measurement challenges.
Earlier it was around 15 months, and we have been able to deploy and scale our application within 10 months.
Software Developer at a consultancy with 11-50 employees
We have seen a return on investment with DataStax Enterprise as we saved a lot of money and time, despite investing more on infrastructure; our ongoing business success with a 99.9% uptime helps us earn more.
Senior database engineer at ToTheNew
If not keeping current with updates, updating from an older major version to a newer major version can be a bit complicated and time-consuming, but DataStax Enterprise support will help us with this.
Senior Software Engineer at Deloitte
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.5
Cloudera's Hadoop support receives mixed reviews, with users praising responsiveness while noting concerns on quality and accessibility.
Sentiment score
6.9
DataStax Enterprise's support team is praised for responsiveness, strong real-time processing, and high user satisfaction, with room for expanded contact methods.
The technical support is quite good and better than IBM.
Manager, Bussines Development & Co Owner at Troia d.o.o.
The escalation process is excellent, the best I've seen.
Senior Software Engineer at Deloitte
I would rate the customer support nine out of 10.
Senior Engineer at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
one of my colleagues contacted them and found it to be pretty efficient
Software Developer at a consultancy with 11-50 employees
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.7
Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop is highly scalable and flexible, suitable for large deployments but can be costly to expand.
Sentiment score
8.4
DataStax Enterprise enhances scalability and efficiency with active-active architecture, auto-scaling, and reduced management costs, benefiting global deployments.
Overall, we saw a decrease in operational costs due to better resource usage and less manual work, which made my team more efficient and allowed us to focus on new projects.
DevSecOps Engineer (Software Development Engineer II) at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
DataStax Enterprise's scalability is very fast with linear scalability and hence is very scalable.
Senior Software Engineer at Deloitte
The active-active architecture helped us really scale and provide data to both Singapore and Indian users.
Senior Engineer at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.3
Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop has mixed stability reviews, with hardware issues noted, but support and workarounds are available.
Sentiment score
9.0
DataStax Enterprise offers stability, reducing downtime by 40%, and efficiently scales from terabytes to petabytes for reliable data management.
We faced challenges but overcame those challenges successfully.
Head of Advaced Analytics & Intelligence; AGM at Alinma Bank
After using DataStax Enterprise, our system downtime dropped by approximately 40%, helping us avoid lost revenue.
DevSecOps Engineer (Software Development Engineer II) at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
DataStax Enterprise provides enough stability for our organization, and scaling can be done up to terabytes and petabytes.
Senior Engineer at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
 

Room For Improvement

Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop struggles with stability and integration, needing better performance, security, documentation, and modern deployment solutions.
DataStax Enterprise users seek improved hybrid integration, backward compatibility, customer support, interface usability, cost efficiency, and enhanced automation features.
Integrating with Active Directory, managing security, and configuration are the main concerns.
Manager, Bussines Development & Co Owner at Troia d.o.o.
For example, it can implement some cost optimization where the license can be expensive, and compared to open-source Cassandra, cost is a concern.
Senior Engineer at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Better compatibility with prior versions in terms of codebases should also be improved.
Senior Software Engineer at Deloitte
More built-in monitoring and alerting tools would make it easier to find and fix problems quickly.
DevSecOps Engineer (Software Development Engineer II) at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
 

Setup Cost

Cloudera's Hadoop distribution is costly, aimed at large enterprises, lacking a community version, with per-node licensing.
It can be deployed on-premises, unlike competitors' cloud-only solutions.
Manager, Bussines Development & Co Owner at Troia d.o.o.
For smaller organizations working under a tight budget, it might not be very affordable compared to other alternatives.
Senior Software Engineer at Deloitte
 

Valuable Features

Cloudera for Hadoop offers easy installation, robust security, tool integration, scalability, and supports on-premises and cloud environments.
DataStax Enterprise provides scalable, secure, and easy-to-use features with Cassandra integration, enhancing uptime and productivity.
It is scalable, ready for vertical scaling, and very powerful, offering numerous functionalities and configurations for generative AI.
Manager, Bussines Development & Co Owner at Troia d.o.o.
The scaling and speed of data access have benefited my team because the scaling and the speeding of data provide linear scale as well as multi-data centers' real-time replication of data such that we can maintain uptime even with the loss of multiple data centers.
Senior Software Engineer at Deloitte
DataStax Enterprise has positively impacted my organization because during research for a NoSQL database, developers are very positive about using DataStax Enterprise because of its really easy setup and the querying to the database is very efficient.
Software Developer at a consultancy with 11-50 employees
I can confirm that the outcomes of using DataStax Enterprise show that our database uptime has increased drastically to around 99.9%.
Senior database engineer at ToTheNew
 

Categories and Ranking

Cloudera Distribution for H...
Ranking in NoSQL Databases
10th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.3
Number of Reviews
51
Ranking in other categories
Hadoop (2nd)
DataStax Enterprise
Ranking in NoSQL Databases
11th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
5
Ranking in other categories
Vector Databases (15th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2026, in the NoSQL Databases category, the mindshare of Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop is 5.5%, up from 2.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of DataStax Enterprise is 3.4%, up from 1.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
NoSQL Databases Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop5.5%
DataStax Enterprise3.4%
Other91.1%
NoSQL Databases
 

Q&A Highlights

MI
Chief Executive Officer at Techiespod
Nov 16, 2021
 

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.
Suzanne  Kimono - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Software Engineer at Deloitte
Continuous data access has ensured high uptime and has supported real-time transactional processing
The best features DataStax Enterprise offers include scaling, speed of data access, and ease of use for those familiar with traditional SQL. The scaling and speed of data access have benefited my team because the scaling and the speeding of data provide linear scale as well as multi-data centers' real-time replication of data such that we can maintain uptime even with the loss of multiple data centers. It enables us to maintain our uptime, which is very crucial for our clients. DataStax Enterprise has positively impacted my organization by providing the ability to have our services up and running even with a total outage at one of our data centers. There is no need to maintain windows since we can turn off data centers while doing maintenance and then put them back in the rotation and move on. I can share specific outcomes or metrics that show this positive impact, such as improvements in performance of about 60% and a reduction in downtime of about 40 to 45%, which is very great.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
22%
Construction Company
10%
Marketing Services Firm
8%
Manufacturing Company
6%
Financial Services Firm
19%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Retailer
9%
Media Company
9%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business16
Midsize Enterprise9
Large Enterprise32
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business2
Large Enterprise6
 

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.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for DataStax Enterprise?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is pretty good. I do not find any difficulty in it.
What needs improvement with DataStax Enterprise?
The user interface of DataStax Enterprise can be simpler and easier to use, especially for new users, and I think it should be improved in that area. Additionally, more built-in monitoring and aler...
What is your primary use case for DataStax Enterprise?
My main use cases for DataStax Enterprise are building a scalable and high availability application that needs to handle large amounts of data across multiple locations, and for real-time analytics...
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

37signals, Adconion,adgooroo, Aggregate Knowledge, AMD, Apollo Group, Blackberry, Box, BT, CSC
ING, Netflix, UBS, eBay, Constant Contact, Aeris, Arise, ClearCapital, Dyn, Engine, Noble Group, Pantheon, Target
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