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Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop vs HPE Data Fabric comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Cloudera Distribution for H...
Ranking in Hadoop
2nd
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.3
Number of Reviews
51
Ranking in other categories
NoSQL Databases (12th)
HPE Data Fabric
Ranking in Hadoop
4th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.1
Number of Reviews
12
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the Hadoop category, the mindshare of Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop is 14.8%, down from 25.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of HPE Data Fabric is 10.5%, down from 15.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Hadoop Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop14.8%
HPE Data Fabric10.5%
Other74.7%
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.
Hamid M. Hamid - PeerSpot reviewer
Data architect at Banking Sector
A stable and scalable tool that serves as a great database
The initial setup of HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric is easy. I am not sure how long it took to deploy HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric, but I haven't heard about any disadvantages when it comes to the time taken for the deployment. I remember that one of our company's clients who had purchased the product never mentioned the product's setup phase being complex. One of the drawbacks with HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric stems from the fact that the product's upgrade was not straightforward, and it was a complex process since one of the teams in my company who deals with the tool found the upgrade part to be tough. The solution is deployed on an on-premises model. My company has two dedicated staff members to look after the deployment and maintenance phases of HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The search function is the most valuable aspect of the solution."
"Cloudera Manager is the most valuable feature for its ease of use, features, ease of upgrade and install components."
"The most valuable feature is Impala, the querying engine, which is very fast."
"Provides a viable open-source solution for enterprise implementations and reliable, intelligent data analysis."
"Implement the free version as it provides enough services."
"The main advantage is the storage is less expensive."
"We switched because Cloudera just works."
"The product provides better data processing features than other tools."
"The model creation was very interesting, especially with the libraries provided by the platform."
"I like the administration part."
"My first choice is MapR, as it is more adaptable to different contexts, and it could be customized in some way to fit the different needs, and this is my first choice and my first advice to people who ask me about this particular platform."
"Outside of human error, MapR is probably the most stable of the major releases."
"I highly recommend MapR."
"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."
"Our customer purchased a paid support service and so far MapR has addressed our issues well."
"It is a stable solution...It is a scalable solution."
 

Cons

"I would like to see an improvement in how the solution helps me to handle the whole cluster."
"They should focus on upgrading their technical capabilities in the market."
"The tool doesn't support reporting, and relational databases are still the major source of reporting data. Apache Iceberg will be launched soon within the Cloudera cluster for analytical purposes. The Cloudera Machine Learning aspect could be tuned and enhanced to enable us to host some predictive analytics machine learning and AI use cases."
"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."
"The one thing that we struggled with predominately was support. Because it was relatively new, support was always a big issue and I think it's still a bit of an ongoing concern with the team currently managing it."
"The security of this solution could be improved."
"It could be faster and more user-friendly."
"We found some difficulties when importing Hive tables from another cluster."
"The interface part, what I'm calling the integration part, could be improved."
"Having the ability to extend the services provided by the platform to an API architecture, a micro-services architecture, could be very helpful."
"The biggest drawback is that it has vendor locking."
"It'd like to see file system auditing, data encryption, and certification of other vendors' tools."
"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."
"The UI for administration still has a lot of manual work to set up the cluster and get it running."
"One weakness for MapR is the Kerberos support."
"It would be nice to have new developments in the Apache space (Spark, Storm, etc.)."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution is expensive."
"Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop is expensive, with support costs involved."
"I wouldn't recommend CDH to others because of its high cost."
"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 not expensive."
"It is an expensive product."
"The solution is fairly expensive."
"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."
"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."
"There is a need for my company to pay for the licensing costs of the solution."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
23%
Marketing Services Firm
9%
Construction Company
6%
Healthcare Company
6%
Financial Services Firm
17%
Construction Company
11%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Healthcare Company
9%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business16
Midsize Enterprise9
Large Enterprise31
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business4
Large Enterprise7
 

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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Also Known As

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MapR, MapR Data Platform
 

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