Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop vs HPE Data Fabric comparison

Cloudera and Hewlett Packard Enterprise are both solutions in the Hadoop category. Cloudera is ranked #2 with an average rating of 8.6, while Hewlett Packard Enterprise is ranked #4. Cloudera holds a 13.8% mindshare in H, compared to Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s 11.6% mindshare. Additionally, 92% of Cloudera users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Hewlett Packard Enterprise users who would recommend it.

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100% willing to recommend

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop and HPE Data Fabric based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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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

Ranking in other categories

NoSQL Databases (8th)

HPE Data Fabric

Ranking in Hadoop

4th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2026, in the Hadoop category, the mindshare of Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop is 13.8%, down from 26.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of HPE Data Fabric is 11.6%, down from 15.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Hadoop Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop	13.8%
HPE Data Fabric	11.6%
Other	74.6%

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Sami Al-Yazidi

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.

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Hamid M. Hamid

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.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"We used it to build an enterprise data hub."

"Very solid. Excellent user experience. good documentation."

"It has been helpful in allowing data storage in one centralized location with data lakes and all of the surrounding applications."

"This is the only solution that is possible to install on-premise."

"Implementing a Hadoop cluster has become relatively straight-forward using CDH."

"The most valuable feature is Impala, the querying engine, which is very fast."

"The tool's most interesting features are the distributed file system and unstructured data processing capability. Because we have a lot of unstructured data, like XML and social media logs, these features make it more valuable than the usual data warehousing solutions."

"The product as a whole is good."

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"HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric can be accessed from any namespace globally as you would access it from a machine using an NFS."

"I highly recommend MapR."

"Outside of human error, MapR is probably the most stable of the major releases."

"My customers find the product cheaper compared to other solutions. The previous solution that we used did not have unified analytics like the runtime or the analog."

"MapR is a great distribution, although I have limited experience with other distributors."

"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."

"Initial setup is rather straightforward thanks to detailed documentation covering all the bases."

"Our customer purchased a paid support service and so far MapR has addressed our issues well."

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Cons

"They should focus on upgrading their technical capabilities in the market."

"Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop has a limited feature list and a lot of costs involved."

"We experienced many issues when we started working with Hadoop 3.0 in the Cloudera 6.0 version, so there is a lot of things that need to improve."

"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 price of this solution could be lowered."

"The user infrastructure and user interface needs to be improved, as well as the performance. The GUI needs to be better."

"It is quite complicated to configure and install. Integrating the platform into an information system is always a challenge, especially when starting with on-premise implementation."

"Currently, we are using many other tools such as Spark and Blade Job to improve the performance."

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"One weakness for MapR is the Kerberos support."

"I'd say we've had issues with pricing."

"The UI for administration still has a lot of manual work to set up the cluster and get it running."

"Having the ability to extend the services provided by the platform to an API architecture, a micro-services architecture, could be very helpful."

"HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric is not compatible with third-party tools."

"Installations and setups are still a bit cryptic and can be improved."

"The product is not user-friendly."

"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."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"I believe we pay for a three-year license."

"The tool is not expensive."

"I haven't bought a license for this solution. I'm only using the Apache license version."

"The price could be better for the product."

"Cloudera requires a license to use."

"The solution is fairly expensive."

"I wouldn't recommend CDH to others because of its high cost."

"It is an expensive product."

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"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."

"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

Construction Company

Computer Software Company

Financial Services Firm

18%

Construction Company

11%

Healthcare Company

10%

Comms Service Provider

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	16
Midsize Enterprise	9
Large Enterprise	31

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	4
Large Enterprise	7

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.

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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.

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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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MapR, MapR Data Platform

Overview

Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop is the world's most complete, tested, and popular distribution of Apache Hadoop and related projects. CDH is 100% Apache-licensed open source and is the only Hadoop solution to offer unified batch processing, interactive SQL, and interactive search, and role-based access controls. More enterprises have downloaded CDH than all other such distributions combined.

Cloudera

Forward-leaning companies win market share because they leverage data more effectively than their competitors. Unlock the potential of your data assets with HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric (formerly MapR Data Platform). Empower your data science, analytics, and business teams by simplifying data management on a globally distributed scale. All with enterprise-grade reliability, security, and performance.

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37signals, Adconion,adgooroo, Aggregate Knowledge, AMD, Apollo Group, Blackberry, Box, BT, CSC

Valence Health, Goodgame Studios, Pico, Terbium Labs, sovrn, Harte Hanks, Quantium, Razorsight, Novartis, Experian, Dentsu ix, Pontis Transitions, DataSong, Return Path, RAPP, HP

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