Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop vs MarkLogic comparison

Cloudera and Progress Software are both solutions in the NoSQL Databases category. Cloudera is ranked #8 with an average rating of 8.3, while Progress Software is ranked #19. Cloudera holds a 3.2% mindshare in ND, compared to Progress Software’s 1.9% mindshare. Additionally, 92% of Cloudera users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Progress Software users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 7, 2025

Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop and MarkLogic are solutions in the Big Data and database management sectors. Cloudera shows an advantage in scalability and integration, while MarkLogic provides strong data handling capabilities for enterprises needing advanced data management.

Features: Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop offers robust scalability, a comprehensive ecosystem, and strong capabilities for big data analytics. MarkLogic focuses on agility, semantic search, and the ability to manage complex datasets natively, beneficial for rapid data processing and transformation.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Cloudera benefits from extensive community support and documentation, which aids businesses with existing Hadoop infrastructure. MarkLogic provides innovative deployment options and superior customer service, simplifying setup for companies prioritizing customer service.

Pricing and ROI: Cloudera offers a cost-effective solution with its open-source nature, supporting gradual ROI. MarkLogic presents a higher investment but tends to deliver quicker ROI for enterprises focused on complex data operations.

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Categories and Ranking

Cloudera Distribution for H...

Ranking in NoSQL Databases

8th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Hadoop (2nd)

MarkLogic

Ranking in NoSQL Databases

19th

Average Rating

9.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of December 2025, in the NoSQL Databases category, the mindshare of Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop is 3.2%, up from 2.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of MarkLogic is 1.9%, up from 1.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

NoSQL Databases Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop	3.2%
MarkLogic	1.9%
Other	94.9%

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Rok Dolinsek

Manager, Bussines Development & Co Owner at Troia d.o.o.

Enables on-premise implementation with powerful data processing capabilities

This is the only solution that is possible to install on-premise. Cloudera provides a hybrid solution that combines compute on cloud or on-premises. It includes all machine learning algorithms in the Spark machine learning library. All functionalities needed for a big data platform and ETL are on the platform, eliminating the need for other tools. It is scalable, ready for vertical scaling, and very powerful, offering numerous functionalities and configurations for generative AI.

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Beverly R. Jamison

IT Solutions Architect / Computer Scientist at Practical Semantics

Frequent updates, helpful search capabilities, and high quality support

MarkLogic's greatest asset is its strong engineering foundation. It was specifically designed with search capabilities in mind, and the developers placed a great emphasis on ensuring the quality of the indexing and all subsequent layers that were added. The solution has been good at providing the updates that were what we were hoping for. They frequently update the solution.

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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

"With a cluster available, you can manage the security layer using the shared SDX - it provides flexibility."

"The search function is the most valuable aspect of the solution."

"Very good end-to-end security features."

"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."

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

"The features I find most valuable is that the solution is that it is easy to install and to work with. It starts with the installation and from there on the management is very simple and centralized."

"In terms of scalability, if you have enough hardware you can scale out. Scalability doesn't have any issues."

"The most valuable feature is that I can use CDH for almost all use cases across all industries, including the financial sector, public sector, private retailers, and so on."

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"The rules can show us if there are missing items, like titles, and we can add them in to ensure everything is filled and makes sense and there are no missing details."

"MarkLogic's greatest asset is its strong engineering foundation. It was specifically designed with search capabilities in mind, and the developers placed a great emphasis on ensuring the quality of the indexing and all subsequent layers that were added."

Cons

"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."

"The solution does not support multiple languages very well and this means users need to create work-arounds to implement some solutions."

"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."

"While the deployed product is generally functional, there are instances where it presents difficulties."

"The procedure for operations could be simplified."

"It is quite complicated to configure and install."

"The areas of improvement depend on the scale of the project. For banking customers, security features and an essential budget for commercial licenses would be the top priority. Data regulation could be the most crucial for a project with extensive data or an extra use case."

"There are better solutions out there that have more features than this one."

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"One of the most common requests is to improve the user interface of the database. While it is primarily a database, there are other databases available that offer more user-friendly interfaces. The UI is good for developers but not for regular users. More visuals would be beneficial."

"The spreadsheet capabilities could be improved."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price could be better for the product."

"The pricing must be improved."

"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."

"It is an expensive product."

"When comparing with Oracle Sybase and SQL, it's cheaper. It's not expensive."

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

"The solution is expensive."

"Cloudera requires a license to use."

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"MarkLogic is a pricey option, but there are some advantages to its pricing structure. For medium-sized clients or departments within larger companies, it is possible to obtain a license for one or two nodes for less than a hundred thousand dollars. Additionally, if you only need to deploy a single node, you can do so for under fifty thousand dollars. This is in contrast to other high-quality software options that are only accessible to larger businesses, where the starting price can be upwards of two hundred thousand dollars."

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Financial Services Firm

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18%

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Midsize Enterprise	9
Large Enterprise	31

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop?

The tool can be deployed using different container technologies, which makes it very scalable.

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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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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.

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MarkLogic is an operational and transactional Enterprise NoSQL database that is designed to integrate, store, manage and search SON and XML documents and semantic data (RDF Triples).

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