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Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop vs Oracle NoSQL comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 7, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Cloudera Distribution for H...
Ranking in NoSQL Databases
8th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.3
Number of Reviews
51
Ranking in other categories
Hadoop (2nd)
Oracle NoSQL
Ranking in NoSQL Databases
12th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
8
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the NoSQL Databases category, the mindshare of Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop is 3.6%, up from 1.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle NoSQL is 3.6%, up from 2.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
NoSQL Databases Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop3.6%
Oracle NoSQL3.6%
Other92.8%
NoSQL Databases
 

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.
SS
Support on banking at Aithent
Handles large data volumes effectively but connection issues require attention
The Oracle NoSQL solution is used primarily for storing data for our web applications. We work alongside the DBA team for this purpose, given that specific departments manage aspects of its use. We choose it specifically to handle large scales of data, such as in one of our bank customer's scenarios using more than nine hundred gigabytes of data.

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, and we're able to push large volumes of data to the platform, which used to be a challenge, especially when storing a terabyte of information."
"Cloudera is always developing new tools and supports a wide range of tools."
"The product is completely secure."
"The solution is reliable and stable, it fits our requirements."
"Provides a viable open-source solution for enterprise implementations and reliable, intelligent data analysis."
"Cloudera, as a whole, is designed to provide organizations with solutions for big data."
"Cloudera provides a hybrid solution that combines compute on cloud or on-premises."
"It is helpful to gather and process data."
"We have a support agreement with Oracle, ensuring full support for the product. It is crucial for our public-facing features. Oracle NoSQL is easy to manage and has fast data retrieval. Its compatibility with Oracle Database is seamless, making integration between NoSQL and relational databases smooth and effortless. Oracle NoSQL and NoSQL data replication in our environment works efficiently. Oracle fully supports it, and we can easily configure and manage authentication for the NoSQL database."
"So far, we find stability to be very reasonable, it is dependable and we do not have any big issues."
"NoSQL has high availability. I think it's perfect from a technical perspective. It's quick to run and go."
"NoSQL has high availability; I think it's perfect from a technical perspective, and it's quick to run and go."
"The tool is easy to learn."
"Try it! You’ll be impressed."
"Oracle NoSQL is pretty scalable."
"With Oracle NoSQL, our clients have a highly scalable, simple to set up database that performs very well when data is organized correctly from the beginning."
 

Cons

"The initial setup of Cloudera is difficult."
"Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop has a limited feature list and a lot of costs involved."
"It would be useful if Cloudera had more tools like SQL Engines that offer the traditional relational database. We have to do a lot of work preparing the data outside Cloudera before getting it into the platform."
"The pricing needs to improve."
"Currently, we are using many other tools such as Spark and Blade Job to improve the performance."
"The Cloudera training is terrible."
"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."
"The security of this solution could be improved. There should also be a way to basically have a blockchain enabled storage with the HDFS."
"I would rate Oracle NoSQL six or 6.5 out of ten based on my experience."
"Focusing on making the administration easier compared to other solutions like MongoDB could be beneficial. Simplifying the administrative tasks could enhance the user experience."
"The installation is difficult."
"Oracle could improve how NoSQL works in containers. I don't think NoSQL needs any new features, but I want to see new features in the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. I would like to see some improvements in OCI's building options."
"We've had some issues with stability. During our testing, we were able to drop an entire database by writing huge amounts of data."
"The main areas that need improvement with NoSQL are in the area of big data and user-friendly presentation."
"Handling big data in a user-friendly way is currently a bit of an issue. The dashboard for this needs some work."
"Personally, I’d like to see some improvements in the monitoring UI for it."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution is fairly expensive."
"I haven't bought a license for this solution. I'm only using the Apache license version."
"The product’s price depends from project to project."
"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."
"The price is very high. The solution is expensive."
"The price could be better for the product."
"I believe we pay for a three-year license."
"The product is expensive and Oracle could work to lower the licensing cost."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
20%
Marketing Services Firm
10%
Comms Service Provider
7%
Manufacturing Company
6%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Outsourcing Company
10%
Performing Arts
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business16
Midsize Enterprise9
Large Enterprise31
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise5
 

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.
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 needs improvement with Oracle NoSQL?
Sometimes we face problems with the connection between our applications and the database. It may be due to network issues or performance issues on Oracle's side. Our DBA team requests validations f...
 

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