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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
10th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.3
Number of Reviews
51
Ranking in other categories
Hadoop (2nd)
Oracle NoSQL
Ranking in NoSQL Databases
13th
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 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 Oracle NoSQL is 3.8%, 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 Hadoop5.5%
Oracle NoSQL3.8%
Other90.7%
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

"Cloudera is always developing new tools and supports a wide range of tools."
"With a cluster available, you can manage the security layer using the shared SDX - it provides flexibility."
"We used it to build an enterprise data hub."
"Cloudera is a great product and, overall, there are many features."
"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."
"The solution is reliable and stable, it fits our requirements."
"The solution has good features connected to end-to-end security."
"Implement the free version as it provides enough services."
"The product meets expectations when it comes to stability."
"The features I've found to be most valuable are the speed of reading and writing (read/write performance levels are really high), the transactions model (semantics for data manipulation), and just the overall simplicity of using it."
"So far, we find stability to be very reasonable, it is dependable and we do not have any big issues."
"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."
"NoSQL has high availability; I think it's perfect from a technical perspective, and it's quick to run and go."
"Oracle NoSQL is pretty scalable."
"The tool is easy to learn."
"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 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."
"I would like to see an improvement in how the solution helps me to handle the whole cluster."
"Currently, we are using many other tools such as Spark and Blade Job to improve the performance."
"The price of this solution could be lowered."
"The pricing needs to improve."
"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 had a bad experience connecting the Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop cluster to my other resources in the company, like the active directory or firewall."
"If they could support modifying the data more easily than the current implementation, it would be beneficial."
"Handling big data in a user-friendly way is currently a bit of an issue. The dashboard for this needs some work."
"The installation is difficult."
"Focusing on making the administration easier compared to other solutions like MongoDB could be beneficial. Simplifying the administrative tasks could enhance the user experience."
"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."
"Personally, I’d like to see some improvements in the monitoring UI for it."
"You will get high performance when you organize your data correctly at the beginning. Otherwise, there are instability issues."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution is fairly expensive."
"Cloudera requires a license to use."
"The tool is not expensive."
"The pricing must be improved."
"Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop is expensive, with support costs involved."
"I wouldn't recommend CDH to others because of its high cost."
"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 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
23%
Construction Company
10%
Marketing Services Firm
8%
Manufacturing Company
6%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Outsourcing Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Performing Arts
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business16
Midsize Enterprise9
Large Enterprise32
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise5
 

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 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...
What is your primary use case for Oracle NoSQL?
We use Oracle NoSQL ( /products/oracle-nosql-reviews ) to store data for our web applications. It is being used for customer projects, and we handle one of our bank customers using more than nine h...
 

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