Apache Spark vs HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric comparison

Apache and Hewlett Packard Enterprise are both solutions in the Hadoop category. Apache is ranked #2 with an average rating of 8.8, while Hewlett Packard Enterprise is ranked #4 with an average rating of 8.0. Apache holds a 19.0% mindshare in H, compared to Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s 14.4% mindshare. Additionally, 90% of Apache users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Hewlett Packard Enterprise users who would recommend it.

Apache Spark

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90% willing to recommend

HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric

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100% willing to recommend

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between Apache Spark and HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Hadoop solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

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Categories and Ranking

Apache Spark

Ranking in Hadoop

2nd

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Compute Service (4th), Java Frameworks (2nd)

HPE Ezmeral 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 October 2025, in the Hadoop category, the mindshare of Apache Spark is 19.0%, up from 18.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric is 14.4%, up from 13.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Hadoop Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Apache Spark	19.0%
HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric	14.4%
Other	66.6%

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Featured Reviews

Omar Khaled

Data Engineer at a tech company with 10,001+ employees

Empowering data consolidation and fast decision-making with efficient big data processing

I can improve the organization's functions by taking less time to make decisions. To make the right decision, you need the right data, and a solution can provide this by hiring talent and employees who can consolidate data from different sources and organize it. Not all solutions can make this data fast enough to be used, except for solutions such as Apache Spark Structured Streaming. To make the right decision, you should have both accurate and fast data. Apache Spark itself is similar to the Python programming language. Python is a language with many libraries for mathematics and machine learning. Apache Spark is the solution, and within it, you have PySpark, which is the API for Apache Spark to write and run Python code. Within it, there are many APIs, including SQL APIs, allowing you to write SQL code within a Python function in Apache Spark. You can also use Apache Spark Structured Streaming and machine learning APIs.

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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

"I feel the streaming is its best feature."

"Spark can handle small to huge data and is suitable for any size of company."

"The product's deployment phase is easy."

"The solution has been very stable."

"The deployment of the product is easy."

"The most valuable feature of this solution is its capacity for processing large amounts of data."

"The product is useful for analytics."

"The data processing framework is good."

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"I like the administration part."

"It is a stable solution...It is a scalable solution."

"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."

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

"The model creation was very interesting, especially with the libraries provided by the platform."

Cons

"The solution needs to optimize shuffling between workers."

"The setup I worked on was really complex."

"Dynamic DataFrame options are not yet available."

"It needs a new interface and a better way to get some data. In terms of writing our scripts, some processes could be faster."

"Apache Spark is very difficult to use. It would require a data engineer. It is not available for every engineer today because they need to understand the different concepts of Spark, which is very, very difficult and it is not easy to learn."

"The graphical user interface (UI) could be a bit more clear. It's very hard to figure out the execution logs and understand how long it takes to send everything. If an execution is lost, it's not so easy to understand why or where it went. I have to manually drill down on the data processes which takes a lot of time. Maybe there could be like a metrics monitor, or maybe the whole log analysis could be improved to make it easier to understand and navigate."

"The logging for the observability platform could be better."

"We are building our own queries on Spark, and it can be improved in terms of query handling."

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

"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 deployment could be faster. I want more support for the data lake in the next release."

"The product is not user-friendly."

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

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Licensing costs can vary. For instance, when purchasing a virtual machine, you're asked if you want to take advantage of the hybrid benefit or if you prefer the license costs to be included upfront by the cloud service provider, such as Azure. If you choose the hybrid benefit, it indicates you already possess a license for the operating system and wish to avoid additional charges for that specific VM in Azure. This approach allows for a reduction in licensing costs, charging only for the service and associated resources."

"Spark is an open-source solution, so there are no licensing costs."

"It is an open-source solution, it is free of charge."

"I did not pay anything when using the tool on cloud services, but I had to pay on the compute side. The tool is not expensive compared with the benefits it offers. I rate the price as an eight out of ten."

"Apache Spark is an open-source solution, and there is no cost involved in deploying the solution on-premises."

"Since we are using the Apache Spark version, not the data bricks version, it is an Apache license version, the support and resolution of the bug are actually late or delayed. The Apache license is free."

"The solution is affordable and there are no additional licensing costs."

"The tool is an open-source product. If you're using the open-source Apache Spark, no fees are involved at any time. Charges only come into play when using it with other services like Databricks."

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"There is a need for my company to pay for the licensing costs of the solution."

"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."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

26%

Computer Software Company

11%

Manufacturing Company

Comms Service Provider

Financial Services Firm

20%

Computer Software Company

12%

Comms Service Provider

11%

Government

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	27
Midsize Enterprise	15
Large Enterprise	32

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	4
Large Enterprise	7

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Apache Spark?

We use Spark to process data from different data sources.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Apache Spark?

Apache Spark is open-source, so it doesn't incur any charges.

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What needs improvement with Apache Spark?

Regarding Apache Spark, I have only used Apache Spark Structured Streaming, not the machine learning components. I am uncertain about specific improvements needed today. However, after five years, ...

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What do you like most about HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric?

It is a stable solution...It is a scalable solution.

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What needs improvement with HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric?

There are some drawbacks in HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric when it comes to the interoperability part. HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric is not compatible with third-party tools. For example, HPE Ezmeral Data Fabri...

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What is your primary use case for HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric?

The main purpose of HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric for me is that it acts as a database. In my company, we store our data with the help of HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric. It is possible to use Spark engine with ...

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Also Known As

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MapR, MapR Data Platform

Overview

Spark provides programmers with an application programming interface centered on a data structure called the resilient distributed dataset (RDD), a read-only multiset of data items distributed over a cluster of machines, that is maintained in a fault-tolerant way. It was developed in response to limitations in the MapReduce cluster computing paradigm, which forces a particular linear dataflowstructure on distributed programs: MapReduce programs read input data from disk, map a function across the data, reduce the results of the map, and store reduction results on disk. Spark's RDDs function as a working set for distributed programs that offers a (deliberately) restricted form of distributed shared memory

Apache

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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NASA JPL, UC Berkeley AMPLab, Amazon, eBay, Yahoo!, UC Santa Cruz, TripAdvisor, Taboola, Agile Lab, Art.com, Baidu, Alibaba Taobao, EURECOM, Hitachi Solutions

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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