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Cloudera Data Platform vs HPE Data Fabric comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 18, 2026

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 Data Platform
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
5.5
Number of Reviews
37
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Master Data Management (MDM) (6th), Data Management Platforms (DMP) (4th), AI Data Analysis (6th)
HPE Data Fabric
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.1
Number of Reviews
12
Ranking in other categories
Hadoop (4th)
 

Mindshare comparison

Cloudera Data Platform and HPE Data Fabric aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Cloudera Data Platform is designed for Data Management Platforms (DMP) and holds a mindshare of 7.9%, up 3.6% compared to last year.
HPE Data Fabric, on the other hand, focuses on Hadoop, holds 10.2% mindshare, down 15.2% since last year.
Data Management Platforms (DMP) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Cloudera Data Platform7.9%
Palantir Foundry13.5%
Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud (IDMC)10.1%
Other68.5%
Data Management Platforms (DMP)
Hadoop Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
HPE Data Fabric10.2%
Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop14.7%
Apache Spark13.9%
Other61.2%
Hadoop
 

Featured Reviews

T Sarwar - PeerSpot reviewer
Data architect at SentientAI, Karachi
Has enabled efficient big data processing and querying but remains complex to manage and configure
Cloudera Data Platform should use fewer tools and remove the complexity between them. It should make it easier for the end user to change the configuration and understand it better. The UI tool for jobs in Cloudera Data Platform can be improved to provide a proper image of ETL jobs and detailed consolidated graphs to monitor Spark-based Hue jobs.
Hamid M. Hamid - PeerSpot reviewer
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.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The upgrades and patches must come from Hortonworks."
"Integration with other tools works well for us and we successfully scaled the solution after two to three years without any issues."
"Cloudera Data Platform (CDP) has helped our organization improve data management consistency and scalability across multiple environments, with the unified control plane and centralized governance reducing operational overhead and making it easier to manage workloads between on-premise and cloud environments."
"The best features Cloudera Data Platform offers are the processing power with Spark and the distributed data storage, HDFS, which helps us handle massive volumes of data."
"Now, using this solution, it is much cheaper to have all of the data available for searching, not in real-time, but whenever there is a pending request."
"We use it for data science activities."
"Ambari Web UI: user-friendly."
"Cloudera Data Platform is a perfect tool to manage such vast amounts of big data, store it properly, query it, and move it from one end to another."
"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."
"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."
"MapR is a great distribution, although I have limited experience with other distributors."
"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."
"I highly recommend MapR."
"Initial setup is rather straightforward thanks to detailed documentation covering all the bases."
"It is a stable solution...It is a scalable solution."
 

Cons

"We have had problems with the backup and with services that require a disaster site."
"We face downtime and reliability issues many times a week with Cloudera Data Platform because it is a very complex system and all configurations are managed by the end user."
"Since Cloudera acquired HDP, it's been bundled with CBH and HDP. However, the biggest challenge is cloud storage integration with Azure, GCP, and AWS."
"It needs to be quicker and to have the ability to automate deployment on multiple nodes."
"Customer Service: 3/10 Technical Support: 3/10"
"I work a lot with banking, IT and communications customers. Hortonworks must improve or must upgrade their services for these sectors."
"Hortonworks is at end of life; they are not adding new things to this, so everything will be Cloudera now."
"I would like to see more support for containers such as Docker and OpenShift."
"The product is not user-friendly."
"The deployment could be faster. I want more support for the data lake in the next release."
"It would be nice to have new developments in the Apache space (Spark, Storm, etc.)."
"The interface part, what I'm calling the integration part, could be improved."
"The biggest drawback is that it has vendor locking."
"I'd say we've had issues with pricing."
"One weakness for MapR is the Kerberos support."
"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."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Currently, we are using the product in a sandbox environment, and there is no licensing. We might choose a licensing option once we get the results."
"It is priced well and it is affordable"
"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."
"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."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
15%
Construction Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Marketing Services Firm
7%
Financial Services Firm
18%
Construction Company
13%
Healthcare Company
10%
Comms Service Provider
9%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business8
Midsize Enterprise7
Large Enterprise26
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business4
Large Enterprise7
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Hortonworks Data Platform?
The experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is very good.
What needs improvement with Hortonworks Data Platform?
Areas for improvement with Cloudera Data Platform could be the initial learning curve that can be a step for teams new to big data economy systems. Platform setup and configuration require careful ...
What is your primary use case for Hortonworks Data Platform?
Cloudera Data Platform on AWS was adopted as the core enterprise data platform, covering the full data lifecycle from ingestion to analytics and advanced use cases. Cloudera Data Platform was used ...
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Also Known As

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MapR, MapR Data Platform
 

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