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Cloudera Data Platform vs Reltio Cloud comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jun 3, 2026

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Categories and Ranking

Cloudera Data Platform
Ranking in Cloud Master Data Management (MDM)
6th
Ranking in AI Data Analysis
4th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
5.5
Number of Reviews
37
Ranking in other categories
Data Management Platforms (DMP) (5th)
Reltio Cloud
Ranking in Cloud Master Data Management (MDM)
4th
Ranking in AI Data Analysis
15th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.1
Number of Reviews
16
Ranking in other categories
AI Customer Experience Personalization (22nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the Cloud Master Data Management (MDM) category, the mindshare of Cloudera Data Platform is 4.2%, up from 1.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Reltio Cloud is 8.9%, down from 14.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Cloud Master Data Management (MDM) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Reltio Cloud8.9%
Cloudera Data Platform4.2%
Other86.9%
Cloud Master Data Management (MDM)
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer2776239 - PeerSpot reviewer
Data engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Uses handwritten notes and voice files to perform text analytics and gain real-time insights
Cloudera Data Platform can be improved in several areas. I recently attended their roadmap session. Whatever limitations they have identified involve moving data from on-premises to cloud as a single-pane view and better lineage. They have done some recent acquisitions as well to overcome their product limitations. They are on the right track by doing this analysis themselves, identifying what the weaknesses are, and then using mergers or acquisitions to overcome them. I would like to add that, beyond the platform itself, they should provide more training to systems integrators so that they can have a more ready workforce to use Cloudera Data Platform.
reviewer2826747 - PeerSpot reviewer
Data Domain Lead at a government with 10,001+ employees
Unified data has created trusted golden records but complex AI matching still needs clearer control
Reltio Cloud has greatly enhanced our data management, and I acknowledge there are areas where our team continues to face challenges. Specifically, the AI-based matching feature operates like a black box, making it difficult to understand why certain records are matched or not matched accurately. If there could be better visual debugging and clarity regarding why records are matched, it would significantly aid our decision-making process. The technical configuration, particularly regarding data models and rule matching, can be overly complex for business users, hence a more user-friendly approach, with simplified guidelines, would be incredibly beneficial. Additionally, data stewardship can present complexities, and clearer actions can facilitate addressing these challenges. Performance issues can arise with larger data models and numerous data sources impacting system use, hence enhancements in optimization and ready-to-use features for complex configurations are essential. Pricing can also be convoluted; therefore, a clearer cost model would aid users in comprehending the structure. While data lineage has its merits, it is complex to interpret; thus, improved visualization would greatly benefit users. Ultimately, technical complexity emerges as the primary challenge we face, revealing opportunities for improvement.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Its ability to scale out seamlessly with little to no effort is very valuable to us."
"The Hortonworks solution is very stable, it works as a production system without any error and without any downtime and if I have downtime, it is mostly caused by the hardware of the computers."
"Hadoop/Cloudera is still much cheaper than Oracle's RDBM system, if you want to handle a huge amount of data and make complex analytics."
"The most valuable part of this product is what Cloudera Data Science Workbench can do as a whole for modeling and analysis."
"Integration with other tools works well for us and we successfully scaled the solution after two to three years without any issues."
"In my experience, the best features Cloudera Data Platform offers are that all the services provided are excellent."
"The data platform is pretty neat. The workflow is also really good."
"It is one of the better technology in terms of Hadoop."
"The cloud feature is very beneficial, and the scalability performance feature is excellent."
"The solution saves 30% to 40% of our time."
"Reltio Cloud has positively impacted my organization because we were able to promote our data and sell data to our customers."
"Reltio Cloud has positively impacted my organization by reducing the amount of manual effort needed and making it easy to manage downstream systems."
"The matching feature of Reltio Cloud is highly effective compared to many other tools available. Additionally, it is almost ready to use out-of-the-box, reducing the implementation time."
"Reltio Cloud offers advantages over competitors, including a dashboard with a good amount of detail that looks significantly better than Informatica or Stibo."
"There are default limitations and considerations. For instance, Reltio can store a maximum of 200 values for a single attribute. If your data exceeds this limit, you can request Reltio support to increase the limit. However, be aware that increasing this limit may impact performance, potentially slowing down data loading times."
"We can store the data and enrich it from multiple sources."
 

Cons

"The setup of Hadoop was easy thanks to Ambari, but installing the security components was complex."
"Cloudera Data Platform can be improved in several areas. I recently attended their roadmap session. Whatever limitations they have identified involve moving data from on-premises to cloud as a single-pane view and better lineage."
"More information could be there to simplify the process of running the product."
"It needs to be quicker and to have the ability to automate deployment on multiple nodes."
"Deleting any service requires a lot of clean up, unlike Cloudera."
"It requires too much coding work; we're not good Java and Python developers."
"For on-premise use, I would not recommend Cloudera Data Platform as it is expensive and complicated to upgrade."
"Hive performance. If Hive performance increased, Hadoop would replace (not everywhere) traditional databases (Oracle/Teradata, etc.), which would save a lot of money for the company."
"The deployment is difficult."
"What could be improved about Reltio Cloud was minimal."
"The solution's UI could be enhanced, and its record filtering could be expanded."
"The customer support is adequate, but not exceptional."
"Reltio Cloud can be improved by providing the possibility to connect with other connectors and databases such as Snowflake, Databricks, and eventually with Azure Data Factory."
"Initially, the UI was limited in features."
"AI features should be introduced in Reltio more."
"The download process can be quite slow"
 

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"
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
13%
Comms Service Provider
11%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Outsourcing Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Outsourcing Company
9%
Healthcare Company
8%
 

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 Business2
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise13
 

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 ...
What needs improvement with Reltio Cloud?
In future updates of Reltio Cloud, I would like to see features such as AI for match and merge, which can create predefined AI address doctors and match and merge for customer data, easily integrat...
What is your primary use case for Reltio Cloud?
I use Reltio Cloud for customer data management, specifically for C-MDM purposes.
What advice do you have for others considering Reltio Cloud?
Reltio Cloud was not purchased through AWS Marketplace or directly from the vendor. It was already available in my company at that time, so I used the system to showcase its capabilities. What coul...
 

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Sample Customers

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iMiDiA, Slalom, MeritDirect, Cognizant
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