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Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop vs Datameer comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Cloudera Distribution for H...
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.3
Number of Reviews
51
Ranking in other categories
Hadoop (2nd), NoSQL Databases (11th)
Datameer
Average Rating
7.2
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
BI on Hadoop (3rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop and Datameer aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop is designed for Hadoop and holds a mindshare of 14.6%, down 19.0% compared to last year.
Datameer, on the other hand, focuses on BI on Hadoop, holds 15.0% mindshare, up 8.1% since last year.
Hadoop Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop14.6%
Apache Spark14.4%
Amazon EMR9.8%
Other61.2%
Hadoop
BI on Hadoop Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Datameer15.0%
AtScale Adaptive Analytics (A3)24.2%
JethroData15.8%
Other45.0%
BI on Hadoop
 

Featured Reviews

Rok Dolinsek - PeerSpot reviewer
Manager, Bussines Development & Co Owner at Troia d.o.o.
Enables on-premise implementation with powerful data processing capabilities
This is the only solution that is possible to install on-premise. Cloudera provides a hybrid solution that combines compute on cloud or on-premises. It includes all machine learning algorithms in the Spark machine learning library. All functionalities needed for a big data platform and ETL are on the platform, eliminating the need for other tools. It is scalable, ready for vertical scaling, and very powerful, offering numerous functionalities and configurations for generative AI.
it_user357459 - PeerSpot reviewer
Hadoop Developer at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
It helps to onboard and enrich data quickly as it does not involve writing scripts or queries, but the transformation functions can be more mature.
The most valuable feature are the data transformation functions in the workbook It helps to onboard and enrich data quickly as it does not involve writing scripts or queries. Maintenance is easy. We would like to have more inbuilt connections to different types of sources. The transformation…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"CDH has a wide variety of proprietary tools that we use, like Impala, and from that perspective, it's quite useful as opposed to something open-source, as we get a lot of value from Cloudera's proprietary tools."
"For enterprise organizations that can bear the cost, it's a good solution."
"I am very comfortable with this product."
"Cloudera is a great product and, overall, there are many features."
"Cloudera is doing a great job in the field offering an enterprise ready data platform."
"We also really like the Cloudera community. You can have any question and will have your answer within a few hours."
"Cloudera won as it had more functionality with HUE, Sqoop, and Solr as built-in functions."
"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."
"Datameer has around 400 inbuilt functions that are very useful for any beginner and also it has a good visualization which helps end user to see that how the trend is showing."
"Customer Service: It's very good."
"The most valuable feature are the data transformation functions in the workbook."
"The built-in smart analytic tools are the most valuable features for me."
 

Cons

"On same ground I didn't see much training materials from Cloudera."
"It could be faster and more user-friendly."
"The dashboard could be improved."
"More customization, better documentation for the API (basically it's the same for all Cloudera Hadoop components)."
"The procedure for operations could be simplified."
"There are better solutions out there that have more features than this one."
"The competitors provide better functionalities."
"Without the big data environment, we cannot store all of this data live. We have billions of records and terabytes of storage to be used. It's not an option actually for us to have a big data environment."
"When I run the single license on my MacBook Pro, the memory space can be an issue."
"Although this tool is very good, it has some limitations that I think could be removed in later versions."
"It is a good tool from an analysis perspective, but is not suitable for IT."
"It needs better integration with other enterprise technologies out of the box."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"When comparing with Oracle Sybase and SQL, it's cheaper. It's not expensive."
"I haven't bought a license for this solution. I'm only using the Apache license version."
"The pricing must be improved."
"I believe we pay for a three-year license."
"The solution is fairly expensive."
"The product’s price depends from project to project."
"The solution is expensive."
"It is an expensive product."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
17%
Outsourcing Company
11%
Construction Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
9%
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Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Company SizeCount
Small Business16
Midsize Enterprise9
Large Enterprise32
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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.
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