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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 (9th)
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 14.4%, down 22.1% compared to last year.
Datameer, on the other hand, focuses on BI on Hadoop, holds 13.3% mindshare, up 7.6% since last year.
Hadoop Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop14.4%
Apache Spark14.1%
Amazon EMR9.7%
Other61.8%
Hadoop
BI on Hadoop Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Datameer13.3%
AtScale Adaptive Analytics (A3)23.6%
JethroData14.6%
Other48.49999999999999%
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

"Professional support enabled us to provide great customer service and our clients are able to perform proactive maintenance in an efficient manner."
"The product is completely secure."
"The product provides better data processing features than other tools."
"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."
"With a single script, we are able to run the jobs within minutes, which is an advantage."
"It has the best proxy, security, and support features compared to open-source products."
"After Hadoop implementation they are getting confidence that now analysis is more appropriate and fast."
"Cloudera is one of the best solutions for on-prem."
"Customer Service: It's very good."
"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."
"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

"The solution does not support multiple languages very well and this means users need to create work-arounds to implement some solutions."
"Spark with R integration is missing. Also, it is lacking Spark SQL support."
"The tool's ability to be deployed on a cloud model is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"They should focus on upgrading their technical capabilities in the market."
"On same ground I didn't see much training materials from Cloudera."
"Flume seems unstable and has to be restarted quite often."
"It would be useful if Cloudera had more tools like SQL Engines that offer the traditional relational database. We have to do a lot of work preparing the data outside Cloudera before getting it into the platform."
"Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop has a limited feature list and a lot of costs involved."
"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."
"When I run the single license on my MacBook Pro, the memory space can be an issue."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It is an expensive product."
"The tool is expensive...For the SMB market or customers whose environments are not that complex and do not have multiple systems running, Cloudera might not be a good option."
"The price could be better for the product."
"The pricing must be improved."
"I believe we pay for a three-year license."
"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 solution is fairly expensive."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
19%
Outsourcing Company
11%
Construction Company
9%
Marketing Services Firm
8%
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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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