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Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop vs DataStax Enterprise comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 8, 2026

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
5.5
Measuring ROI from Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop is complex due to diverse applications, pricing, and evaluation difficulties.
Sentiment score
5.4
DataStax Enterprise accelerates development, reduces deployment time, and ensures 99.9% uptime, enhancing efficiency despite version update challenges.
We have seen a return on investment with DataStax Enterprise as we saved a lot of money and time, despite investing more on infrastructure; our ongoing business success with a 99.9% uptime helps us earn more.
Senior database engineer at ToTheNew
Earlier it was around 15 months, and we have been able to deploy and scale our application within 10 months.
Software Developer at a consultancy with 11-50 employees
We realized significant cost savings after migrating to DataStax Enterprise, as the previously slow critical queries now run significantly faster, improving efficiency and performance metrics across the board.
Solution Architect at a consultancy with 51-200 employees
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.5
Cloudera's Hadoop support receives mixed reviews, with users praising responsiveness while noting concerns on quality and accessibility.
Sentiment score
7.8
DataStax Enterprise's customer service is praised for its responsive support, swift issue resolution, and excellent escalation process.
The technical support is quite good and better than IBM.
Manager, Bussines Development & Co Owner at Troia d.o.o.
I would rate the customer support a 10 because I always receive the help I need from them.
Devops Specialist at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Any requests I have raised receive prompt responses, often within minutes.
Solution Architect at a consultancy with 51-200 employees
Real-time transaction processing, both reads and writes, is where DataStax Enterprise shines the most.
Senior Software Engineer at Deloitte
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.7
Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop is highly scalable and flexible, suitable for large deployments but can be costly to expand.
Sentiment score
8.7
DataStax Enterprise offers scalable, multi-region deployment, reducing costs and enhancing efficiency with auto-scaling and improved response times.
Overall, we saw a decrease in operational costs due to better resource usage and less manual work, which made my team more efficient and allowed us to focus on new projects.
DevSecOps Engineer (Software Development Engineer II) at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
DataStax Enterprise's scalability is very fast with linear scalability and hence is very scalable.
Senior Software Engineer at Deloitte
The active-active architecture helped us really scale and provide data to both Singapore and Indian users.
Senior Engineer at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.3
Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop has mixed stability reviews, with hardware issues noted, but support and workarounds are available.
Sentiment score
8.2
DataStax Enterprise offers high stability, reducing downtime by 40%, and effectively handles large-scale data, despite occasional node issues.
We faced challenges but overcame those challenges successfully.
Head of Advaced Analytics & Intelligence; AGM at Alinma Bank
DataStax Enterprise provides enough stability for our organization, and scaling can be done up to terabytes and petabytes.
Senior Engineer at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
After using DataStax Enterprise, our system downtime dropped by approximately 40%, helping us avoid lost revenue.
DevSecOps Engineer (Software Development Engineer II) at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
 

Room For Improvement

Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop struggles with stability and integration, needing better performance, security, documentation, and modern deployment solutions.
DataStax Enterprise users desire improved backup, faster restoration, user-friendly UI, intuitive monitoring, cost efficiency, automation, and enhanced support.
Integrating with Active Directory, managing security, and configuration are the main concerns.
Manager, Bussines Development & Co Owner at Troia d.o.o.
There should be an alternative for restoring where data can be provided to live traffic so it does not impact customers in the case of a disaster.
Devops Specialist at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Better compatibility with prior versions in terms of codebases should also be improved.
Senior Software Engineer at Deloitte
For example, it can implement some cost optimization where the license can be expensive, and compared to open-source Cassandra, cost is a concern.
Senior Engineer at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
 

Setup Cost

Cloudera's Hadoop distribution is costly, aimed at large enterprises, lacking a community version, with per-node licensing.
It can be deployed on-premises, unlike competitors' cloud-only solutions.
Manager, Bussines Development & Co Owner at Troia d.o.o.
For smaller organizations working under a tight budget, it might not be very affordable compared to other alternatives.
Senior Software Engineer at Deloitte
I was not involved in the licensing for DataStax Enterprise, which is managed by a different team, but I understand it operates on a core-based licensing model, which is standard.
Solution Architect at a consultancy with 51-200 employees
 

Valuable Features

Cloudera for Hadoop offers easy installation, robust security, tool integration, scalability, and supports on-premises and cloud environments.
DataStax Enterprise excels in scalability, reliability, and management, enhancing productivity and application performance with advanced features and tools.
This is the only solution that is possible to install on-premise.
Manager, Bussines Development & Co Owner at Troia d.o.o.
The scaling and speed of data access have benefited my team because the scaling and the speeding of data provide linear scale as well as multi-data centers' real-time replication of data such that we can maintain uptime even with the loss of multiple data centers.
Senior Software Engineer at Deloitte
I can confirm that the outcomes of using DataStax Enterprise show that our database uptime has increased drastically to around 99.9%.
Senior database engineer at ToTheNew
DataStax Enterprise has positively impacted my organization because during research for a NoSQL database, developers are very positive about using DataStax Enterprise because of its really easy setup and the querying to the database is very efficient.
Software Developer at a consultancy with 11-50 employees
 

Categories and Ranking

Cloudera Distribution for H...
Ranking in NoSQL Databases
9th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.3
Number of Reviews
51
Ranking in other categories
Hadoop (2nd)
DataStax Enterprise
Ranking in NoSQL Databases
11th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
7
Ranking in other categories
Vector Databases (15th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2026, in the NoSQL Databases category, the mindshare of Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop is 6.1%, up from 2.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of DataStax Enterprise is 3.6%, up from 1.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
NoSQL Databases Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop6.1%
DataStax Enterprise3.6%
Other90.3%
NoSQL Databases
 

Q&A Highlights

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Chief Executive Officer at Techiespod
Nov 16, 2021
 

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.
Pooja Singh - PeerSpot reviewer
Devops Specialist at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Reliable backup and recovery has protected critical telecom customer data in daily operations
When I was taking the backup with a data volume of 15 to 20 GB, the full backup running for the first time did not provide metrics to understand what percent of progress had been made. We had to read the logs, but we did not see any percentage in those logs. This is an improvement item for DataStax Enterprise to provide metrics, a bar, or a percentage so we can grasp how much data has been backed up or restored. There are no graphs available to make us aware of how long the process will take to complete, which is a drawback I noticed during backup and restore. In addition, I notice a huge time lag during restoration because each node takes a lot of time to be added to the pool and to the cluster node, one by one. The entire time the production is down presents a concerning situation. There should be an alternative for restoring where data can be provided to live traffic so it does not impact customers in the case of a disaster.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
19%
Outsourcing Company
11%
Construction Company
9%
Marketing Services Firm
8%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Outsourcing Company
11%
Construction Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
9%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business16
Midsize Enterprise9
Large Enterprise32
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business3
Large Enterprise7
 

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.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for DataStax Enterprise?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is pretty good. I do not find any difficulty in it.
What needs improvement with DataStax Enterprise?
The user interface of DataStax Enterprise can be simpler and easier to use, especially for new users, and I think it should be improved in that area. Additionally, more built-in monitoring and aler...
What is your primary use case for DataStax Enterprise?
My main use cases for DataStax Enterprise are building a scalable and high availability application that needs to handle large amounts of data across multiple locations, and for real-time analytics...
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

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