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Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop vs Netezza Analytics comparison

Cloudera and IBM are both solutions in the Hadoop category. Cloudera is ranked #2 with an average rating of 8.3, while IBM is ranked #10. Cloudera holds a 25.0% mindshare in H, compared to IBM’s 1.4% mindshare. Additionally, 92% of Cloudera users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 76% of IBM users who would recommend it.
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92% willing to recommend
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76% willing to recommend
 

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We performed a comparison between Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop and Netezza Analytics based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Categories and Ranking

Cloudera Distribution for H...
Ranking in Hadoop
2nd
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.4
Number of Reviews
50
Ranking in other categories
NoSQL Databases (8th)
Netezza Analytics
Ranking in Hadoop
10th
Average Rating
7.4
Number of Reviews
11
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Hadoop category, the mindshare of Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop is 25.0%, up from 23.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Netezza Analytics is 1.4%, up from 1.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Rok Dolinsek - PeerSpot reviewer
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.
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Shiv Subramaniam Koduvayur - PeerSpot reviewer
A robust solution with good support, but a better GUI for database management is needed
The biggest lesson that I have learned from using this solution is that a lot of evaluation should be done before starting. Also, we needed to put a lot of effort into understanding the different functions that the product offers. This allows you to best leverage the capability of the product. I would rate this solution a seven out of ten.
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We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The most valuable feature is Impala, the querying engine, which is very fast."
"Provides a viable open-source solution for enterprise implementations and reliable, intelligent data analysis."
"Cloudera is a very manageable solution with good support."
"CDH has a wide variety of proprietary tools that we use, like Impala. So from that perspective, it's quite useful as opposed to something open-source. We get a lot of value from Cloudera's proprietary tools."
"The solution is reliable and stable, it fits our requirements."
"We had a data warehouse before all the data. We can process a lot more data structures."
"The search function is the most valuable aspect of the solution."
"The product provides better data processing features than other tools."
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"The most valuable feature is the performance."
"The need for administration involvement is quite limited on the solution."
"Data compression. It was relatively impressive. I think at some point we were getting 4:1 compression if not more."
"For me, as an end-user, everything that I do on the solution is simple, clear, and understandable."
"It is a back end for our SSIS, MicroStrategy,, Tableau. All of these are connecting to get the data. To do so we are also using our analytics which is built on the data."
"The performance of the solution is its most valuable feature. The solution is easy to administer as well. It's very user-friendly. On the technical side, the architecture is simple to understand and you don't need too many administrators to handle the solution."
"Speed contributes to large capacity."
 

Cons

"The performance of some analytics engines provided by Cloudera is not that good."
"We experienced many issues when we started working with Hadoop 3.0 in the Cloudera 6.0 version, so there is a lot of things that need to improve."
"There are multiple bugs when we update."
"The governance aspect of the solution should be improved."
"The initial setup of Cloudera is difficult."
"The tool's ability to be deployed on a cloud model is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"The areas of improvement depend on the scale of the project. For banking customers, security features and an essential budget for commercial licenses would be the top priority. Data regulation could be the most crucial for a project with extensive data or an extra use case."
"There is a maximum of a one-gigabyte block size, which is an area of storage that can be improved upon."
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"The most valuable features of this solution are robustness and support."
"I'm not sure of IBM's roadmap currently, as the solution is coming up on its end of life."
"This product is being discontinued from IBM, and I would like to have some kind of upgrade available."
"The Analytics feature should be simplified."
"Disaster recovery support. Because it was an appliance, and if you wanted to support disaster recovery, you needed to buy two."
"Administration of this product is too tough. It's very complex because of the tools which it's missing."
"The hardware has a risk of failure. They need to improve this."
"The solution could implement more reporting tools and networking utilities."
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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution is fairly expensive."
"The price could be better for the product."
"The product’s price depends from project to project."
"I haven't bought a license for this solution. I'm only using the Apache license version."
"The price is very high. The solution is expensive."
"When comparing with Oracle Sybase and SQL, it's cheaper. It's not expensive."
"I wouldn't recommend CDH to others because of its high cost."
"I believe we pay for a three-year license."
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"For me, mainly, it reduces my costs. It's not only the appliance cost. There are also support costs and a maintenance costs. It does reduce the costs very drastically."
"The annual licensing fees are twenty-two percent of the product cost."
"Expensive to maintain compared to other solutions."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
24%
Computer Software Company
15%
Educational Organization
12%
Manufacturing Company
7%
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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop?
The tool can be deployed using different container technologies, which makes it very scalable.
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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.
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What needs improvement with Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop?
It is quite complicated to configure and install. Integrating the platform into an information system is always a challenge, especially when starting with on-premise implementation. Integrating wit...
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Overview

Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop is the world's most complete, tested, and popular distribution of Apache Hadoop and related projects. CDH is 100% Apache-licensed open source and is the only Hadoop solution to offer unified batch processing, interactive SQL, and interactive search, and role-based access controls. More enterprises have downloaded CDH than all other such distributions combined.
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IBM Netezza Analytics is an embedded, purpose-built, advanced analytics platform that empowers analytic enterprises to meet and exceed their business demands. As features, it can predict with more accuracy, deliver predictions faster and respond rapidly to changes.
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