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Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop vs Oracle NoSQL comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 7, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Cloudera Distribution for H...
Ranking in NoSQL Databases
12th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.3
Number of Reviews
51
Ranking in other categories
Hadoop (2nd)
Oracle NoSQL
Ranking in NoSQL Databases
13th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
8
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the NoSQL Databases category, the mindshare of Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop is 4.9%, up from 2.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle NoSQL is 3.8%, up from 2.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
NoSQL Databases Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop4.9%
Oracle NoSQL3.8%
Other91.3%
NoSQL Databases
 

Featured Reviews

SA
Head of Advaced Analytics & Intelligence; AGM at Alinma Bank
Integration of multiple features supports data analytics and processing
Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop provides numerous features and capabilities combined into one platform.The solution offers power processing and supports different file systems and query engines. It provides parallel processing for handling many requests. The platform includes role-based access control in Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop. It secures the data itself and provides users with different roles and privileges.
SS
Support on banking at Aithent
Handles large data volumes effectively but connection issues require attention
The Oracle NoSQL solution is used primarily for storing data for our web applications. We work alongside the DBA team for this purpose, given that specific departments manage aspects of its use. We choose it specifically to handle large scales of data, such as in one of our bank customer's scenarios using more than nine hundred gigabytes of data.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The main advantage is the storage is less expensive."
"With a single script, we are able to run the jobs within minutes, which is an advantage."
"The product is completely secure."
"We're now able to store large volumes of data through Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop, and we're able to push large volumes of data to the platform, which used to be a challenge, especially when storing a terabyte of information."
"Cloudera provides a hybrid solution that combines compute on cloud or on-premises."
"The tool can be deployed using different container technologies, which makes it very scalable."
"Cloudera is a very manageable solution with good support."
"The solution's most valuable feature is the enterprise data platform."
"We have a support agreement with Oracle, ensuring full support for the product. It is crucial for our public-facing features. Oracle NoSQL is easy to manage and has fast data retrieval. Its compatibility with Oracle Database is seamless, making integration between NoSQL and relational databases smooth and effortless. Oracle NoSQL and NoSQL data replication in our environment works efficiently. Oracle fully supports it, and we can easily configure and manage authentication for the NoSQL database."
"NoSQL has high availability; I think it's perfect from a technical perspective, and it's quick to run and go."
"Try it! You’ll be impressed."
"The features I've found to be most valuable are the speed of reading and writing (read/write performance levels are really high), the transactions model (semantics for data manipulation), and just the overall simplicity of using it."
"The product meets expectations when it comes to stability."
"NoSQL has high availability. I think it's perfect from a technical perspective. It's quick to run and go."
"Oracle NoSQL is pretty scalable."
"So far, we find stability to be very reasonable, it is dependable and we do not have any big issues."
 

Cons

"The performance can be improved. We have experienced some performance issues."
"Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop has a limited feature list and a lot of costs involved."
"The Data Science Workbench doesn't support multiple languages. It needs to support multiple programming languages."
"They should focus on upgrading their technical capabilities in the market."
"The procedure for operations could be simplified."
"The dashboard could be improved."
"The security of this solution could be improved. There should also be a way to basically have a blockchain enabled storage with the HDFS."
"The stability is problematic. We did encounter quite a lot of issues with the cluster going down quite frequently."
"We've had some issues with stability. During our testing, we were able to drop an entire database by writing huge amounts of data."
"Oracle could improve how NoSQL works in containers. I don't think NoSQL needs any new features, but I want to see new features in the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. I would like to see some improvements in OCI's building options."
"Focusing on making the administration easier compared to other solutions like MongoDB could be beneficial. Simplifying the administrative tasks could enhance the user experience."
"Personally, I’d like to see some improvements in the monitoring UI for it."
"Handling big data in a user-friendly way is currently a bit of an issue. The dashboard for this needs some work."
"You will get high performance when you organize your data correctly at the beginning. Otherwise, there are instability issues."
"I would rate Oracle NoSQL six or 6.5 out of ten based on my experience."
"The main areas that need improvement with NoSQL are in the area of big data and user-friendly presentation."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price could be better for the product."
"Cloudera requires a license to use."
"When comparing with Oracle Sybase and SQL, it's cheaper. It's not expensive."
"I believe we pay for a three-year license."
"The price is very high. The solution is expensive."
"I wouldn't recommend CDH to others because of its high cost."
"The pricing must be improved."
"The product’s price depends from project to project."
"The product is expensive and Oracle could work to lower the licensing cost."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
23%
Marketing Services Firm
9%
Comms Service Provider
6%
Healthcare Company
6%
Financial Services Firm
15%
Outsourcing Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Comms Service Provider
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business16
Midsize Enterprise9
Large Enterprise31
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise5
 

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 needs improvement with Oracle NoSQL?
Sometimes we face problems with the connection between our applications and the database. It may be due to network issues or performance issues on Oracle's side. Our DBA team requests validations f...
What is your primary use case for Oracle NoSQL?
We use Oracle NoSQL ( /products/oracle-nosql-reviews ) to store data for our web applications. It is being used for customer projects, and we handle one of our bank customers using more than nine h...
 

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Sample Customers

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