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Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop vs ScyllaDB 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
8th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.3
Number of Reviews
51
Ranking in other categories
Hadoop (2nd)
ScyllaDB
Ranking in NoSQL Databases
2nd
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
12
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the NoSQL Databases category, the mindshare of Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop is 2.4%, down from 2.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of ScyllaDB is 10.0%, down from 10.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
NoSQL Databases
 

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.
Uttam Giri - PeerSpot reviewer
Offers encryption and supports APIs, making it great for distributed systems
The best features of ScyllaDB are how it synchronizes data and its failover system. There's a unique formula to decide the number of nodes you need and the minimum required, which I find helpful. It also offers encryption and supports APIs, making it great for distributed systems and scaling databases across different regions. While it's easy to use, having prior experience helps configure it properly. There are many configurations; if you don't understand them, you might mess up the design. So, understanding your system's needs, like whether it requires more read or write operations, is crucial for setting up the correct configuration.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"We also really like the Cloudera community. You can have any question and will have your answer within a few hours."
"Cloudera is a very manageable solution with good support."
"Customer service and support were able to fix whatever the issue was."
"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."
"The data science aspect of the solution is valuable."
"With a cluster available, you can manage the security layer using the shared SDX - it provides flexibility."
"The product is completely secure."
"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."
"It is lightweight, and it requires less infrastructure."
"The product's most valuable features are efficiency and reliability."
"The documentation is good. It integrates easily with our existing data infrastructure."
"The performance aspects of Scylla are good, as always... A good point about Scylla is that it can be used extensively."
"ScyllaDB is very fast, and I can use it for so many things."
"I like how fast it is to query data from the ScyllaDB node!"
"The performance and scalability are good, and we hardly see any major issues with ScyllaDB."
"The best features of ScyllaDB are how it synchronizes data and its failover system. There's a unique formula to decide the number of nodes you need and the minimum required, which I find helpful. It also offers encryption and supports APIs, making it great for distributed systems and scaling databases across different regions. While it's easy to use, having prior experience helps configure it properly. There are many configurations; if you don't understand them, you might mess up the design. So, understanding your system's needs, like whether it requires more read or write operations, is crucial for setting up the correct configuration."
 

Cons

"The Cloudera training has deteriorated significantly."
"The user infrastructure and user interface needs to be improved, as well as the performance. The GUI needs to be better."
"If they could support modifying the data more easily than the current implementation, it would be beneficial."
"The one thing that we struggled with predominately was support. Because it was relatively new, support was always a big issue and I think it's still a bit of an ongoing concern with the team currently managing it."
"I would like to see an improvement in how the solution helps me to handle the whole cluster."
"The solution does not support multiple languages very well and this means users need to create work-arounds to implement some solutions."
"The initial setup of Cloudera is difficult."
"They should focus on upgrading their technical capabilities in the market."
"Data export, along with how we can purchase the data periodically, needs to be improved so that the storage is within control. Then, we could optimize it even better."
"The documentation is not well established for new developers."
"Some of the regular commands in NoSQL do not work."
"The documentation of Scylla is an area with shortcomings and needs to be improved."
"It seems we have better options available. So probably don't go for ScyllaDB. The reason is, first, it's very high. It's not as straightforward as, like, Postgres or ClickHouse to set up. It requires a complex setup."
"We faced several challenges while integrating ScyllaDB into our AWS environment. One common issue was that a security port wasn’t opened on one node, preventingdata synchronization across clusters. We noticed the data wasn’t syncing correctly when we saw different record counts in other regions. After investigating, we found that the port was closed in one AWS region. Once we opened the port, the data synchronization across all nodes resumed as expected."
"If you don't have the best computing resources, then it's not easy to set up. In such cases, we have to run ScyllaDB in developer mode."
"The product needs to add more features and improve the response time of the support team."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Cloudera requires a license to use."
"The solution is fairly expensive."
"Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop is expensive, with support costs involved."
"The product’s price depends from project to project."
"I believe we pay for a three-year license."
"The tool is not expensive."
"The price is very high. The solution is expensive."
"When comparing with Oracle Sybase and SQL, it's cheaper. It's not expensive."
"It is an expensive tool compared to its competitor."
"The paid version of ScyllaDB is not that expensive. The main advantage of the paid version is direct support from the ScyllaDB team, which can resolve issues faster—typically within a day, compared to two to three days with the free version. The paid version also offers better guidance and support, while the free version has good documentation and is more high-level. I’d rate their support team nine out of ten because of the quick responses from their community."
"I believe that there is a yearly licensing cost and that it's expensive."
"It's free."
"It's a bit expensive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
19%
Educational Organization
17%
Computer Software Company
12%
Energy/Utilities Company
6%
Computer Software Company
16%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Hospitality Company
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

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.
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?
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...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Scylla?
The enterprise version comes with a cost of about $300,000 per year, however, we did not experience the promised compaction benefits.
What needs improvement with Scylla?
From a sales pitch standpoint, it needs to deliver on promises of better ROI and compaction. Additionally, ticketing and support systems could be improved due to the time it takes to get answers. T...
What is your primary use case for Scylla?
We dump a lot of our data, such as every entry created with respect to when a user rides a scooter, every record gets updated to ScyllaDB. It is used as a single source of truth and it manages mass...
 

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Sample Customers

37signals, Adconion,adgooroo, Aggregate Knowledge, AMD, Apollo Group, Blackberry, Box, BT, CSC
IBM, Investing.com, mParticle, Comcast, GE, Fanatics, Ola, CERN, adgear, Samsung
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