# Amazon EMR vs Hadoop HDFS Comparison | | Amazon EMR | Hadoop HDFS | |---|---|---| | **Star Rating** | 4.2 out of 5 | 4.4 out of 5 | | **Total Reviews** | 70 | 141 | | **Largest Market Segment** | Enterprise (58.1% of reviews) | Enterprise (55.0% of reviews) | | **Entry Level Price** | No pricing available | No pricing available | --- ## Top Pros & Cons ### Amazon EMR Pros: - Data Integration (1 reviews) - Ease of Use (1 reviews) Cons: - Performance Issues (1 reviews) - Poor Performance (1 reviews) ### Hadoop HDFS Pros: - Data Processing (1 reviews) - Data Security (1 reviews) Cons: - Increased Costs (1 reviews) - Maintenance Issues (1 reviews) --- ## Ratings Comparison | Rating | Amazon EMR | Hadoop HDFS | |---|---|---| | **Meets Requirements** | 8.7 (55 reviews) | 8.6 (118 reviews) | | **Ease of Use** | 8.3 (54 reviews) | 7.5 (120 reviews) | | **Ease of Setup** | 8.6 (27 reviews) | 6.9 (47 reviews) | | **Ease of Admin** | 8.6 (22 reviews) | 7.1 (44 reviews) | | **Quality of Support** | 8.3 (53 reviews) | 7.8 (103 reviews) | | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 8.9 (22 reviews) | 7.7 (42 reviews) | | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 8.1 (48 reviews) | 8.0 (113 reviews) | --- ## Pricing ### Amazon EMR #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial No information available ### Hadoop HDFS #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial No information available --- ## Features Comparison By Category ### Big Data Processing and Distribution | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Amazon EMR** | 8.8/10 | 43 | | **Hadoop HDFS** | 8.7/10 | 49 | #### Database | Feature | Amazon EMR | Hadoop HDFS | |---|---|---| | **Real-Time Data Collection** | 8.2 (28 reviews) | 8.6 (42 reviews) | | **Data Distribution** | 8.7 (34 reviews) | 9.1 (46 reviews) | | **Data Lake** | 8.5 (9 reviews) | 9.0 (40 reviews) | #### Integrations | Feature | Amazon EMR | Hadoop HDFS | |---|---|---| | **Hadoop Integration** | 9.0 (34 reviews) | 9.1 (44 reviews) | | **Spark Integration** | 9.0 (34 reviews) | 8.8 (40 reviews) | #### Platform | Feature | Amazon EMR | Hadoop HDFS | |---|---|---| | **Machine Scaling** | 8.7 (28 reviews) | 8.3 (40 reviews) | | **Data Preparation** | 8.8 (34 reviews) | 8.4 (43 reviews) | | **Spark Integration** | 9.0 (34 reviews) | 8.8 (40 reviews) | #### Processing | Feature | Amazon EMR | Hadoop HDFS | |---|---|---| | **Cloud Processing** | 9.1 (33 reviews) | 8.7 (36 reviews) | | **Workload Processing** | 8.7 (33 reviews) | 8.5 (41 reviews) | ### Big Data | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Amazon EMR** | N/A | N/A | | **Hadoop HDFS** | N/A | N/A | #### Building Reports | Feature | Amazon EMR | Hadoop HDFS | |---|---|---| | **Data Transformation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Data Modeling** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **WYSIWYG Report Design** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Integration APIs** | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Platform | Feature | Amazon EMR | Hadoop HDFS | |---|---|---| | **Mobile User Support** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Customization ** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **User, Role, and Access Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Internationalization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Sandbox / Test Environments** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Performance and Reliability** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Breadth of Partner Applications** | Not enough data | Not enough data | --- ## Categories **Shared Categories (1):** [Big Data Processing And Distribution Systems](https://www.g2.com/categories/big-data-processing-and-distribution) --- ## Reviewer Demographics ### By Company Size | Segment | Amazon EMR | Hadoop HDFS | |---|---|---| | **Small-Business** | 21.0% | 21.7% | | **Mid-Market** | 21.0% | 23.3% | | **Enterprise** | 58.1% | 55.0% | ### By Industry #### Amazon EMR - **Financial Services:** 23.0% - **Computer Software:** 21.3% - **Information Technology and Services:** 14.8% - **Retail:** 4.9% - **Biotechnology:** 3.3% - **Health, Wellness and Fitness:** 3.3% - **Accounting:** 1.6% - **Broadcast Media:** 1.6% - **Computer & Network Security:** 1.6% - **Computer Games:** 1.6% - **Other:** 23.0% #### Hadoop HDFS - **Computer Software:** 24.0% - **Information Technology and Services:** 21.7% - **Internet:** 7.8% - **Financial Services:** 4.7% - **Banking:** 3.9% - **Higher Education:** 3.9% - **Research:** 3.1% - **Computer Networking:** 3.1% - **Computer & Network Security:** 2.3% - **Management Consulting:** 2.3% - **Other:** 23.3% --- ## Alternatives ### Alternatives to Amazon EMR - [Databricks](https://www.g2.com/products/databricks/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (773 reviews) - [Snowflake](https://www.g2.com/products/snowflake/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (751 reviews) - [Qubole](https://www.g2.com/products/qubole/reviews) — 4.0/5 stars (259 reviews) - [Google Cloud Managed Service for Apache Spark](https://www.g2.com/products/google-cloud-managed-service-for-apache-spark/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (17 reviews) - [Azure HDInsight](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-hdinsight/reviews) — 3.9/5 stars (17 reviews) - [Cloudera Data Platform](https://www.g2.com/products/cloudera-cloudera-data-platform/reviews) — 4.1/5 stars (136 reviews) - [Google Cloud Dataflow](https://www.g2.com/products/google-cloud-dataflow/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (45 reviews) - [Google Cloud BigQuery](https://www.g2.com/products/google-cloud-bigquery/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (1234 reviews) - [Apache Beam](https://www.g2.com/products/apache-beam/reviews) — 4.1/5 stars (16 reviews) - [Oracle Big Data Cloud Service](https://www.g2.com/products/oracle-big-data-cloud-service/reviews) — 4.0/5 stars (14 reviews) ### Alternatives to Hadoop HDFS - [Google Cloud BigQuery](https://www.g2.com/products/google-cloud-bigquery/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (1234 reviews) - [Databricks](https://www.g2.com/products/databricks/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (773 reviews) - [Cloudera Data Platform](https://www.g2.com/products/cloudera-cloudera-data-platform/reviews) — 4.1/5 stars (136 reviews) - [Snowflake](https://www.g2.com/products/snowflake/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (751 reviews) - [Google Cloud Managed Service for Apache Spark](https://www.g2.com/products/google-cloud-managed-service-for-apache-spark/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (17 reviews) - [OpenText Vertica](https://www.g2.com/products/opentext-vertica/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (216 reviews) - [Microsoft SQL Server](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-sql-server/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (2276 reviews) - [Dremio](https://www.g2.com/products/dremio/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (70 reviews) - [Teradata Vantage](https://www.g2.com/products/teradata-teradata-vantage/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (373 reviews) - [Posit](https://www.g2.com/products/posit-posit/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (570 reviews) --- ## Top Discussions ### Amazon EMR No discussions available for this product. ### Hadoop HDFS - Title: [What is Hadoop HDFS used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-hadoop-hdfs-used-for) — 1 comment, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "Hadoop HDFS is used for storing large volume of data... so called 'Big Data'. 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