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At a Glance
Amazon Redshift
Amazon Redshift
Star Rating
(397)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (39.5% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$1.22 - $3.26 Per hour
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Hadoop HDFS
Hadoop HDFS
Star Rating
(141)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (55.0% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Hadoop HDFS

Amazon Redshift vs Hadoop HDFS

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Amazon Redshift easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Amazon Redshift overall.

  • Reviewers felt that Amazon Redshift meets the needs of their business better than Hadoop HDFS.
  • When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Amazon Redshift is the preferred option.
  • For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Amazon Redshift over Hadoop HDFS.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Amazon Redshift
RA3.4xlarge
$1.22 - $3.26
Per hour
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Hadoop HDFS
No pricing available
Free Trial
Amazon Redshift
Free Trial is available
Hadoop HDFS
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.7
281
8.6
118
Ease of Use
8.7
281
7.5
120
Ease of Setup
8.6
138
6.9
47
Ease of Admin
8.4
128
7.1
44
Quality of Support
8.5
264
7.8
103
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
127
7.7
42
Product Direction (% positive)
8.8
252
8.0
113
Features by Category
8.4
147
Not enough data
Data Management
8.8
133
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Verified
Not enough data
8.4
125
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Verified
Not enough data
8.8
131
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Verified
Not enough data
8.0
127
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
102
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
118
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Verified
Not enough data
Integration
7.9
101
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Verified
Not enough data
8.7
128
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Verified
Not enough data
8.6
119
|
Verified
Not enough data
Deployment
8.1
102
Not enough data
8.9
130
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Verified
Not enough data
Performance
8.9
134
|
Verified
Not enough data
Security
8.7
126
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Verified
Not enough data
8.8
128
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Verified
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.3
20
Not enough data
7.2
19
Not enough data
8.3
63
Not enough data
Storage
8.4
53
Not enough data
8.4
56
Not enough data
Availability
8.6
47
Not enough data
8.2
50
Not enough data
8.4
48
Not enough data
Performance
8.2
48
Not enough data
Security
8.7
47
Not enough data
8.4
52
Not enough data
8.1
47
Not enough data
8.5
48
Not enough data
Support
7.9
43
Not enough data
8.5
47
Not enough data
Big Data Processing and DistributionHide 10 FeaturesShow 10 Features
Not enough data
8.7
49
Database
Not enough data
8.6
42
Not enough data
9.1
46
Not enough data
9.0
40
Integrations
Not enough data
9.1
44
Not enough data
8.8
40
Platform
Not enough data
8.3
40
Not enough data
8.4
43
Not enough data
8.8
40
Processing
Not enough data
8.7
36
Not enough data
8.5
41
Not enough data
Not enough data
Building Reports
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Amazon Redshift
Amazon Redshift
Hadoop HDFS
Hadoop HDFS
Amazon Redshift and Hadoop HDFS share no categories
Unique Categories
Amazon Redshift
Amazon Redshift is categorized as Columnar Databases, Data Warehouse, and Big Data Integration Platforms
Hadoop HDFS
Hadoop HDFS is categorized as Big Data Processing and Distribution
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Amazon Redshift
Amazon Redshift
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
21.0%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
39.5%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
39.5%
Hadoop HDFS
Hadoop HDFS
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
21.7%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
23.3%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
55.0%
Reviewers' Industry
Amazon Redshift
Amazon Redshift
Information Technology and Services
15.5%
Computer Software
12.7%
Financial Services
7.7%
Retail
5.2%
Telecommunications
4.7%
Other
54.1%
Hadoop HDFS
Hadoop HDFS
Computer Software
24.0%
Information Technology and Services
21.7%
Internet
7.8%
Financial Services
4.7%
Higher Education
3.9%
Other
38.0%
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Amazon Redshift
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Hadoop HDFS
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Discussions
Amazon Redshift
Amazon Redshift Discussions
Should I use with a data mart for a frontend tool that make request on it ?
3 Comments
NM
Hi Mehdi Can you elaborate your question? AWS Redshift is a DataBase/Data Warehouse service, which is Ideal for Analytical use cases. You can...Read more
When can I use Amazon redshift?
3 Comments
Prakash G.
PG
Redshift is big data warehousing solution to handle petabytes of data and also for real time decisions. If you want highly optimized data warehousing...Read more
Is Amazon redshift good for large datasets considering its cost.
2 Comments
Anshu Raj C.
AC
its costlyRead more
Hadoop HDFS
Hadoop HDFS Discussions
What is Hadoop HDFS used for?
1 Comment
Varad V.
VV
Hadoop HDFS is used for storing large volume of data... so called 'Big Data'. Read more
Monty the Mongoose crying
Hadoop HDFS has no more discussions with answers