Compare Azure HDInsight and Cloudera Data Platform 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (42.9% of reviews)
Enterprise (42.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
Azure HDInsight
Star Rating
(17)3.9 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (42.9% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Azure HDInsightCloudera Data Platform
Star Rating
(136)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (42.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Cloudera Data PlatformSummary
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- G2 reviewers report that Cloudera excels in handling confidential data>, with users praising its reliability and ease of use. One user noted, "It is wonderful technology to use while working on the confidential data," highlighting its effectiveness in sensitive environments.
- Users say that Azure HDInsight stands out for its integration with Azure Datalake>, which optimizes storage by not consuming disk space on the cluster. This feature, along with the Ambari UI for configuration changes, makes it a user-friendly option for managing big data.
- Reviewers mention that Cloudera's implementation process is generally smooth, with many users finding it easy to set up> and operate. One user remarked, "EASY to use and friendly. Most of the time it works without any issues," indicating a positive onboarding experience.
- According to verified reviews, Azure HDInsight is recognized for its stability> and performance, with users noting that it consistently meets their needs. A user shared, "First thing I want to say is it is stable," which is crucial for businesses relying on uninterrupted data processing.
- G2 reviewers highlight that Cloudera has a strong focus on data distribution>, receiving high marks in this area. Users appreciate its capabilities, stating it helps them reach more customers effectively, showcasing its utility in business growth.
- Users report that Azure HDInsight offers superior data preparation and Spark integration>, with one user mentioning its powerful query capabilities to translate data into Excel. This feature enhances its usability for data analysis and reporting tasks.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Azure HDInsight
No pricing availableCloudera Data Platform
No pricing availableFree Trial
Azure HDInsight
No trial information availableCloudera Data Platform
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.6
11
8.6
117
Ease of Use
8.0
11
8.3
119
Ease of Setup
8.0
5
8.1
60
Ease of Admin
9.0
5
7.9
59
Quality of Support
8.3
9
8.0
108
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Not enough data
8.4
56
Product Direction (% positive)
7.9
11
8.4
118
Features by Category
Reports
Not enough data
7.1
13
Not enough data
6.1
11
Not enough data
7.1
12
Not enough data
5.9
9
Not enough data
6.7
14
Data Preparation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Modeling and Blending
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Analytics Platforms
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
Self Service
Not enough data
6.2
11
Not enough data
6.7
10
Not enough data
6.2
11
Not enough data
6.8
10
Not enough data
6.2
10
Not enough data
6.0
7
Deployment & Integration - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Advanced Analytics
Not enough data
7.2
12
Not enough data
6.7
13
Not enough data
8.5
14
Performance & Scalability - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Advanced Analytics & Modeling - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI Capabilities - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Personalized Intelligence - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Building Reports
Not enough data
8.3
21
Not enough data
7.7
21
Not enough data
6.7
9
Not enough data
7.7
16
Data Governance
Not enough data
8.8
10
Not enough data
8.8
8
Not enough data
8.8
8
Data Preparation
Not enough data
9.2
10
Not enough data
9.4
9
Not enough data
9.7
10
Not enough data
8.9
9
Collaboration
Not enough data
8.5
8
Not enough data
8.9
9
Not enough data
8.9
9
Not enough data
9.1
9
Artificial Intelligence
Not enough data
9.5
10
Not enough data
9.1
9
Not enough data
8.7
9
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.1
9
Not enough data
8.5
9
Agentic AI - Machine Learning Data Catalog
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
Administration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management
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
Compliance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Quality
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Maintainence
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Data Governance
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
Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
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
Deployment
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
Deployment
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
Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Operations
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
System
Not enough data
9.7
15
Model Development
Not enough data
9.8
15
Not enough data
9.4
16
Not enough data
9.4
14
Not enough data
9.4
15
Model Development
Not enough data
9.4
14
Machine/Deep Learning Services
Not enough data
9.3
15
Not enough data
9.6
15
Not enough data
9.4
15
Not enough data
9.3
15
Machine/Deep Learning Services
Not enough data
9.8
14
Not enough data
9.9
13
Deployment
Not enough data
9.3
15
Not enough data
9.7
16
Not enough data
9.6
15
Generative AI
Not enough data
9.6
13
Not enough data
9.2
13
Not enough data
9.3
14
Agentic AI - Data Science and Machine Learning Platforms
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
Data Management
Not enough data
6.7
6
Not enough data
6.9
6
Not enough data
6.9
6
Not enough data
7.2
6
Analytics
Not enough data
6.4
6
Security
Not enough data
6.4
6
Not enough data
7.5
6
Not enough data
7.2
6
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.2
6
Not enough data
6.1
6
Agentic AI - Data Fabric
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
Data Management
Not enough data
9.0
15
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
14
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
14
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
13
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
14
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
14
|
Verified
Integration
Not enough data
8.7
13
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
13
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.2
13
|
Verified
Deployment
Not enough data
9.3
14
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
14
|
Verified
Performance
Not enough data
9.2
14
|
Verified
Security
Not enough data
8.8
13
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
14
|
Verified
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.8
10
Not enough data
8.5
10
Management
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
Maintenance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management
Not enough data
8.8
11
Not enough data
9.4
11
Not enough data
9.4
8
Not enough data
9.4
9
Support
Not enough data
8.0
11
Not enough data
8.5
11
Not enough data
8.7
10
Not enough data
8.0
10
Security
Not enough data
9.0
10
Not enough data
9.2
10
Not enough data
8.7
9
Not enough data
9.0
10
Performance
Not enough data
8.8
8
Not enough data
8.9
9
Not enough data
8.7
9
Not enough data
8.7
9
Not enough data
8.8
10
Database Features
Not enough data
8.9
19
Not enough data
8.4
19
Not enough data
8.5
17
Not enough data
9.0
18
Not enough data
9.0
16
Not enough data
8.7
17
Not enough data
9.2
18
Data Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Availability
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Performance
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Support
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - DataOps Platforms
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
Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Monitoring and Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Cloud Deployment
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data management
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
Reporting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Database
8.9
6
7.9
12
9.4
6
8.6
13
Feature Not Available
8.3
11
Integrations
8.9
6
8.8
13
9.3
7
8.3
11
Platform
9.0
7
9.2
8
9.3
7
7.7
11
9.3
7
8.3
11
Processing
8.6
7
7.7
8
9.0
7
7.7
11
Data Transformation
Not enough data
7.0
11
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
7
|
Verified
Connectivity
Not enough data
8.9
12
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
11
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
11
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
10
|
Verified
Operations
Not enough data
7.7
10
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
11
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
9
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.7
5
|
Verified
Building Reports
Not enough data
8.3
21
Not enough data
7.7
21
Not enough data
6.7
9
Not enough data
7.7
16
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
Database Features
Not enough data
8.9
19
Not enough data
8.4
19
Not enough data
8.5
17
Not enough data
9.0
18
Not enough data
9.0
16
Not enough data
8.7
17
Not enough data
9.2
18
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Azure HDInsight and Cloudera Data Platform are categorized as Big Data Processing and Distribution
Unique Categories
Azure HDInsight has no unique categories
Cloudera Data Platform is categorized as DataOps Platforms, Relational Databases, MLOps Platforms, Data Fabric, Big Data Integration Platforms, Data Science and Machine Learning Platforms, ETL Tools, Data Warehouse, Database Management Systems (DBMS), Key Value Databases, Analytics Platforms, Big Data Analytics, Data Governance, Stream Analytics, Machine Learning Data Catalog, and Active Metadata Management
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Azure HDInsight
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Cloudera Data Platform
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Computer Software
28.6%
Education Management
14.3%
Retail
7.1%
Information Technology and Services
7.1%
Higher Education
7.1%
Other
35.7%
Information Technology and Services
23.1%
Computer Software
17.7%
Banking
6.2%
Retail
6.2%
Consulting
4.6%
Other
42.3%
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Cloudera supports distributed processing using Apache Spark, Hive, and YARN, enabling fast processing of very large datasets.
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