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Market Segments
Enterprise (42.6% of reviews)
Enterprise (44.3% of reviews)
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Cloudera Data Platform
Star Rating
(133)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (42.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Cloudera Data PlatformDatabricks
Star Rating
(756)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (44.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- G2 reviewers report that Databricks excels in user experience, with a significantly higher satisfaction rating. Users appreciate how it simplifies the entire data workflow, allowing them to manage data processing, analysis, and machine learning all in one place, particularly through its intuitive notebook environment.
- According to verified reviews, Cloudera is noted for its ease of use, with users describing it as "EASY to use and friendly." This positive feedback highlights its effectiveness in handling confidential data, making it a reliable choice for businesses concerned about data security.
- Users say that Databricks offers a wealth of features that enhance its functionality, such as Genie, Lakehouse Connect, and streaming tables. These features contribute to a more integrated experience, which many users find beneficial for their enterprise migrations.
- Reviewers mention that Cloudera faces challenges in meeting specific workflow needs, with some users reporting configuration difficulties. Despite this, it still serves businesses well, helping them reach more customers and improve their software visibility.
- G2 reviewers highlight Databricks' strong support and product direction, with features like Unity Catalog providing centralized governance and fine-grained access control. This has been a game-changer for many enterprises transitioning from traditional architectures.
- According to recent user feedback, while Cloudera has a solid foundation, it struggles with recent user engagement, as evidenced by the lack of recent reviews. In contrast, Databricks has garnered a substantial number of recent reviews, indicating a more active user base and ongoing improvements.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Cloudera Data Platform
No pricing availableDatabricks
No pricing availableFree Trial
Cloudera Data Platform
No trial information availableDatabricks
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.6
116
8.9
592
Ease of Use
8.3
118
8.9
607
Ease of Setup
8.1
59
8.7
479
Ease of Admin
7.9
59
8.4
184
Quality of Support
8.0
107
8.7
568
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.4
56
8.9
188
Product Direction (% positive)
8.4
117
9.6
579
Features by Category
Reports
6.8
12
8.5
14
6.1
11
7.9
12
7.1
12
8.5
12
5.9
9
8.2
10
6.7
14
9.1
16
Data Preparation
Not enough data
9.0
7
Not enough data
9.0
8
Data Modeling and Blending
Not enough data
9.1
9
Not enough data
9.0
8
Not enough data
8.9
9
Generative AI
Not enough data
9.2
10
Not enough data
9.3
7
Agentic AI - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
9.4
8
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
8.6
7
Not enough data
8.6
7
Not enough data
8.5
8
Not enough data
9.3
7
Not enough data
9.4
6
Self Service
6.2
11
7.9
11
6.7
10
7.9
11
6.2
11
8.6
12
6.8
10
8.2
13
6.2
10
8.3
12
6.0
7
8.1
9
Deployment & Integration - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
8.3
8
Not enough data
9.3
9
Not enough data
8.8
7
Not enough data
9.3
7
Advanced Analytics
7.2
12
8.5
12
6.7
13
8.3
12
8.5
14
9.2
14
Performance & Scalability - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
9.0
8
Not enough data
9.7
5
Advanced Analytics & Modeling - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
9.1
9
Not enough data
8.7
9
Not enough data
8.8
7
Agentic AI Capabilities - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
8.8
8
Not enough data
9.0
8
Not enough data
9.0
7
Not enough data
8.8
8
Personalized Intelligence - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
9.3
7
Not enough data
8.1
9
Not enough data
8.5
8
Building Reports
8.3
21
9.0
158
7.7
21
8.6
149
6.7
9
7.6
124
7.7
16
8.4
149
Data Governance
8.8
10
Not enough data
8.8
8
Not enough data
8.8
8
Not enough data
Data Preparation
9.2
10
Not enough data
9.4
9
Not enough data
9.7
10
Not enough data
8.9
9
Not enough data
Collaboration
8.5
8
Not enough data
8.9
9
Not enough data
8.9
9
Not enough data
9.1
9
Not enough data
Artificial Intelligence
9.5
10
Not enough data
9.1
9
Not enough data
8.7
9
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.1
9
Not enough data
8.5
9
Not enough data
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
8.8
100
Not enough data
8.6
94
Not enough data
9.0
95
Not enough data
8.7
99
Management
Not enough data
8.5
88
Not enough data
8.6
87
Not enough data
8.7
89
Not enough data
8.5
88
Not enough data
8.8
87
Compliance
Not enough data
8.9
100
Not enough data
8.7
93
Not enough data
8.9
95
Not enough data
8.7
96
Security
Not enough data
9.0
89
Not enough data
8.9
87
Not enough data
8.8
87
Data Quality
Not enough data
9.0
95
Not enough data
8.7
94
Not enough data
9.0
94
Maintainence
Not enough data
8.7
86
Not enough data
8.8
85
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.4
83
Not enough data
8.5
82
Agentic AI - Data Governance
Not enough data
8.6
11
Not enough data
8.9
12
Not enough data
9.1
15
Not enough data
8.6
13
Not enough data
9.1
13
Not enough data
9.0
14
Management
Not enough data
8.6
173
Not enough data
8.5
165
Functionality
Not enough data
9.1
177
Not enough data
9.2
179
Not enough data
9.1
174
Not enough data
9.0
168
Not enough data
9.1
170
Deployment
Not enough data
8.9
65
Not enough data
8.9
64
Not enough data
8.9
66
Not enough data
8.9
66
Not enough data
9.0
68
Deployment
Not enough data
8.9
62
Not enough data
8.8
62
Not enough data
8.6
66
Not enough data
8.9
65
Not enough data
9.0
66
Management
Not enough data
9.0
64
Not enough data
8.9
66
Not enough data
9.2
61
Not enough data
9.0
69
Operations
Not enough data
8.7
62
Not enough data
8.8
62
Not enough data
9.0
63
Management
Not enough data
8.8
61
Not enough data
8.7
61
Not enough data
9.1
59
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.3
28
Not enough data
8.3
28
System
9.7
15
8.9
181
Model Development
9.8
15
8.7
184
9.4
16
8.0
188
9.4
14
8.3
187
9.4
15
8.7
192
Model Development
9.4
14
8.5
173
Machine/Deep Learning Services
9.3
15
8.2
175
9.6
15
8.5
181
9.4
15
8.3
173
9.3
15
8.2
173
Machine/Deep Learning Services
9.8
14
8.4
159
9.9
13
8.4
161
Deployment
9.3
15
8.5
180
9.7
16
8.7
181
9.6
15
9.0
189
Generative AI
9.6
13
8.2
87
9.2
13
8.4
88
9.3
14
7.6
87
Agentic AI - Data Science and Machine Learning Platforms
Not enough data
9.3
9
Not enough data
8.5
8
Not enough data
8.3
9
Not enough data
8.8
8
Not enough data
9.2
11
Not enough data
8.8
7
Not enough data
9.4
8
Data Management
6.7
6
Not enough data
6.9
6
Not enough data
6.9
6
Not enough data
7.2
6
Not enough data
Analytics
6.4
6
Not enough data
Security
6.4
6
Not enough data
7.5
6
Not enough data
7.2
6
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.2
6
Not enough data
6.1
6
Not enough data
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
9.0
15
|
Verified
9.1
186
|
Verified
8.5
14
|
Verified
8.9
181
|
Verified
8.9
14
|
Verified
8.9
182
|
Verified
8.7
13
|
Verified
8.8
181
|
Verified
8.5
14
|
Verified
8.7
168
|
Verified
8.9
14
|
Verified
9.1
173
|
Verified
Integration
8.7
13
|
Verified
8.8
169
|
Verified
8.3
13
|
Verified
8.8
168
|
Verified
9.2
13
|
Verified
9.1
177
|
Verified
Deployment
9.3
14
|
Verified
7.9
157
|
Verified
8.9
14
|
Verified
9.2
179
|
Verified
Performance
9.2
14
|
Verified
9.2
180
|
Verified
Security
8.8
13
|
Verified
8.9
171
|
Verified
9.0
14
|
Verified
8.9
169
|
Verified
Generative AI
8.8
10
8.5
77
8.5
10
8.4
76
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
8.8
11
Not enough data
9.4
11
Not enough data
9.4
8
Not enough data
9.4
9
Not enough data
Support
8.0
11
Not enough data
8.5
11
Not enough data
8.7
10
Not enough data
8.0
10
Not enough data
Security
9.0
10
Not enough data
9.2
10
Not enough data
8.7
9
Not enough data
9.0
10
Not enough data
Performance
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
Not enough data
Database Features
8.9
19
Not enough data
8.4
18
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
Not enough data
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
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Support
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Management
Not enough data
9.0
69
Not enough data
8.8
71
Not enough data
8.8
69
Not enough data
9.1
70
Agentic AI - DataOps Platforms
Not enough data
9.2
10
Not enough data
9.0
8
Not enough data
9.0
10
Not enough data
9.1
9
Not enough data
9.4
9
Analytics
Not enough data
8.8
68
Not enough data
8.6
68
Monitoring and Management
Not enough data
8.6
68
Not enough data
8.6
69
Cloud Deployment
Not enough data
9.0
64
Not enough data
9.0
65
Generative AI
Not enough data
9.0
37
Not enough data
8.9
37
Scalability and Performance - Generative AI Infrastructure
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Cost and Efficiency - Generative AI Infrastructure
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Integration and Extensibility - Generative AI Infrastructure
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security and Compliance - Generative AI Infrastructure
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Usability and Support - Generative AI Infrastructure
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Customization - AI Agent Builders
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality - AI Agent Builders
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 and Analytics - AI Agent Builders
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Integration - AI Agent Builders
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Traffic Management & Performance - AI Gateways
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Governance & Observability - AI Gateways
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Database
7.9
12
8.7
239
8.6
13
8.9
247
8.3
11
9.3
265
Integrations
8.8
13
8.3
220
8.3
11
9.1
268
Platform
9.2
8
9.0
261
7.7
11
8.9
255
8.3
11
9.1
268
Processing
7.7
8
9.0
248
7.7
11
9.0
255
Data Transformation
7.0
11
|
Verified
8.9
229
8.6
7
|
Verified
9.1
237
Connectivity
8.9
12
|
Verified
8.7
208
8.8
11
|
Verified
9.2
232
8.6
11
|
Verified
9.0
222
9.0
10
|
Verified
9.2
232
Operations
7.7
10
|
Verified
8.4
230
8.0
11
|
Verified
8.8
229
8.1
9
|
Verified
8.6
214
Feature Not Available
8.6
210
8.7
5
|
Verified
9.3
233
Building Reports
8.3
21
9.0
158
7.7
21
8.6
149
6.7
9
7.6
124
7.7
16
8.4
149
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
8.9
19
Not enough data
8.4
18
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
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Cloudera Data Platform and Databricks are categorized as DataOps Platforms, Big Data Analytics, Data Governance, Data Science and Machine Learning Platforms, ETL Tools, Database Management Systems (DBMS), Data Warehouse, Analytics Platforms, Big Data Processing and Distribution, and MLOps Platforms
Unique Categories
Cloudera Data Platform is categorized as Machine Learning Data Catalog, Key Value Databases, Stream Analytics, Data Fabric, Big Data Integration Platforms, and Relational Databases
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Cloudera Data Platform
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Databricks
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
Information Technology and Services
23.3%
Computer Software
17.1%
Banking
6.2%
Retail
6.2%
Consulting
4.7%
Other
42.6%
Information Technology and Services
15.8%
Financial Services
10.3%
Computer Software
8.6%
Consulting
3.9%
Hospital & Health Care
3.7%
Other
57.7%
Alternatives
Discussions
What is Cloudera used for?
1 Comment
SA
Cloudera supports distributed processing using Apache Spark, Hive, and YARN, enabling fast processing of very large datasets.
Use cases
Batch processing...Read more
Cloudera Data Platform has no more discussions with answers
What is Lakehouse in Databricks?
4 Comments
BK
Lakehouse architecture is the merging of the data warehouse and data lake concepts into a single platform, with built-in support for lineage maintenance and ML.Read more
What are the features of Databricks?
4 Comments
SM
Delta Lake
Lakehosue platform
Schema evolution
Data quarantine & Data Quality
Data Integration & TransformationsRead more
What does Databricks software do?
3 Comments
SM
It will work like Hadoop, databricks provide the services like big data.
Databricks also work like in advanced level it's have capability to process large...Read more
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