Compare Cloudera Data Platform and IBM Cloud Pak for Data 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (42.3% of reviews)
Enterprise (50.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
Cloudera 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 PlatformIBM Cloud Pak for Data
Star Rating
(88)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (50.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about IBM Cloud Pak for DataSummary
AI Generated Summary
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- G2 reviewers report that IBM Cloud Pak for Data excels in overall user satisfaction, reflected in its higher G2 Score compared to Cloudera. Users appreciate its comprehensive approach to data management and analytics, which has significantly streamlined their operations.
- Users say that Cloudera is particularly effective for handling confidential data, with many finding it easy to use and reliable. This user-friendly experience is highlighted by feedback indicating that it often works without issues, making it a solid choice for businesses focused on data security.
- Reviewers mention that IBM Cloud Pak for Data's intuitive user interface facilitates data analysis workflows, allowing for seamless integration with Watson AI services. This capability has been invaluable for organizations looking to unify siloed data and optimize resource allocation.
- According to verified reviews, Cloudera shines in its integration with Hadoop and Spark, receiving high praise for its performance in these areas. Users value its ability to handle complex data processing tasks effectively, which is crucial for enterprises relying on big data technologies.
- G2 reviewers highlight that while Cloudera has a strong focus on data security and ease of use, it may not meet all users' specific workflow needs as effectively as IBM Cloud Pak for Data. The latter's comprehensive features for data governance and analytics are seen as a significant advantage for organizations undergoing digital transformation.
- Users report that IBM Cloud Pak for Data's ability to consolidate disparate data sources into a central platform has been a game-changer for many. This feature allows organizations to identify critical trends and make data-driven decisions more efficiently, showcasing its strength in real-time analytics.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Cloudera Data Platform
No pricing availableIBM Cloud Pak for Data
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Cloudera Data Platform
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No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.6
117
8.5
47
Ease of Use
8.3
119
8.1
47
Ease of Setup
8.1
60
7.2
26
Ease of Admin
7.9
59
7.6
27
Quality of Support
8.0
108
8.3
42
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.4
56
8.1
25
Product Direction (% positive)
8.4
118
8.8
47
Features by Category
Reports
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
Not enough data
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
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
Not enough data
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
7.2
12
Not enough data
6.7
13
Not enough data
8.5
14
Not enough data
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
8.3
21
Not enough data
7.7
21
Not enough data
6.7
9
Not enough data
7.7
16
Not enough data
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
Customization
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Infrastructure
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.0
5
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
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
Infrastructure Provision
Not enough data
7.7
8
Not enough data
8.1
7
Not enough data
7.9
7
Not enough data
8.3
6
Not enough data
8.5
8
Not enough data
7.9
8
Not enough data
8.3
8
Not enough data
8.3
7
Management
Not enough data
8.6
7
Not enough data
8.3
7
Not enough data
8.1
8
Functionality
Not enough data
8.3
8
System
9.7
15
9.5
11
Model Development
9.8
15
8.3
8
9.4
16
8.5
8
9.4
14
9.1
9
9.4
15
8.8
8
Model Development
9.4
14
8.5
12
Machine/Deep Learning Services
9.3
15
8.7
9
9.6
15
9.4
8
9.4
15
9.6
8
9.3
15
9.0
7
Machine/Deep Learning Services
9.8
14
9.2
8
9.9
13
9.3
7
Deployment
9.3
15
9.3
9
9.7
16
9.3
9
9.6
15
8.9
9
Generative AI
9.6
13
8.3
5
9.2
13
8.3
5
9.3
14
8.3
5
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
6.7
6
Not enough data
6.9
6
Not enough data
6.9
6
Not enough data
7.2
6
8.3
5
Analytics
6.4
6
Not enough data
Security
6.4
6
9.0
5
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
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
Not enough data
Integration
8.7
13
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
13
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.2
13
|
Verified
Not enough data
Deployment
9.3
14
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
14
|
Verified
Not enough data
Performance
9.2
14
|
Verified
Not enough data
Security
8.8
13
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
14
|
Verified
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.8
10
Not enough data
8.5
10
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
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
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
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
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
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
Statistical Tool
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
8.8
8
Not enough data
8.6
7
Data Analysis
Not enough data
8.7
9
Not enough data
9.0
7
Decision Making
Not enough data
8.3
6
Not enough data
8.8
7
Not enough data
8.8
8
Not enough data
8.3
8
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Database
7.9
12
Not enough data
8.6
13
Not enough data
8.3
11
Not enough data
Integrations
8.8
13
Not enough data
8.3
11
Not enough data
Platform
9.2
8
Not enough data
7.7
11
Not enough data
8.3
11
Not enough data
Processing
7.7
8
Not enough data
7.7
11
Not enough data
Data Transformation
7.0
11
|
Verified
8.5
27
|
Verified
8.6
7
|
Verified
9.1
15
|
Verified
Connectivity
8.9
12
|
Verified
8.0
23
|
Verified
8.8
11
|
Verified
8.6
22
|
Verified
8.6
11
|
Verified
8.1
25
|
Verified
9.0
10
|
Verified
8.7
24
|
Verified
Operations
7.7
10
|
Verified
8.7
26
|
Verified
8.0
11
|
Verified
8.9
25
|
Verified
8.1
9
|
Verified
8.4
23
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.8
24
|
Verified
8.7
5
|
Verified
8.7
13
|
Verified
Building Reports
8.3
21
Not enough data
7.7
21
Not enough data
6.7
9
Not enough data
7.7
16
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
Database Features
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
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Cloudera Data Platform and IBM Cloud Pak for Data are categorized as Data Fabric, Data Science and Machine Learning Platforms, and Big Data Analytics
Unique Categories
Cloudera Data Platform is categorized as DataOps Platforms, Relational Databases, MLOps Platforms, Big Data Integration Platforms, Big Data Processing and Distribution, ETL Tools, Data Warehouse, Database Management Systems (DBMS), Key Value Databases, Analytics Platforms, Data Governance, Stream Analytics, Machine Learning Data Catalog, and Active Metadata Management
IBM Cloud Pak for Data is categorized as Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Predictive Analytics, Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), and Generative AI Infrastructure
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Cloudera Data Platform
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
IBM Cloud Pak for Data
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
23.1%
Computer Software
17.7%
Banking
6.2%
Retail
6.2%
Consulting
4.6%
Other
42.3%
Computer Software
12.9%
Banking
8.6%
Information Technology and Services
8.6%
Education Management
5.7%
Financial Services
5.7%
Other
58.6%
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Discussions
What is Cloudera used for?
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Cloudera supports distributed processing using Apache Spark, Hive, and YARN, enabling fast processing of very large datasets.
Use cases
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