Compare Cloudera Data Platform and Snowflake 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (42.6% of reviews)
Mid-Market (43.6% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
$2 Compute/Hour
Cloudera Data Platform
Star Rating
(135)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 PlatformSnowflake
Star Rating
(717)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (43.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$2 Compute/Hour
Free Trial is available
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- G2 reviewers report that Snowflake excels in user satisfaction, with a significantly higher overall rating compared to Cloudera. Users appreciate how Snowflake simplifies advanced data warehousing, making it fast and scalable without the need for heavy infrastructure work.
- According to verified reviews, Cloudera is noted for its ease of use, with users describing it as "EASY to use and friendly." However, it struggles to match the overall satisfaction levels that Snowflake achieves, particularly in areas like support and implementation.
- Users say that Snowflake's implementation process is straightforward, allowing for quick onboarding and effective use of SQL queries. In contrast, Cloudera has received feedback indicating some challenges in configuration, which can hinder user experience.
- Reviewers mention that Snowflake provides a robust framework for data management, with a layout that is easy to navigate. Cloudera, while functional, has not received the same level of praise for its interface, which may impact day-to-day usability.
- G2 reviewers highlight the quality of support offered by Snowflake, which is rated significantly higher than Cloudera's. Users have expressed satisfaction with Snowflake's responsive support team, while Cloudera's support has been described as lacking in some areas.
- According to recent user feedback, Snowflake's architecture is praised for being result-oriented and efficient for cloud data operations. Cloudera, while effective for certain tasks, does not consistently deliver the same level of performance across all user scenarios.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Cloudera Data Platform
No pricing availableSnowflake
Standard
$2
Compute/Hour
Compute usage is billed on a per-second basis, with a minimum of 60 seconds. You can secure price discounts with pre-purchased Snowflake capacity options.
- Complete SQL Data Warehouse
- Secure Data Sharing across regions / clouds
- Premier Support 24 x 365
Free Trial
Cloudera Data Platform
No trial information availableSnowflake
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.6
116
9.1
548
Ease of Use
8.3
118
9.0
584
Ease of Setup
8.1
59
8.9
368
Ease of Admin
7.9
59
8.7
212
Quality of Support
8.0
107
8.7
504
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.4
56
9.0
214
Product Direction (% positive)
8.4
117
9.2
517
Features by Category
Reports
6.8
12
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
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
9.2
13
Not enough data
9.0
13
Not enough data
9.1
13
Not enough data
9.4
13
Not enough data
9.4
13
Deployment
Not enough data
9.4
11
Not enough data
9.5
11
Not enough data
9.5
11
Not enough data
9.5
11
Not enough data
9.4
11
Management
Not enough data
9.0
13
Not enough data
9.0
12
Not enough data
9.2
13
Not enough data
9.1
13
Operations
Not enough data
8.9
11
Not enough data
8.9
11
Not enough data
9.5
11
Management
Not enough data
9.2
11
Not enough data
9.3
10
Not enough data
8.8
11
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.6
11
Not enough data
8.5
11
System
9.7
15
9.2
30
Model Development
9.8
15
9.1
31
9.4
16
8.6
29
9.4
14
8.3
29
9.4
15
8.8
30
Model Development
9.4
14
8.8
28
Machine/Deep Learning Services
9.3
15
8.6
29
9.6
15
8.6
29
9.4
15
8.4
29
9.3
15
8.4
28
Machine/Deep Learning Services
9.8
14
8.6
28
9.9
13
8.5
25
Deployment
9.3
15
9.1
31
9.7
16
9.0
28
9.6
15
9.2
30
Generative AI
9.6
13
8.5
27
9.2
13
8.4
26
9.3
14
8.5
26
Agentic AI - Data Science and Machine Learning Platforms
Not enough data
8.3
14
Not enough data
8.3
14
Not enough data
8.5
14
Not enough data
8.6
14
Not enough data
8.3
14
Not enough data
8.4
15
Not enough data
8.3
14
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
207
|
Verified
8.5
14
|
Verified
8.9
180
|
Verified
8.9
14
|
Verified
9.1
188
|
Verified
8.7
13
|
Verified
8.4
185
|
Verified
8.5
14
|
Verified
8.3
163
|
Verified
8.9
14
|
Verified
8.8
168
|
Verified
Integration
8.7
13
|
Verified
8.3
157
|
Verified
8.3
13
|
Verified
9.0
195
|
Verified
9.2
13
|
Verified
8.9
173
|
Verified
Deployment
9.3
14
|
Verified
7.9
149
|
Verified
8.9
14
|
Verified
9.3
201
|
Verified
Performance
9.2
14
|
Verified
9.3
211
|
Verified
Security
8.8
13
|
Verified
8.9
186
|
Verified
9.0
14
|
Verified
9.1
196
|
Verified
Generative AI
8.8
10
8.0
85
8.5
10
8.1
84
Management
Not enough data
9.0
86
Not enough data
9.1
86
Not enough data
9.4
93
Not enough data
9.0
91
Not enough data
9.1
91
Maintenance
Not enough data
9.3
89
Not enough data
9.0
87
Not enough data
9.3
91
Security
Not enough data
9.3
88
Not enough data
9.3
91
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
Storage
Not enough data
9.2
45
Not enough data
9.2
45
Availability
Not enough data
9.1
40
Not enough data
9.2
38
Not enough data
9.2
42
Performance
Not enough data
9.2
45
Security
Not enough data
9.1
45
Not enough data
9.2
46
Not enough data
8.9
39
Not enough data
9.2
39
Support
Not enough data
9.2
37
Not enough data
9.2
36
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
Centralized computation
Not enough data
9.3
26
Localized computation
Not enough data
9.1
25
Database
7.9
12
9.0
100
8.6
13
9.3
103
8.3
11
9.3
97
Integrations
8.8
13
8.7
78
8.3
11
8.7
83
Platform
9.2
8
9.1
94
7.7
11
9.0
99
8.3
11
8.7
83
Processing
7.7
8
9.3
99
7.7
11
9.1
97
Data Transformation
7.0
11
|
Verified
9.2
90
8.6
7
|
Verified
9.4
91
Connectivity
8.9
12
|
Verified
8.6
80
8.8
11
|
Verified
8.7
81
8.6
11
|
Verified
9.1
84
9.0
10
|
Verified
9.1
83
Operations
7.7
10
|
Verified
8.6
86
8.0
11
|
Verified
9.2
81
8.1
9
|
Verified
8.9
78
Feature Not Available
8.8
82
8.7
5
|
Verified
8.8
80
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
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 Snowflake are categorized as Big Data Analytics, Data Governance, Data Science and Machine Learning Platforms, Database Management Systems (DBMS), Data Warehouse, Big Data Processing and Distribution, Big Data Integration Platforms, and MLOps Platforms
Unique Categories
Cloudera Data Platform is categorized as DataOps Platforms, Machine Learning Data Catalog, ETL Tools, Key Value Databases, Stream Analytics, Analytics Platforms, Data Fabric, and Relational Databases
Snowflake is categorized as Data Clean Room and Columnar Databases
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Cloudera Data Platform
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Snowflake
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
15.2%
Computer Software
13.9%
Financial Services
9.8%
Marketing and Advertising
4.5%
Hospital & Health Care
3.5%
Other
53.0%
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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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