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# Hadoop HDFS vs Kubernetes Comparison - What are their main differences?

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Reviews

**Hadoop HDFS** [

4.4/5(141)

](https://www.g2.com/products/hadoop-hdfs/reviews#reviews)

**Kubernetes** [

4.6/5(160)

](https://www.g2.com/products/kubernetes/reviews#reviews)

Pricing

**Hadoop HDFS**
No pricing available

**Kubernetes**
No pricing available

**Pricing Insights**
from reviews

Time to Implement

**Hadoop HDFS**
3 months

Based on 8 responses

**Kubernetes**
3 months

Based on 22 responses

Return on Investment

**Hadoop HDFS**
19 months

Based on 9 responses

**Kubernetes**
15 months4 months sooner

Based on 16 responses

Perceived Cost

**Hadoop HDFS**
$$$$$

**Kubernetes**
$$$$$

Average Discount

**Hadoop HDFS**
Not enough reviews yet

**Kubernetes**
12%

Pros & Cons

**Hadoop HDFS**
[
Data Processing (1)
](https://www.g2.com/products/hadoop-hdfs/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2233157&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Data Security (1)
](https://www.g2.com/products/hadoop-hdfs/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2233179&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Increased Costs (1)
](https://www.g2.com/products/hadoop-hdfs/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2233193&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Maintenance Issues (1)
](https://www.g2.com/products/hadoop-hdfs/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2233312&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)

**Kubernetes**
[
Auto-scaling (6)
](https://www.g2.com/products/kubernetes/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1836378&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Auto-Scaling (5)
](https://www.g2.com/products/kubernetes/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1836066&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Learning Curve (9)
](https://www.g2.com/products/kubernetes/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1836347&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Difficult Learning (7)
](https://www.g2.com/products/kubernetes/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1835689&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)

Integrations

**Hadoop HDFS**
Not enough data

**Kubernetes**
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Amazon Elastic Kubernetes...

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Argo.io

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Azure Pipelines

](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-pipelines/reviews)[

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Docker hub

](https://www.g2.com/products/docker-inc-docker/reviews)[
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Screenshots

**Hadoop HDFS**
 ![Hadoop HDFS screenshot](https://images.g2crowd.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,height=600,fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,/https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/attachment/file/6068/hadoopDiagram.png)

**Kubernetes**
No screenshot available

Ratings

Meets Requirements

**Hadoop HDFS**

8.6

8.6118

**Kubernetes**

9.2

9.2132

Ease of Use

**Hadoop HDFS**

7.5

7.5120

**Kubernetes**

7.9

7.9140

Ease of Setup

**Hadoop HDFS**

6.9

6.947

**Kubernetes**

7.4

7.494

Ease of Admin

**Hadoop HDFS**

7.1

7.144

**Kubernetes**

8.1

8.172

Quality of Support

**Hadoop HDFS**

7.8

7.8103

**Kubernetes**

8.5

8.5114

Has the product been a good partner in doing business?

**Hadoop HDFS**

7.7

7.742

**Kubernetes**

8.9

8.958

Product Direction (% positive)

**Hadoop HDFS**

8.0

8.0113

**Kubernetes**

9.7

9.7127

Features

Big Data Processing and Distribution[Hide 10 FeaturesShow 10 Features](javascript:void(0);)

8.7

49

Not enough data

Database

Real-Time Data Collection

8.6(won by default)

42

Not enough data

Data Distribution

9.1(won by default)

46

Not enough data

Data Lake

9.0(won by default)

40

Not enough data

Integrations

Hadoop Integration

9.1(won by default)

44

Not enough data

Spark Integration

8.8(won by default)

40

Not enough data

Platform

Machine Scaling

8.3(won by default)

40

Not enough data

Data Preparation

8.4(won by default)

43

Not enough data

Spark Integration

8.8(won by default)

40

Not enough data

Processing

Cloud Processing

8.7(won by default)

36

Not enough data

Workload Processing

8.5(won by default)

41

Not enough data

Container Management[Hide 10 FeaturesShow 10 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

9.0

78

Management

Access Control

Not enough data

8.9(won by default)

72

Network Isolation

Not enough data

Feature Not Available

File Isolation

Not enough data

Feature Not Available

Organization

Packaging 

Not enough data

9.1(won by default)

66

Container Networking

Not enough data

9.1(won by default)

72

Orchestration

Not enough data

9.6(won by default)

75

Development

Developer Toolkit

Not enough data

8.7(won by default)

54

Architecture

Not enough data

9.1(won by default)

71

Datacenter

Not enough data

9.0(won by default)

55

Virtualization

Not enough data

9.1(won by default)

58

Show 1 feature category with incomplete data

Big Data[Hide 17 FeaturesShow 17 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

Not enough data

Building Reports

Data Transformation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Modeling

Not enough data

Not enough data

WYSIWYG Report Design

Not enough data

Not enough data

Integration APIs

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Data

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Data

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Platform

Mobile User Support

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customization 

Not enough data

Not enough data

User, Role, and Access Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Internationalization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Sandbox / Test Environments

Not enough data

Not enough data

Performance and Reliability

Not enough data

Not enough data

Breadth of Partner Applications

Not enough data

Not enough data

Mobile Access

Not enough data

Not enough data

Metadata Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

User Insights

Reviewers' Company Size

[![Hadoop HDFS](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_689ac3b637ca780ceb5591a5a9bde905/hadoop-hdfs.png "Hadoop HDFS")](https://www.g2.com/products/hadoop-hdfs/reviews)

Hadoop HDFS

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

21.7%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

23.3%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

55.0%

[![Kubernetes](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_da16878589afcd15c61bcb8a7b6b66a7/kubernetes.png "Kubernetes")](https://www.g2.com/products/kubernetes/reviews)

Kubernetes

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

28.6%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

33.1%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

38.3%

Small-Business

(50 or fewer emp.)

21.7%

28.6%

Mid-Market

(51-1000 emp.)

23.3%

33.1%

Enterprise

(\> 1000 emp.)

55.0%

38.3%

Reviewers' Industry

[![Hadoop HDFS](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_689ac3b637ca780ceb5591a5a9bde905/hadoop-hdfs.png "Hadoop HDFS")](https://www.g2.com/products/hadoop-hdfs/reviews)
Hadoop HDFS

Computer Software

24.0%

Information Technology and Services

21.7%

Internet

7.8%

Financial Services

4.7%

Banking

3.9%

Other

38.0%

[![Kubernetes](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_da16878589afcd15c61bcb8a7b6b66a7/kubernetes.png "Kubernetes")](https://www.g2.com/products/kubernetes/reviews)
Kubernetes

Computer Software

32.7%

Information Technology and Services

21.6%

Telecommunications

9.2%

Financial Services

5.2%

Banking

3.3%

Other

28.1%

Alternatives

**Hadoop HDFS Alternatives**

 ![Databricks](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/135d1c9e39e19ef56dc8d0bf90fce20f/databricks.svg "Databricks")

[
Databricks
](/products/databricks/reviews)

 ![Google Cloud BigQuery](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/875b8a68eca98ce3458f26e9dd34cdf9/google-cloud-bigquery.svg "Google Cloud BigQuery")

[
BigQuery
](/products/google-cloud-bigquery/reviews)

 ![Cloudera](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/dcfb9e6879febb34cef773ddde921835/cloudera.svg "Cloudera")

[
Cloudera
](/products/cloudera/reviews)

 ![Snowflake](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/1544409170/snowflake.svg "Snowflake")

[
Snowflake
](/products/snowflake/reviews)

**Kubernetes Alternatives**

 ![Red Hat OpenShift](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_2ec0fb3d6001279948ececb9e055314c/red-hat-red-hat-openshift.jpg "Red Hat OpenShift")

[
Red Hat OpenShift
](/products/red-hat-red-hat-openshift/reviews)

 ![Mirantis Kubernetes Engine (formerly Docker Enterprise)](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/d0d1b4a9e07f24fe48007af62a2bc9ba/mirantis-kubernetes-engine-formerly-docker-enterprise.svg "Mirantis Kubernetes Engine (formerly Docker Enterprise)")

[
Mirantis
](/products/mirantis-kubernetes-engine-formerly-docker-enterprise/reviews)

 ![Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS)](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/1533073803/amazon-elastic-container-service-amazon-ecs.svg "Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS)")

[
Amazon Elastic Container...
](/products/amazon-elastic-container-service-amazon-ecs/reviews)

 ![Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/3120927c33ef160c81c91f1ae0aa7571/google-kubernetes-engine-gke.svg "Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)")

[
Kubernetes Engine
](/products/google-kubernetes-engine-gke/reviews)

## Hadoop HDFS vs Kubernetes

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

- Reviewers felt that Kubernetes meets the needs of their business better than Hadoop HDFS.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Kubernetes is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Kubernetes over Hadoop HDFS.