# Apache Storm for HDInsight Reviews **Vendor:** Microsoft **Category:** [Big Data Processing And Distribution Systems](https://www.g2.com/categories/big-data-processing-and-distribution) **Average Rating:** 4.5/5.0 **Total Reviews:** 4 ## About Apache Storm for HDInsight Apache Storm is a distributed, fault-tolerant, open-source, real-time event processing solution for large, fast streams of data. ## Apache Storm for HDInsight Reviews ### 1. this software is really good **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Higher Education | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 16, 2018 **What do you like best about Apache Storm for HDInsight?** This software is very easy to use. We started using it about a year ago and it simplified our processing solution by a lot. this software does all the work for us and is safe and reliable. It really does everything you would expect **What do you dislike about Apache Storm for HDInsight?** I think that it has a lot of different options and it can be a bit confusing at first. the software needs a more in depth demo for new users **Recommendations to others considering Apache Storm for HDInsight:** This software does what it says. If you need more from your processing software this will give you that. This has the ability to manage sort and process it all in one. **What problems is Apache Storm for HDInsight solving and how is that benefiting you?** We are constantly trying to make our company as efficient as possible. Using this software helps us make sure our productivity is up to par. ### 2. Apache Storm processes streams of data in real time. **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** jhon v. | Presales enginner, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 25, 2018 **What do you like best about Apache Storm for HDInsight?** Supports and easy customization by running scripts Dynamic scaling multiple Azure services Reliability Secure Shell (SSH) connectivity Web connectivity **What do you dislike about Apache Storm for HDInsight?** Log4j to log information When your system architecture relies on determining a top N value, compute the top N value concurrently. Subsequently, combine the results from these computations into a unified global value. **Recommendations to others considering Apache Storm for HDInsight:** no comments **What problems is Apache Storm for HDInsight solving and how is that benefiting you?** Internet of Things (IoT) Extraction, transformation, and loading (ETL) Network monitoring ### 3. Very user friendly **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Health, Wellness and Fitness | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 24, 2018 **What do you like best about Apache Storm for HDInsight?** This software is very easy to use. We used it at the company I was working for about a year ago and it simplified our processing solution by a lot. this software did all the work for the company, it is safe and reliable. It really does everything you would expect **What do you dislike about Apache Storm for HDInsight?** It can be confusing at first, but after you learn how to use it, it gets easy **What problems is Apache Storm for HDInsight solving and how is that benefiting you?** We use it to improve productivity and it certainly deliver results ### 4. Review of Apache Storm for HDInsight **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Information Technology and Services | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 24, 2018 **What do you like best about Apache Storm for HDInsight?** Support of JAVA Trident interface and the fact that tool allows to write storm components in multiple languages. **What do you dislike about Apache Storm for HDInsight?** I wish changes in the worker nodes can take effect without restarting running topologies. Only limited choice of programming languages which can be used for adding new components. **Recommendations to others considering Apache Storm for HDInsight:** Keep in mind that Storm components can be written in specific programming languages. **What problems is Apache Storm for HDInsight solving and how is that benefiting you?** Extract transform and load of the data pipeline - [View Apache Storm for HDInsight pricing details and edition comparison](https://www.g2.com/products/apache-storm-for-hdinsight/reviews?section=pricing&secure%5Bexpires_at%5D=2026-05-15+19%3A14%3A49+-0500&secure%5Bsession_id%5D=d4d219f5-52a7-480a-902b-694ac695623f&secure%5Btoken%5D=ebaeb1d63bd28fdf52efe382e2a9533ce140e9c30bfc2325d0468b8b123ca23d&format=llm_user) ## Apache Storm for HDInsight Features **Database** - Real-Time Data Collection - Data Distribution - Data Lake **Integrations** - Hadoop Integration - Spark Integration **Platform** - Machine Scaling - Data Preparation - Spark Integration **Processing** - Cloud Processing - Workload Processing **Building Reports** - Data Transformation - Data Modeling - WYSIWYG Report Design - Integration APIs **Platform** - Mobile User Support - Customization - User, Role, and Access Management - Internationalization - Sandbox / Test Environments - Performance and Reliability - Breadth of Partner Applications ## Top Apache Storm for HDInsight Alternatives - [Google Cloud BigQuery](https://www.g2.com/products/google-cloud-bigquery/reviews) - 4.5/5.0 (1,157 reviews) - [Databricks](https://www.g2.com/products/databricks/reviews) - 4.6/5.0 (742 reviews) - [Snowflake](https://www.g2.com/products/snowflake/reviews) - 4.6/5.0 (686 reviews)