--- title: Azure HDInsight Reviews meta\_title: 'Azure HDInsight Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta\_description: Filter 17 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how Azure HDInsight works for a business like yours. aggregate\_rating: rating\_value: 3.9 review\_count: 17 scale: '5' date\_modified: '2026-08-23' parent\_category: name: Big Data url: https://www.g2.com/categories/big-data --- # Azure HDInsight Reviews & Product Details HDInsight is a fully-managed cloud Hadoop offering that provides optimized open source analytic clusters for Spark, Hive, MapReduce, HBase, Storm, Kafka, and R Server backed by a 99.9% SLA. * * * Seller [Microsoft](https://www.g2.com/sellers/microsoft) Discussions [Azure HDInsight Community](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-hdinsight/discuss) Show More ## Top-Rated Alternatives [ ![Databricks](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Databricks") Databricks 4.6/5(1,361) ](https://www.g2.com/products/databricks/reviews) [ ![Cloudera](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Cloudera") Cloudera 4.2/5(197) ](https://www.g2.com/products/cloudera/reviews) [ ![Amazon EMR](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Amazon EMR") Amazon EMR 4.2/5(70) ](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-emr/reviews) [ View All Alternatives ](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-hdinsight/competitors/alternatives) ## User Insights Average based on 17 real user reviews. [Log in to unlock pricing and user insights](/login) ![Verified User in Computer Software](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Computer Software") AC Verified User in Computer Software Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 5/21/2023 "Great Data Processing Tool For all your Data needs" 4.5/5 What do you like best about Azure HDInsight? The best feature of Azure HDInsight is that it leverages the Azure Datalake for HDFS Data instead of consuming disk space of the cluster. It also comes with Ambari UI to easily make config changes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Azure HDInsight? Azure HDInsight can combine all big data services into a single option so that users can come and experiment on the same cluster. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Azure HDInsight solving and how is that benefiting you? Azure HDInsight provides users with the infrastructure to run our big data workloads. It also has integrated HDFS with Azure DataLake, making it easier to work with the Data itself. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Lisa H.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Lisa H.") LH Lisa H. Manager of Programs Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 3/23/2021 Business partner of the seller or seller's competitor, not included in G2 scores. "Still Learning" 1/5 What do you like best about Azure HDInsight? Fairly easy to enable off older Datalake platforms Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Azure HDInsight? We are still evaluating this product, so keep you posted! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Azure HDInsight solving and how is that benefiting you? Data accessibility Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerSource: Organic ZL Zongyang L. Sr qe engineer Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 3/22/2019 "Intune MDM is more stabke than others" 4/5 What do you like best about Azure HDInsight? First thing i want to say is it is stable. In my work i used mobile iron, BES, air watch and intune from azure. Intune from azure is the most stabke one i need to say. I always using it to verify our app's MDM feature vecause it will give me an accurate result. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Azure HDInsight? Hard for new users to use. AZURE includes a lot of microsoft's feature. You need to spand time on it to get used to work with it. Not new user friendly. And if you are having issues are can barely find something useful from the azure log. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Azure HDInsight solving and how is that benefiting you? MDM management for our developing app. Using one feature call intune in azure. The benefit for me is save my time and let my work effective. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite CK chintan k. PM Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 3/21/2019 Business partner of the seller or seller's competitor, not included in G2 scores. "Azure" 3.5/5 What do you like best about Azure HDInsight? High Availability Unlike other vendors, the Microsoft Azure cloud offers high availability and redundancy in data centers on a global scale. Because of this, Azure can offer a service level agreement, or SLA, of 99.95% (approximately 4.38 hours of downtime per year), something that most businesses cannot achieve. Related Content: 3 Key Lessons from the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Outage Security Microsoft Azure has a strong focus on security, following the standard security model of Detect, Assess, Diagnose, Stabilize and Close. Paired with strong cyber security controls, this model has allowed Azure to achieve multiple compliance certifications, all of which establish Azure as a leader in IaaS security. Not only is the platform protected, the end user is also covered with Azure. This multi-level of protection is essential as security threats continue to multiply daily across the globe, targeting end users and putting your business’ data at risk. Azure provides simple, user-friendly services for increased protection, such as multi-factor authentication and application password requirements. New Call-to-actionScalability Scalability is the backbone of any good cloud provider, and Azure is no different. For example, consider the following: a firm runs SQL reports daily for 28 out of 30 days of the month, using minimal compute power. On the last two days of the month, there is an increase in report activity, requiring more compute power. Microsoft Azure makes it easy to scale compute power up or down with nothing more than the click of a button. With this scalability structure, businesses have the flexibility to pay for only what they use. Cost-Effectiveness It’s imperative to keep IT budgets in mind when choosing a cloud provider, which is why the Microsoft Azure platform is so attractive to many organizations. Azure’s pay-as-you-go pricing allows SMBs to better manage their IT budgets, purchasing only as much as they need. Additionally, the cloud environment allows businesses to launch both customer applications and internal apps in the cloud, which saves on infrastructure costs while reducing the hardware and maintenance burdens on in-house IT management. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Azure HDInsight? Requires Management As with anything, there are a couple of potential cons with Microsoft Azure. Unlike SaaS platforms where the end-user is consuming information (for example, Office 365), IaaS (Azure) moves your business’ compute power from your data center or office to the cloud. As with most cloud service providers, Azure needs to be expertly managed and maintained, which includes patching and server monitoring. Requires Platform Expertise Unlike local servers, Azure requires expertise to ensure all moving parts work together efficiently. A common mistake by business administrators that are not fully engaged in how well (or poorly) their cloud servers are operating is to over-provision cloud services. While a common mistake, on premise servers’ compute power does not translate equivocally in the cloud, potentially costing businesses thousands of dollars per year. As more and more businesses continue to move their data to the cloud, it can be difficult to track which provider is best for your business. As an IT company serving small and mid-size businesses, iCorps had to conduct its own proof of concept, migrating core business applications to Azure to ensure maximum efficiency. With a seamless migration and continued usage, iCorps hasn’t looked back, saving nearly $4,000 per month on licensing, hardware, and support. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Azure HDInsight solving and how is that benefiting you? Cost-Effectiveness High Availability Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Construction](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Construction") CC Verified User in Construction Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 3/21/2019 "HDInsight for Marketing "" 5/5 What do you like best about Azure HDInsight? Azure itself is very user friendly, HDInsight is a great addition. For our purposes, we definitely also use the powerful query to translate data into Excel. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Azure HDInsight? The only problem I have is when loading large volumes of data, sometimes I get an error message, I suppose that means something is corrupted inside. I'd love a way to sort this out without having to start over. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Azure HDInsight: I recommend Azure by itself is very friendly, HDInsight is a great addition. For our purposes, we definitely also use the powerful query to translate data into Excel. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Azure HDInsight solving and how is that benefiting you? HDInsight is being used with a company for which I currently consult. Your marketing department needed help with analyzing and managing large files / data and processing all of them. It is being used only by the advertising and marketing department and addresses issues that arise when we spend large amounts of money on Google Analytics, Facebook, Instagram, etc., and we want to allocate expenses. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More 4/25/2019 Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Consumer Services](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Consumer Services") UC Verified User in Consumer Services Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 3/20/2019 "Azure HDInsight Review" 2.5/5 What do you like best about Azure HDInsight? What I liked the most was the poly base and ease in aggregating raw data sets, it was easy to use and very helpful. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Azure HDInsight? What I disliked the most was the cost point because it's prohibitive to use all the time, in other words, you can't use it 24/7 Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Azure HDInsight solving and how is that benefiting you? I used it for problems related to cost management, internal and operational efficiencies, to improve business processes as well as outcomes. The benefits I've had have been to work on these on an advanced manner when it comes to developing new data. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Computer Software](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Computer Software") IC Verified User in Computer Software Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 3/22/2019 "Ease of implementation and offerings are amazing" 5/5 What do you like best about Azure HDInsight? Easy to use and implement. Analytics is just off the charts, the data lake capabilities and the addition of the new offerings by Microsoft is game changing. It is critical for our industry and business needs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Azure HDInsight? The single point of maintenance and the fact it is really pricey for organization of our size. The end user performance was flaky at times, however, we were able to shake it off after certain tweaks. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Azure HDInsight solving and how is that benefiting you? Data analysis, the innovation on analytics and the enhancement on decision making with stake holders Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Martyna N.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Martyna N.") MN Martyna N. Senior RPA Developer Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 3/21/2019 "Azure - Web App user" 3/5 What do you like best about Azure HDInsight? The easiest of installation and setup of new environment - not depends on server quality as in case of standard environment Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Azure HDInsight? Not enough instruction how to setup environment Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Azure HDInsight: I don't have any recommendation from my site Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Azure HDInsight solving and how is that benefiting you? Fastest of setup infrastructure on client site Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Naresh G.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Naresh G.") NG Naresh G. Big Data Developer Financial Services Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 7/19/2018 "Azure makes bigdata engineer life easier" 4/5 What do you like best about Azure HDInsight? Azure platform is a place where almost we can find everything that are required for a typical data engineer work. And the most amazing part of azure is having HDInsight (HDP cluster) and Databricks at one place with various eco system noteobooks like Jupyter, Zeppelin etc which makes the Data Scientist job easier. Also, another amazing part with Azure is storing data in a blob storage and exploring the metadata of various sources using data catalog. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Azure HDInsight? There is nothing much to say, but still the way to interact with various components can be made easier to the end user. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Azure HDInsight: Teams who want to have a cost effective quick solution and for building data pipelines or ingestion platforms can go with azure with very less resources. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Azure HDInsight solving and how is that benefiting you? Building data ingestion platform and data pipelines using spark and doing ETL as per the business requirements Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Computer Software](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Computer Software") UC Verified User in Computer Software Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 3/21/2019 "Good for analytics" 4.5/5 What do you like best about Azure HDInsight? It is cost-effective and a good enterprise-grade service for open source analytics. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Azure HDInsight? Loading large volumes sometimes throughs errors. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Azure HDInsight solving and how is that benefiting you? Data prepartaion Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ##### Pricing Pricing details for this product isn’t currently available. Visit the vendor’s website to learn more. 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