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# Azure HDInsight Reviews
**Vendor:** Microsoft  
**Category:** [Big Data Processing And Distribution Systems](https://www.g2.com/categories/big-data-processing-and-distribution)  
**Average Rating:** 3.9/5.0  
**Total Reviews:** 17
## About Azure HDInsight
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.




## Azure HDInsight Reviews
  ### 1. Azure HDInsight Review

**Rating:** 2.5/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Verified User in Consumer Services | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** March 20, 2019

**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. 

**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

**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. 

  ### 2. Azure - Web App user

**Rating:** 3.0/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Martyna N. | Senior RPA Developer, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** March 21, 2019

**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

**What do you dislike about Azure HDInsight?**

Not enough instruction how to setup environment

**Recommendations to others considering Azure HDInsight:**

I don't have any recommendation from my site

**What problems is Azure HDInsight solving and how is that benefiting you?**

Fastest of setup infrastructure on client site


## Azure HDInsight Discussions
  - [What is the difference between HDInsight and Azure Data Lake analytics?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-the-difference-between-hdinsight-and-azure-data-lake-analytics)
  - [What is difference between Azure HDInsight and Azure Databricks?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-difference-between-azure-hdinsight-and-azure-databricks)
  - [Which three of the following are Apache technologies that are provided in Azure HDInsight?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/which-three-of-the-following-are-apache-technologies-that-are-provided-in-azure-hdinsight)
  - [What is Azure HDInsight used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-azure-hdinsight-used-for)

- [View Azure HDInsight pricing details and edition comparison](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-hdinsight/reviews?filters%5Bnps_score%5D%5B%5D=3&section=pricing&secure%5Bexpires_at%5D=2026-08-14+09%3A28%3A30+-0500&secure%5Bsession_id%5D=8c9e4bd5-418a-4cb8-8f64-6b23909dbd7e&secure%5Btoken%5D=e7239bd333492036f0085724851ceced8ecb38c8945910725789a8d13fac688b&format=llm_user)

## Azure HDInsight Features
**Database**
- Real-Time Data Collection
- Data Distribution

**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
- Real-Time Data
- Real-Time Data
- Third-Party Integrations
- Third-Party Integrations

**Platform**
- Mobile User Support
- Customization 
- User, Role, and Access Management
- Internationalization
- Sandbox / Test Environments
- Performance and Reliability
- Breadth of Partner Applications
- Mobile Access
- Metadata Management

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