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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 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?page=2&section=pricing&secure%5Bexpires_at%5D=2026-08-07+16%3A51%3A18+-0500&secure%5Bsession_id%5D=26f36d43-d33a-4388-9584-928e85aebcd4&secure%5Btoken%5D=a102e3720ad9526bb85ff7acbb750c2b9a8ac84e1798e023944071d9987f1c43&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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