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Cloudera Reviews & Product Details

Pricing

Pricing provided by Cloudera.

AI Inference

$0.25
1 CCU (Hourly rate)
Siva T.
ST
Siva T.
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
Business partner of the seller or seller's competitor, not included in G2 scores.
"Nice Experience Overall"
5/5
What do you like best about Cloudera?

Nice to work with the Cloudera platform and data services platform Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Cloudera?

Nothing but upgrading the cluster to new versions Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Yit H.
YH
Yit H.
Senior Database Engineer
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Great AI Integration, Still Room to Grow"
3/5
What do you like best about Cloudera?

Cloudera has very great AI integration. Very good Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Cloudera?

Still need more marketing. Cloudera needs more client base Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Banking
UB
Verified User in Banking
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"All-in-One Data Engineering and ML Ecosystem"
4.5/5
What do you like best about Cloudera?

I really appreciate how it provides an all-in-one ecosystem for data engineering and machine learning Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Cloudera?

Setting up and running the ecosystem is notoriously heavy, especially if you are deploying on-premises. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Ronak B.
RB
Ronak B.
DevOps Institute Ambassador
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Love It for Product Development"
5/5
What do you like best about Cloudera?

Product development across stack is really great Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Cloudera?

Closed setup could discourage innovation Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Information Technology and Services
AI
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Powerful Data Management, Security, and Analytics Across Hybrid Environments"
4.5/5
What do you like best about Cloudera?

helps large organizations manage, secure, and analyze massive amounts of information across on-premises data centers, public clouds, and edge devices Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Cloudera?

UI needs to be improved. High cost and expensive to implement Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Information Technology and Services
AI
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Cloudera Makes AI and Analytics on Large Data Easy Across Any Environment"
5/5
What do you like best about Cloudera?

The most helpful aspect of Cloudera is its ability to manage, govern, and run AI and analytics on large data sets across any environment Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Cloudera?

Cost, complexity and require relative steep learning curve Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Financial Services
AF
Verified User in Financial Services
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Up-to-Date Features That Meet Market Needs"
4/5
What do you like best about Cloudera?

Features are good, up to date with the market's needs Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Cloudera?

The licensing is too expensive, which drives up the total cost of ownership (TCO). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User
G
Verified User
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Secure, User-Friendly Platform for Big Data Needs"
5/5
What do you like best about Cloudera?

I appreciate the security of the platform. I find Cloudera Data Platform to be user-friendly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Cloudera?

none so far Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Defense & Space
UD
Verified User in Defense & Space
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"A Strong Suite of Services, with Room to Grow"
3.5/5
What do you like best about Cloudera?

It's suite of tools and services being offered Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Cloudera?

Nothing much that I can think of at the moment Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Financial Services
IF
Verified User in Financial Services
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Versatile Tool for a Wide Range of Data-Handling Use Cases"
4.5/5
What do you like best about Cloudera?

Very versatile, and good for a variety of data-handling use cases. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Cloudera?

Not much to say here, to be honest!!!!!! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Pricing Options

Pricing provided by Cloudera.

AI Inference

$0.25
1 CCU (Hourly rate)

AI Workbench

$0.20
1 CCU (Hourly rate)

Data Engineering

$0.20
1 CCU (Hourly rate)
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