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Enterprise (51.5% of reviews)
Enterprise (47.0% of reviews)
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$2 Compute/Hour
Cloudera
Star Rating
(38)4.0 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (51.5% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Star Rating
(584)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (47.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$2 Compute/Hour
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- Users report that Cloudera excels in Data Management, particularly with its Data Replication feature, which received a score of 9.0, while Snowflake's similar feature scored slightly lower at 8.8. This indicates that Cloudera may offer more robust options for managing data across different environments.
- Reviewers mention that Snowflake shines in Ease of Use, achieving a score of 9.0 compared to Cloudera's 7.7. Users appreciate Snowflake's intuitive interface and streamlined setup process, making it more accessible for teams without extensive technical expertise.
- G2 users highlight Snowflake's superior Real-Time Analytics capabilities, scoring 9.1, while Cloudera lags behind at 7.0. This suggests that organizations needing immediate insights from their data may find Snowflake to be a better fit.
- Users on G2 report that Cloudera's Data Ingestion & Wrangling features are highly effective, with a score of 8.9, which is on par with Snowflake's offerings. However, Cloudera's flexibility in handling various data formats is often noted as a strong advantage.
- Reviewers mention that Snowflake's Data Security features, particularly its Role-Based Authorization and Encryption, scored 9.0 and 9.1 respectively, indicating a strong focus on protecting sensitive data, which is crucial for enterprises.
- Users say that Cloudera's Scalability is impressive, with a score of 9.2, making it suitable for large enterprises with growing data needs. In contrast, Snowflake also performs well in this area but is often seen as more suited for smaller to mid-sized organizations.
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Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Cloudera
No pricing availableSnowflake
Standard
$2
Compute/Hour
Compute usage is billed on a per-second basis, with a minimum of 60 seconds. You can secure price discounts with pre-purchased Snowflake capacity options.
- Complete SQL Data Warehouse
- Secure Data Sharing across regions / clouds
- Premier Support 24 x 365
Free Trial
Cloudera
No trial information availableSnowflake
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.2
30
9.1
427
Ease of Use
7.7
30
9.0
461
Ease of Setup
7.8
18
8.8
248
Ease of Admin
7.2
18
8.6
188
Quality of Support
6.9
26
8.6
386
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
7.8
15
9.0
189
Product Direction (% positive)
7.0
31
9.1
398
Features by Category
Deployment
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Management
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Operations
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Management
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Generative AI
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Data Science and Machine Learning PlatformsHide 27 FeaturesShow 27 Features
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Model Development
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Model Development
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Machine/Deep Learning Services
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Machine/Deep Learning Services
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Data Management
Not enough data
8.9
124
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Verified
Not enough data
8.8
110
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Not enough data
8.9
120
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Not enough data
8.1
113
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Not enough data
8.0
95
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Verified
Not enough data
8.6
99
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Verified
Integration
Not enough data
8.0
88
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Verified
Not enough data
8.7
114
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Verified
Not enough data
8.8
105
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Verified
Deployment
Not enough data
7.5
87
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Verified
Not enough data
9.2
118
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Verified
Performance
Not enough data
9.2
120
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Verified
Security
Not enough data
8.7
111
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Verified
Not enough data
9.0
122
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Verified
Generative AI
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Management
Not enough data
8.8
56
Not enough data
9.0
56
Not enough data
9.3
61
Not enough data
8.7
59
Not enough data
8.9
60
Maintenance
Not enough data
9.2
58
Not enough data
8.8
57
Not enough data
9.3
58
Security
Not enough data
9.1
58
Not enough data
9.1
60
Data Management
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Availability
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Performance
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Support
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Storage
Not enough data
9.1
37
Not enough data
9.1
36
Availability
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9.0
32
Not enough data
9.2
30
Not enough data
9.1
34
Performance
Not enough data
9.2
36
Security
Not enough data
9.0
36
Not enough data
9.2
37
Not enough data
8.9
30
Not enough data
9.1
31
Support
Not enough data
9.3
29
Not enough data
9.0
28
Centralized computation
Not enough data
8.9
14
Localized computation
Not enough data
8.6
14
Data
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Interaction
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Learning
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Content Generation
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System
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Database
7.8
10
8.7
70
8.8
10
9.2
73
8.1
8
9.3
68
Integrations
8.7
10
8.5
51
8.1
9
8.7
55
Platform
9.2
6
9.0
64
7.5
8
9.0
70
8.1
9
8.7
55
Processing
7.8
6
9.2
68
8.1
8
9.0
67
Data Transformation
7.0
9
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9.1
44
8.3
6
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9.0
44
Connectivity
9.0
10
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8.0
39
9.1
9
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8.4
39
8.5
9
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8.8
39
9.0
8
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8.8
41
Operations
7.5
8
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7.9
43
8.0
9
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8.8
40
7.9
7
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8.6
37
Feature Not Available
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40
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8.3
37
Building Reports
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Platform
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Database Features
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Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Cloudera and Snowflake are categorized as Big Data Processing and Distribution, Big Data Analytics, Data Warehouse, and Big Data Integration Platforms
Unique Categories
Cloudera is categorized as Key Value Databases
Snowflake is categorized as AI Chatbots, Data Clean Room, Columnar Databases, MLOps Platforms, Database Management Systems (DBMS), and Data Science and Machine Learning Platforms
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Cloudera
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Snowflake
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
21.2%
Telecommunications
12.1%
Computer Software
12.1%
Retail
9.1%
Marketing and Advertising
6.1%
Other
39.4%
Computer Software
13.6%
Information Technology and Services
12.9%
Financial Services
10.8%
Hospital & Health Care
4.3%
Marketing and Advertising
3.9%
Other
54.5%
Most Helpful Reviews
Cloudera
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Sean K.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
Cloudera is very versatile for multiple use cases to handle data. Works will as data storage and can be used as a work horse to crunch large amount of data for Analytics purposes. Very happy with Cloudera and expanding our 17 node environment to 140...
Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
Lacks strategy and vision, chases trends and defers core customers
Snowflake
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User in Consumer Goods
The ability to spin up larger computes (or as they call warehouses) is amazing for the large ETL tasks. The semi-structured data support with JSON columns and querying directly into them is a true godsend.
Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Internet
My main disappointment was with their support. We had an issue as soon as we signed a contract and it was about billing which seemed to be pushed off with no urgency and still not completed. Something like this I would have expected to be resolved within...
Sean K.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
Cloudera is very versatile for multiple use cases to handle data. Works will as data storage and can be used as a work horse to crunch large amount of data for Analytics purposes. Very happy with Cloudera and expanding our 17 node environment to 140...
Verified User in Consumer Goods
The ability to spin up larger computes (or as they call warehouses) is amazing for the large ETL tasks. The semi-structured data support with JSON columns and querying directly into them is a true godsend.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
Lacks strategy and vision, chases trends and defers core customers
Verified User in Internet
My main disappointment was with their support. We had an issue as soon as we signed a contract and it was about billing which seemed to be pushed off with no urgency and still not completed. Something like this I would have expected to be resolved within...
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