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At a Glance
Hadoop HDFS
Hadoop HDFS
Star Rating
(140)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (54.7% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Kubernetes
Kubernetes
Star Rating
(139)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (40.7% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Kubernetes
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Hadoop HDFS vs Kubernetes

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Kubernetes easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Kubernetes overall.

  • Reviewers felt that Kubernetes meets the needs of their business better than Hadoop HDFS.
  • When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Kubernetes is the preferred option.
  • For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Kubernetes over Hadoop HDFS.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Hadoop HDFS
No pricing available
Kubernetes
No pricing available
Free Trial
Hadoop HDFS
No trial information available
Kubernetes
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.6
117
9.2
115
Ease of Use
7.5
119
7.8
123
Ease of Setup
7.0
46
7.2
77
Ease of Admin
7.1
44
8.0
68
Quality of Support
7.8
102
8.4
97
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
7.7
42
8.9
54
Product Direction (% positive)
8.1
112
9.7
111
Features by Category
Big Data Processing and DistributionHide 10 FeaturesShow 10 Features
8.8
402
Not enough data
Database
8.5
41
Not enough data
9.1
45
Not enough data
9.0
39
Not enough data
Integrations
9.1
43
Not enough data
8.9
39
Not enough data
Platform
8.4
39
Not enough data
8.6
42
Not enough data
8.9
39
Not enough data
Processing
8.9
35
Not enough data
8.6
40
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.0
448
Management
Not enough data
8.7
60
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Organization
Not enough data
9.1
57
Not enough data
9.0
61
Not enough data
9.6
62
Development
Not enough data
8.6
48
Not enough data
9.0
61
Not enough data
8.9
48
Not enough data
9.1
51
Not enough data
Not enough data
Building Reports
Not enough data
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Hadoop HDFS
Hadoop HDFS
Kubernetes
Kubernetes
Hadoop HDFS and Kubernetes share no categories
Unique Categories
Hadoop HDFS
Hadoop HDFS is categorized as Big Data Processing and Distribution
Kubernetes
Kubernetes is categorized as Container Orchestration and Container Management
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Hadoop HDFS
Hadoop HDFS
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
21.9%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
23.4%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
54.7%
Kubernetes
Kubernetes
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
26.7%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
32.6%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
40.7%
Reviewers' Industry
Hadoop HDFS
Hadoop HDFS
Computer Software
24.2%
Information Technology and Services
21.9%
Internet
7.8%
Financial Services
4.7%
Higher Education
3.9%
Other
37.5%
Kubernetes
Kubernetes
Computer Software
33.8%
Information Technology and Services
19.9%
Telecommunications
9.6%
Financial Services
5.1%
Internet
3.7%
Other
27.9%
Most Helpful Reviews
Hadoop HDFS
Hadoop HDFS
Most Helpful Favorable Review
prabhudayal a.
PA
prabhudayal a.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services

1.Storing of file in sequential format, using key value pair.- Stores file as key and content as value and encrypts them. 2.128 mb block size.- Previously it was 64 which was less. But still some people like the old block size. 3.storing multiple copies...

Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Computer Software
GC
Verified User in Computer Software

Inflexible, data needs to be copied to HDFS from other places, one cannot do real-time access from HDFS. This survey is not well-written if its primarily HDFS that you need feedback on.

Kubernetes
Kubernetes
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User
G
Verified User in Nanotechnology

Kubernetes is a sweet spot between flexibility and simplicity. Especially service discovery is made very simple. Competitors often are either to simple (Docker compose, swarm, fleet) or too complex (Marathon). Once it is up and running, low-level...

Most Helpful Critical Review
Mike L.
ML
Mike L.
Verified User in Media Production

It's extremely immature (very buggy), the networking is just...painful, the scheduler is dumb and slow; those are my technical dislikes. My personal dislike is the overall lack of cohesive documentation as well as the assertion that just because there...

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Hadoop HDFS
Hadoop HDFS Alternatives
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Kubernetes
Kubernetes Alternatives
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Mirantis Kubernetes Engine (formerly Docker Enterprise)
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Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)
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Discussions
Hadoop HDFS
Hadoop HDFS Discussions
What is Hadoop HDFS used for?
1 comment
Varad V.
VV
Hadoop HDFS is used for storing large volume of data... so called 'Big Data'. Read more
Monty the Mongoose crying
Hadoop HDFS has no more discussions with answers
Kubernetes
Kubernetes Discussions
What are the main features of Kubernetes?
1 comment
Yiorgos [George] A.
YA
- Container orchestration utilising available hardware or VMs, thus decreasing costs - High Availability within a data center / availability zone - Ability...Read more
What does Kubernetes do?
1 comment
Mohit G.
MG
Container orchestration and container management. You can also configure properties on the basis of which scaling of pods will be done. It makes your...Read more
Monty the Mongoose crying
Kubernetes has no more discussions with answers