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We performed a comparison between Amazon EMR and Hortonworks Data Platform based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Hadoop solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
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Pros
"The solution is scalable.""The initial setup is straightforward.""It allows users to access the data through a web interface.""The project management is very streamlined.""Amazon EMR is a good solution that can be used to manage big data.""When we grade big jobs from on-prem to the cloud, we do it in EMR with Spark.""This is the best tool for hosts and it's really flexible and scalable.""Amazon EMR's most valuable features are processing speed and data storage capacity."

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"The product offers a fairly easy setup process.""The Hortonworks solution is so stable. It is working as a production system, without any error, without any downtime. If I have downtime, it is mostly caused by the hardware of the computers.""Now, using this solution, it is much cheaper to have all of the data available for searching, not in real-time, but whenever there is a pending request.""It is a scalable platform.""We use it for data science activities.""The upgrades and patches must come from Hortonworks.""The scalability is the key reason why we are on this platform.""Ambari Web UI: user-friendly."

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Cons
"There is room for improvement in pricing.""The problem for us is it starts very slow.""There were times where they would release new versions and it seemed to end up breaking old versions, which is very strange.""The dashboard management could be better. Right now, it's lacking a bit.""The product's features for storing data in static clusters could be better.""There is no need to pay extra for third-party software.""As people are shifting from legacy solutions to other technologies, Amazon EMR needs to add more features that give more flexibility in managing user data.""The initial setup was time-consuming."

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"I work a lot with banking, IT and communications customers. Hortonworks must improve or must upgrade their services for these sectors.""It's at end of life and no longer will there be improvements.""More information could be there to simplify the process of running the product.""The version control of the software is also an issue.""The cost of the solution is high and there is room for improvement.""It would also be nice if there were less coding involved.""Deleting any service requires a lot of clean up, unlike Cloudera.""I would like to see more support for containers such as Docker and OpenShift."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "You don't need to pay for licensing on a yearly or monthly basis, you only pay for what you use, in terms of underlying instances."
  • "The cost of Amazon EMR is very high."
  • "The price of the solution is expensive."
  • "Amazon EMR's price is reasonable."
  • "There is a small fee for the EMR system, but major cost components are the underlying infrastructure resources which we actually use."
  • "There is no need to pay extra for third-party software."
  • "Amazon EMR is not very expensive."
  • "The product is not cheap, but it is not expensive."
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  • "It is priced well and it is affordable"
  • "Currently, we are using the product in a sandbox environment, and there is no licensing. We might choose a licensing option once we get the results."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:Amazon EMR is a good solution that can be used to manage big data.
    Top Answer:As people are shifting from legacy solutions to other technologies, Amazon EMR needs to add more features that give more flexibility in managing user data.
    Top Answer:Distributed computing, secure containerization, and governance capabilities are the most valuable features.
    Top Answer:I haven't done a price analysis specifically for HDP. However, when it was first introduced as Hadoop 2.0, there were a few use cases where the price was quite high. It was particularly expensive for… more »
    Top Answer:Since Cloudera acquired HDP, it's been bundled with CBH and HDP. However, the biggest challenge is cloud storage integration with Azure, GCP, and AWS. These platforms offer competitive storage… more »
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    Average Words per Review
    346
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    Also Known As
    Amazon Elastic MapReduce
    Hortonworks, HDP
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    Overview
    Amazon Elastic MapReduce (Amazon EMR) is a web service that makes it easy to quickly and cost-effectively process vast amounts of data. Amazon EMR simplifies big data processing, providing a managed Hadoop framework that makes it easy, fast, and cost-effective for you to distribute and process vast amounts of your data across dynamically scalable Amazon EC2 instances.
    Hortonworks is a leading innovator in the industry, creating, distributing and supporting enterprise-ready open data platforms and modern data applications. Our mission is to manage the world's data. We have a single-minded focus on driving innovation in open source communities such as Apache Hadoop, NiFi, and Spark. We along with our 1600+ partners provide the expertise, training and services that allow our customers to unlock transformational value for their organizations across any line of business. Our connected data platforms powers modern data applications that deliver actionable intelligence from all data: data-in-motion and data-at-rest. We are Powering the Future of Data.
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    Mayo Clinic, Symantec, Progressive Insurance, Noble Energy, Cardinal Health, Rogers, Mercy, Neustar, TRUECar, T-Mobile
    Top Industries
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    Computer Software Company27%
    Media Company18%
    Wholesaler/Distributor18%
    Comms Service Provider9%
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    Financial Services Firm23%
    Computer Software Company13%
    Manufacturing Company8%
    Educational Organization6%
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    Comms Service Provider30%
    Manufacturing Company10%
    Government10%
    Financial Services Firm10%
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    Computer Software Company19%
    Financial Services Firm15%
    Government6%
    Outsourcing Company6%
    Company Size
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    Small Business26%
    Midsize Enterprise26%
    Large Enterprise47%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business17%
    Midsize Enterprise11%
    Large Enterprise72%
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    Small Business25%
    Midsize Enterprise18%
    Large Enterprise57%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business26%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise61%
    Buyer's Guide
    Amazon EMR vs. Hortonworks Data Platform
    March 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about Amazon EMR vs. Hortonworks Data Platform and other solutions. Updated: March 2024.
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    Amazon EMR is ranked 3rd in Hadoop with 20 reviews while Hortonworks Data Platform is ranked 6th in Hadoop with 25 reviews. Amazon EMR is rated 7.8, while Hortonworks Data Platform is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Amazon EMR writes "Provides efficient data processing features and has good scalability ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Hortonworks Data Platform writes "Good for secure containerization, and governance capabilities ". Amazon EMR is most compared with Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop, Snowflake, Amazon Redshift, Azure Data Factory and SAP HANA, whereas Hortonworks Data Platform is most compared with Apache Spark, Cloudera DataFlow and HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric. See our Amazon EMR vs. Hortonworks Data Platform report.

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