Cloudera vs Databricks

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Cloudera
Based on 76 reviews.
Databricks
Based on 77 reviews.
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Overview
Cloudera Inc. is an American-based software company that provides Apache Hadoop-based software, support and services, and training to business customers. Cloudera's open-source Apache Hadoop distribution, CDH, targets enterprise-class deployments of that technology. Cloudera says that more than 50% of its engineering output is donated upstream to the various Apache-licensed open source projects that combine to form the Hadoop platform. Cloudera is also a sponsor of the Apache Software Foundation.
Databricks is a company founded by the creators of Apache Spark, that aims to help clients with cloud-based big data processing using Spark. Databricks grew out of the Amplab project at University of California, Berkeley that was involved in making Apache Spark, a distributed computing framework built atop Scala. Its co-founders are: In September 2013, Databricks announced that it had raised $13.9 million from Andreessen Horowitz and said it aimed to offer an alternative to Google's MapReduce system.
Sample Customers
Cloudera DataFlow
Clearsense
Cloudera Data Science Workbench
IQVIA, Rush University Medical Center, Western Union
Databricks
Elsevier, MyFitnessPal, Sharethrough, Automatic Labs, Celtra, Radius Intelligence, Yesware
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Top Industries
Financial Services Firm
21%
Computer Software Company
14%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Manufacturing Company
6%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Computer Software Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Comms Service Provider
7%
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