Apache Hadoop vs. Azure Databricks

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Hadoop
Score 7.6 out of 10
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Hadoop is an open source software from Apache, supporting distributed processing and data storage. Hadoop is popular for its scalability, reliability, and functionality available across commoditized hardware.N/A
Azure Databricks
Score 8.5 out of 10
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Azure Databricks is a service available on Microsoft's Azure platform and suite of products. It provides the latest versions of Apache Spark so users can integrate with open source libraries, or spin up clusters and build in a fully managed Apache Spark environment with the global scale and availability of Azure. Clusters are set up, configured, and fine-tuned to ensure reliability and performance without the need for monitoring. The solution includes autoscaling and auto-termination to improve…N/A
Pricing
Apache HadoopAzure Databricks
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
HadoopAzure Databricks
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
Apache HadoopAzure Databricks
Features
Apache HadoopAzure Databricks
Platform Connectivity
Comparison of Platform Connectivity features of Product A and Product B
Apache Hadoop
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Ratings
Azure Databricks
8.4
2 Ratings
0% below category average
Connect to Multiple Data Sources00 Ratings7.42 Ratings
Extend Existing Data Sources00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Automatic Data Format Detection00 Ratings9.32 Ratings
MDM Integration00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Data Exploration
Comparison of Data Exploration features of Product A and Product B
Apache Hadoop
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Ratings
Azure Databricks
5.7
2 Ratings
38% below category average
Visualization00 Ratings5.32 Ratings
Interactive Data Analysis00 Ratings6.02 Ratings
Data Preparation
Comparison of Data Preparation features of Product A and Product B
Apache Hadoop
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Ratings
Azure Databricks
8.2
2 Ratings
0% above category average
Interactive Data Cleaning and Enrichment00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
Data Transformations00 Ratings8.72 Ratings
Data Encryption00 Ratings9.32 Ratings
Built-in Processors00 Ratings7.72 Ratings
Platform Data Modeling
Comparison of Platform Data Modeling features of Product A and Product B
Apache Hadoop
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Ratings
Azure Databricks
8.5
2 Ratings
1% above category average
Multiple Model Development Languages and Tools00 Ratings8.72 Ratings
Automated Machine Learning00 Ratings8.72 Ratings
Single platform for multiple model development00 Ratings8.32 Ratings
Self-Service Model Delivery00 Ratings8.32 Ratings
Model Deployment
Comparison of Model Deployment features of Product A and Product B
Apache Hadoop
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Ratings
Azure Databricks
8.7
2 Ratings
1% above category average
Flexible Model Publishing Options00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Security, Governance, and Cost Controls00 Ratings9.32 Ratings
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User Ratings
Apache HadoopAzure Databricks
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(37 ratings)
9.2
(3 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.6
(8 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
8.0
(6 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Performance
8.0
(1 ratings)
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Support Rating
7.5
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Online Training
6.1
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Apache HadoopAzure Databricks
Likelihood to Recommend
Apache
Altogether, I want to say that Apache Hadoop is well-suited to a larger and unstructured data flow like an aggregation of web traffic or even advertising. I think Apache Hadoop is great when you literally have petabytes of data that need to be stored and processed on an ongoing basis. Also, I would recommend that the software should be supplemented with a faster and interactive database for a better querying service. Lastly, it's very cost-effective so it is good to give it a shot before coming to any conclusion.
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Microsoft
Suppose you have multiple data sources and you want to bring the data into one place, transform it and make it into a data model. Azure Databricks is a perfectly suited solution for this. Leverage spark JDBC or any external cloud based tool (ADG, AWS Glue) to bring the data into a cloud storage. From there, Azure Databricks can handle everything. The data can be ingested by Azure Databricks into a 3 Layer architecture based on the delta lake tables. The first layer, raw layer, has the raw as is data from source. The enrich layer, acts as the cleaning and filtering layer to clean the data at an individual table level. The gold layer, is the final layer responsible for a data model. This acts as the serving layer for BI For BI needs, if you need simple dashboards, you can leverage Azure Databricks BI to create them with a simple click! For complex dashboards, just like any sql db, you can hook it with a simple JDBC string to any external BI tool.
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Pros
Apache
  • Handles large amounts of unstructured data well, for business level purposes
  • Is a good catchall because of this design, i.e. what does not fit into our vertical tables fits here.
  • Decent for large ETL pipelines and logging free-for-alls because of this, also.
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Microsoft
  • SQL
  • Data management
  • Data access
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Cons
Apache
  • Less organizational support system. Bugs need to be fixed and outside help take a long time to push updates
  • Not for small data sets
  • Data security needs to be ramped up
  • Failure in NameNode has no replication which takes a lot of time to recover
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Microsoft
  • Their pipeline workflow orchestration is pretty primitive. Lacks some common features
  • Workspace UI and navigation requires steep learning curve
  • Personally, I am not fond of their autosave feature. Its dangerous for production level notebooks scripts
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Likelihood to Renew
Apache
Hadoop is organization-independent and can be used for various purposes ranging from archiving to reporting and can make use of economic, commodity hardware. There is also a lot of saving in terms of licensing costs - since most of the Hadoop ecosystem is available as open-source and is free
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Microsoft
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Usability
Apache
As Hadoop enterprise licensed version is quite fine tuned and easy to use makes it good choice for Hadoop administrators. It’s scalability and integration with Kerberos is good option for authentication and authorisation. installation can be improved. logging can be improved so that it become easier for debugging purposes. parallel processing of data is achieved easily.
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Microsoft
Based on my extensive use of Azure Databricks for the past 3.5 years, it has evolved into a beautiful amalgamation of all the data domains and needs. From a data analyst, to a data engineer, to a data scientist, it jas got them all! Being language agnostic and focused on easy to use UI based control, it is a dream to use for every Data related personnel across all experience levels!
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Support Rating
Apache
It's a great value for what you pay, and most Data Base Administrators (DBAs) can walk in and use it without substantial training. I tend to dabble on the analyst side, so querying the data I need feels like it can take forever, especially on higher traffic days like Monday.
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Microsoft
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Online Training
Apache
Hadoop is a complex topic and best suited for classrom training. Online training are a waste of time and money.
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Microsoft
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Alternatives Considered
Apache
Not used any other product than Hadoop and I don't think our company will switch to any other product, as Hadoop is providing excellent results. Our company is growing rapidly, Hadoop helps to keep up our performance and meet customer expectations. We also use HDFS which provides very high bandwidth to support MapReduce workloads.
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Microsoft
Against all the tools I have used, Azure Databricks is by far the most superior of them all! Why, you ask? The UI is modern, the features are never ending and they keep adding new features. And to quote Apple, "It just works!" Far ahead of the competition, the delta lakehouse platform also fares better than it counterparts of Iceberg implementation or a loosely bound Delta Lake implementation of Synapse
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Return on Investment
Apache
  • There are many advantages of Hadoop as first it has made the management and processing of extremely colossal data very easy and has simplified the lives of so many people including me.
  • Hadoop is quite interesting due to its new and improved features plus innovative functions.
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Microsoft
  • Helped reduce time for collecting data
  • Reduced cost in maintaining multiple data sources
  • Access for multiple users and management of users/data in a single platform
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