Apache Hadoop vs. Control-M

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Hadoop
Score 7.6 out of 10
N/A
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
Control-M
Score 9.3 out of 10
N/A
Control-M from BMC is a platform for integrating, automating, and orchestrating application and data workflows in production across complex hybrid technology ecosystems. It provides deep operational capabilities, delivering speed, scale, security, and governance.
$29,000
per year
Pricing
Apache HadoopControl-M
Editions & Modules
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On-Premise
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SaaS
Starting at $29,000
per year
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
HadoopControl-M
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
Apache HadoopControl-M
Considered Both Products
Hadoop

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Control-M
Chose Control-M
  • Simplicity and good user experience.
  • Ability to scale and process large amounts of jobs without affecting the user experience.
  • For the large number of Jobs palettes and the ease of designing new Job Types.
Chose Control-M
The GUI is out-standing, very good compared to TWS or Autosys. It's fast and very reliable. The options such as: Alerts, Notifications, History, Reporting, made us select Control-M and not to forget the pricing, it's very competitive.
Features
Apache HadoopControl-M
Workload Automation
Comparison of Workload Automation features of Product A and Product B
Apache Hadoop
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Ratings
Control-M
8.7
126 Ratings
3% above category average
Multi-platform scheduling00 Ratings9.5122 Ratings
Central monitoring00 Ratings9.2116 Ratings
Logging00 Ratings8.3120 Ratings
Alerts and notifications00 Ratings8.6121 Ratings
Analysis and visualization00 Ratings8.3114 Ratings
Application integration00 Ratings8.4117 Ratings
Best Alternatives
Apache HadoopControl-M
Small Businesses

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Medium-sized Companies
Cloudera Manager
Cloudera Manager
Score 9.9 out of 10
Apache Airflow
Apache Airflow
Score 8.6 out of 10
Enterprises
IBM Analytics Engine
IBM Analytics Engine
Score 8.4 out of 10
Redwood RunMyJobs
Redwood RunMyJobs
Score 9.4 out of 10
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User Ratings
Apache HadoopControl-M
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(37 ratings)
9.3
(126 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.6
(8 ratings)
9.3
(19 ratings)
Usability
8.0
(6 ratings)
9.0
(82 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
8.8
(6 ratings)
Performance
8.0
(1 ratings)
9.0
(6 ratings)
Support Rating
7.5
(3 ratings)
8.6
(15 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
9.6
(2 ratings)
Online Training
6.1
(2 ratings)
9.3
(4 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.2
(10 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
9.5
(6 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
-
(0 ratings)
9.4
(3 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(6 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
9.2
(6 ratings)
Professional Services
-
(0 ratings)
9.5
(5 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
9.5
(6 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
9.5
(6 ratings)
User Testimonials
Apache HadoopControl-M
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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BMC Software Inc.
We've got scripts running on Linux, SQL jobs on window, cloud functions on AWs and god-knows what hiding in our prem stack and Control-M pulls it all together. Its perfect for multiplatform environments where job dependencies, timing and reliability are mission critical. Less ideal for small teams just running a few cron jobs, its just too powerful for that.
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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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BMC Software Inc.
  • Workload change manager is one of our favorite features of this product. It enforces standards, which is a huge benefit. Users don't just make crazy changes that cause issues with other jobs. It does great promotions from one environment to another, transforming all the data to match the next environment.
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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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BMC Software Inc.
  • I haven't come across too many spots where I'm not happy with the product. Most of the shortfalls were in my knowledge of the product as opposed to the actual product. Currently we're having a little bit of an issue with the deployment of the software to the servers, but it's more of an "us" problem than a product problem. I can't really give any good examples of shortfalls of the product that I've found so far.
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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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BMC Software Inc.
It is one of the best solutions on the market, in terms of innovation, reliability and stability. Control-M provides security when used by the largest companies in Mexico such as banks, department stores and logistics. It has proven to be able to integrate with new technologies on the market and provide almost 100% availability, thanks to its automatic FailOver scheme.
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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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BMC Software Inc.
It has an excellent graphical user interface and robust functionalities, which any scheduling tool currently has in the current market. Strengthening security measures, such as role-based access control and encryption, is essential to protect sensitive data. Providing tools to optimize resource utilization and reduce costs would be valuable. Limited options for customizing the user interface can hinder productivity. Allowing users to tailor the interface to their needs would enhance the experience.
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Reliability and Availability
Apache
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BMC Software Inc.
We've had issues with a server crashing. The latest issue has the option for high availability which should help with that.
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Performance
Apache
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BMC Software Inc.
very good performance and robust.Control-M has received positive reviews for its performance, with some users calling it a reliable and versatile platform: TrustRadiusControl-M has an overall score of 8.1 out of 10 from 89 reviews, with high marks for multi-platform scheduling and central monitoring. Gartner Peer InsightsBMC Helix Control-M received an overall experience rating of 4.8, with 80% of ratings being 5 stars. IT Central StationIn June 2018, Control-M was ranked the #1 tool by average user ratings. EMA Radar for Workload AutomationControl-M received the highest overall score in EMA's 2019 EMA Radar Report for Workload Automation. Control-M is a high-end solution that can help with:Reducing workflow deployment timeReducing manual tasksReducing administration costsImproving SLAsAccelerating application deliveryAutomated agent and client deploymentReal-time analysis
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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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BMC Software Inc.
He contactado varias veces con el soporte de BMC y ha sido bastante bueno, siempre han sabido darme una solución a lo que he pedido. Esta vez quiero hacer alguna nueva pregunta, pero no se si se me podrá contestar, ya que es algo que tal vez fuera de otro rango y no pertenezca a ellos.
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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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BMC Software Inc.
awesome training.they have explained about best practices, the trainer is awesome.awesome training.they have explained about best practices, the trainer is awesome.awesome training.they have explained about best practices, the trainer is awesome.awesome training.they have explained about best practices, the trainer is awesome.awesome training.they have explained about best practices, the trainer is awesome.
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Implementation Rating
Apache
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BMC Software Inc.
As HA we have depend on the external DB, why don't we have HA feasibility with embedded DB. As with external DB, there are performance issues and fine tuning the DB. As if its embedded DB, Control-M it self take care of the functionality.
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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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BMC Software Inc.
Redwood RunMyJobs seemed impressive as well since it was also cross-platform, flexible, and versatile. However, we went with Control-M because it was less expensive and we were already using it on our mainframe environment. The distributed version of Control-M was much more user-friendly due to the GUI instead of the command-line interface used on the mainframe.
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
Apache
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BMC Software Inc.
from my experince i would suggest to customers Control-M first
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Scalability
Apache
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BMC Software Inc.
awesome product.Control-M delivers advanced operational capabilities easily consumed by Dev, Ops, data teams, and lines of business.Control-M Workflow InsightsApplication and data workflow observability: Increased confidence that SLAs are being met for Control-M users and IT leadersComprehensive control and management capabilities: Enhanced dashboards and reporting with constant telemetry and intelligent analysis on executing workflowsSelf-service visibility: In-depth reporting to help teams work autonomously
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Professional Services
Apache
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BMC Software Inc.
excelente aplicação
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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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BMC Software Inc.
  • Control-M has improved service delivery times, reliability and quality of batch processing.
  • It has simplified the management of the operation and the use of the alert system has made it possible to act in a coordinated and efficient manner to solve problems.
  • The implementation of policies has made it possible to make greater use of Control-M and thus reduce development costs that are generated unnecessarily when the potential of the system is not considered.
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