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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Hadoop

    Score7.5 out of 10
    N/AHadoop 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

    Microsoft R Open / Revolution R Enterprise

    Score8.9 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft R Open and Revolution R Enterprise are big data R distribution for servers, Hadoop clusters, and data warehouses. Microsoft acquired original developer Revolution Analytics in 2016. Microsoft R is available in two editions: Microsoft R Open (formerly Revolution R Open) and Revolution R Enterprise.N/A
    Pricing
    HadoopMicrosoft R Open / Revolution R Enterprise
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    HadoopMicrosoft R Open / Revolution R Enterprise
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    HadoopMicrosoft R Open / Revolution R Enterprise
    Considered Both Products
    Apache
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    Microsoft
    Chose Microsoft R Open / Revolution R Enterprise
    My understanding is Revolution Analytics Enterprise version is not cheap. Thus alternatives for the software could be Hadoop/HDFS level programming using Python and Mahout to achieve same distributed computing. Additionally, Cloudera is coming up with new data science tool …
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    Would buy again
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    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    7 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    6 Answers
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    Implementation went as expected
    80%
    Implementation went as expected
    4 Answers
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    Features
    HadoopMicrosoft R Open / Revolution R Enterprise
    Platform Connectivity
    Comparison of Platform Connectivity features of Apache Hadoop and Microsoft R Open / Revolution R Enterprise
    Feature
    Apache Hadoop
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft R Open / Revolution R Enterprise
    5.3
    3 Ratings
    45% below category average
    Connect to Multiple Data Sources00 Ratings6.13 Ratings
    Extend Existing Data Sources00 Ratings6.03 Ratings
    Automatic Data Format Detection00 Ratings6.03 Ratings
    MDM Integration00 Ratings3.01 Ratings
    Data Exploration
    Comparison of Data Exploration features of Apache Hadoop and Microsoft R Open / Revolution R Enterprise
    Feature
    Apache Hadoop
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft R Open / Revolution R Enterprise
    7.0
    3 Ratings
    19% below category average
    Visualization00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    Interactive Data Analysis00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    Data Preparation
    Comparison of Data Preparation features of Apache Hadoop and Microsoft R Open / Revolution R Enterprise
    Feature
    Apache Hadoop
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft R Open / Revolution R Enterprise
    4.8
    3 Ratings
    52% below category average
    Interactive Data Cleaning and Enrichment00 Ratings5.13 Ratings
    Data Transformations00 Ratings5.03 Ratings
    Data Encryption00 Ratings3.01 Ratings
    Built-in Processors00 Ratings6.03 Ratings
    Platform Data Modeling
    Comparison of Platform Data Modeling features of Apache Hadoop and Microsoft R Open / Revolution R Enterprise
    Feature
    Apache Hadoop
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft R Open / Revolution R Enterprise
    6.0
    3 Ratings
    34% below category average
    Multiple Model Development Languages and Tools00 Ratings5.03 Ratings
    Automated Machine Learning00 Ratings5.02 Ratings
    Single platform for multiple model development00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Self-Service Model Delivery00 Ratings6.03 Ratings
    Model Deployment
    Comparison of Model Deployment features of Apache Hadoop and Microsoft R Open / Revolution R Enterprise
    Feature
    Apache Hadoop
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft R Open / Revolution R Enterprise
    6.5
    2 Ratings
    27% below category average
    Flexible Model Publishing Options00 Ratings6.02 Ratings
    Security, Governance, and Cost Controls00 Ratings6.92 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    HadoopMicrosoft R Open / Revolution R Enterprise
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (37 ratings)
    6.0
    (5 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.6
    (8 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (6 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.5
    (3 ratings)
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    Online Training
    6.1
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    7.7
    (10 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Data Sources
    8.7
    (10 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    HadoopMicrosoft R Open / Revolution R Enterprise
    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
    If you are a MS shop specifically, or have more generic data requirement needs from Microsoft sourced data this will work well. If you have a lot of disparate data across a number of unique platforms/cloud systems/3rd party hosted data warehouses then this product will have issues or a lack of documentation on the net. Performance-wise this product is equal to other R platforms out there.
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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
    • It allows distributed algorithm runs on Hadoop HDFS cluster
    • It allows using different file formats such as SAS7BAT files or complex files in tab or comma delimited making data munging easier
    • It provides scalable solutions by allowing users to re-use R scripts and distributing the computing over nodes through RHadoop
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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
    • Very steep learning curve... for such a quick and useful tool the learning curve is unacceptable.
    • Very dangerous in the wrong hands. Because most add-ons are pre-written, you have to trust the community that malicious script is not used.
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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
    In general, Revolution Analytics brings a lot of value to the organization. The renewal decision would be based on return on investment in terms of quantified actionable insights that are getting generated against the cost of the product. Additionally, market brand of the tool and reputation risk in terms of possible acquisition and its impact to overall organizational analytic strategy would be considered as well.
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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
    It is good, easy to use, improvements are being made to the product and more info being shared in the community. It just needs some more time to become more integrated to other platforms and tools/data out there.
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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
    Generally support comes through the forums and user generated channels which are helpful, easy to access, quickly turned around and provided by knowledgeable users. However the support channels are not employees and the channels are often used as a way to learn quick difficult elements of R. Better design, users interface and tutorial options would alleviate the need for this sort of interaction.
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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
    No answers on this topic
    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
    The two are different products for different purposes. But for someone who has little or no experience in R programming, Power BI would be better for starting with. Having said that, Microsoft R is built on R, thus allowing for customization of complex calculations not typically available otherwise.
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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 save company money versus buying other stat software
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