Cloudera Data Platform vs Varonis Data Security Platform

Likelihood to Recommend

In the creation of maintenance models Cloudera can excel greatly, because it allows you to create very scalable and applicable processes in different types of technology, either for reporting based purely on data, or to implement its analysis modalities to develop IT projects. In case of requiring detailed review of different phases of IT processes, Cloudera can be useful in security operations that require high expertise in shared data.

Read full review

Murray Clear

Independent Contractor Hearing Examiner

LAWYERBESLegal Services, 201-500 employees

View all 2 answers on this topic

The most highlighted feature of Varonis Data Security Platform is the data analyzing mechanism. It analyzes your data all the time with some special algorithms to detect any unusual activities so that it can identify any unusual behavior or users and
take necessary action to save your sensitive data. They also offer a complete dashboard solution for their customers to control across different data stores, see their current state, and any security breaches to be addressed manually.

Read full review

Verified User

Engineer in Information Technology

Information Technology & Services Company, 11-50 employees

View all 11 answers on this topic

Pros

Scales
Highly available

Read full review

Verified User

Director in Engineering

Insurance Company, 51-200 employees

View all 2 answers on this topic

Varonis logging is very robust and captures all audit events being sent from the file servers.
The ability to report and alert on Active Directory account events works very well with file activity monitoring. It can show the complete picture of what an account did while being used.
Have a customizable dashboard is great for being able to show upper management information that only pertains to them.

Read full review

Verified User

Manager in Information Technology

Health, Wellness and Fitness Company, 10,001+ employees

View all 11 answers on this topic

Cons

Constantly changing costs
Log visibility

Read full review

Verified User

Director in Engineering

Insurance Company, 51-200 employees

View all 2 answers on this topic

Implementation can be challenging in some areas and can only be executed by the vendor
Implementation can only be executed by the vendor and additional work can be chargeable
Licensing can be improved upon
Agent based so implementation can be longer than expected

Read full review

Philip Clarke

IT Systems/Security Manager

R&QInsurance, 201-500 employees

View all 11 answers on this topic

Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

—

Free/Freemium Version

—

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

—

Entry-level set up fee?

No

Starting Price

$0.04 per CCU (hourly rate)

Cloudera Data Platform Editions & Modules

Edition

CDP Public Cloud - Data Engineering	$0.07¹
CDP Public Cloud - Data Warehouse	$0.054¹
CDP Public Cloud - Operational Database	$0.08¹
CDP Public Cloud - Machine Learning	$0.17¹
CDP Public Cloud - Data Hub	$0.04¹
CDP Public Cloud - Flow Management	$0.15¹
CDP Private Cloud - Plus Edition	$400²
CDP Private Cloud - Base Edition	$10,000.00³

per CCU (hourly rate)
CCU (annual subscription)
node + variable (annual subscription)

Additional Pricing Details

—

General

Free Trial

Yes

Free/Freemium Version

—

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Yes

Entry-level set up fee?

No

Starting Price

—

Varonis Data Security Platform Editions & Modules

—

Additional Pricing Details

—

Usability

No score

No answers yet

No answers on this topic

Varonis Data Security Platform 8.0

Based on 1 answer

I wish the cost was a little bit lower and increase functionality and features would give it 10/10.

Read full review

Gus Awad

Senior Systems Engineer

BELLA + CANVASRetail, 51-200 employees

View all 1 answers on this topic

Support Rating

Cloudera Data Platform 8.0

Based on 2 answers

We have utilized Cloudera support quite frequently and are very satisfied with the capability and responsiveness of that team. Often, the new features delivered with the platform give us an opportunity to mature the way we're doing things, and the support team have been valuable in developing those new patterns.

Read full review

Verified User

Director in Engineering

Insurance Company, 51-200 employees

View all 2 answers on this topic

Varonis Data Security Platform 9.6

Based on 6 answers

Support has always been very responsive and addressed any issues we may have had in the past. Some local engineers are willing to come onsite or work over a web session to discuss creating a new rule set or look at some issues. Getting issues address has never been a problem. There was one feature we had trouble getting to function correctly, but support and local engineers were willing to work with us as much as needed to get it working correctly for our organization.

Read full review

Rodney Barnhardt

Server Administrator

Charlotte Pipe and FoundryBuilding Materials, 1001-5000 employees

View all 6 answers on this topic

Alternatives Considered

IBM's offering of the Cloud Pak for Data has been a moving target and difficult to compare to Cloudera Data Platform. We have implemented our solution on Amazon Web Services, which appears to be supported by IBM at this point, but the migration would be very expensive for us to endeavor.

Read full review

Verified User

Director in Engineering

Insurance Company, 51-200 employees

View all 2 answers on this topic

Actually, we didn't expend much time evaluating other file auditing platforms. We chose Varonis just after a serious incident and we had already heard about Varonis at a Netapp event. So it was an easy choice. We called Varonis and asked them for a PoC, that's it. The PoC became a production and it is running until this day.

Read full review

Verified User

Analyst in Information Technology

Oil & Energy Company, 10,001+ employees

View all 11 answers on this topic

Return on Investment

Reduced operational costs
Speed to market

Read full review

Verified User

Director in Engineering

Insurance Company, 51-200 employees

View all 2 answers on this topic

The positive ROI has been in time spent now vs. pre Varonis tracking down permissions and access to folders in a share environment
The built in policy rules were very helpful after learning how to properly apply them
Quick snapshot into our sensitive data repositories has been a major win for our Security team

Read full review

Verified User

Analyst in Finance and Accounting

Financial Services Company, 1001-5000 employees

View all 11 answers on this topic

Cloudera Data Platform vs Varonis Data Security Platform