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Hortonworks Data Platform

byCloudera
in Cloud Computing
3.6

Overview

Product Information on Hortonworks Data Platform

Updated 13th October 2025

What is Hortonworks Data Platform?

Hortonworks Data Platform is a software designed to manage, store, and process large volumes of data across distributed environments. The software integrates technologies such as Apache Hadoop, Hive, and HBase to support data management and analytics workflows. It provides capabilities for batch and real-time data processing, scalable storage, and data governance. Hortonworks Data Platform facilitates business operations by enabling organizations to derive insights from structured and unstructured data sets, streamlining analytics, and supporting compliance and security requirements in data-driven environments.

Hortonworks Data Platform Pricing

Hortonworks Data Platform software follows a subscription-based pricing model, typically based on the number of nodes or cores deployed. Pricing includes support and updates as part of the subscription, and varies depending on deployment scale and service level agreements. The software may offer options for both on-premises and cloud environments. Specific pricing tiers and features can differ depending on the chosen deployment and required support package.

Overall experience with Hortonworks Data Platform

AVP
3B - 10B USD, Banking
FAVORABLE

“My review for Hortonworks”

5.0
Sep 22, 2023
It is extensively used in our organization for data management, analytics and AI as it has capabilities of data ingestion, integration, governance and security
DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING
<50M USD, IT Services
CRITICAL

“Reliable Ecosystem for Teams While Cluster Management and Monitoring Remain Concerns”

3.0
Nov 22, 2025
our experience with hdp has been solid esp the teams that need a reliable open source driven hadoop environment

About Company

Company Description

Updated 13th January 2025

Cloudera focuses on enabling transformation of complex data into clear and actionable insights. It provides an enterprise data cloud for data management, catering to multiple locations from the Edge to AI. Leveraging the continuous development aspects of the open source community, Cloudera caters to the digital transformation needs of large-scale enterprises around the world.

Company Details

Updated 26th February 2025
Company type
Private
Year Founded
2008
Head office location
Santa Clara, United States
Number of employees
1001 - 5000
Website
https://www.cloudera.com

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Hortonworks Data Platform Likes & Dislikes

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data ingestion, integration and governance

Like

open source ecosystem strong integration reliable large scale batch

Like

- Open-source: Horton uses open-source technology, This makes it an affordable option for business and organizations that need to manage and analyze large amounts of data; - Scalability: Horton is designed to be highly scalable, which it can easily accomodate growth as data volumes increase; - Security: Horton uses Ranger which is better than Sentry in terms of granularity of security of services

Dislike

complexity without learning to use

Dislike

cluster management upgrades steeper learning curve monitoring tools resource consumption

Dislike

- Complex setup and maintenance: this can be a challenge for organizations that do not have in-house expertise. - Limited support: As Horton was bought by Cloudera, some features were incoporated to CDP or CDH and other don't, which makes the support of Horton services limited in terms of LTS and services obsolescence. - Limited functionality: Today's business requires complex analyses which Horton no longer has services to handle those challenges. Some companies like Databricks or even Cloudera offer up-to-date tools to perform complex analysis.

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Hortonworks Data Platform Reviews and Ratings

3.6

(148 Ratings)

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11%
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1%
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  • DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING
    <50M USD
    IT Services
    Review Source

    Reliable Ecosystem for Teams While Cluster Management and Monitoring Remain Concerns

    3.0
    Nov 22, 2025
    our experience with hdp has been solid esp the teams that need a reliable open source driven hadoop environment
  • senior data engineer 2
    1B-10B USD
    Software
    Review Source

    Good for small team

    3.0
    Mar 21, 2024
    Good service provider with its USP product nifi and simple UI
  • AVP
    1B-10B USD
    Banking
    Review Source

    My review for Hortonworks

    5.0
    Sep 22, 2023
    It is extensively used in our organization for data management, analytics and AI as it has capabilities of data ingestion, integration, governance and security
  • 50M-1B USD
    IT Services
    Review Source

    Hortonworks - pros and cons

    4.0
    Feb 24, 2023
    Hortonworks used to be a very good platform to handle large amount of data, but as the complex data challenges growth and obsolescence of some services, other vendors became good choices to manage data.
  • Senior Data Engineer
    10B+ USD
    Consumer Goods
    Review Source

    Good for batch processing of large data sets for enterprise data analytics

    3.0
    Dec 28, 2021
    Large data processing happens in moderate amount of time but again if data size increases more hardware resources are required and adding more nodes on the fly or in runtime is not that easy in Hortonworks data platform
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