We performed a comparison between Apache Hadoop and Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics based on our users’ reviews in four categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Synapse has a slight edge in this comparison. According to its users, it is more user-friendly and less expensive than Hadoop.
"The most valuable feature is scalability and the possibility to work with major information and open source capability."
"The most valuable feature is the database."
"I liked that Apache Hadoop was powerful, had a lot of tools, and the fact that it was free and community-developed."
"One valuable feature is that we can download data."
"Its integration is Hadoop's best feature because that allows us to support different tools in a big data platform."
"It's open-source, so it's very cost-effective."
"The most valuable features are the ability to process the machine data at a high speed, and to add structure to our data so that we can generate relevant analytics."
"Apache Hadoop can manage large amounts and volumes of data with relative ease, which is a feature that is beneficial."
"The main advantage of using this solution is its ability to scale and handle very large amounts of data, in the petabyte range."
"The most valuable features of Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics are how easy and quick it is to set up the linked services."
"Azure Synapse combines the strengths of SQL technologies for effective enterprise data management."
"The features most valuable are the simplicity, how easy it is to create a dashboard from different information systems."
"We also like governance. It looks at what the requirements are for the company to identify the best way to ensure compliance is met when you move to the cloud."
"The solution's scalability is very, very good. It's one of the most important aspects for us."
"The speed is great and the architecture is excellent."
"The most valuable feature is the level of processing power, and being able to complete tasks in parallel."
"It would be good to have more advanced analytics tools."
"It would be helpful to have more information on how to best apply this solution to smaller organizations, with less data, and grow the data lake."
"We would like to have more dynamics in merging this machine data with other internal data to make more meaning out of it."
"There is a lack of virtualization and presentation layers, so you can't take it and implement it like a radio solution."
"Since it is an open-source product, there won't be much support."
"The solution is not easy to use. The solution should be easy to use and suitable for almost any case connected with the use of big data or working with large amounts of data."
"It could be more user-friendly."
"It needs better user interface (UI) functionalities."
"The only concern for us is the cost part. When it comes to the implementation and the support and maintenance, we see high-cost implications."
"We encountered data processing and transformation issues while working with Apache Spark languages for the product."
"Microsoft should develop an interface to make it easier to shift from on-premise to the cloud."
"The support and price could improve."
"Right now, we are really struggling with the performance. it's not as good as we had hoped."
"The macro functions, though useful, are not totally user-friendly. Some people have difficulties in learning them."
"Indicating what areas need improvement in this solution is a difficult question because the organizations that I am working for are really new in this area. However, an even better more simple interface, or perhaps an extension of a connector app store solution, would be helpful."
"The product needs a tool that allows for work from a laptop instead of a browser."
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Apache Hadoop is ranked 5th in Data Warehouse with 34 reviews while Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics is ranked 2nd in Cloud Data Warehouse with 86 reviews. Apache Hadoop is rated 7.8, while Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Apache Hadoop writes "Handles huge data volumes and create your own workflows and tables but you need to have deeper knowledge". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics writes "No competitors provide the entire solution to one place ". Apache Hadoop is most compared with Azure Data Factory, Oracle Exadata, Snowflake, Teradata and BigQuery, whereas Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics is most compared with Azure Data Factory, SAP BW4HANA, Snowflake, Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse and AWS Lake Formation. See our Apache Hadoop vs. Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics report.
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