Azure HDInsight Review: Is It The Right Big Data Processing and Distribution Software For Your Team?
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What is Azure HDInsight?
Azure HDInsight is the perfect software for managing your big data needs in an open-source platform. Process and distribute massive amounts of data with the reliability of the global Azure cloud. Autoscale big data clusters to lower costs while utilizing pricing tiers that enable you to pay just for the services you use. Layer in enterprise-level security and 30+ certifications for protecting your data. Keep current with optimized components for popular open-souce technologies such as Hadoop and
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Azure HDInsight was reviewed internally using user feedback, in-house testing, and market research to assess its performance, reliability, and user experience. Learn how we review products and our evaluation process.
Who should consider Azure HDInsight
- Team types
- Large Enterprises, Medium Business
Why teams choose Azure HDInsight
Cost-effective, enterprise-grade managed service for open-source big-data analytics.
Bundles a broad set of open-source frameworks like Hadoop, Spark, Hive, Kafka, and Storm in one platform.
Integrates well with the wider Azure ecosystem, including Data Lake storage and Databricks.
Is Azure HDInsight right for you?
Azure HDInsight pros and cons
- Azure HDInsight pros
Cost-effective, enterprise-grade managed service for open-source big-data analytics.
Bundles a broad set of open-source frameworks like Hadoop, Spark, Hive, Kafka, and Storm in one platform.
Integrates well with the wider Azure ecosystem, including Data Lake storage and Databricks.
- Azure HDInsight cons
Service can feel slow at times for some workloads.
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Azure HDInsight reviews and ratings
Buyer sentiment
Buyer sentiment is positive across 17 reviews, with strong overall satisfaction.
What buyers like
- Cost-effective, enterprise-grade managed service for open-source big-data analytics.
- Bundles a broad set of open-source frameworks like Hadoop, Spark, Hive, Kafka, and Storm in one platform.
- Integrates well with the wider Azure ecosystem, including Data Lake storage and Databricks.
Common complaints
- Service can feel slow at times for some workloads.
Are you using Azure HDInsight?
What users are saying
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Anonymous User
05/21/23
"Great Data Processing Tool For all your Data needs"
What do you like best about Azure HDInsight? The best feature of Azure HDInsight is that it leverages the Azure Datalake for HDFS Data instead of ...
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Lisa H
03/23/21
"Still Learning"
What do you like best about Azure HDInsight? Fairly easy to enable off older Datalake platforms What do you dislike about Azure HDInsight?
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Anonymous User
04/25/19
"HDInsight for Marketing ""
What do you like best about Azure HDInsight? Azure itself is very user friendly, HDInsight is a great addition. For our purposes, we definitely also ...
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Anonymous User
03/22/19
"Ease of implementation and offerings are amazing"
What do you like best about Azure HDInsight? Easy to use and implement. Analytics is just off the charts, the data lake capabilities and the addition ...
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Zongyang L
03/22/19
"Intune MDM is more stabke than others"
What do you like best about Azure HDInsight? First thing i want to say is it is stable. In my work i used mobile iron, BES, air watch and intune from ...
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Martyna N
03/21/19
"Azure - Web App user"
What do you like best about Azure HDInsight? The easiest of installation and setup of new environment - not depends on server quality as in case of ...
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Frequently Asked Questions About Azure HDInsight
Common questions buyers ask before choosing Azure HDInsight.
Azure HDInsight is a Big Data Processing and Distribution Software. Azure HDInsight offers Machine Learning, Customizability, Monitoring, End-to-End Encryption, Data Security and many more functionalities.
Buyers commonly note the following limitations of Azure HDInsight: Service can feel slow at times for some workloads..
Some top alternatives to Azure HDInsight includes StreamAnalytix, Qualified, Datascale, Workvivo and Amazon EMR.
Azure HDInsight offers Free Trial, Subscription pricing models
The starting price is not disclosed by Azure HDInsight. You can visit Azure HDInsight pricing page to get the latest pricing.
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About the reviewer
Rajat Gupta is the founder of Spotsaas. Over the past two years, he has reviewed 2,000+ tools across CRM, HR, AI, and finance — applying hands-on product research and a background in commerce and the CFA program to evaluate software through a business and ROI lens. His goal: help teams make software decisions they won't regret.
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