Compare Microsoft BI and Apache HDFS - Jun 2022

Shlomi Lavi

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Microsoft BI or Apache HDFS?

Apache HDFS is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Microsoft BI, and Apache HDFS is rated higher (89/100) than Microsoft BI (88/100). Microsoft BI offers users more features (6) than Apache HDFS (0).

Looking for the right Business Intelligence solution for your business? Buyers are primarily concerned about the real total cost of implementation (TCO), the full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, and the pros and cons. In this article we compare between the two software products:

Microsoft Vs. Apache Hadoop

Microsoft: Microsoft Corporation is an American corporation that develops, manufactures, licenses and supports a wide range of products and services related to computing. The company was founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen on April 4, 1975. Microsoft is the world's largest software maker measured by revenues.

Apache Hadoop: The Apache™ Hadoop® project develops open-source software for reliable, scalable, distributed computing. The Apache Hadoop software library is a framework that allows for the distributed processing of large data sets across clusters of computers using simple programming models. It is designed to scale up from single servers to thousands of mach...

Who is more expensive? Microsoft BI or Hadoop HDFS?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Business Intelligence software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for Microsoft BI and Hadoop HDFS.

Microsoft BI price starts at $9.99 per user/month , On a scale between 1 to 10 Microsoft BI is rated 4, which is lower than the average cost of Business Intelligence software. Hadoop HDFS price starts at $1,000 per license , When comparing Hadoop HDFS to its competitors, the software is rated 6 - similar to the average Business Intelligence software cost.

Bottom line: Hadoop HDFS is more expensive than Microsoft BI.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Microsoft BI Vs. Apache HDFS based on some of the most important and required Business Intelligence features.

Microsoft BI: Automatic Scheduled Reporting, Customizable Features, Dashboarding, Graphic Benchmark, OLAP, Custom User Interface.

Hadoop HDFS: We are still working to collect the list of features for Hadoop HDFS.

Target customer size

Microsoft BI is perfect for midsize and large enterprises but can be used by small companies too. and Hadoop HDFS's target customer size include: SMBs.