Shlomi Lavi /
Jun 01, 2022
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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Sisense or Apache HDFS?
Apache HDFS is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Sisense, and Sisense is rated higher (94/100) than Apache HDFS (89/100). Sisense offers users more features (18) than Apache HDFS (0). There is a clear winner in this case and it is Sisense!
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:
Sisense Vs. Apache Hadoop
Sisense: Sisense is an innovative business intelligence (BI) software company that is leading the way into a new era of business intelligence, reporting, dashboarding and business analytics.
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? Sisense 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 Sisense and Hadoop HDFS.
Sisense price starts at $83 per employee/month , On a scale between 1 to 10 Sisense 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 Sisense.
Which software includes more/better features?
We've compared Sisense Vs. Apache HDFS based on some of the most important and required Business Intelligence features.
Sisense: this software is considered "feature-rich" with more than 10 important features, here is a partial list: Contingency Billing, Customer Management, Payment Management, Ad-Hoc Analysis, Ad-Hoc Reporting, Automatic Scheduled Reporting, Customizable Dashboard, Customizable Features.
Hadoop HDFS: We are still working to collect the list of features for Hadoop HDFS.
Target customer size
Sisense is ideal for medium and large organizations. and Hadoop HDFS's target customer size include: SMBs.