Cloudera Operational Database

Paid#7 of 24 in Wide-Column Databases

Wide-column NoSQL database for real-time applications across hybrid environments.

8.0/10Editor score

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At a glance

Editor score
8.0 / 10
Pricing
From $0.08
Best for
Enterprise HBase with SQL and governance
Free plan
No
Deployment model
Both
Founded
2008 · Silicon Valley, California, USA
Facts checked
20 Sep 2026

Where it wins
- Apache HBase with ANSI SQL through Apache Phoenix
- Integrated Apache Solr search with distributed transactions
- Failover, autoscaling, replication, and enterprise governance
Where it doesn't
- No free plan for evaluation or smaller workloads
- Pricing excludes infrastructure, networking, and other cloud costs
- The feature set may exceed teams needing a narrower database service

Our verdict on Cloudera Operational Database

Cloudera Operational Database is a managed wide-column NoSQL database built on Apache HBase for real-time, high-throughput applications. It is aimed at enterprise teams running transactional, customer-facing, time-series, and other mission-critical workloads across public clouds and on-premises environments. Native HBase access supports existing HBase-oriented architectures, while Apache Phoenix adds ANSI SQL access for teams that need a relational query interface alongside the wide-column engine.

The published plan is Operational Database, priced at $0.08 per Cloudera Compute Unit per hour with monthly billing. Cloudera Compute Units determine the service charge, and the plan is available on AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud. The product also connects with Apache Solr for full-text search, Apache NiFi, Apache Spark, Apache Flink, and Kubernetes. That combination gives platform teams several routes for ingestion, processing, orchestration, and search, while hybrid and multi-cloud deployment support broadens its infrastructure fit. Rates are estimates and exclude infrastructure, networking, and other cloud-provider costs, so budgeting requires those expenses to be considered separately.

Operational Database stands out when an application needs more than basic key-value storage: high availability, automated failover, autoscaling, auto-tuning, auto-healing, distributed transactions, configurable consistency, and asynchronous replication for disaster recovery are all part of its positioning. Enterprise governance and observability further suit organizations with operational oversight requirements. Teams should choose it when HBase compatibility, SQL access, search, transactions, and multi-region or hybrid deployment matter together. It is less suitable for buyers seeking a free starting tier, a narrowly focused database, or a cost model that excludes surrounding cloud infrastructure from the quoted service rate.

Cloudera Operational Database pricing

Plans From $0.08Paid No free plan — trial or paid only. Prices re-checked Sep 2026.

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Cloudera Operational Database fact sheet

Free plan	No
Paid from	Not verified
Deployment model	Both
Query interface	Multiple
Consistency controls	Configurable
Multi-region support	Yes
Transaction support	Yes
Maximum row size	Not verified
Horizontal scaling	Yes
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web
Compliance & security	SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, PCI DSS, SSO/SAML
Support	Phone, Tickets, Community, Docs · 24/7
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise (editorial estimate)
Integrations	9 integrations: Apache HBase, Apache Phoenix, Apache Solr, Apache NiFi, Apache Spark, Apache Flink …
Pricing	From $0.08 (source)
Website	cloudera.com
Facts checked	20 Sep 2026

Cloudera Operational Database integrations

Cloudera Operational Database lists 9 integrations on its own site.

Apache HBase
Apache Phoenix
Apache Solr
Apache NiFi
Apache Spark
Apache Flink
Kubernetes
AWS
Google Cloud

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