Cloudera reviews

4.1

78% would recommend to a friend

(1,270 total reviews)
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Charles Sansbury

77% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

Cloudera has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 1,270 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Cloudera employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.6 stars).

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1K reviews
5.0
Sep 25, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Culture Salary Work Life Balance

Cons

Lack of any relevant stock options

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Cloudera Response
8mo
We really appreciate you taking the time to share your perspective. It is great to hear that you value Cloudera’s culture, salary, and work-life balance, those are all things we strive to get right. Your input helps us better understand what matters most to employees, and we will continue working to make Cloudera an even better place to grow your career.
5.0
Sep 21, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good Company would recommend and great work life balance.

Cons

No cons here at all, life is good.

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Cloudera Response
8mo
Thanks so much for sharing your experience. We love hearing that you would recommend Cloudera and that you are enjoying a great work-life balance here. It means a lot to know you see Cloudera as a “good company” and a place where life feels good. We will keep working hard to make sure it stays that way!
3.0
Sep 18, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Technology history as initial leader in big data on prem. Existing customers do continue to grow.

Cons

Almost impossible to close new accounts. Heavy PS investment to get started and legacy tech debt make solutions too complex and behind on basic Cloud capabilities

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