Cloudera: Lakehouse Optimizer compute price increased ($0.04→$0.05/CCU)
What happened
Between the Mar 30, 2026 and Jun 29, 2026 captures of Cloudera's pricing page, Pulse recorded 2 changes: Lakehouse Optimizer compute pricing increased from $0.04/CCU to $0.05/CCU (25%); the 'Data Processed - free until April 26, 2026' promotional line for Lakehouse Optimizer has ended and no longer appears. In detail: Lakehouse Optimizer's 'Data Processed' billing line — free until April 26, 2026 — no longer appears on the pricing page; the time-limited promotional free period for that usage dimension has ended with no replacement price shown; Lakehouse Optimizer compute pricing increased from $0.04/CCU to $0.05/CCU (25% increase); all other CCU-based prices on the page (Data Hub, Data Engineering, Data Flow, Private Link Network, etc.) are unchanged. Pulse files it as a pricing change (discount removed, price increase) with an upward direction. The current page lists AI Workbench at $0.2 per CCU, Data Engineering at $0.07 per CCU (Core) + $0.2 per CCU (All-Purpose), AI Inference at $0.25 per CCU, Data Flow at $0.3 per CCU (Deployments & Test Sessions) + $0.1 per Billable Invocation (Functions) and Data Hub at $0.04 per CCU.
It lands 51 days after Cloudera's previous change, "Cloudera raises compute 25% and cuts free data tier" (May 12, 2026). Cloudera has been tracked since 2026-02-25.
In the same window Datadog, Google Cloud and Databricks also changed their Data & Analytics pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- Lakehouse Optimizer · DiscountRemovedDiscountNo discount
- Lakehouse Optimizer · Price+25%$0.04/CCU$0.05/CCU
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakehouse Optimizer | Discount | Discount | No discount | Removed |
| Lakehouse Optimizer | Price | $0.04/CCU | $0.05/CCU | +25% |
Values as written on Cloudera's public pricing page in the two captures Pulse compared; where the page states no number, the cells give the wording before and after.
Evidence
The two captures Pulse comparedFull-page captures of Cloudera's pricing page (www.cloudera.com) from Mar 30, 2026 and Jun 29, 2026; the change is marked around the middle of the page, where lakehouse optimizer price reads $0.04/CCU and then $0.05/CCU.
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Cloudera, the last 90 days
Full history- Jul 2, 2026packagingCloudera: Lakehouse Optimizer compute price increased ($0.04→$0.05/CCU) · this change
- May 12, 2026increaseCloudera raises compute 25% and cuts free data tier
Across Data & Analytics in the same window
All Data & Analytics changesQuestions about this change
Did Cloudera raise prices in June 2026?
Yes. Pulse captured Cloudera's pricing page on Mar 30, 2026 and again on Jun 29, 2026 and recorded 1 price increase: Lakehouse Optimizer: $0.04/CCU → $0.05/CCU (+25%).
What changed on Cloudera's pricing page between Mar 30, 2026 and Jun 29, 2026?
Lakehouse Optimizer discount: Discount → No discount, removed; Lakehouse Optimizer price: $0.04/CCU → $0.05/CCU (+25%). Pulse compared the captures it took on Mar 30, 2026 and Jun 29, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Cloudera change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 1 other pricing-page change for Cloudera in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Cloudera raises compute 25% and cuts free data tier" on May 12, 2026; Cloudera has been tracked since 2026-02-25.