The Cloudera Hive ODBC Driver is now the certified method for accessing Hive data across both legacy Cloudera and Hortonworks distributions.

Drivers are provided for Windows (32-bit and 64-bit), Linux , and macOS . Key Features and Requirements Download Hive ODBC Driver 2.6.1 - Cloudera

Drivers are available for multiple versions, such as v2.9.0, v2.8.2 , and v2.6.1 to ensure backward compatibility with older HDP clusters.

Following the merger, the Cloudera Downloads page is the primary destination for obtaining Hive ODBC drivers compatible with HDP.

The Hortonworks Hive ODBC Driver is a critical bridge for connecting Business Intelligence (BI) tools—like Tableau, Excel, and Power BI—to the Hortonworks Data Platform (HDP). Since the merger between Hortonworks and Cloudera, the distribution of these drivers has shifted to a unified platform. Where to Download the Driver