Let's see the list of HBase distributions that we can use. While building up the HBase cluster, we need to keep in mind that if we use the distribution of a specific vendor, we must use the Hadoop distribution of the same vendor. This is required for compatibility and ease of configuration.
Some major distributions of Hadoop/HBase are as follows:
Apache (http://hbase.apache.org/)
Cloudera (http://www.cloudera.com)
Hortonworks (http://hortonworks.com)
MapR (http://www.mapr.com)
There are also many other distributions that are still evolving.