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    <periodOfReport>2015-12-31</periodOfReport>

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    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001610532</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>Hortonworks, Inc.</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>HDP</issuerTradingSymbol>
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            <rptOwnerCik>0001219230</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>FENTON PETER H</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>2965 WOODSIDE ROAD</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>WOODSIDE</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>CA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>94062</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
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            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
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                <transactionFormType></transactionFormType>
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                    <value>16309</value>
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                    <value>D</value>
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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
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                    <value>296397</value>
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                    <value>I</value>
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                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>By Benchmark Capital Partners VI, L.P.</value>
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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
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                <transactionFormType></transactionFormType>
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                    <value>I</value>
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                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>By Benchmark Capital Partners VII, L.P.</value>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Includes 9,375 shares of common stock acquired upon the vesting and settlement of restricted stock units that were previously reported on a Form 4 filed with the SEC on December 16, 2014, which restricted stock units were not reflected in the Reporting Person's subsequent Form 4 filed with the SEC on May 27, 2015.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Shares held of record by Benchmark Capital Partners VI, L.P. (&quot;BCP VI&quot;), as nominee for BCP VI, Benchmark Founders' Fund VI, L.P. (&quot;BFF VI&quot;), Benchmark Founders' Fund VI-B, L.P. (&quot;BFF VI-B&quot;) and related persons. Benchmark Capital Management Co. VI, L.L.C. (&quot;BCMC VI&quot;), the general partner of each of BCP VI, BFF VI and BFF VI-B, may be deemed to have sole voting and investment power over such shares. Peter H. Fenton is a managing member of BCMC VI, which serves as general partner to BCP VI, BFF VI, L.P. and BFF VI-B, L.P., and may be deemed to share voting and investment power over the shares beneficially held by such entities. Mr. Fenton and each such entity disclaims the existence of a &quot;group&quot; and disclaims beneficial ownership of any securities (except to the extent of such person's or entity's pecuniary interest in such securities).</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Shares held of record by Benchmark Capital Partners VII, L.P, (&quot;BCP VII&quot;), as nominee for BCP VII, Benchmark Founders' Fund VII, L.P. (&quot;BFF VII&quot;), Benchmark Founders' Fund VII-B, L.P. (&quot;BFF VII-B&quot;) and related persons. Benchmark Capital Management Co. VII, L.L.C. (&quot;BCMC VII&quot;), the general partner of each of BCP VII, BFF VII and BFF VII-B, may be deemed to have sole voting and investment power over such shares. Peter H. Fenton is a managing member of BCMC VII, which serves as general partner to BCP VII, BFF VII and BFF VII-B, and may be deemed to share voting and investment power over the shares beneficially held by such entities. Mr. Fenton and each such entity disclaims the existence of a &quot;group&quot; and disclaims beneficial ownership of any securities (except to the extent of such person's or entity's pecuniary interest in such securities).</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks></remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Steven M. Spurlock, Authorized Signatory</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2016-02-16</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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