H2O.ai vs MathWorks Matlab comparison

H2O.ai and MathWorks are both solutions in the Data Science Platforms category. H2O.ai is ranked #18 with an average rating of 7.7, while MathWorks is ranked #15 with an average rating of 9.0. H2O.ai holds a 1.7% mindshare in Data Science Platforms, compared to MathWorks’s 1.1% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of H2O.ai users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of MathWorks users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 5, 2024

H2O.ai and MathWorks Matlab compete in data analytics and machine learning. H2O.ai holds an advantage due to quicker deployment, while Matlab is preferred for its comprehensive technical features.

Features: H2O.ai offers automated machine learning, rapid deployment, and scalability, making it suitable for businesses needing fast insights. MathWorks Matlab provides a wide range of mathematical functions, powerful visualization tools, and a large library of algorithms essential for technical and scientific computations.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: H2O.ai promotes easy scalability with its cloud-centric deployment model and offers responsive technical support. MathWorks Matlab, with a more traditional deployment model, requires intricate setup but provides a strong support network for technical queries.

Pricing and ROI: H2O.ai offers lower setup costs with favorable subscription pricing, ensuring a rapid return on investment. Conversely, MathWorks Matlab has a higher initial cost but offers a valuable ROI for its comprehensive analytical capabilities.

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Categories and Ranking

H2O.ai

Ranking in Data Science Platforms

18th

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Model Monitoring (4th)

MathWorks Matlab

Ranking in Data Science Platforms

15th

Average Rating

8.8

Reviews Sentiment

5.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the Data Science Platforms category, the mindshare of H2O.ai is 1.7%, up from 1.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of MathWorks Matlab is 1.1%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Data Science Platforms Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
MathWorks Matlab	1.1%
H2O.ai	1.7%
Other	97.2%

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Abhay Vyas

Technical Architect Data Engineering at Cognida.ai

Advanced model selection and time efficiency meet needs but documentation and fusion model support are needed

Even though H2O.ai provides the best model, there could be improvements in certain areas. For instance, when you want to work with fusion models, H2O.ai doesn't provide that kind of information. Currently, it provides individual models as outcomes. If it could offer combinations of models, such as suggesting using XGBoost along with SVM for wonderful results, that fusion model concept would be a good option for developers. I hope the fusion model concept will be implemented soon in H2O.ai. Regarding documentation, I faced challenges as I didn't see much information from a documentation perspective. When I was trying to learn how to train and test H2O.ai, there was limited documentation available. If they could improve in that area, it would be really beneficial.

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Ioannis Kalathas

It Consultant/Administrator at International Hellenic University

Creating digital twins significantly reduces time for marine engine diagnostics

MathWorks Matlab has numerous libraries, making it challenging to have a holistic understanding of all of them. I can only speak about the libraries I have used. Additional GUIs and add-ons for MathWorks Matlab would help, especially for users who are not familiar with the software. The cost is a significant concern. While university pricing is reasonable, a cheaper version with fewer libraries would be beneficial. In Greece, we struggle to purchase licenses, and we also use Ansys. There are technical differences in simulation, but the price of MathWorks Matlab is too high for a Greek mechanic to use it. A license with fewer features would be more appropriate.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"It is helpful, intuitive, and easy to use. The learning curve is not too steep."

"AutoML helps in hands-free initial evaluations of efficiency/accuracy of ML algorithms."

"The most valuable features are the machine learning tools, the support for Jupyter Notebooks, and the collaboration that allows you to share it across people."

"Fast training, memory-efficient DataFrame manipulation, well-documented, easy-to-use algorithms, ability to integrate with enterprise Java apps (through POJO/MOJO) are the main reasons why we switched from Spark to H2O."

"The ease of use in connecting to our cluster machines."

"The most valuable feature of H2O.ai is that it is plug-and-play."

"I have utilized the AutoML feature in H2O.ai, which is one of the very powerful features where you don't need to worry about which algorithm is best for your model."

"One of the most interesting features of the product is their driverless component. The driverless component allows you to test several different algorithms along with navigating you through choosing the best algorithm."

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"The tool's most valuable feature is the Simulink environment. This feature provides an incredible capability to visually represent the system behavior before creating the code. It allows you to see the flow and interactions of the system, which is extremely beneficial for software development. With this visual representation, you can better understand the system's behavior, make necessary adjustments, and ensure maintenance and updates. This capability is why I love working with the product."

"What I appreciate about MathWorks Matlab is that it is the most versatile program system I know; there are so many toolboxes which I don't need, as I mostly work with statistics, but it's amazing how many functions there are."

"Personally for me, because I do a lot of development, I like that it is easy to test mathematical algorithms with several matrix calculations. It's perfect for that."

"The platform's most valuable feature is its field-specific packages, which make it very easy to use."

Cons

"H2O.ai can improve in areas like multimodal support and prompt engineering."

"It needs a drag and drop GUI like KNIME, for easy access to and visibility of workflows."

"I would like to see more features related to deployment."

"The interpretability module has room for improvement. Also, it needs to improve its ability to integrate with other systems, like SageMaker, and the overall integration capability."

"On the topic of model training and model governance, this solution cannot handle ten or twelve models running at the same time."

"The model management features could be improved."

"It lacks the data manipulation capabilities of R and Pandas DataFrames. We would kill for dplyr offloading H2O."

"Referring to bullet-3 as well, H2O DataFrame manipulation capabilities are too primitive."

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"One area where the product could improve is in the ease of learning."

"It is not out-of-the-box of course, and you have to program everything yourself."

"In the area of improvement, sometimes there are issues with the speed of MathWorks Matlab, particularly in the Simulink environment. The tool's latest versions can be slow to open, taking significant time to load. Additionally, saving data and integrating models can also be time-consuming processes."

"To make use of the GPU, you have to have an Nvidia card. What I would want it to do is to run in Next Generation with Intel or AMD, and not just with Nvidia."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We have seen significant ROI where we were able to use the product in certain key projects and could automate a lot of processes. We were even able to reduce staff."

"The pricing for the software itself is reasonable, and I didn't encounter any additional costs beyond the initial purchase or license."

"We have a single user license. Support and add-ons are an extra fee."

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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm

16%

Computer Software Company

14%

Manufacturing Company

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Computer Software Company

10%

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Small Business	2
Midsize Enterprise	3
Large Enterprise	7

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Small Business	2
Midsize Enterprise	1
Large Enterprise	4

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with H2O.ai?

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What is your primary use case for H2O.ai?

I used H2O.ai on several POCs for my previous company, and it helped me find the best model. I needed to determine which model was performing better for job portal data. At that time, H2O.ai was ev...

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What advice do you have for others considering H2O.ai?

For larger datasets, model computation or model training and testing typically takes considerable time because with individual models, you need to train and test each one. With H2O.ai, these concer...

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What do you like most about MathWorks Matlab?

The tool's most valuable feature is the Simulink environment. This feature provides an incredible capability to visually represent the system behavior before creating the code. It allows you to see...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for MathWorks Matlab?

Regarding the pricing part and licensing cost for MathWorks Matlab, it is not cheap, but it depends on the functions you need. You don't need all of them; you may just require a few and then it's r...

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What needs improvement with MathWorks Matlab?

The application is pretty good, and I don't really complain. For my purposes, MathWorks Matlab is perfect because it's very versatile; it is not out-of-the-box of course, and you have to program ev...

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Overview

H2O is a fully open source, distributed in-memory machine learning platform with linear scalability. H2O’s supports the most widely used statistical & machine learning algorithms including gradient boosted machines, generalized linear models, deep learning and more. H2O also has an industry leading AutoML functionality that automatically runs through all the algorithms and their hyperparameters to produce a leaderboard of the best models. The H2O platform is used by over 14,000 organizations globally and is extremely popular in both the R & Python communities.

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