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H2O.ai pros and cons

Vendor: H2O.ai
3.8 out of 5

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PROS

Fast training and memory-efficient DataFrame manipulation are highlighted.
Well-documented and easy-to-use algorithms are appreciated.
Ability to integrate with enterprise Java apps through POJO/MOJO is a significant advantage.
Jupyter Notebooks support and collaboration features are valuable for sharing across teams.
AutoML offers a hands-free way to evaluate and select ML algorithms efficiently.

CONS

H2O.ai needs more features related to deployment.
The interpretability module has room for improvement, and it needs better integration capabilities with systems like SageMaker.
There are limitations in model management and H2O.ai cannot handle multiple models running concurrently.
H2O.ai's DataFrame manipulation capabilities are underdeveloped compared to R and Pandas.
H2O.ai needs improved integration capabilities with different data sources, lagging behind platforms like DataIQ and DataBricks.
 

H2O.ai Pros review quotes

it_user837546 - PeerSpot reviewer
Principal Data Scientist
Mar 14, 2018
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.
it_user862530 - PeerSpot reviewer
Associate Consultant at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
Apr 25, 2018
AutoML helps in hands-free initial evaluations of efficiency/accuracy of ML algorithms.
DataScie1afc - PeerSpot reviewer
Data Scientist with 51-200 employees
Dec 11, 2018
The ease of use in connecting to our cluster machines.
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MvpOfMac4841 - PeerSpot reviewer
Managing VP of Machine Learning at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Dec 11, 2018
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.
RK
Director of Data Engineering at Transamerica
Dec 11, 2018
It is helpful, intuitive, and easy to use. The learning curve is not too steep.
AS
Associate Principal at a consultancy with 501-1,000 employees
Dec 26, 2019
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.
Kashif Yaseen - PeerSpot reviewer
Trainee Decision Scientist at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Nov 11, 2024
The most valuable feature of H2O.ai is that it is plug-and-play.
MA
Senior Manager - AI at Shamal Holding
Jul 16, 2025
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.
 

H2O.ai Cons review quotes

it_user837546 - PeerSpot reviewer
Principal Data Scientist
Mar 14, 2018
Referring to bullet-3 as well, H2O DataFrame manipulation capabilities are too primitive.
it_user862530 - PeerSpot reviewer
Associate Consultant at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
Apr 25, 2018
It needs a drag and drop GUI like KNIME, for easy access to and visibility of workflows.
DataScie1afc - PeerSpot reviewer
Data Scientist with 51-200 employees
Dec 11, 2018
I would like to see more features related to deployment.
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MvpOfMac4841 - PeerSpot reviewer
Managing VP of Machine Learning at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Dec 11, 2018
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.
RK
Director of Data Engineering at Transamerica
Dec 11, 2018
The model management features could be improved.
AS
Associate Principal at a consultancy with 501-1,000 employees
Dec 26, 2019
On the topic of model training and model governance, this solution cannot handle ten or twelve models running at the same time.
Kashif Yaseen - PeerSpot reviewer
Trainee Decision Scientist at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Nov 11, 2024
H2O.ai can improve in areas like multimodal support and prompt engineering.
MA
Senior Manager - AI at Shamal Holding
Jul 16, 2025
One improvement I would like to see in H2O.ai is regarding the integration capabilities with different data sources, as I've seen platforms like DataIQ and DataBricks offer great integration with various data sources.