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H2O.ai
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As of 30 August 2026, H2O.ai is free to use. H2O. Softwr lists it under Machine Learning. H2O.ai is launched in 2012, available on Web.
Overview
What H2O.ai does
H2O.ai provides an open-source machine learning platform with H2O-3 and enterprise solutions including H2O Driverless AI for automatic machine learning. It supports distributed computing, AutoML, and features automatic feature engineering and model explainability.
What people use it for
- Distributed in-memory machine learning over large datasets
- Training and productionising models from R or Python against a shared H2O cluster
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Where it falls short
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- Java is always required to run H2O-3 even when working from R or Python, and only a 64-bit JRE or JDK is supported
- Supported Java versions stop at Java SE 17; newer versions only run by forcing an unsupported version flag and are guaranteed for experiments rather than production
- H2O-3 only supports numpy below version 2, so a numpy 2 environment must be downgraded
- Supported Python versions are limited to 3.7 through 3.11
- The Flow web UI requires an internet browser and is the only graphical interface
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Pricing
What H2O.ai costs
Taken from the vendor's own pricing page. Prices move, so check before you buy.
H2O-3 Open Source
Free
- Core algorithms
- AutoML
- Community support
Driverless AI
Free
- Automatic feature engineering
- Model explainability
- Enterprise support
Capabilities
Features
AutoML
Distributed computing
Feature engineering
Model explainability
Time series forecasting
Spark
Integration with Spark
Hadoop
Integration with Hadoop
Python
Integration with Python
R
Integration with R
JDBC
Integration with JDBC
Linux support
Available on linux
Mac support
Available on mac
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Questions people ask
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Is H2O open source and free?
Yes. H2O-3 OSS is free and Apache-licensed, designed for self-managed and experimental workflows. H2O.ai also offers enterprise cloud solutions with additional features.
SourceHow many companies use H2O's open source platform?
Over 18,000 companies across Finance, Insurance, Healthcare, Retail, Telco, Sales, and Marketing use H2O's open-source machine learning platform.
SourceBehind it
Who makes H2O.ai
- Company
- H2O.ai
- Based in
- Mountain View, California
- Founders
- Sri Ambati, Cliff Click
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