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Horovod vs JAX

Horovod

horovod.ai

JAX

docs.jax.dev

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Price fromFreeFree
Free planYesYes
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Open source——
Windows—Yes
macOSYesYes
LinuxYesYes
APIYes—
Self-hostedYesYes
Plans published11
Spec score · Deep Learning Software8.1 (#11)8.3 (#7)
InstallationThe getting-started page provides pip installation commands for CPU use and GPU use with NCCL.JAX uses the `jax` Python package and `jaxlib`, which contains compiled binaries with different builds for operating systems and accelerators.
SecurityThe documentation includes a security section for Horovod on Spark; the opened pages make no security certification or compliance claim.Distributed coordination connections are neither encrypted nor authenticated by default; the documentation describes optional mutual TLS for securing them.
SupportThe project directs users to documentation, troubleshooting guidance and a ticket submission link for unresolved issues.The installation guide directs users with problems using prebuilt wheels to the JAX GitHub issue tracker.

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