Name: Spark
Rating: 4.1 (13 reviews)

AK

Abhishek K.

Software Engineer

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

10/17/2023

"Quick and Efficient"

5/5

What do you like best about Spark?

It provides libraries like Spark MLlib for machine learning and Spark Streaming for real-time data processing. This allows performing advanced analytics and building machine learning models at scale. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Spark?

Integrating Spark with other tools or systems may require additional development effort, especially when connecting to legacy data sources. Although this can be addressed with experience and best practices. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Spark:

-- Learn the basics, with a solid understanding of distributed computing concepts

-- Leverage caching

-- Stay informed with ongoing developments and new libraries

-- Consider cloud services Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Spark solving and how is that benefiting you?

-- Handle massive volumes of data efficiently

-- In-memory processing

-- Spark offers APIs in multiple programming languages (Python, Scala, Java)

-- Real-time data processing helps in monitoring social media trends and real-time fraud detection

-- Can connect with various data sources

-- It is cost-efficient, and we can scale resources up or down as needed, reducing infrastructure costs Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

AM

Ashutosh M.

Software Programmer

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

Originally submitted 10/2/2023

"Software Engineer and analytics"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Spark?

The best part I like as of my experience in memory computing power of spark it handle real time data processing with speed because of this we can do various task with speed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Spark?

I hate spark configuration and some time it' is complex if user is beginner and the troubleshooting part is to hectic as compared previous program performance issue some time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Spark:

If you are using large data set in real time processing I suggest to use spark as compared to Hadoop it is better to use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Spark solving and how is that benefiting you?

As of my experience when I use spark in my previous project it is easy to our work when we work with large data or will divide in cluster to avoid workload an the best part is this spark use in memory computing due to this processing is fast as compared to Hadoop. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

SB

Swasthik B.

Data Engineer

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

10/18/2023

"Spark review based on experience"

4/5

What do you like best about Spark?

Its infrastructure and syntax are pretty simple. And the codes are easily available on the internet. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Spark?

Some of the codes are hard to understand. Sometimes the code doesn't work as the dataset is very large. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Spark:

It's a great tool for large datasets. If the data is not structured, then Spark can be used. By this, you can remove unwanted things from the data and make it clean and usable. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Spark solving and how is that benefiting you?

Big data problems can be easily solved using Spark. If there is a dataset with a huge amount of data that needs to undergo many transformations, Spark is the best option. This is how it benefits my work. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

AS

Aslı S.

Regional Consumer Experience Journey Expert

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

7/27/2023

"Good Tool for Keeping Emails Tidy"

3.5/5

What do you like best about Spark?

I really like when it comes to smart inbox features as well as being able to change/customize the tool based on what I like and how I like, that personalization is making myself feel good about the product. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Spark?

The freemium package is limited and eventually it is disturbing, although natural, when everything you try to access is blocked by a paid impromptu interstitial. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Spark:

I'd recommend the usage of Spark only after a careful due diligence is being made, because every organization might have different needs and they might need more tailor-made solutions for themselves. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Spark solving and how is that benefiting you?

Spark is solving email management for us, especially the send later feature is helping me to organize my business when we work from home where our work time sometimes might be different. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

VG

Vishal G.

DevOps Engineer

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

10/20/2023

"Excellent"

3.5/5

What do you like best about Spark?

Versatile and fault tolerance, ensuring that data processing continues even in the event of node failures, which is crucial for mission-critical applications. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Spark?

It is very resource intensive, it is in-memory. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Spark:

Definitely use this Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Spark solving and how is that benefiting you?

Spark solves various problems in the field of data analytics and processing. Its benefits can be significant for businesses and individuals in several ways like business analytics and speed. Very cost efficient. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

MT

Muhammad T.

Loan Officer

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

10/11/2023

"The Best in the business"

5/5

What do you like best about Spark?

It's easier to use. Which is the best thing I like about it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Spark?

It requires large data for broadcast. Which makes me frustrated. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

AJ

abhinav J.

Senior System Engineer

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

10/15/2023

"Review for Spark software"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Spark?

It is an open source software, distributed processing system used for big data workloads. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Spark?

No file management system

Expensive

No Real time data processing Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

AT

Verified User in Telecommunications

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

10/11/2023

"Spark Usage for machine learning"

4/5

What do you like best about Spark?

Efficient in running the jobs and memory handling mechanism Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Spark?

The monitoring of spark is a bit tricky and difficult to integrate. Though we can use spark ui, i feel that sonething like ganglia ui is better than this. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Spark:

Spark can be used efficiently if its properly integrated with the system. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Spark solving and how is that benefiting you?

It is used for stream processing & machine learning purposes, highly used for analyzing and processing our data with the help of notebooks. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

GM

Verified User in Market Research

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

10/27/2023

"Worth a look"

2.5/5

What do you like best about Spark?

Range of service offering in terms of being a single shop for branding, campaign, digital & motion work Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Spark?

As a brand it needs more differentiation from its peer set and you should evaluate as per your needs Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

AI

Verified User in Information Technology and Services

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

9/28/2023

"Data analysis"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Spark?

The best part is to it is versatiledue to this wode range of data processing including batch processingreal time streaming. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Spark?

Some complexityand realtime processing due to real time processing Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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