Flower
Unified federated learning platform for any workload and ML framework.
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—Overview
What is Flower?
Flower is a unified approach to federated learning that supports analytics and evaluation across various workloads, ML frameworks, and programming languages. It enables developers to federate their models without being constrained by specific technologies or environments.
Key differentiator
“Flower stands out by offering a flexible, unified approach to federated learning that supports any workload and ML framework, making it ideal for projects requiring adaptability across diverse environments.”
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Who is it for?
✓ Best for
Teams working on federated learning projects who need flexibility in choosing ML frameworks and programming languages.
Projects requiring distributed training without centralized data storage.
Developers looking to evaluate federated learning setups across different environments.
✕ Not a fit for
Scenarios where real-time collaboration is required as Flower focuses more on batch processing.
Teams that prefer a cloud-hosted solution over self-hosting their federated learning infrastructure.
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Get Started with Flower
Step-by-step setup guide with code examples and common gotchas.