@superkk Ironically, we debated this extensively and concluded the reverse (primarily because we believe the Spark API is succinct and integration with the eco-system will be easy) - much more like spark than Gemfire. In fact, the API is pretty much Spark. For instance, you don't care about updating data, you just use the Spark DataFrame API. ( https://github.com/SnappyDataInc/snappydata#quick-start-with... )