AWS Data Exchange vs Actian Enterprise Data Marketplace

AWS Data Exchange9.3Visit Actian Enterprise Data Marketplace9.1Visit

Higher score AWS Data Exchange #1 in Data as a Service (DaaS) Software 9.3/10 Paid ✓ 0 of 3 features Visit site

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Actian Enterprise Data Marketplace #2 in Data as a Service (DaaS) Software 9.1/10 Pricing on request ✓ 2 of 3 features Visit Actian

• AWS Data Exchange fits best

  Buyers and sellers using the AWS data ecosystem

• Actian Enterprise Data Marketplace fits best

  Enterprises building governed data marketplaces

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Side by side

Feature	AWS Data Exchange 9.3/10 Visit ↗	Actian Enterprise Data Marketplace 9.1/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.3	9.1
Ranking	#1 in Data as a Service (DaaS) Software	#2 in Data as a Service (DaaS) Software
Best for	Buyers and sellers using the AWS data ecosystem	Enterprises building governed data marketplaces
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Not checked yet	Pricing on request
Free plan	—	Not checked yet
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Docs	Community, Docs
Compliance	GDPR, 2FA	SOC 2, ISO 27001
Integrations	10 integrations	75+ integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features AWS Data Exchange 0/3 · Actian Enterprise Data Marketplace 2/3
Data marketplace	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Data products	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Usage metering	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Delivery methods	download, api, cloud_share, query	API; marketplace interface
Access controls	true	Role-based permissions; automated permissions; granular data-product permissions; approval workflows; audit trails
Supported clouds	Not checked yet	Google Cloud; Microsoft Azure; AWS
Our review
Pros	Supports file, API, Redshift, S3, and Lake Formation datasets Combines product publishing, subscriptions, entitlements, and billing Offers private products, private offers, and controlled access	Combines data-product publishing, documentation and lifecycle management in Studio. Supports granular permissions, approvals and audit trails for dataset access. Uses lineage, quality indicators and a federated knowledge graph for discovery.
Cons	No free plan; charges can include provider and AWS service costs Its integrations and delivery options center on AWS services Support channels listed are documentation	Pricing requires contacting sales. Cloud deployment may not suit organizations seeking another deployment model. Community and documentation are the listed support channels.
Our verdict	AWS Data Exchange is a cloud marketplace for discovering, subscribing to, publishing, and managing third-party data products. It suits organizations that buy or sell datasets and already work in the AWS ecosystem. Buyers can find products… Read the review →	Actian Enterprise Data Marketplace brings marketplace-style discovery and governance to enterprise data products. Domain experts can publish and document products in Studio, while business users use Explorer to search, evaluate, request… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• AWS Data Exchange — where it wins

  • Supports file, API, Redshift, S3, and Lake Formation datasets
  • Combines product publishing, subscriptions, entitlements, and billing
  • Offers private products, private offers, and controlled access

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan; charges can include provider and AWS service costs
  • Its integrations and delivery options center on AWS services
  • Support channels listed are documentation

• Actian Enterprise Data Marketplace — where it wins

  • Combines data-product publishing, documentation and lifecycle management in Studio.
  • Supports granular permissions, approvals and audit trails for dataset access.
  • Uses lineage, quality indicators and a federated knowledge graph for discovery.

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contacting sales.
  • Cloud deployment may not suit organizations seeking another deployment model.
  • Community and documentation are the listed support channels.

• AWS Data Exchange9.3/10 · Paid

  A DaaS marketplace for managing data subscriptions and delivery within AWS.

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• Actian Enterprise Data Marketplace9.1/10 · Pricing on request

  A governed marketplace for publishing, finding and requesting enterprise data products.

  Visit ActianFull verdict →