AWS Lake Formation vs Baidu EasyDAP

AWS Lake Formation9.4Visit Baidu EasyDAP8.9Visit

Higher score AWS Lake Formation #1 in Data Lake Software 9.4/10 Paid ✓ 4 of 4 features Visit site

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Baidu EasyDAP #3 in Data Lake Software 8.9/10 Paid ✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Baidu EasyDAP

• AWS Lake Formation fits best

  AWS-native governed data lakes

• Baidu EasyDAP fits best

  Multi-source governed data platforms

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Side by side

Feature	AWS Lake Formation 9.4/10 Visit ↗	Baidu EasyDAP 8.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.4	8.9
Ranking	#1 in Data Lake Software	#3 in Data Lake Software
Best for	AWS-native governed data lakes	Multi-source governed data platforms
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Not checked yet	—
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Docs	Tickets, Docs, Phone
Integrations	9 integrations	20 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features AWS Lake Formation 4/4 · Baidu EasyDAP 4/4
Metadata catalog	✓	✓
Governance controls	✓	✓
Open table formats	✓	✓
Data sharing	✓	✓
Specs
Deployment model	Cloud	Hybrid
Ingestion modes	Batch	Both
Query interface	Both	Both
Our review
Pros	Database, table, column, row, and cell-level access controls Cross-account and cross-organization data sharing with CloudTrail auditing Supports Iceberg, Hudi, and Delta Lake tables across AWS analytics services	Combines batch and real-time ingestion across varied enterprise sources Provides visual pipelines, federated SQL, governance, and lineage Supports SaaS delivery and private deployment for enterprise networks
Cons	No free plan No fixed subscription plans or universal starting price Integrated services and some usage incur separate AWS charges	No permanently free plan is offered Edition fees are separate from usage-based resource charges The verified starting price is CNY 2,000
Our verdict	AWS Lake Formation is a managed cloud service for building and governing data lakes on Amazon S3. It is designed for organizations that need centralized metadata, controlled access, auditing, and data sharing across AWS accounts,… Read the review →	Baidu EasyDAP is a data lake management and analytics platform for enterprises and teams building governed data environments. It combines lake storage management for BOS and HDFS with metadata management, batch and streaming ingestion,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• AWS Lake Formation — where it wins

  • Database, table, column, row, and cell-level access controls
  • Cross-account and cross-organization data sharing with CloudTrail auditing
  • Supports Iceberg, Hudi, and Delta Lake tables across AWS analytics services

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan
  • No fixed subscription plans or universal starting price
  • Integrated services and some usage incur separate AWS charges

• Baidu EasyDAP — where it wins

  • Combines batch and real-time ingestion across varied enterprise sources
  • Provides visual pipelines, federated SQL, governance, and lineage
  • Supports SaaS delivery and private deployment for enterprise networks

  Where it doesn't

  • No permanently free plan is offered
  • Edition fees are separate from usage-based resource charges
  • The verified starting price is CNY 2,000

• AWS Lake Formation9.4/10 · Paid

  A deep AWS-native governance layer for organizations building managed data lakes on Amazon S3.

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• Baidu EasyDAP8.9/10 · Paid

  A broad governed data platform for multi-source batch, streaming, SQL, and data services.

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