Baidu EasyDAP vs Unilake

Baidu EasyDAP8.9Visit Unilake8.6Visit

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

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Unilake #5 in Data Lake Software 8.6/10 Open source ✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Unilake

• Baidu EasyDAP fits best

  Multi-source governed data platforms

• Unilake fits best

  Open-source cross-cloud lakehouses

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Side by side

Feature	Baidu EasyDAP 8.9/10 Visit ↗	Unilake 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.9	8.6
Ranking	#3 in Data Lake Software	#5 in Data Lake Software
Best for	Multi-source governed data platforms	Open-source cross-cloud lakehouses
Pricing model	Paid	Free
Starting price	—	Open source
Free plan	—	Not checked yet
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Tickets, Docs, Phone	Tickets, Community
Compliance	SSO/SAML	SSO/SAML
Integrations	20 integrations	350+ integrations
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Baidu EasyDAP 4/4 · Unilake 4/4
Metadata catalog	✓	✓
Governance controls	✓	✓
Open table formats	✓	✓
Data sharing	✓	✓
Specs
Deployment model	Hybrid	Hybrid
Ingestion modes	Both	Both
Query interface	Both	Sql
Our review
Pros	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	Cross-cloud querying without copying data Governance with ABAC, policy-as-code, and lineage More than 350 pre-built data connectors
Cons	No permanently free plan is offered Edition fees are separate from usage-based resource charges The verified starting price is CNY 2,000	The product is in active development toward an Alpha version SQL is the primary query interface Self-hosting uses Kubernetes and compatible storage services
Our verdict	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 →	Unilake is an open-source unified data analytics platform for organizations building data and AI workloads across cloud, private-cloud, hybrid, and on-premises infrastructure. Its unified access layer connects cloud and local storage,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• 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

• Unilake — where it wins

  • Cross-cloud querying without copying data
  • Governance with ABAC, policy-as-code, and lineage
  • More than 350 pre-built data connectors

  Where it doesn't

  • The product is in active development toward an Alpha version
  • SQL is the primary query interface
  • Self-hosting uses Kubernetes and compatible storage services

• Baidu EasyDAP8.9/10 · Paid

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

  Visit Baidu EasyDAPFull verdict →
• Unilake8.6/10 · Open source

  A broad, governance-focused lakehouse layer for teams working across cloud and local storage.

  Visit UnilakeFull verdict →