Data Marketplace vs AWS Data Exchange

Data Marketplace9.4Visit AWS Data Exchange9.1Visit

Higher score Data Marketplace #1 in Data Marketplace Software 9.4/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 3 of 4 features Try Data Marketplace

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AWS Data Exchange #3 in Data Marketplace Software 9.1/10 Paid ✓ 4 of 4 features Visit site

• Data Marketplace fits best

  Affordable general-purpose data marketplaces

• AWS Data Exchange fits best

  AWS-centric commercial data exchanges

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Side by side

Feature	Data Marketplace 9.4/10 Visit ↗	AWS Data Exchange 9.1/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.4	9.1
Ranking	#1 in Data Marketplace Software	#3 in Data Marketplace Software
Best for	Affordable general-purpose data marketplaces	AWS-centric commercial data exchanges
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	$19/mo	Not checked yet
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Docs	Docs
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Data Marketplace 3/4 · AWS Data Exchange 4/4
Data transactions	✓	✓
Seller publishing	✓	✓
Access controls	✓	✓
Private marketplace	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Specs
Delivery methods	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Dataset listing limit	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Commercial model	Subscription	Custom
Our review
Pros	Free plan plus a $19/month Starter tier PII reports, quality scoring, previews, and data dictionaries Supports downloads, REST API, MCP, and query-based access	Supports files, APIs, Redshift, S3, and Lake Formation datasets Handles subscriptions, entitlements, billing, payments, and private offers Connects with AWS analytics, governance, storage, and monitoring services
Cons	Free plan is limited to 10 downloads and 1,000 API calls monthly Professional costs $99/month before Enterprise pricing Enterprise pricing is by agreement rather than a published amount	No free plan is available Costs can include product, data-grant, storage, transfer, and AWS service charges Its strongest fit is organizations already working within AWS
Our verdict	Data Marketplace is a software marketplace for analysts, teams, data providers, and AI agents that need to discover, evaluate, publish, license, purchase, and deliver datasets. Its buyer-facing capabilities include dataset search,… Read the review →	AWS Data Exchange is a managed marketplace for discovering, publishing, subscribing to, and managing third-party data products. It serves both buyers seeking entitled access to external datasets and providers packaging commercial data for… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Data Marketplace — where it wins

  • Free plan plus a $19/month Starter tier
  • PII reports, quality scoring, previews, and data dictionaries
  • Supports downloads, REST API, MCP, and query-based access

  Where it doesn't

  • Free plan is limited to 10 downloads and 1,000 API calls monthly
  • Professional costs $99/month before Enterprise pricing
  • Enterprise pricing is by agreement rather than a published amount

• AWS Data Exchange — where it wins

  • Supports files, APIs, Redshift, S3, and Lake Formation datasets
  • Handles subscriptions, entitlements, billing, payments, and private offers
  • Connects with AWS analytics, governance, storage, and monitoring services

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan is available
  • Costs can include product, data-grant, storage, transfer, and AWS service charges
  • Its strongest fit is organizations already working within AWS

• Data Marketplace9.4/10 · Free plan

  A broad data marketplace with discovery, licensing, delivery, and query access.

  Try Data MarketplaceFull verdict →
• AWS Data Exchange9.1/10 · Paid

  A full-service data exchange for organizations operating across AWS.

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