AWS Data Exchange alternatives for selling and buying data

About AWS Data Exchange

AWS Data Exchange is Amazon Web Services' catalog for subscribing to third-party data files, tables and APIs, listing more than 3,500 datasets from more than 300 providers. Providers must first register as AWS Marketplace sellers. AWS pays providers monthly, after collecting from subscribers, minus AWS Marketplace service fees.

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How do the AWS Data Exchange alternatives compare?

The AWS Data Exchange alternatives below are compared with AWS Data Exchange on the terms our directory tracks. "Not published" means the company's own pages do not say.

The first row is AWS Data Exchange. Published payouts are ceilings or estimates, not quotes.

The AWS Data Exchange alternatives

1. Data marketplace

   Snowflake Marketplace

   Best for providers selling data, apps or AI products to Snowflake customers

   Snowflake Marketplace lets providers list data, apps and AI products to Snowflake customers, citing more than 820 providers and more than 3,400 live offerings. Paid listings need an approved provider profile and a billing address in one of 20 countries including the UK and US, and Stripe pays providers after consumers pay. Snowflake's documentation states no provider commission.

   What it buys

   Does not buy data. Lists third-party data, apps and agents, plus licensed publisher content through Cortex Knowledge Extensions

   Published payout

   Provider sets the price: usage-based, subscription (1 to 36 months) or installment plans

   Size requirement

   Full Snowflake account, approved provider profile and, for paid listings, a billing address in one of 20 eligible countries

   Exclusivity

   Not published

   Fee to seller

   Not stated in the provider documentation we checked. The Stripe payout account costs nothing extra

   Payment timing

   Stripe pays providers after receiving payment from consumers. Snowflake pays when consumers use a capacity commitment

   Read our Snowflake Marketplace profileCompare AWS Data Exchange and Snowflake Marketplace

2. Data marketplace

   Databricks Marketplace

   Best for providers sharing datasets, notebooks or models with Databricks customers on terms they set

   Databricks Marketplace is an open exchange where data providers publish datasets, notebooks, AI models and MCP servers to Databricks customers. Public providers apply through the Databricks Data Partner Program. Listings are either free and instant or need provider approval, and for paid data the provider manages the business agreement outside the Marketplace. Databricks states no provider fee.

   What it buys

   Does not buy data. Lists datasets, Databricks notebooks, AI models and MCP servers

   Published payout

   Provider sets terms. Paid access is agreed with each consumer outside the Marketplace

   Size requirement

   Approval through the Databricks Data Partner Program, a Premium plan or above and a Unity Catalog-enabled workspace

   Exclusivity

   Not published

   Fee to seller

   Not stated in the provider documentation we checked

   Payment timing

   Not published. Billing sits in the provider's own agreement with the consumer

   Read our Databricks Marketplace profileCompare AWS Data Exchange and Databricks Marketplace

3. Data marketplace

   Datarade

   Best for data providers who want buyers to find and compare their products in a large directory

   Datarade is a data marketplace and directory where buyers find and compare data products from more than 2,000 providers, with AI training datasets among its categories. Buyers use it free. Providers choose a commission-only plan at 30%, or annual subscriptions of $6,000 or $12,000 with commission of 20% or 15%.

   What it buys

   Lists data products across more than 560 categories, including AI training datasets

   Published payout

   Provider sets the price

   Size requirement

   None published. Applications reviewed in 1 to 2 business days

   Exclusivity

   Not published

   Fee to seller

   Commission-only: $0 a year plus 30%. Bronze: $6,000 a year plus 20%. Silver: $12,000 a year plus 15%. Gold: custom

   Payment timing

   Not published

   Read our Datarade profile

4. Data marketplace

   Opendatabay

   Best for dataset sellers who want free listing and a commission that falls as the sale price rises

   Opendatabay is a marketplace for licensed AI training and fine-tuning datasets, showing 111 licensed data providers and 655 data products on its homepage. Listing is free, its published commission falls from 30% on small sales to 5% on sales above $250,000, and payouts for self-serve sales arrive within 30 days of the end of the month.

   What it buys

   Lists text, image, audio, video, code, agentic trajectories, 3D, tabular, time-series, human feedback and synthetic data

   Published payout

   Seller sets the price and keeps 70% to 95% depending on the sale price

   Size requirement

   Not published

   Exclusivity

   Not published

   Fee to seller

   Free to list. Commission from 30% (sales up to $100) to 5% (sales above $250,000), set per transaction

   Payment timing

   Within 30 days of the end of the month for self-serve sales. Balances under $50 carry forward

   Read our Opendatabay profile

5. Data marketplace

   DataVendor

   Best for vendors selling codebases, tasksets and RL environments at their own price

   DataVendor is a marketplace run on the HUD platform where vendors sell codebases, tasksets, RL environments and raw data to AI companies. Vendor sign-up is self-serve with no application review, vendors set their own prices, and DataVendor keeps 20% of vendor earnings when they are withdrawn. Its FAQ says all sales are final.

   What it buys

   Lists codebases, tasksets with their RL environments, corpora and raw data

   Published payout

   Vendor sets the price. Example homepage listings include a $220,000 payments monorepo

   Size requirement

   None. Self-serve sign-up with no application review

   Exclusivity

   Not published

   Fee to seller

   20% of vendor earnings, charged on withdrawal. A $15 dispute fee passes to the vendor if a dispute is lost

   Payment timing

   Not published

   Read our DataVendor profile

6. Data marketplace

   FileYield

   Best for sellers who want to list free and negotiate price and exclusivity directly with buyers

   FileYield, operated by Dployers LLC, is a brokered marketplace where sellers list AI training datasets free and negotiate price, license type and exclusivity directly with buyers. It does not touch the data, process payments or hold escrow. Its terms say any fees for facilitating connections are disclosed when you list, request or accept a deal.

   What it buys

   Lists datasets across 36 categories and 2,566 data types, from structured records to audio, medical imaging, code and video

   Published payout

   Seller sets the price

   Size requirement

   Not published. Listings are reviewed before going live

   Exclusivity

   Seller chooses: exclusive or non-exclusive, time-limited or perpetual

   Fee to seller

   Free to list. Any facilitation fees are disclosed when you list, request or accept a deal

   Payment timing

   Arranged directly between seller and buyer

   Read our FileYield profile

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Comparisons with AWS Data Exchange

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