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Alex Solutions vs AWS Glue DataBrew
Both stand on active metadata management software. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.
Choose Alex if your organization needs governance, lineage, metadata management, and data quality capabilities across a large or regulated data estate. Its annual platform subscription includes unlimited users and sources, while Business Journeys require a separate subscription; prospective buyers need to request pricing.
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DataBrew brings visual preparation, profiling, lineage, and reusable transformations into a cloud service. The free initial sessions provide a starting point, but ongoing session and job charges should be considered.
Visit AWS Glue DataBrewThe facts
| Alex Solutions | AWS Glue DataBrew | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | A free trial | Yes |
| Open source | Not published | Not published |
| Runs on | API, Self-hosted, Web | API, Web |
| Lowest paid plan | Free or on request | See the plans |
| Plans published | 2 | 3 |
| Maker | Not published | Not published |
| Website | alexsolutions.com | aws.amazon.com |
| On active metadata management software | #7 of 25 | #3 of 25 |
Alex Solutions: what it does well
- Automates discovery, lineage tracing, and impact analysis.
- Includes catalog, glossary, ontology, policies, and sensitivity classification.
- Monitors data quality and supports remediation workflows.
- Offers more than 100 prebuilt connections to named data systems.
- Supports on-premises, hybrid, and offline environments.
What to know first
- There is no free plan.
- Pricing is available on request, with annual billing.
- Business Journeys are subscribed to separately from the platform subscription.
AWS Glue DataBrew: what it does well
- More than 250 built-in transformations.
- Profiles quality, patterns, and anomalies.
- Maps lineage visually across sources and steps.
- First 40 interactive sessions are free for first-time users.
What to know first
- No free plan is listed.
- Interactive sessions cost $1.00 per 30 minutes.
- Jobs are billed at $0.48 per node-hour in pricing examples.
- Charges can vary by AWS Region.
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