What's the Difference Between AWS Clean Rooms and AWS Data Exchange?

Compare AWS Clean Rooms and AWS Data Exchange side by side — features, pricing, and ideal use cases to help you choose the right product.

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Comparisons	AWS Clean Rooms	AWS Data Exchange
Category	Analytics, Data Collaboration	Analytics, Data Marketplace
Description	Create clean rooms to collaborate on datasets without sharing raw data.	Find, subscribe to, and use third-party data in the cloud.
Best for	Advertising analytics Cross-company data collaboration Privacy-safe analytics Audience insights	Third-party data acquisition Financial data Weather data Healthcare data Geospatial data
Key features	Configurable analysis rules Cryptographic computing No data movement Built-in query controls ML modeling	Data subscriptions Automatic data delivery S3 integration API-based data sets Revision tracking
Pricing model	Pay per query processed	Varies by data provider
Free tier	No	No
Expert take	“Clean Rooms lets multiple parties analyze combined datasets without sharing raw data. It enforces cryptographic controls so each participant only sees aggregate results.” — Giovanni Lauria, re:Post Top Contributor [profile]	“Data Exchange is a marketplace for third-party data. Subscribe to datasets and they appear directly in your S3 bucket or Redshift, updated automatically by the provider.” — Oleksii Bebych, re:Post Top Contributor [profile]
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When to use AWS Clean Rooms or AWS Data Exchange

Use AWS Clean Rooms when:

Advertising analytics
Cross-company data collaboration
Privacy-safe analytics
Audience insights

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Use AWS Data Exchange when:

Third-party data acquisition
Financial data
Weather data
Healthcare data
Geospatial data

Learn more about AWS Data Exchange »

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