Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: Microsoft Purview
Microsoft Purview clearly comes out ahead of AWS Glue Data Catalog on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. AWS Glue Data Catalog has a free tier; Microsoft Purview does not. AWS Glue Data Catalog's paid plans start at $1/mo.
| Overview |  AWS Glue Data CatalogCentralized metadata repository for AWS data assets. | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | saas tool | saas tool |
| Company | Amazon Web Services | Microsoft |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Trending | Stable | Stable |
| Industries | Data & AnalyticsDevelopment | Data & AnalyticsDevelopmentLegal & Compliance |
| Categories | business-intelligence | business-intelligencedata-engineering |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
Microsoft Purview
usage based
usage based
| Feature | aws-glue-data-catalog | microsoft-purview |
|---|---|---|
| First Million Accesses | ||
| Ai Protection Meters | ||
| First Million Objects Stored | ||
| At-Rest Protection | ||
| Storage Of Metadata Objects Beyond The First Million | ||
| Data Health Management (Processing Units) | ||
| Insider Risk Management | ||
| Unified Catalog (Governed Assets) |
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On Staquest's weighted six-dimension scoring, Microsoft Purview comes out ahead overall, though AWS Glue Data Catalog can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
AWS Glue Data Catalog offers a free tier; Microsoft Purview does not currently list one.
Microsoft Purview scores higher on pricing value in Staquest's analysis. It is the highest-weighted dimension in this comparison.
