Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: Starburst Galaxy
Starburst Galaxy clearly comes out ahead of AWS Glue Data Catalog on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. Both offer a free tier. 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 | Starburst |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Learning Curve | - | - |
| Integration | - | - |
| Trending | Stable | Stable |
| GitHub Stars | - | - |
| Industries | Data & AnalyticsDevelopment | Data & AnalyticsDevelopmentLegal & Compliance |
| Categories | business-intelligence | data-engineering |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
Starburst Galaxy
usage based
freemium
custom
| Feature | aws-glue-data-catalog | starburst-galaxy |
|---|---|---|
| First Million Accesses | ||
| Connect Directly To Data Sources | ||
| First Million Objects Stored | ||
| Data Governance With Rbac And Abac | ||
| Storage Of Metadata Objects Beyond The First Million | ||
| Enterprise Trial License Key | ||
| Internet-Scale Workloads With Trino | ||
| Smart Indexing And Caching With Warp Speed | ||
| Up To $500 In Usage Credits |
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Dashes mean the feature isn't listed in our data. The tool may still support it.
On Staquest's weighted six-dimension scoring, Starburst Galaxy 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.
Both AWS Glue Data Catalog and Starburst Galaxy offer a free tier.
Starburst Galaxy scores higher on pricing value in Staquest's analysis. It is the highest-weighted dimension in this comparison.
