Databricks Marketplace alternatives

3 tools to consider instead of Databricks Marketplace, shown against it.

Databricks Marketplace Snowflake Marketplace AWS Data Exchange Datarade
Vendor Databricks, Inc. Snowflake Inc. Amazon Web Services, Inc. Datarade GmbH
Pricing model Quote only Quote only Quote only Quote only
Free tier Yes Yes Yes Yes
Deployment Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud
Open source No No No No
Best for Databricks customers who want external data or models attached to the lakehouse without building ingestion pipelines. Snowflake customers who want to attach third-party data directly into their warehouse without ETL. AWS customers who want third-party data delivered natively into S3 or Redshift with unified billing. Buyers comparing external data providers across categories before committing to one platform or vendor.
Pricing

Distribution channel inside Databricks; each listing's price (free or paid) and terms are set by its individual provider, delivered via Delta Sharing.

Pricing has not been verified yet — see the vendor's site.

Distribution channel inside Snowflake; each dataset's price (free, usage-based, or subscription) is set by its individual provider, not by Snowflake.

Checked on the vendor's own page on September 21, 2026: no prices are published. Expect to be quoted.

Distribution channel inside AWS; each dataset's price (free, one-time, subscription, or usage-based) is set by its provider and billed through the customer's AWS account.

Pricing has not been verified yet — see the vendor's site.

Browsing and requesting quotes is free; each provider sets its own dataset pricing, negotiated directly through Datarade's request-a-quote flow.

Pricing has not been verified yet — see the vendor's site.

Features
  • Delivery via open Delta Sharing protocol (no ETL required)
  • Free and paid dataset, notebook, model and app listings
  • Cross-platform recipients via open Delta Sharing standard
  • Provider listing pages with sample data and documentation
  • AI model listings alongside tabular datasets
  • Unified access management through Unity Catalog
  • Ratings and reviews on listings
  • Live data sharing without copying or moving data
  • Free and paid dataset, app and AI-agent listings
  • Access granted directly into a Snowflake account
  • Marketplace Capacity Drawdown for using existing Snowflake spend
  • Provider ratings and listing metadata for evaluation
  • Native app framework for interactive data products
  • Cross-cloud/cross-region availability where the provider supports it
  • Subscriptions delivered directly into S3, Redshift or via API
  • Unified billing through the customer's AWS account
  • Free, paid and private (invite-only) data products
  • Data grants for one-time or time-limited access
  • Provider dashboard for publishing and licensing datasets
  • Integration with AWS entitlement and IAM controls
  • Support for both bulk files and API-based data products
  • Searchable directory of thousands of external data providers
  • Category and use-case filtering (firmographic, geolocation, ESG, etc.)
  • Free samples and quote requests routed to providers
  • Provider comparison pages and reviews
  • Coverage across file, API and cloud-marketplace delivery methods
  • Vendor-neutral, not tied to a specific cloud platform
  • Guides and reports on data provider selection

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