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AtScale Adaptive Analytics (A3) vs Denodo comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

AtScale Adaptive Analytics ...
Ranking in Data Virtualization
7th
Average Rating
5.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
BI (Business Intelligence) Tools (47th), Data Governance (44th), BI on Hadoop (1st)
Denodo
Ranking in Data Virtualization
1st
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
42
Ranking in other categories
Data Integration (8th), Cloud Data Integration (7th), Data Management Platforms (DMP) (4th), AI Data Analysis (2nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2026, in the Data Virtualization category, the mindshare of AtScale Adaptive Analytics (A3) is 6.5%, down from 8.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Denodo is 22.2%, down from 40.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Data Virtualization Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Denodo22.2%
AtScale Adaptive Analytics (A3)6.5%
Other71.3%
Data Virtualization
 

Featured Reviews

it_user822762 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior BI and Reporting Analyst at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
The GUI interface is nice and easy to use, but the organization of the icons is not saved across users
Connecting to a Hadoop database to create a cube to connect to Tableau. We want to be able to easily create cubes which can be connected to Tableau for visualization The product had many issues. We had great collaboration with the product development team, but the product was not able to meet our…
Patel-Dhulva - PeerSpot reviewer
Information Technology Manager at Lockheed Martin
Data virtualization has unified siloed sources and now supports real-time decisions
The best features Denodo offers stand out to me as the ability to develop REST web services fast and easily, create and combine new views, integrate different sources of data, and connect with other tools seamlessly. When I mention fast and easy creation of views and integration, I love the agile data provisioning and integration, where Denodo provides a comprehensive set of capabilities for implementing logical data integration, management, and delivery, which in turn enables agile data analytics and an informed decision-making process to be smooth. I also appreciate the performance optimization with AI, which improves performance optimization through the integration of artificial intelligence capabilities. Furthermore, I appreciate the unified security and governance, where it addresses the need for an organization to effectively manage security, data privacy, and data protection easily, offering a centralized platform that allows the application of governance policies and fine-grained security controls. Another feature I would add about Denodo is that it also provides a single point of control where we can establish security controls over the entire infrastructure and gain visibility into all our data assets. Denodo has positively impacted my organization as since we started using this tool, it has been very helpful because it is a huge advantage that we can connect to many different databases to provide data rapidly and accurately and also gain insights, which helps us to make data-driven decisions easily. It has proven to be a valuable environment for deploying data virtualization solutions, and its user community is active in finding and fixing issues more accurately. Through data insights from Denodo, we have been able to improve our decision making, which helps to better communication between the stakeholders thanks to the real-time experience. It also saves a lot of time.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The GUI interface is nice and easy to use."
"Denodo is the backbone for the BU I'm working for."
"Denodo simplifies your work and helps you ship code or ship solutions in a faster way."
"It was very powerful because we could deliver this data in a short time and with some data governance, because you deliver it through a data catalog and you have the data lineage, and you can put there the role level security, column level security, and it was very helpful for us, and the end-user was very happy to have it."
"Data mining is one of the valuable features. We're able to connect all of the data sources with the installed driver, so that is a good advantage in Denodo. Being able to join the tables and view them is also valuable."
"Denodo is very easy to learn and user-friendly."
"The most valuable aspects of this solution are the short time frame in which you can deliver and connect."
"Before Denodo, our interfaces were running for six to seven hours to generate a file, and after writing the same thing in Denodo, now those interfaces are generated in 25 to 30 minutes."
"Denodo's best features are that it is very user-friendly and easy to use, it is flexible, and the data catalog is very useful."
 

Cons

"The organization of the icons is not saved across users."
"There was an issue with the incremental aggregation not working as indicated."
"The product was not able to meet our 10 second refresh requirements."
"We would like this solution to be more universally user-friendly. At present it is really only aimed at IT specialists."
"Don't have too high expectations on data catalog functionality. It works, but, its current implementation is rather rudimental."
"Denodo can be improved in some areas. We faced some issues with respect to Java client dependencies and had significant hassle with version management."
"They need to invest more in the optimization engine. It will be a fantastic tool for them to enhance automation and improve the GUI interface, especially for Integration, as some tools are still not fully integrated, such as Iceberg."
"Denodo needs better communication on how the product can be deployed for specific solutions, and there are price issues, as it's considered expensive."
"To make it easier to use or a better tool, the architecture and internal design of the folders for organizing the structure of the different data could be more structured."
"The git configuration really should be improved."
"I don't like the support. They always blame the customer."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The cost for Denodo is in line with other similar products."
"Depending on the size of the client you want to work with, it can be prohibitively expensive at times."
"The licensing should be improved, as the cost per connector is quite expensive."
"The licensing charges for this solution are payable annually."
"For us, the cost has been okay. Also, there are no additional costs; it's just the standard licensing fee."
"Cost wise, on a scale from one to five, with one being the cheapest and five being the most expensive, Denodo would be at three. We get all the features in a bundle."
"There is an express edition and a licensed enterprise edition."
"The pricing is pretty good, and I would rate it at four out of five."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Healthcare Company
14%
Manufacturing Company
13%
Construction Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Financial Services Firm
21%
Manufacturing Company
13%
Energy/Utilities Company
6%
Government
6%
 

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
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Company SizeCount
Small Business17
Midsize Enterprise6
Large Enterprise20
 

Questions from the Community

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Does Denodo provide useful data virtualization education? Is it useful to attend their training?
If you are a Denodo user, it makes sense to undergo their training. Different types of professionals can benefit from it, including administrators, developers, and architects. If you are keen on i...
In experience, what might Denodo be lacking or need improvement on?
I like Denodo a lot. It offers quick and easy web service deployment within minutes. There are not any flaws that I think make the product less good or effective. The only thing I can point out is...
Which industries can benefit from Denodo the most?
Denodo is suitable for pretty much all sectors that deal with: Big data Cloud solutions Data governance Logical data fabric Master data management In my opinion, organizations in different fields...
 

Also Known As

AtScale, AtScale Intelligence Platform
Denodo for AWS
 

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Rakuten, TD Bank, Aetna, Glaxo-Smith Kline, Biogen, Toyota, Tyson
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