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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."
"The ability to connect to a lot of different sources."
"Denodo's capabilities offer a strong and intuitive solution for data access."
"Access to numerous forums and internet information."
"The ability to transfer data is very valuable; it is one of the best when considering other ETL tools and is easy to maintain."
"The data catalog feature is valuable as it helps define data structures without storing data."
"Denodo is the backbone for the BU I'm working for."
"Denodo is an easy tool that can be used for data mining, allowing you to connect to all of the data sources and easily see the views."
"Denodo makes it easy to export data as a service or data link to other services."
 

Cons

"The organization of the icons is not saved across users."
"The product was not able to meet our 10 second refresh requirements."
"There was an issue with the incremental aggregation not working as indicated."
"I would like to see a connectivity option with third-party apps, for example, JDBC, and ODBC drivers. Currently, we need to install it separately from the Denodo side and then connect it."
"I think Denodo needs a bit of work with performance management. When data sets are huge and a heavy query has been pushed out to the database, it can take quite some time to get what you need without clear optimization techniques."
"Denodo's training documentation could be improved by providing more material. From an administrative standpoint, I've found that only Denodo websites provide the usual tutorials. It may be because it's a bit of a restricted tool, but it results in trouble with learning. Normally, I can find help and solutions from other sources, but I haven't been able to find any for Denodo. Other that, it's fine and it performs well. I only have six months of experience, so I can't accurately suggest improvements."
"Denodo has some difficulty supporting large numbers of records."
"The feature that you have to connect on LDAP needs improvement."
"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."
"There have been some issues when you are at a table. Currently, Denodo exports data sets for a tabular model. When you are finished modeling your database or data warehouse they export a link to be used in Tableau. They should support other tools like Power BI."
"It would be beneficial to make sure that the team that will be using Denodo has some kind of training on how to use the product at least a month beforehand, and there could even be some kind of feedback or Q&A sessions to go along with the training. If Denodo were able to provide this kind of training, it would be very helpful to users in insurance and banking companies because the staff are typically older and not always technically-minded."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The cost for Denodo is in line with other similar products."
"The licensing should be improved, as the cost per connector is quite expensive."
"Talking with my manager and others, nobody has complained about the pricing so far which is a positive sign."
"The pricing is pretty good, and I would rate it at four out of five."
"Denodo provides a lightweight 30-day free trial, but when we do courses on top of it, it costs $150 for each person."
"Depending on the size of the client you want to work with, it can be prohibitively expensive at times."
"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."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Healthcare Company
13%
Manufacturing Company
13%
Construction Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Financial Services Firm
22%
Manufacturing Company
13%
Energy/Utilities Company
6%
Government
6%
 

Company Size

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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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