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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
6th
Average Rating
5.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
BI (Business Intelligence) Tools (38th), Data Governance (39th), BI on Hadoop (2nd)
Denodo
Ranking in Data Virtualization
1st
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
37
Ranking in other categories
Data Integration (9th), Cloud Data Integration (5th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the Data Virtualization category, the mindshare of AtScale Adaptive Analytics (A3) is 5.9%, down from 11.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Denodo is 26.5%, down from 39.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Data Virtualization Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Denodo26.5%
AtScale Adaptive Analytics (A3)5.9%
Other67.6%
Data Virtualization
 

Featured Reviews

it_user822762 - PeerSpot reviewer
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…
Atanu Chatterjee - PeerSpot reviewer
Data virtualization and integration enabled while caching and scalability room for improvement
In terms of improvements for Denodo, regarding performance, in cases where there are multiple virtualizations—such as reading from one Denodo view that is virtualized, and from that view there's also virtualization, and another team is reading from that view—if multiple virtualizations happen with no caching in between, it becomes slow. This occurs because it is cascading; whenever at the top level someone is reading data, that request is getting cascaded to the nth level, causing issues, especially in cases such as Power BI reports. We need to consider implementing some persistent layer in between. The scaling process should improve because many things are getting automated. The scale-out part needs to be automated, though I am uncertain whether Denodo has already implemented that feature.

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."
"Overall, the product works quite well and has a good set of features."
"The data catalog feature is valuable as it helps define data structures without storing data."
"Denodo is lightweight in terms of how it leads you to combine your discrete data systems at one spot."
"It is easy to virtualize data using the solution."
"Denodo's capabilities offer a strong and intuitive solution for data access."
"The ability to connect to a lot of different sources."
"This solution provides us with the ability to sync data, and make it available for anyone to use across the business."
"Denodo provides several server connectivity options with other tools such as ODPC and UDPC. It supports API integrations, allowing integration with a wide range of databases using different technologies, including NoSQL and relational databases."
 

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."
"Denodo shows stability concerns due to its dependency on external environments, such as JVM."
"It requires improving the story of how it can solve specific problems."
"Denodo has some difficulty supporting large numbers of records."
"The solution should have its own acceleration technology."
"Documentation needs to be improved"
"There are a couple of areas that can be improved in Denodo. From a stability point of view, sometimes we see issues in the data management functionality. This only happens now and then, however, and usually takes place when we add in our own customization."
"The cache configuration is more complicated."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The licensing charges for this solution are payable annually."
"I am not super familiar with the pricing, but so far, it seems good. We have been happy. We haven't seen any problems. The only time we had to pay extra was during the upgrade. We didn't upgrade at the time they told us to upgrade, and we had to pay extra to keep the service. They had stopped the support for the older version and moved to the newer version. It was not their fault. It was our fault because we didn't get on board quickly."
"The cost for Denodo is in line with other similar products."
"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."
"Depending on the size of the client you want to work with, it can be prohibitively expensive at times."
"There is an express edition and a licensed enterprise edition."
"The licensing should be improved, as the cost per connector is quite expensive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
20%
Healthcare Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Media Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
23%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Computer Software Company
8%
Government
7%
 

Company Size

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Small Business
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Company SizeCount
Small Business13
Midsize Enterprise6
Large Enterprise19
 

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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...
 

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AtScale, AtScale Intelligence Platform
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