AWS Data content

The Registry of Open Data on AWS and AWS Data Exchange are two distinct services with several key differences from both organizational and content perspectives:

Content and Pricing: The Registry of Open Data provides access to a curated list of free and openly available datasets, while AWS Data Exchange supports both free and commercial data products. With AWS Data Exchange, any applicable commercial fees are applied directly to your AWS invoice.

Terms of Use: AWS Data Exchange requires you to explicitly agree to a Data Subscription Agreement that outlines the terms set by the data provider when publishing their product. In contrast, datasets on the Registry of Open Data do not have formal terms of use.

Access Methods: To access data from AWS Data Exchange, you must use the AWS Data Exchange API to copy data to your desired S3 location. The Registry of Open Data datasets are accessed directly via standard S3 APIs.

Provider Benefits: AWS Data Exchange delivers data providers access to detailed reports (daily, weekly, and monthly) about subscription activity. With the Registry of Open Data, data providers must analyze their own logs to track usage.

Provider Requirements: To become a data provider on AWS Data Exchange, qualified customers must register as a data provider on AWS Marketplace to be eligible to list both free and commercial products. For the Registry of Open Data, any customer can add free data via GitHub, and may apply to the AWS Public Dataset Program to have AWS sponsor storage and bandwidth costs for select open datasets.

In summary, AWS Data Exchange is a more structured marketplace supporting commercial data transactions with built-in billing and reporting, while the Registry of Open Data focuses on democratizing access to free, publicly available datasets.
Sources
Sustainability & ESG data sets on AWS Data Exchange