AWS Clean Rooms vs Decentriq
AWS Clean Rooms
Managed clean-room service for collaborative analysis
Publishers using it: —
Decentriq
Confidential-computing clean room
Publishers using it: 2 · incl. The New York Times
Last verified Nov 11, 2026
At a glance
- AWS Clean Rooms scores 2.5/5 and Decentriq scores 3.0/5 in Benchmark Grid's independent data clean rooms benchmark, both assessed on the same 9 criteria.
- The widest gaps are activation & audience export (AWS Clean Rooms 2.5, Decentriq 3.5) and integration & onboarding effort (AWS Clean Rooms 2.8, Decentriq 1.8); they are within 0.3 on 7 of 9 criteria.
- Both are built for enterprise publishers.
- On total cost of ownership AWS Clean Rooms scores 2.8 and Decentriq 1.2 (higher means better value, not a lower price).
- In our tracking 0 publishers use AWS Clean Rooms and 2 use Decentriq.
- Scores last verified 11 Nov 2026. Vendors cannot pay for a score or a position.
Where they differ
AWS Clean Rooms is stronger on integration & Onboarding Effort (2.8 vs 1.8) and query & Analytics Flexibility (3.5 vs 3.2).
Decentriq is stronger on activation & Audience Export (3.5 vs 2.5) and reporting & Measurement Depth (2.5 vs 2.2).
Which one fits
Choose AWS Clean Rooms if…
- You publish at enterprise scale.
- You weight integration & Onboarding Effort, query & Analytics Flexibility and identity & Matching Quality heavily — AWS Clean Rooms leads on those in this benchmark.
Choose Decentriq if…
- You publish at enterprise scale.
- You weight activation & Audience Export, reporting & Measurement Depth and privacy & Regulatory Compliance (GDPR/CCPA) heavily — Decentriq leads on those in this benchmark.
Also weighing these
The nearest-scored tools to AWS Clean Rooms and Decentriq in this benchmark, listed A to Z.
- 2.5Amazon Marketing CloudAmazon Ads clean room for advertiser measurement and audiencesRead review
- 2.8Google Ads Data HubGoogle's clean room for ad measurement across Google mediaRead review
- 3.1InfoSumDecentralised clean room with no data movementRead review
- 3.2Snowflake Data Clean RoomsData cloud clean rooms plus audience activationRead review
All 8 scored tools are in Best Data Clean Rooms for Publishers.
Who uses them
Publishers we have detected running each tool, from ads.txt, site code and published case studies. Agencies, brands and vendors are excluded.
AWS Clean Rooms · 0
No publisher adoption verified yet.
Head to head
| Criterion | AWS Clean Rooms | Decentriq |
|---|---|---|
| Identity & Matching Quality14% of capability | 3.5 | 3.3 |
| Privacy & Regulatory Compliance (GDPR/CCPA)14% of capability | 4.5 | 4.6 |
| Interoperability & Partner Network12% of capability | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Publisher Data Control & Governance12% of capability | 4.2 | 4.2 |
| Query & Analytics Flexibility12% of capability | 3.5 | 3.2 |
| Activation & Audience Export10% of capability | 2.5 | 3.5 |
| Integration & Onboarding Effort10% of capability | 2.8 | 1.8 |
| Cost & Commercial Model8% of capability | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Reporting & Measurement Depth8% of capability | 2.2 | 2.5 |
| Capability45% of composite | 3.3 | 3.2 |
| Publisher fit40% of composite | 1.5 | 3.5 |
| Total cost of ownership15% of composite | 2.8 | 1.2 |
Cost of ownership
| Sub-score | AWS Clean Rooms | Decentriq |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing transparency | 4.5 | 1.0 |
| Entry cost | 2.5 | 1.0 |
| Implementation cost | 2.5 | 0.5 |
| Hidden-fee risk | 2.0 | 1.5 |
| Ongoing cost | 2.5 | 2.0 |
AWS Clean Rooms pricing
Pay as you go: SQL compute at $2.00 per CRPU-hour (60-second minimum), with PySpark, ML and entity resolution priced separately; no free tier.
Decentriq pricing
Custom enterprise pricing
What users say
AWS Clean Rooms
5 positive · 8 neutral · 1 negative
Decentriq
2 positive · 1 neutral · 0 negative
Mentions we could not tie to a real user, and those flagged as promotional, are excluded. Sentiment is opinion, and is independent of the verified publisher adoptions above.
AWS Clean Rooms scores 2.5 and Decentriq scores 3.0 in Benchmark Grid's independent Best Data Clean Rooms for Publishers benchmark (benchmarkgrid.com/vs/aws-clean-rooms/decentriq, verified Nov 11, 2026)
Common questions
How do AWS Clean Rooms and Decentriq differ?
AWS Clean Rooms is stronger on integration & Onboarding Effort (2.8 vs 1.8) and query & Analytics Flexibility (3.5 vs 3.2). Decentriq is stronger on activation & Audience Export (3.5 vs 2.5) and reporting & Measurement Depth (2.5 vs 2.2). Neither is better in the abstract — which one suits you depends on which of those dimensions carries the most weight in your operation.
Which is cheaper, AWS Clean Rooms or Decentriq?
On total cost of ownership — pricing transparency, entry cost, implementation, hidden-fee risk and ongoing cost — AWS Clean Rooms scores 2.8/5 and Decentriq scores 1.2/5. A higher score means better value, not a lower sticker price.
How are these scores calculated?
Each tool is assessed against its category's published criteria (9 in this benchmark), which make up Capability (45% of the composite), Publisher fit (40%) and Total cost of ownership (15%). Assessment is carried out by SODP's editorial team against a published methodology. Vendors cannot pay for inclusion, scores or positions.
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