AWS Lake Formation
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Plans and prices
From AWS Lake Formation's own pricing page, checked 29 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Permissions | Free | Creating permissions and using them through integrated services are provided at no charge · Standard usage rates for integrated services such as Amazon S3 or AWS Glue Data Catalog apply |
| Governed Tables | Priced on request | Charged for metadata measured by files tracked, API calls that retrieve or manipulate metadata, and bytes processed by the storage optimizer; page does not list rates |
| Storage API | Priced on request | Can be used only when no other AWS Analytics service processes the data · Charged by bytes scanned, rounded to the next megabyte, with a 10 MB minimum; page does not list a rate |
| Storage optimizer | Priced on request | Optimizes Governed Tables by compacting small files into larger ones · Charged by bytes processed, rounded to the next megabyte; page does not list a rate |
The facts
Each one read from AWS Lake Formation's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Audit
- Lake Formation provides audit logs through AWS CloudTrail to monitor data access, including which users or roles attempted access and when.checked 29 Sep 2026
- AWS integrations
- Native integrations include Amazon Athena, Amazon SageMaker, Amazon Redshift, AWS Glue, and Amazon EMR.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Catalog
- It centralizes metadata and data permissions using the AWS Glue Data Catalog.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Data sharing
- It supports cross-account and cross-Region data sharing, including sharing with selected IAM principals in other accounts.checked 29 Sep 2026
- External data sharing
- Integration with AWS Data Exchange allows sharing data with external businesses without moving or copying it.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Fine-grained access
- It supports access policies at database, table, column, row, and cell levels.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Partner integrations
- Named third-party integrations include Starburst, Dremio, Privacera, and Collibra.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Pricing limit
- Permissions created or used through integrated services are free, while integrated service usage can incur its standard charges.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Purpose
- AWS Lake Formation helps centrally govern, secure, and share data for analytics and machine learning.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Security model
- AWS describes Lake Formation security as a shared responsibility: AWS protects cloud infrastructure, while customers are responsible for security in the cloud.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Storage API limit
- The Storage API can be used only when no other AWS Analytics service processes the data, and scanned bytes have a 10 MB minimum billing quantity.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Tag-based controls
- Lake Formation tag-based access control uses data attributes to scale permissions as data changes.checked 29 Sep 2026
The company
- Founded
- 2006checked 23 Sep 2026
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