Alibaba DataWorks

End-to-end data development platform over MaxCompute, EMR, and Hologres with visual and SQL-based task authoring, scheduled pipelines, data quality rules, data lineage, and a built-in business-glossary catalog

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Jurisdictional exposure

Provider HQ

CNHangzhou, China

Subject to PIPL, DSL, CSL

Region locations

APACCNEUUKUSOther26 regions across 6 jurisdictions

Sovereign option

Yes — 11 sovereign-flagged regions available

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Attributes

Visual Editor: Yes

Sub-services (4)

Data Studio

Visual and SQL-based task authoring against MaxCompute / EMR / Hologres

Scheduler

Cron / DAG scheduling with dependency resolution and retry policies

Data Quality

Rule-based validation and anomaly detection for pipeline output tables

Data Map

Business glossary, lineage, and discovery portal over DataWorks sources

Compliance & Certifications

This service is attested for the following frameworks. Always verify with the provider before relying on a specific compliance posture.

GDPR SOC 2 ISO 27001 PCI DSS MTCS L3

Where this runs

26 regions

15 countries

11sovereign

Sovereign regions (11)

China (Hangzhou) · HangzhouAlibaba Cloud China
China (Beijing) · BeijingAlibaba Cloud China
China (Shanghai) · ShanghaiAlibaba Cloud China
China (Shenzhen) · ShenzhenAlibaba Cloud China
China (Chengdu) · ChengduAlibaba Cloud China
China (Zhangjiakou) · ZhangjiakouAlibaba Cloud China
China (Hohhot) · HohhotAlibaba Cloud China
China (Qingdao) · QingdaoAlibaba Cloud China
China (Heyuan) · HeyuanAlibaba Cloud China
China (Ulanqab) · UlanqabAlibaba Cloud China
China (Wuhan) · WuhanAlibaba Cloud China

Commercial regions (15)

Europe (2)

Frankfurt
London

North America (2)

Silicon Valley
Virginia

Asia (9)

Hong Kong
Mumbai
Jakarta
Tokyo
Kuala Lumpur
Manila
Singapore
Seoul
Bangkok

Oceania (1)

Sydney

Middle East (1)

Dubai

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Pricing

Pricing model:subscription