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Data Security Center:Feature comparison of different editions

Last Updated:Dec 19, 2025

This topic compares the features of the different editions of Data Security Center (DSC).

Scenarios for each edition

DSC offers the following editions, which vary by billing method and service capabilities. These editions are suitable for different business scenarios:

  • Free Edition: Provides features such as data classification, configuration risk detection, and column encryption. This edition is ideal for trial users.

  • Premium Edition: Designed for customers with small-scale data security needs. It provides basic security protection and supports only small-scale data detection and audit.

  • Enterprise Edition: Designed for small and medium-sized enterprises. It meets data security and compliance requirements.

  • Database Audit (Classified Protection Compliance Edition): Designed for classified protection compliance. It replaces the traditional Database Audit service and supports data audit for various data sources, such as databases, OSS, and big data.

  • Value-added Service-only Edition: Allows you to purchase features on demand. This edition is ideal for large-scale business scenarios that require customized features.

Upgrade instructions

  • Free Edition: You cannot upgrade this edition. If the resource specifications of the Free Edition do not meet your business requirements, you can purchase a paid edition of DSC. After you purchase a paid edition, the resources and data from the Free Edition are retained.

  • Premium Edition: You can upgrade this edition to the Enterprise Edition.

  • Value-added Service-only Edition: You can upgrade this edition to the Premium Edition or Enterprise Edition.

Feature comparison of each edition

Note

This topic compares the features of different DSC editions. For more information about billing, see Billing overview.

Sensitive data detection and Classification and Grading

Feature

Free Edition

Premium Edition

Enterprise Edition

DataBase Audit (Classified Protection Compliance Edition)

Value-added Service-only Edition

Classification and Grading (provided in the edition)

Supported

Supported

Supported

Not supported

Supported

Data Identification: Unstructured Data Identification Capacity

5 GB

1 TB

3 TB

Not supported

5 GB

Data Identification: Table Identification Capacity

100

10,000

30,000

Not supported

100

Support for purchasing a larger quota for a fee

Not supported

Supported

Supported

Not supported

Supported

Configuration Risks

Feature

Free Edition

Premium Edition

Enterprise Edition

DataBase Audit (Classified Protection Compliance Edition)

Value-added Service-only Edition

Configuration Risks

Supports only the Alibaba Cloud Data Security Best Practices. The PIPL-based Security Baseline Check is not supported. For the specific check items that are supported, see the information in the console.

Supported

Supported

Not supported

Supported

OSS image desensitization

Feature

Free Edition

Premium Edition

Enterprise Edition

DataBase Audit (Classified Protection Compliance Edition)

Value-added Service-only Edition

Image Masking (provided in the edition)

Not supported

Not supported

Supported

Not supported

Not supported

Number of images for desensitization

Not supported

Not supported

10,000

Not supported

Not supported

Number of images for enhanced detection

Not supported

Not supported

10,000

Not supported

Not supported

Support for enabling the feature or purchasing a larger quota for a fee

Not supported

Supported

Supported

Not supported

Supported

Column Encryption

Feature

Free Edition

Premium Edition

Enterprise Edition

DataBase Audit (Classified Protection Compliance Edition)

Value-added Service-only Edition

Column Encryption (provided in the edition)

Supported

Supported

Supported

Not supported

Supported

Number of columns for encryption

1

Column 1

10 columns

Not supported

Column 1

Support for purchasing a larger quota for a fee

Not supported

Supported

Supported

Not supported

Supported

Data Detection and Response

Feature

Free Edition

Premium Edition

Enterprise Edition

DataBase Audit (Classified Protection Compliance Edition)

Value-added Service-only Edition

AK leak and database credential leak detection

Supported

Not supported

Supported

Not supported

Not supported

AK leak and database credential leak event management

Not supported

Not supported

Supported

Not supported

Not supported

Data Detection and Response: OSS Protection Capacity

Not supported

Not supported

3 TB

Not supported

Not supported

Data Detection and Response: Database Instances

Not supported

Not supported

3

Not supported

Not supported

Support for enabling the feature or purchasing a larger quota for a fee

Not supported

Supported

Supported

Not supported

Supported

Native Data Auditing and Log Analysis

Feature

Free Edition

Premium Edition

Enterprise Edition

DataBase Audit (Classified Protection Compliance Edition)

Value-added Service-only Edition

Native Data Auditing (provided in the edition)

Supported

Supported

Supported

Supported

Supported

Data Auditing: OSS Storage Capacity

Supported

1 TB

3 TB

1 TB

Not supported

Data Auditing: Database Instances

Supported

1

3

3

Not supported

Support for purchasing a larger Data Auditing quota for a fee

Not supported

Supported

Supported

Supported

Supported

Log Storage Capacity (provided in the edition)

Not provided

A specific amount of log storage is included by default. 200 GB is included for each authorized database instance, and 50 GB is included for each 1 TB of authorized OSS storage.

Support for purchasing more Log Storage Capacity for a fee

Not supported

Supported

Supported

Supported

Supported

System Settings

Feature

Free Edition

Premium Edition

Enterprise Edition

DataBase Audit (Classified Protection Compliance Edition)

Value-added Service-only Edition

System Settings > Alert Notification

Supported

Supported

Supported

Supported

Supported

System Settings > Whitelist

Not supported

Supported

Supported

Not supported

Supported

System Settings > Alert Notification > OSS Synchronization Configurations

Supported

Supported

Supported

Supported

Supported

System Settings > Report Center

Not supported

Supported

Supported

Supported

Supported

System Settings > Data Management

Not supported

Supported

Supported

Supported

Supported

System Settings > Multi-account Management

Not supported

Supported

Supported

Not supported

Supported