# Betterdata vs CTGAN

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** CTGAN

| Attribute | Betterdata | CTGAN |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 27.5 (57% (medium)) | 38.3 (55% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 2 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 29 |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 1,574 |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"A platform that creates synthetic data to enable compliant data sharing while maintaining privacy and supporting cross-organizational collaboration without regulatory friction. It is indexed under Synthetic Data.","source":"https://betterdata.ai","question":"What is Betterdata?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Betterdata does not publish its prices. Pricing is quoted on request, so the figure depends on your seat count and requirements. We record this as a pricing-transparency signal rather than guessing a number. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://betterdata.ai","question":"How much does Betterdata cost?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Betterdata can be deployed cloud / SaaS, hybrid, air-gapped and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://betterdata.ai","question":"Can Betterdata be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed HIPAA and GDPR for Betterdata. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Betterdata not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://www.betterdata.ai/use-cases/gdpr-hipaa-compliance","question":"What security certifications does Betterdata have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"Betterdata is available worldwide. The vendor is headquartered in Singapore.","source":"https://betterdata.ai","question":"Where is Betterdata available?","confidence":0.75}]` | `[{"answer":"An open-source tool that learns patterns from real single-table datasets and generates high-quality synthetic data with preserved statistical properties, built on generative adversarial network architecture. It is indexed under Synthetic Data.","source":"https://github.com/pricing","question":"What is CTGAN?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"CTGAN is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://github.com/pricing","question":"Is CTGAN free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"CTGAN supports a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://github.com/pricing","question":"What platforms does CTGAN support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. CTGAN can be deployed self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://github.com/pricing","question":"Can CTGAN be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"air_gapped":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | A platform that creates artificial datasets matching real-world patterns, enabling secure information sharing and testing across regulatory boundaries without exposing actual personal information. | An open-source synthetic data generator that uses Conditional GANs to learn patterns from real tabular data and produce high-fidelity synthetic versions for analysis and testing. |
| features.capabilities | `{"deployment":"both","open_source":false,"pricing_model":"contact-sales","industry_focus":"horizontal","hipaa_available":true,"masking_included":true,"ci_cd_integration":false,"generation_method":"LLM/transformer","differential_privacy":true,"privacy_risk_scoring":true,"relational_integrity":true,"fidelity_utility_reporting":true}` | `{"deployment":"self_host","open_source":true,"pricing_model":"open_source","industry_focus":"horizontal","generation_method":"GAN","fidelity_utility_reporting":true}` |
| integrations.count | - | 2 |
| integrations.list | - | `[{"name":"SDV ecosystem"},{"name":"Python packages"}]` |
| language.primary | - | Python |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"SG","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | - |
| platform.support | - | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"quote","summary":"Contact sales for pricing","sourceUrl":"https://betterdata.ai","retrievedAt":"2026-09-06T16:16:05.835Z"}` | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://github.com/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-10-15T20:21:20.070Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | - | yes |
| pricing.model | quote | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | unknown | free |
| pricing.transparent | no | - |
| release.cadence_days | - | 70 |
| release.history | - | `[{"url":"https://github.com/sdv-dev/CTGAN/releases/tag/v0.12.1","date":"2026-02-13T03:09:04Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.12.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/sdv-dev/CTGAN/releases/tag/v0.12.0","date":"2026-01-27T21:27:45Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.12.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/sdv-dev/CTGAN/releases/tag/v0.11.1","date":"2025-10-30T21:27:27Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.11.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/sdv-dev/CTGAN/releases/tag/v0.11.0","date":"2025-02-26T20:06:21Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.11.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/sdv-dev/CTGAN/releases/tag/v0.10.2","date":"2024-10-22T15:46:16Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.10.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/sdv-dev/CTGAN/releases/tag/v0.10.1","date":"2024-05-13T15:40:02Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.10.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/sdv-dev/CTGAN/releases/tag/v0.10.0","date":"2024-04-11T20:29:56Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.10.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/sdv-dev/CTGAN/releases/tag/v0.9.1","date":"2024-03-14T15:07:37Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.9.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/sdv-dev/CTGAN/releases/tag/v0.9.0","date":"2024-02-13T21:29:13Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.9.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/sdv-dev/CTGAN/releases/tag/v0.8.0","date":"2023-11-13T18:57:49Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.8.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/sdv-dev/CTGAN/releases/tag/v0.7.5","date":"2023-10-05T21:42:57Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.7.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/sdv-dev/CTGAN/releases/tag/v0.7.4","date":"2023-07-27T18:09:51Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.7.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/sdv-dev/CTGAN/releases/tag/v0.7.3","date":"2023-05-25T18:59:45Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.7.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/sdv-dev/CTGAN/releases/tag/v0.7.2","date":"2023-05-09T17:54:18Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.7.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/sdv-dev/CTGAN/releases/tag/v0.7.1","date":"2023-02-23T22:28:31Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.7.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/sdv-dev/CTGAN/releases/tag/v0.7.0","date":"2023-01-20T22:24:40Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.7.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/sdv-dev/CTGAN/releases/tag/v0.6.0","date":"2022-10-07T17:31:56Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.6.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/sdv-dev/CTGAN/releases/tag/v0.5.2","date":"2022-08-19T03:12:10Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.5.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/sdv-dev/CTGAN/releases/tag/v0.5.1","date":"2022-02-25T20:53:38Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.5.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/sdv-dev/CTGAN/releases/tag/v0.5.0","date":"2021-11-18T21:42:32Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.5.0"}]` |
| security.gdpr | yes | - |
| security.hipaa | yes | - |
| security.scorecard | - | 4.4 |
| security.trust_center | https://www.betterdata.ai/use-cases/gdpr-hipaa-compliance | https://github.com/security |
| security.vulnerabilities | - | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=ctgan&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (Synthetic Data)

| Capability | Betterdata | CTGAN |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Generation method | LLM/transformer | GAN |
| Relational integrity | ✓ | - |
| Differential privacy | ✓ | - |
| Privacy risk scoring | ✓ | - |
| Fidelity utility reporting | ✓ | ✓ |
| Masking included | ✓ | - |
| Deployment | Both | Self host |
| Open source | ✗ | ✓ |
| Ci cd integration | ✗ | - |
| Industry focus | Horizontal | Horizontal |
| SOC2 | - | - |
| HIPAA available | ✓ | - |
| Pricing model | Contact sales | Open source |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T20:08:32.046Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*