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Data Licensing Alliance
Washington, DC, United States
What it is
Data Licensing Alliance is a marketplace for licensing STEM data for artificial intelligence and machine learning, with web and API access. Buyers can search datasets, and prediction technology can suggest additional or alternative options. A license can cover a complete dataset or selected material such as figures, paragraphs, or images; buyers set intended use, users, and duration before completing a clickwrap license. Dataset prices are set by data owners, while buyer transaction costs average about 5%; non-USD payments incur an additional small fee. After licensing, the owner transfers the data, for example through an API key or FTP. Sellers set usage rights and permissions and can add contractual limitations. Reporting covers licensees, searches, views, licenses, and marketplace transactions. DLA says owners retain raw data ownership and buyers own derivative datasets or knowledge graphs they create. Sellers pay $100 per dataset, capped at $1,000 per data owner, plus a 15% marketplace transaction fee; a 2.5% currency conversion fee and possible referral fees may also apply. The company says it was founded in February 2021 and is headquartered in Washington, DC, with an office in London.
For and against
For
- Buyers can license whole datasets or subsets
- Prediction technology suggests other datasets
- Owners control usage rights and permissions
- Marketplace reporting covers searches and transactions
Against
- Dataset prices are set by owners
- Buyer transaction costs average about 5%
- Sellers pay per-dataset and transaction fees
- Non-USD payments incur conversion fees
The verdict
Data Licensing Alliance provides a structured path for licensing STEM datasets, with options for both buyers and data owners. Buyers should account for owner-set data prices and transaction costs; sellers should review the listed fees.
Who it suits
The marketplace suits machine-learning data users seeking STEM datasets and data owners seeking to commercialize them. It also offers licensing advice, sourcing, negotiation, and contract execution services.
Plans and prices
Seller marketplace listing
15% fee on marketplace transactions · 2.5% currency conversion fee for payments outside USD · additional referral fees may apply
Read 9 Oct 2026 · info.dladata.com
Buyer data license
Data fees set by owners · transaction costs average about 5% · non-USD payments incur an additional small fee
Read 9 Oct 2026 · info.dladata.com
On the record
- Buyer fees
- Dataset prices are set by data owners, and the site says buyer transaction costs average about 5%.info.dladata.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Buyer search
- The marketplace uses search tools and prediction technology to suggest relevant or alternate datasets.info.dladata.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Company
- The company says it was founded in February 2021 and is headquartered in Washington, DC, with an office in London.info.dladata.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Consulting
- DLA offers licensing advice on strategy, intellectual property and pricing, plus data sourcing, negotiations and contract execution.info.dladata.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Data delivery
- The seller transfers licensed data to the buyer, for example via an API key or FTP transfer.info.dladata.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Data formats
- The marketplace offers machine-readable formats and standards to help reduce pipeline engineering costs.info.dladata.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Dataset selection
- Buyers can license a whole dataset or a subset such as figures, paragraphs or images.info.dladata.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Delivery
- Licensed data is delivered by the data owner via an API key, FTP transfer or another method.info.dladata.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Formats
- DLA says buyers can access data in machine-readable formats and standards, and its consulting service lists JSON, FHIR, FSIR and JATS conversions.info.dladata.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Intellectual property
- DLA states that data owners retain raw data ownership and buyers own derivative datasets or knowledge graphs they create.info.dladata.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The marketplace serves data buyers and owners, including researchers and organizations using data for AI/ML research and development.info.dladata.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Licensing
- Buyers can license a complete dataset or a subset, set usage and duration parameters, complete a clickwrap license, and pay the license fee.info.dladata.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Licensing terms
- Buyers select the intended use, users and license duration, then complete a clickwrap license.info.dladata.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- DLA operates a marketplace for licensing scientific, technical and medical content for machine learning and artificial intelligence use.info.dladata.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Reporting
- The platform reports licensee activity, including what data they seek, view and license, and provides itemized transaction accounting.info.dladata.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Security
- DLA says the data security protocols already used by each data owner are retained, and the owner transfers the licensed data.info.dladata.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Seller controls
- Data owners set usage terms, rights and permissions and can add limitations to the contractual license.info.dladata.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Seller fees
- The site lists a $100 fee per dataset, capped at $1,000 per data owner, a 15% marketplace transaction fee, a 2.5% currency conversion fee for non-USD payments, and possible referral fees.info.dladata.com · read 8 Oct 2026
