Best Synthetic Data Platforms: Start With the Free SDK
Three of the four best-known synthetic data vendors were acquired or shut down between November 2024 and June 2026. Prove synthesis works with a free Apache-2.0 SDK inside your own perimeter before you buy a platform — and for most test-data problems, masking is still the cheaper and more explainable answer.
August 31, 2026 · 20 min read