Both versions provide a complete feature set for creating and sharing data visualizations. The Enterprise Edition also provides encryption at rest and Microsoft Active Directory (AD) integration. In the Enterprise Edition, select a Microsoft Active Directory directory in AWS Directory Service. You can use the Active Directory to assign and manage Amazon QuickSight users and administrators.
Standard Edition User Management
In the Standard Edition, you can invite an AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) user and allow the user Use its credentials to access Amazon QuickSight. You can also invite anyone via email address to create an Amazon QuickSight-only user account. When you create a user account, Amazon QuickSight sends an email to the user to invite them to activate their account.
When creating a user account, you can also choose to assign management roles or user roles to it. This role assignment determines the permissions that the user has in Amazon QuickSight. You can add, change, and delete user accounts in Amazon QuickSight to perform all user management operations.
Enterprise Edition User Management
In the Enterprise Edition, you can select one or more Microsoft Active Directory Active Directory in AWS Directory Service Group for management access. All users in these groups have the right to log in to Amazon QuickSight as administrators. You can also select one or more Microsoft Active Directory groups in AWS Directory Service for user access. All users in these groups have the right to log in to Amazon QuickSight as users.