Alation

Data catalog for discovering, governing, and collaborating on enterprise data assets.

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Identity · Taxonomy

Tags(open-source;cloud-native): data catalog, data governance, metadata management, AI governanceVerified

Features · Product · Fit

Core capabilities(authoring;automation;analytics): data catalog, data lineage, data quality, curation, ontologies, connectors and SDKsVerification pending

Api · Integrations · Ecosystem

API available(true/false): trueVerification pending

Audience · Use · Case

Best for(Neutral editorial summary): Enterprises governing data and AI assets with catalog, lineage, and quality in one OSVerification pending
Company-size fit(individual;SMB;mid-market;enterprise): enterpriseVerified
Primary use cases(build;monitor;automate): agentic data governance, AI governance, governed AI/BI, pipelines and observabilityVerification pending

Vendor · Maintainer

Vendor type(commercial;foundation;community;government;consortium;individual): commercialVerification pending

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