Aristotle Metadata Registry is a browser-based system for recording and governing business knowledge about data in a searchable central registry. It supports data dictionaries, code lists, business glossaries, vocabularies, performance indicators, and classifications. Search matches definitions, codes, and links, with spelling suggestions, filters, and facets. Rich-text editors include spell-checking, linked definitions, and wizards that help identify similar content. Teams can track issues, peer review metadata, inspect an audit trail, and run automated checks against configured quality rules. Configurable governance workflows record endorsement decisions and control publication permissions. Documented APIs and custom integration services connect data systems. The maker describes AWS-based cloud hosting, a 99.9% uptime guarantee, and deployment within one day. Standard Cloud hosting is included with subscriptions; Secure and Protected Cloud add network and infrastructure isolation. Plans set author and collaboration licence counts, and Micro and Mini specify storage limits. Paid monthly plans listed range from 3.00 USD per month to 25.00 USD per month.
Who it is for
It suits teams that need a shared registry for metadata authoring, review, quality checks, and publication governance. The maker describes its Enterprise tier for enterprise and government organizations with complex metadata governance needs.
What is good
- Supports glossaries, dictionaries, vocabularies, and classifications.
- Search includes filters, facets, and spelling suggestions.
- Teams can review metadata and inspect an audit trail.
- Documented APIs support connections to data systems.
- Subscriptions include Standard Cloud hosting.
What to know first
- There is no free plan.
- Micro and Mini set metadata storage limits.
- Plans specify author and collaboration licence counts.
Verdict
Aristotle Metadata Registry combines metadata search, collaborative authoring, and configurable governance workflows. Compare plan licence and storage limits, and hosting options, with the needs of your team.
Aristotle Metadata Registry plans and pricing
All plansCompared on metadata management software
- Free plan
- No
- Business glossary
- Yes
- Lineage analysis
- Yes
- Deployment options
- cloud
- API available
- Yes


