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Best Databricks Unity Catalog Alternatives in 2026

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20 apps from data lineage tools ranked against Databricks Unity Catalog on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Atlas Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin $9/mo6.5
    Databricks Unity Catalog vs Atlas
  2. 2
    Apache Atlas Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free6.4
    Databricks Unity Catalog vs Apache Atlas
  3. 3
    Coalesce Catalog Free plan apiWeb $150/mo6.4
    Databricks Unity Catalog vs Coalesce Catalog
  4. 4
    Databricks Notebooks Free plan Web Free6.4
    Databricks Unity Catalog vs Databricks Notebooks
  5. 5
    Grai Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free6.4
    Databricks Unity Catalog vs Grai
  6. 6
    Amazon DataZone Free plan apiWeb Free6.3
    Databricks Unity Catalog vs Amazon DataZone
  7. 7
    Collate Free plan apiextensionself-hostedWeb Free6.3
    Databricks Unity Catalog vs Collate
  8. 8
    Google Cloud Knowledge Catalog Web 6.3
    Databricks Unity Catalog vs Google Cloud Knowledge Catalog
  9. 9
    OpenMetadata Free plan apiself-hostedWeb Free6.3
    Databricks Unity Catalog vs OpenMetadata
  10. 10
    Cloudera Data Lake Service apiWeb 5.4
    Databricks Unity Catalog vs Cloudera Data Lake Service
  11. 11
    Atlan Lakehouse apiself-hostedWeb 5.3
    Databricks Unity Catalog vs Atlan Lakehouse
  12. 12
    Collibra apiextensionself-hostedWeb 5.3
    Databricks Unity Catalog vs Collibra
  13. 13
    OvalEdge apiself-hostedWeb 5.3
    Databricks Unity Catalog vs OvalEdge
  14. 14
    Cloudera Data LineageCloudera Web 5.2
    Databricks Unity Catalog vs Cloudera Data Lineage
  15. 15
    data.world Data Catalog Web 5.2
    Databricks Unity Catalog vs data.world Data Catalog
  16. 17
    Dremio Web 5.2
    Databricks Unity Catalog vs Dremio
  17. 18
    Qlik Catalog Web 5.2
    Databricks Unity Catalog vs Qlik Catalog
  18. 19
    Talend Data Catalog Web 5.2
    Databricks Unity Catalog vs Talend Data Catalog
  19. 20
    Zeenea Data Discovery Platform Web 5.2
    Databricks Unity Catalog vs Zeenea Data Discovery Platform
  20. 21
    Egeria Web 5.1
    Databricks Unity Catalog vs Egeria

Databricks Unity Catalog alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Atlas6.5Free plan$9/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
2Apache Atlas6.4Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
3Coalesce Catalog6.4Free plan$150/moAPI, Web
4Databricks Notebooks6.4Free planFreeWeb
5Grai6.4Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
6Amazon DataZone6.3Free planFreeAPI, Web
7Collate6.3Free planFreeAPI, Browser, self-hosted, Web
8Google Cloud Knowledge Catalog6.3No—Web
9OpenMetadata6.3Free planFreeAPI, self-hosted, Web
10Cloudera Data Lake Service5.4No—API, Web
11Atlan Lakehouse5.3No—API, self-hosted, Web
12Collibra5.3No—API, Browser, self-hosted, Web
13OvalEdge5.3No—API, self-hosted, Web
14Cloudera Data Lineage5.2No—Web
15data.world Data Catalog5.2No—Web
17Dremio5.2No—Web
18Qlik Catalog5.2No—Web
19Talend Data Catalog5.2No—Web
20Zeenea Data Discovery Platform5.2No—Web
21Egeria5.1No—Web
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Questions about Databricks Unity Catalog alternatives

What is the best alternative to Databricks Unity Catalog?

Atlas, number 1 in data lineage tools with a score of 6.5 out of 10. The others here: Apache Atlas, Coalesce Catalog, Databricks Notebooks and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Databricks Unity Catalog?

Atlas is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 8 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.