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DataHub brings technical metadata, business knowledge, and documentation into a shared context platform for enterprise data and AI agents. DataHub Cloud adds natural-language search, an Ask DataHub chat agent, smart ranking, and a hosted MCP server. It also supports automated quality checks, AI anomaly detection, incident workflows, and column-level lineage that follows data through transformations and AI models. Core is free and self-hosted; Cloud is managed, with pricing based on data volume, users, and selected capabilities.

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   Apache Atlas

   Free plan Open source APILinuxSelf-hosted+1

   Open metadata governance with custom types and classifications — Apache Atlas adds custom metadata types, propagated classifications, and Ranger-linked authorization and data masking.

   Open source Visit site
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   Aurelius Atlas

   Free plan APISelf-hostedWeb

   Business-oriented governance with quality and impact insights — Aurelius Atlas centers its catalog on governance information, data quality insights, impact analysis, and business entities.

   Free plan Visit site
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   OpenMetadata

   Free plan APISelf-hostedWeb

   Open-source catalog with broad semantics and AI context — OpenMetadata adds a Context Center, AI SDK, semantic standards, and connectors for 130+ data services.

   7.0 Open source Visit site
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   Ab Initio Data Platform

   Paid APILinuxSelf-hosted+2

   Large-scale enterprise data processing and cataloging — Ab Initio adds graphical processing tools and batch, streaming, in-memory, and microservice execution architectures.

   Pricing on request Visit site
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   Alation Data Intelligence Platform

   Paid APISelf-hostedWeb

   Catalog search, policy governance, and metadata recommendations — Alation adds ALLIE AI recommendations, governance policies, and more than 120 connectors.

   Pricing on request Visit site
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   Atlan Lakehouse

   Paid APISelf-hostedWeb

   Serving enterprise context through multiple access methods — Atlan combines a knowledge graph, Iceberg-native storage, vector-native search, and time travel in its Context Lakehouse.

   5.9 Pricing on request Visit site
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   Collibra

   Paid APIExtensionSelf-hosted+1

   Governance workflows and oversight of AI use — Collibra adds AI use-case governance, automated governance workflows, and a browser extension for business context.

   5.9 Pricing on request Visit site
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   Datastrato Iceberg Lakehouse Platform

   Free trial Open source APILinuxSelf-hosted
   7.7 Pricing on request Visit site
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   AWS Glue DataBrew

   Free plan APIWeb
   7.3 From $0.48 Visit site
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    OpenDataDiscovery Platform

    Free plan APILinuxSelf-hosted+1
    7.1 Open source Visit site
11. 11 M

    Marquez

    Free plan APILinuxMac+3
    7.0 Open source Visit site
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    Alex Solutions

    Free trial APISelf-hostedWeb
    6.4 Pricing on request Visit site
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    BigID Data Intelligence Platform

    Free trial APISelf-hostedWeb
    6.3 Pricing on request Visit site
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    CastorDoc

    Free trial APIExtensionWeb
    6.3 Pricing on request · 14-day trial Visit site
15. 15 M

    Microsoft Defender for Business

    by Microsoft Defender for Business

    Free trial AndroidAPIiPhone+2
    6.1 From $3/user/mo (annual) · 30-day trial Visit site
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    Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Data Catalog

    Free plan Web
    5.8 Free plan Visit site
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    MetaKarta

    Paid APIExtensionLinux+3
    5.6 Pricing on request Visit site
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    DataGalaxy Data Product Marketplace

    Paid APIWeb
    5.5 Pricing on request Visit site
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    OvalEdge

    Paid APISelf-hostedWeb
    5.3 Pricing on request Visit site
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    Secoda

    Paid APIExtensionSelf-hosted+1
    5.3 Pricing on request Visit site
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    Zeenea Data Discovery Platform

    Paid APIExtensionLinux+2
    5.3 Pricing on request Visit site
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    SAP Customer Data Platform

    by SAP Customer Data Platform

    Paid APIWeb
    5.1 Visit site
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    Qlik Talend Cloud

    Paid Web
    5.0 Pricing on request Visit site
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    Alation Data Catalog

    Paid Web
    4.8 Pricing on request Visit site
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    Databricks Unity Catalog

    Paid Web
    4.5 Visit site
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    IBM Knowledge Catalog

    Paid Web
    4.5 Pricing on request Visit site
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    Informatica Cloud Data Marketplace

    Paid Web
    4.3 Pricing on request Visit site
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    Metamapper

    Paid Web
    4.1 Open source Visit site

Alternatives may suit organizations that prioritize a particular governance model, broader data-processing tools, or different ways to expose context to AI. DataHub Core requires manual installation, configuration, upgrades, uptime management, and troubleshooting, and lacks SSO and fine-grained permissions out of the box. Cloud pricing depends on the use case and data environment, and DataHub’s platforms are API, Linux, self-hosted, and web. Compare governance controls, lineage, integrations, deployment, and pricing against the operational work and capabilities you need.

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