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MetaKarta
What MetaKarta is
MetaKarta is an enterprise metadata management platform built around a shared repository for lineage, cataloging, governance and semantic definitions. Its lineage tools parse SQL, Python, Informatica mappings, SSIS packages, stored procedures and COBOL copybooks to calculate column-level lineage. The catalog adds business context to technical metadata gathered from the data estate. Governance applies ownership, versioning and policy at the point of use, while keeping change history for audits. Semantic Hub turns governed business definitions into native database and BI formats and supplies compiled context for AI agents. Meta Integration lists more than 400 native connectors; Standard includes supported RDBMS sources, dbt, Spark, HiveQL, Tableau, Power BI and Qlik Sense. Customer-managed deployments can run on-premises or in private or public cloud environments, including AWS, Azure and GCP. Licensing uses concurrent-user packs with producer and consumer roles, and editions include unlimited metadata assets. Pricing is on request, with no free plan. Data Lineage Starter and Semantic Hub Starter each cost $50 a year and have limits of five users, five selected connectors, one configuration and one production instance.
Who it suits
MetaKarta is intended for data professionals in large enterprises and government agencies. It may suit teams needing shared metadata management and customer-managed deployment.
What it does well
- Column-level lineage across listed code and mapping types
- More than 400 native connectors listed
- Unlimited metadata assets in every edition
- Customer-managed on-premises and cloud deployment
What to know first
- No free plan
- Main pricing is available on request
- Starter options cap users and connectors at five
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Data Lineage Starter | annual term · 5 concurrent users maximum · 5 pre-selected connectors maximum · 1 configuration · 1 production instance | $50 a year |
| Semantic Hub Starter | annual term · 5 concurrent users maximum · 5 pre-selected connectors maximum · 1 configuration · 1 production instance | $50 a year |
| Standard | Unlimited metadata assets · bundled connectors · concurrent-user licensing | On request |
| Advanced | Everything in Standard · all supported databases, file systems, DI/BI and modeling tools · version control · workflows | On request |
| Ultimate | Everything in Advanced · ERP/business applications · semantic modeling · forward engineering · native metric compilation | On request |
As metakarta.com lists them, read 1 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Verdict
MetaKarta brings lineage, cataloging, governance and semantic definitions into a shared repository. Its concurrent-user licensing and customer-managed deployment are worth weighing alongside the starter limits and on-request pricing.
Facts from MetaKarta's own pages
- Audience
- Meta Integration says MetaKarta is intended for data professionals in large enterprises and government agencies. · metakarta.com, 1 Oct 2026
- Browser extension
- MetaKarta can provide cataloging, governance and lineage information inside third-party BI web interfaces through a browser extension; Amazon Chrome is currently supported. · docs.metakarta.com, 1 Oct 2026
- Connectors
- Meta Integration states that MetaKarta has more than 400 native connectors spanning mainframe through modern cloud systems. · metakarta.com, 1 Oct 2026
- Data catalog
- The data catalog attaches business context to technical metadata harvested directly from the data estate. · metakarta.com, 1 Oct 2026
- Data governance
- Data governance applies ownership, versioning and policy at the point of use and retains change history for audits. · metakarta.com, 1 Oct 2026
- Data lineage
- Its lineage capability parses SQL, Python, Informatica mappings, SSIS packages, stored procedures and COBOL copybooks to compute column-level lineage. · metakarta.com, 1 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- Customer-managed deployment can run on-premises or in private/public cloud environments including AWS, Azure and GCP. · metakarta.com, 1 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 1997 · metakarta.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Headquarters
- Mountain View, California, United States · metakarta.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Licensing
- MetaKarta is licensed by concurrent-user packs rather than named seats, with producer and consumer license roles. · metakarta.com, 1 Oct 2026
- MCP
- MetaKarta includes an administrator-enabled Model Context Protocol server for metadata-management and Semantic Hub tools, resources and prompts. · docs.metakarta.com, 1 Oct 2026
- Metadata limits
- Every edition includes unlimited metadata assets, and bundled connectors can be used against unlimited data sources of their type. · metakarta.com, 1 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- MetaKarta is an enterprise metadata management platform with one shared metadata repository for lineage, cataloging, governance and semantic definitions. · metakarta.com, 1 Oct 2026
- REST API
- MetaKarta provides direct REST API access to information contained in the platform. · docs.metakarta.com, 1 Oct 2026
- Security
- Meta Integration's trust page identifies SOC 2 Type II and links to its Trust Center for security and compliance resources. · metaintegration.com, 1 Oct 2026
- Semantic Hub
- Semantic Hub compiles governed business definitions into native database and BI formats and provides compiled context for AI agents. · metakarta.com, 1 Oct 2026
- Standard integrations
- The Standard edition includes supported RDBMS sources, dbt, Spark, HiveQL, Tableau, Power BI and Qlik Sense connectors. · metakarta.com, 1 Oct 2026
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