Best OpenLineage Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from data lineage tools ranked against OpenLineage on the same published basis.
- 1OpenLineage vs Atlas
- 2OpenLineage vs Coalesce Catalog
- 3OpenLineage vs Databricks Notebooks
- 4OpenLineage vs Grai
- 5OpenLineage vs Amazon DataZone
- 6OpenLineage vs Collate
- 7OpenLineage vs Google Cloud Knowledge Catalog
- 8OpenLineage vs Cloudera Data Lake Service
- 9OpenLineage vs Atlan Lakehouse
- 10OpenLineage vs Collibra
- 11OpenLineage vs data.world Data Catalog
- 12OpenLineage vs Dremio
- 13OpenLineage vs OpenMetadata
- 14OpenLineage vs OvalEdge
- 15OpenLineage vs Qlik Catalog
- 16OpenLineage vs Talend Data Catalog
- 17OpenLineage vs Zeenea Data Discovery Platform
- 18OpenLineage vs Apache Atlas
- 19OpenLineage vs Egeria
- 20OpenLineage vs Goava Data Lineage
OpenLineage alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlas | 6.5 | Free plan | $9/mo | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 2 | Coalesce Catalog | 6.4 | Free plan | $150/mo | API, Web |
| 3 | Databricks Notebooks | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Web |
| 4 | Grai | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 5 | Amazon DataZone | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | API, Web |
| 6 | Collate | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | API, Browser, self-hosted, Web |
| 7 | Google Cloud Knowledge Catalog | 6.3 | No | — | Web |
| 8 | Cloudera Data Lake Service | 5.4 | No | — | API, Web |
| 9 | Atlan Lakehouse | 5.3 | No | — | API, self-hosted, Web |
| 10 | Collibra | 5.3 | No | — | API, Browser, self-hosted, Web |
| 11 | data.world Data Catalog | 5.2 | No | — | Web |
| 12 | Dremio | 5.2 | No | — | Web |
| 13 | OpenMetadata | 5.2 | No | — | Web |
| 14 | OvalEdge | 5.2 | No | — | Web |
| 15 | Qlik Catalog | 5.2 | No | — | Web |
| 16 | Talend Data Catalog | 5.2 | No | — | Web |
| 17 | Zeenea Data Discovery Platform | 5.2 | No | — | Web |
| 18 | Apache Atlas | 5.1 | No | — | — |
| 19 | Egeria | 5.1 | No | — | Web |
| 20 | Goava Data Lineage | 5.1 | No | — | — |
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Questions about OpenLineage alternatives
What is the best alternative to OpenLineage?
Atlas, number 1 in data lineage tools with a score of 6.5 out of 10. The others here: Coalesce Catalog, Databricks Notebooks, Grai and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to OpenLineage?
Atlas is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 6 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.