Comparison of the Best Data Catalogs for Organized and Accessible Data Management

Data catalogs play a crucial role in managing data assets by making information easy to find and utilize across your organization. At BARC, we combine user insights with analyst knowledge to feature catalogs that offer excellent metadata management and search functionalities. Explore which data catalogs can best support your data governance strategies. For insights on platforms excelling in data cataloging, refer to BARC Score Data Intelligence Platforms 2024. Unlock full reviews and expert advice with BARC+.

Number of reviews: 30
Customer Satisfaction
8.9/10
8.9
User Experience
10.0/10
10.0
Technical Foundation
7.7/10
7.7
Business Value
7.1/10
7.1

What is dataspot.

Data catalog and data governance solution to support the development and implementation of business-driven data governance initiatives. The software can be used stand-alone or in conjunction with dataspot.'s Data Excellence Framework (governance consulting approach).

Number of reviews: 22
Customer Satisfaction
7.1/10
7.1
User Experience
7.9/10
7.9
Technical Foundation
4.9/10
4.9
Business Value
8.0/10
8.0

What is One Data Data Product Builder

End-to-end platform for the design, development and provision of data products with functions for pipelining and cataloging as well as governance, data quality and marketplace functions.

Number of reviews: 24

What is Synabi Business Solutions D-QUANTUM

Customizable data governance solution with features for data cataloging, collaboration, marketplaces, and data as well as AI governance.

Number of reviews: 0

What is Ab Initio Enterprise Data Platform

Platform developed in-house for the development of data management applications with a wide range of functions and numerous applications based on the Co>Operating System platform.

Number of reviews: 0

What is Actian Zeenea Data Intelligence Platform

Data catalog with a special focus on search & discovery, but also support for data governance.

Number of reviews: 20
Customer Satisfaction
4.4/10
4.4
User Experience
5.0/10
5.0
Technical Foundation
4.2/10
4.2
Business Value
4.4/10
4.4

What is Alation Data Intelligence Platform

Alation is a data intelligence and metadata platform offering Search & Discovery, Collaboration, Data Governance, Data Quality, Data Marketplace, Data Lineage, and more – delivering comprehensive and intuitive data management.

Number of reviews: 0

What is Alex Enterprise Data Platform

Data Intelligence Platform and Data Governance Platform with functions for Search & Discovery, Collaboration, Data Governance, Data Quality, Data Marketplace, Data Lineage and more.

Number of reviews: 0

What is Ataccama ONE

Platform for data management, maintenance and provision with functions for data analysis, data cataloging, data quality and master data management and data integration.

Number of reviews: 0

What is Atlan

Data Intelligence Platform with functions for data cataloging, data governance, data lineage, etc. with a special focus on collaboration and active metadata management.

Number of reviews: 0

What is bluetelligence Enterprise Glossary

Data catalog and metadata hub specializing in the extraction and provision of metadata from SAP systems (data+application) and own data catalog (glossary).

Number of reviews: 0

What is Cloudera Data Platform (CDP)

Hybrid cloud data platform for implementing various data and analytics applications based on central functions for governance and administration.

Number of reviews: 21
Customer Satisfaction
3.2/10
3.2
User Experience
2.9/10
2.9
Technical Foundation
3.6/10
3.6
Business Value
2.3/10
2.3

What is Collibra Data Intelligence Platform

A platform for data intelligence and metadata that provides features such as Search & Discovery, Collaboration, Data Governance, Data Quality, Data Marketplace, and Data Lineage, suitable even for large organizations.

Number of reviews: 0

What is data.world Data Catalog and Governance Platform

Data catalog for metadata management and data management with a focus on knowledge management

Number of reviews: 24
Customer Satisfaction
5.4/10
5.4
User Experience
5.8/10
5.8
Technical Foundation
7.7/10
7.7
Business Value
5.4/10
5.4

What is Databricks Data Intelligence Platform

End-to-end platform solution for processing large amounts of data for data engineering & data science based on a further development of Apache Spark technology.

Number of reviews: 0

What is DataGalaxy Data Knowledge Catalog

Data Catalog solution to support Catalog, Data Governance, Compliance & Regulatory use cases or as a metadata hub.

Number of reviews: 0

What is erwin Data Intelligence

Data intelligence platform with functions for cataloging, governance, collaboration, data lineage, data marketplace and the ability to generate automated pipelines.

Number of reviews: 0

What is Hitachi Vantara Pentaho+ Platform

Platform for data integration, preparation and analysis of data with functions for data preparation suitable for business users.

Number of reviews: 0

What is IBM Cloud Pak for Data

Cloud-based, integrated data and AI platform for integrating, managing and analyzing data for AI.

Number of reviews: 18
Customer Satisfaction
4.1/10
4.1
User Experience
2.9/10
2.9
Technical Foundation
3.4/10
3.4
Business Value
4.8/10
4.8

What is Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud

Cloud-based platform based on central, AI-supported services for implementing operational and analytical data use cases, e.g. data integration, data quality, master data management, API management, data cataloging, governance and data marketplace

Number of reviews: 19
Customer Satisfaction
6.3/10
6.3
User Experience
6.0/10
6.0
Technical Foundation
6.6/10
6.6
Business Value
5.5/10
5.5

What is Microsoft Data Fabric

A unified platform that enables data integration, analysis, and management for analytics in the Azure cloud by integrating various Azure data services such as Power BI, Synapse, Data Factory and Data Lake.

Number of reviews: 0

What is Microsoft Purview

Cloud service for data security & privacy, data governance and compliance with functions for data inventory, cataloging and data products/marketplace support.

Number of reviews: 0

What is Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)

Cloud platform with more than 100 services for data & analytics, including data pipelines, data warehousing, cataloging, event processing as well as analytical services for BI, analytics & data science.

Number of reviews: 0

What is Orion Governance Enterprise Information Intelligence Graph (EIIG)

Data Intelligence Platform with functions for data cataloging, data lineage, data governance, active metadata and more.

Number of reviews: 0

What is OvalEdge

Tool for data cataloging, data marketplace and data governance.

Number of reviews: 0

What is Precisely Data Integrity Suite

Modular platform for data integration, data quality, data observability and governance to build an integrated, trustworthy database with special services for data enrichment and analysis.

Number of reviews: 0

What is SAS Data Engineering

SAS Data Engineering is a new data management offering on SAS Viya and includes functions for data integration, data quality, cataloging as well as governance for analytical applications. It replaces SAS Data Management in the cloud.

Number of reviews: 0

What is SAS Viya

AI und Analytics platform that provides various services, including data catalogoging, data integration and -quality,, analysis and data science as well as visualization.

Number of reviews: 0

What is Syniti Knowledge Platform

Platform to support data migration, data management and governance with functions for data integration, data cataloging, master data management, data quality, etc.

Number of reviews: 18
Customer Satisfaction
3.1/10
3.1
User Experience
3.5/10
3.5
Technical Foundation
5.9/10
5.9
Business Value
4.2/10
4.2

What is Talend, a Qlik company Data Fabric

Platform for data and application integration with functions for data integration, streaming, data preparation, data quality, data cataloging, data intelligence and API management.

Number of reviews: 0

What is TIBCO Platform

Real-time, composable data platform containing features for data integration that unifies TIBCO solutions across on-premises, cloud, and edge environments, enabling simplified management, communications and monitoring.

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