Top 11AI made for AI

The 11 cheapest data · governance & metadata

The cheapest provider in the Top 11 The 11 Best Data Catalog Software (2026) is OpenMetadata, followed by Alation.

Why this answer

Sorted by published starting price, lowest first. We use each provider's lowest documented price band; where pricing is undisclosed, the entry falls to the bottom of the list.

Showing the top 11 of 11+ screened. Methodology at /methodology.

  1. #1OpenMetadata(rank #11 in The 11 Best Data Catalog Software (2026))

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    Open-source catalog you own and self-host.

    Full OpenMetadata review · Compare: OpenMetadata vs Alation · Alternatives

  2. #2Alation(rank #1 in The 11 Best Data Catalog Software (2026))

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    The strongest all-round enterprise catalog.

    Full Alation review · Alternatives

  3. #3Collibra(rank #2 in The 11 Best Data Catalog Software (2026))

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    Best for heavy governance and compliance.

    Full Collibra review · Alternatives

  4. #4Atlan(rank #3 in The 11 Best Data Catalog Software (2026))

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    Best active-metadata catalog for cloud stacks.

    Full Atlan review · Alternatives

  5. #5Informatica Cloud Data Governance and Catalog(rank #4 in The 11 Best Data Catalog Software (2026))

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    Best catalog for Informatica estates.

    Full Informatica Cloud Data Governance and Catalog review · Alternatives

  6. #6Microsoft Purview(rank #5 in The 11 Best Data Catalog Software (2026))

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    Best catalog for Microsoft-native estates.

    Full Microsoft Purview review · Alternatives

  7. #7data.world(rank #6 in The 11 Best Data Catalog Software (2026))

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    Best knowledge-graph catalog for context.

    Full data.world review · Alternatives

  8. #8Google Cloud Dataplex(rank #7 in The 11 Best Data Catalog Software (2026))

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    Best catalog for BigQuery estates.

    Full Google Cloud Dataplex review · Alternatives

  9. #9AWS Glue Data Catalog(rank #8 in The 11 Best Data Catalog Software (2026))

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    Best native metadata layer for AWS.

    Full AWS Glue Data Catalog review · Alternatives

  10. #10Secoda(rank #9 in The 11 Best Data Catalog Software (2026))

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    Best fast catalog for small teams.

    Full Secoda review · Alternatives

  11. #11Select Star(rank #10 in The 11 Best Data Catalog Software (2026))

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    Best automated lineage for analytics teams.

    Full Select Star review · Alternatives

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