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The 11 highest-rated data · governance & metadata

The highest-rated provider in the Top 11 The 11 Best Data Catalog Software (2026) is Alation at 9.3/9.4, followed by Collibra (9.1/9.4).

Why this answer

Sorted by our 9.4-point composite score across 6 weighted criteria (see /methodology). Identical to the canonical ranking when the canonical ranking is also score-ordered.

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

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

    9.3/9.4

    The strongest all-round enterprise catalog.

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

    9.1/9.4

    Best for heavy governance and compliance.

    Full Collibra review · Alternatives

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

    8.9/9.4

    Best active-metadata catalog for cloud stacks.

    Full Atlan review · Alternatives

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

    8.6/9.4

    Best catalog for Informatica estates.

    Full Informatica Cloud Data Governance and Catalog review · Alternatives

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

    8.4/9.4

    Best catalog for Microsoft-native estates.

    Full Microsoft Purview review · Alternatives

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

    8.2/9.4

    Best knowledge-graph catalog for context.

    Full data.world review · Alternatives

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

    8.1/9.4

    Best catalog for BigQuery estates.

    Full Google Cloud Dataplex review · Alternatives

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

    7.9/9.4

    Best native metadata layer for AWS.

    Full AWS Glue Data Catalog review · Alternatives

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

    7.8/9.4

    Best fast catalog for small teams.

    Full Secoda review · Alternatives

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

    7.6/9.4

    Best automated lineage for analytics teams.

    Full Select Star review · Alternatives

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

    7.5/9.4

    Open-source catalog you own and self-host.

    Full OpenMetadata review · Alternatives

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