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We performed a comparison between Alation Data Catalog and erwin Data Catalog by Quest based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Metadata Management solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
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"The platform's most valuable features are workflow automation, automated business metadata tagging, technical metadata tagging, and data integration with data quality tools or platforms.""We can customize templates based on our use cases.""We had some of our data science engineers, who had built out some cloud-based data and data products for users. They were spending a lot of their time, up to 30 to 35% of their time, answering questions about the data and helping people understand how to use it. Once they were able to document that information within Alation, they were only focusing on around 5% of the high-value questions that really couldn't be solved through the catalog itself. It freed them up to be more productive, it made their end-users more productive, and it made the adoption rate of their data products rise more quickly because people were able to get to using them.""The most valuable features of Alation Data Catalog are the simplicity in onboarding data sources, the security in securing the data sources, and the way the various users of Alation Data Catalog communicate with each other through a messenger.""Given the relatively low level of maturity, Alation's most relevant feature at the moment is a user interface that's easy to navigate, which helps us find and understand the data. So while Alation has a lot more functionality, our pain point right now is being able to easily find, understand, and trust the information to use it.""The tool's metadata cataloging is the most valuable feature.""Alation Data Catalog's best feature is the SQL query publication."

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"The data catalog feature is pretty good.""When you combine it with data lineage, every time you need to make a change, it allows you to do impact analysis on any changes and then connect to the end-users or data stewards so that they can be aware that a change is coming. That's one of the main benefits we use it for."

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"Alation Data Catalog does not provide end-to-end data lineage.""I know that this has been on their roadmap and they're working on it, but as a whole, there's an untapped reservoir of capabilities within their article features that could be used and built upon.""The interface is not user-friendly.""Alation Data Catalog needs to develop a lot in terms of data governance and would be improved with a built-in interactive data quality solution.""The product's data governance features need improvement.""The tool's domain model needs to be changed.""Alation Data Catalog doesn't support end-to-end lineage. By that, I mean the ability to trace the movement of data from when it first comes into our organization to where it's consumed."

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"There is room for improvement with respect to the connector and how to connect to the structured and unstructured database.""There are always ways to improve things. For example, we can use AI to be able to find out something. When we are typing something, if we don't know the exact term, Artificial Intelligence would be useful to find terms that are phonetically or syntactically similar. Instead of having to type in the exact name, they can provide those in the list. So, they can provide AI support for the search because when you have thousands and thousands of terms, it is hard to remember all the names."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "A three-year agreement is better than a one-year rolling 12-month agreement from a price point of view. I'd recommend looking at a three-year deal because you can't stand up a catalog and produce value in 12 months."
  • "The solution is a little expensive."
  • "The platform is moderately expensive compared to the other competitors in the market."
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  • "I am not very familiar with its pricing. I know it is not cheap, but it is also not super expensive. It depends on the company size. For a company making $1 million, it is very expensive. For a company making 10 million and above, it might be okay."
  • "Erwin Data Catalog is very expensive."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:The platform's most valuable features are workflow automation, automated business metadata tagging, technical metadata tagging, and data integration with data quality tools or platforms.
    Top Answer:The platform is moderately expensive compared to the other competitors in the market.
    Top Answer:The product's data governance features need improvement.
    Top Answer:There are two products I know about * TimeXtender : Microsoft based, Transformation logic is quiet good and can easily be extended with T-SQL , Has a semantic layer that generates metat data for cubes… more »
    Top Answer:The data catalog feature is pretty good.
    Top Answer:Erwin Data Catalog is very expensive. I would rate it a two out of five for affordability.
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    Overview

    Alation pioneered the data catalog market and is now leading its evolution into a platform for a broad range of data intelligence solutions including data search & discovery, data governance, lineage, stewardship, analytics, and digital transformation.

    Thanks to its powerful Behavioral Analysis Engine, inbuilt collaboration capabilities, and open interfaces, Alation combines machine learning with human insight to successfully tackle even the most demanding challenges in data and metadata management. With Alation, analysts are empowered to search, query and collaborate on their data to achieve faster, more accurate insights.

    Trusted by 400+ enterprises worldwide like Salesforce, Nasdaq, LinkedIn, Finnair, and Cisco.

    erwin Data Catalog (DC), part of the erwin Data Intelligence Suite, automates enterprise metadata management, including data mapping, code generation, data profiling, data lineage and impact analysis. It integrates and activates data in a single, unified catalog in accordance with business requirements by scheduling ongoing scans of metadata from the widest array of data sources, keeping metadata current with full versioning and change management, and easily mapping data elements from source to target, including data at rest and in motion, and harmonize data integration across platforms.

    Sample Customers
    Salesforce, Snowflake, Citrix, eBay, TripAdvisor, Albertsons, Nasdaq, Pfizer, LinkedIn, Finnair.
    Balfour Beatty Construction, Banco de México, BFSI Canada, CenturyLink, Daktronics
    Top Industries
    REVIEWERS
    Retailer14%
    Insurance Company14%
    Government14%
    Computer Software Company14%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm15%
    Computer Software Company11%
    Manufacturing Company8%
    Government7%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm18%
    Computer Software Company14%
    Government10%
    Manufacturing Company7%
    Company Size
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    Small Business25%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise63%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business16%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise72%
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    Small Business14%
    Midsize Enterprise15%
    Large Enterprise70%
    Buyer's Guide
    Alation Data Catalog vs. erwin Data Catalog by Quest
    March 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about Alation Data Catalog vs. erwin Data Catalog by Quest and other solutions. Updated: March 2024.
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    Alation Data Catalog is ranked 2nd in Metadata Management with 7 reviews while erwin Data Catalog by Quest is ranked 10th in Metadata Management with 2 reviews. Alation Data Catalog is rated 7.8, while erwin Data Catalog by Quest is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of Alation Data Catalog writes "The catalog now provides an opportunity for people to come together, to share, and to find". On the other hand, the top reviewer of erwin Data Catalog by Quest writes "Helps with metadata management, saves time, and allows us to do impact analysis on any changes". Alation Data Catalog is most compared with Microsoft Purview, Collibra Governance, Informatica Axon, Informatica Enterprise Data Catalog and Collibra Lineage, whereas erwin Data Catalog by Quest is most compared with Informatica Enterprise Data Catalog, Talend Open Studio, Oracle Data Integrator (ODI), WhereScape RED and SSIS. See our Alation Data Catalog vs. erwin Data Catalog by Quest report.

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