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8,589 views|5,485 comparisons
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100% willing to recommend
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We performed a comparison between Alation Data Catalog and Immuta based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Data Governance solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
To learn more, read our detailed Alation Data Catalog vs. Immuta Report (Updated: May 2024).
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Pros
"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.""Alation Data Catalog's best feature is the SQL query publication.""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.""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 platform's most valuable features are workflow automation, automated business metadata tagging, technical metadata tagging, and data integration with data quality tools or platforms.""The tool's metadata cataloging is the most valuable feature.""We can customize templates based on our use cases."

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"Instead of manually tagging data, Immuta’s auto-discovery capability identifies sensitive information, such as country labels, gender information, and other personal data.""What I appreciate the most is its user-friendliness.""The tool's most valuable feature is restriction.""All features available are good."

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Cons
"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.""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.""Alation Data Catalog does not provide end-to-end data lineage.""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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"The implementation process with Immuta was quite challenging, primarily due to issues related to database handling and the syncing of user groups.""Immuta is behind in updating upgrades and software releases.""We have had some challenges with their support when we were migrating to the cloud version. We we had some issues, and it took us several attempts to get a proper responses as part of that migration.""There is room for improvement in enhancing the monitoring capabilities."

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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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  • "Immuta's pricing is 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:All features available are good.
    Top Answer:We have had some challenges with their support when we were migrating to the cloud version. We we had some issues, and it took us several attempts to get a proper responses as part of that migration.
    Top Answer:Our use cases are for data access control and data access control provisioning. We also use it for roles and policies.
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    5
    Average Words per Review
    317
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    7.0
    25th
    out of 57 in Data Governance
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    295
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    205
    Reviews
    4
    Average Words per Review
    439
    Rating
    7.5
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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.

    Immuta's Data Access Platform delivers data access and security at scale. Immuta discovers, secures, and monitors an organization's data to ensure that users have access to the right data at the right time – as long as they have the rights.

    Sample Customers
    Salesforce, Snowflake, Citrix, eBay, TripAdvisor, Albertsons, Nasdaq, Pfizer, LinkedIn, Finnair.
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    Retailer14%
    Insurance Company14%
    Government14%
    Computer Software Company14%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm15%
    Computer Software Company11%
    Manufacturing Company8%
    Government8%
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    Financial Services Firm25%
    Computer Software Company12%
    Government9%
    Healthcare Company9%
    Company Size
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    Small Business25%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise63%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business16%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise71%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business11%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise76%
    Buyer's Guide
    Alation Data Catalog vs. Immuta
    May 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about Alation Data Catalog vs. Immuta and other solutions. Updated: May 2024.
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    Alation Data Catalog is ranked 5th in Data Governance with 7 reviews while Immuta is ranked 25th in Data Governance with 4 reviews. Alation Data Catalog is rated 7.8, while Immuta 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 Immuta writes "A data governance management solution that helps to restrict sensitive information ". Alation Data Catalog is most compared with Microsoft Purview Data Governance, Collibra Governance, Informatica Axon, Informatica Enterprise Data Catalog and Collibra Lineage, whereas Immuta is most compared with Privacera, Protegrity Data Security, BigID and Microsoft Purview Data Governance. See our Alation Data Catalog vs. Immuta report.

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