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Progress Semaphore vs erwin Data Catalog comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 1, 2026

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Categories and Ranking

erwin Data Catalog
Ranking in Metadata Management
13th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
5.1
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Progress Semaphore
Ranking in Metadata Management
8th
Average Rating
0.0
Number of Reviews
0
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Metadata Management category, the mindshare of erwin Data Catalog is 3.1%, up from 2.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Progress Semaphore is 3.1%, up from 1.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Metadata Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Progress Semaphore3.1%
erwin Data Catalog3.1%
Other93.8%
Metadata Management
 

Featured Reviews

Andres-Martinez - PeerSpot reviewer
BI Data Analytics Engineer at Targa Research
Helps with metadata management, saves time, and allows us to do impact analysis on any changes
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. There were some issues when drawing the data models. If you have more than 500 or 600 tables, it takes a long time to display those in the right position on the screen. That can also be improved. They need some caching and some parallel pipelines working on the backend in order to divide it into sections.
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
14%
Government
10%
Healthcare Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
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