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Alation Data Intelligence Platform
- 1Runs onAPI, self-hosted, Web
- 2CostsNot stated by the maker
- 3Metadata discoveryYes
- 4Business glossaryYes
- 5Lineage analysisYes
- 6Deployment optionsboth
- 7Listed connectors120
- 8API availableYes
7 lines stated Written from the maker's own pages: alation.com
Overview
Alation Data Intelligence Platform is ranked #7 of 14 in metadata management software on Specifiction. It runs on API, Self-hosted, Web.
Alation Data Intelligence Platform plans and pricing
All plansAlation Data Intelligence Platform Not published One pool of Alation Consumption Units for AI capabilities; pool size estimated with Alation alation.com · 2 Oct 2026
Compared on metadata management software
- Metadata discovery
- Yesalation.com
- Business glossary
- Yesalation.com
- Lineage analysis
- Yesalation.com
- Deployment options
- bothalation.com
- Listed connectors
- 120alation.com
- API available
- Yesalation.com
Facts
- Purpose
- Alation brings data context, rules, policies, definitions, and relationships into a shared reference so people, agents, and data apps can find and use trusted data.alation.com · 2 Oct 2026
- Search
- The Data Catalog uses machine learning to interpret natural-language searches and surface relevant data assets.alation.com · 2 Oct 2026
- Lineage
- The platform provides automated column-level lineage to show data relationships from source to destination.alation.com · 2 Oct 2026
- AI features
- ALLIE AI recommends metadata descriptions, and Alation offers agents for documentation, data quality, and data product building.alation.com · 2 Oct 2026
- Governance
- The Data Governance Policy Center lets organizations create policies to manage risk and compliance.alation.com · 2 Oct 2026
- Data quality
- Alation combines metadata with data quality metrics and integrates with external data quality and observability tools through its Open Data Quality Framework.alation.com · 2 Oct 2026
- Connectors
- Alation says it has more than 120 connectors and supports developing additional connectors through its Open Connector Framework SDK.alation.com · 2 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The platform can bring data into Excel, Teams, and Slack, and its connector examples include Snowflake, Tableau, AWS Glue, Databricks, MongoDB, and Salesforce.alation.com · 2 Oct 2026
- APIs
- Alation provides REST APIs for integrating applications and systems and transferring glossaries or documents in bulk.alation.com · 2 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- Alation states that its platform supports on-premises and multi-cloud deployments, including Azure.alation.com · 2 Oct 2026
- Security
- Alation reports ISO 27001:2022 certification and SOC 2 Type 2 controls, which it says include HIPAA and HITECH.alation.com · 2 Oct 2026
- Cloud data protection
- Alation says customer data on Alation Cloud Service is encrypted and inaccessible to its site engineers.alation.com · 2 Oct 2026
- Pricing limit
- The pricing page asks customers to request an Alation Consumption Unit estimate and does not state a price.alation.com · 2 Oct 2026
- Audience
- Alation describes the platform for enterprise data teams, business users, and AI agents, and says it is trusted by hundreds of Fortune 1000 companies.alation.com · 2 Oct 2026
Company
- Founded
- 2012alation.com · 28 Sept 2026
- Headquarters
- Redwood City, California, USAalation.com · 28 Sept 2026
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Sources
- alation.com/product/agentic-data-intelligence-platf· checked 2 Oct 2026
- alation.com/product/data-catalog/· checked 2 Oct 2026
- alation.com/product/data-quality/· checked 2 Oct 2026
- alation.com/product/connectors/· checked 2 Oct 2026
- alation.com/product/alation-apis/· checked 2 Oct 2026
- alation.com/legal/security/· checked 2 Oct 2026
- alation.com/acu-pricing/· checked 2 Oct 2026
- alation.com· checked 28 Sept 2026