Apache Atlas vs DataHub Cloud
Apache Atlas
atlas.apache.org
DataHub Cloud
datahub.comSide by side
| Figure | Apache Atlas | DataHub Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · Data Lineage Tools | 8.9 (#3) | 7.6 (#17) |
| Integrations | Documented metadata sources include Hive, Sqoop, Falcon, Storm and HBase. | The connector directory lists more than 150 data and AI integrations, including BigQuery, Databricks, dbt, Snowflake, Tableau, and Airflow. |
| Purpose | Apache Atlas provides open metadata management and governance capabilities to catalog, classify, govern, and support collaboration around data assets. | DataHub Cloud automatically captures data lineage and shows downstream impact in real time. |
| Security | Atlas supports fine-grained access controls for metadata entities and classification operations. | The security page says customer data is encrypted at rest and in transit, with AWS KMS used to manage encryption keys. |
Plans
In their own words
Apache Atlas
Apache Atlas is open-source software for managing metadata and governance around data assets. It supports cataloging, classification, governance, and collaboration, with predefined metadata types and tools for defining custom types, entities, and relationships. Teams can create classifications, associate them with multiple entities, and propagate them through data lineage. The interface displays lineage, and REST APIs can access and update it. Metadata search works by type, classification, attribute value, or free text, including through a SQL-like language. Fine-grained access controls apply to metadata entities and classification operations. Integration with Apache Ranger can use classifications for authorization and data masking. Atlas exposes REST endpoints for metadata types, entities, lineage, and discovery; documented integrations include Hive, HBase, Sqoop, Storm, and Kafka. Atlas is server software for self-hosted deployment, built and packaged for an environment with HBase and Solr. It is listed for Linux, web, API, and self-hosted use, at free.
DataHub Cloud
DataHub Cloud has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.