Data Governance & Quality

Explore data catalogues, quality tools and master data platforms by discovery, lineage, validation and stewardship.

SoftwareRadarUpdated: 23 October 2026
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Collibra

Updated 2026-10-23

Collibra organises data governance, catalogues and trusted data workflows. Learn more about Collibra

Who should take a closer look?

Teams evaluating Collibra for data governance & quality workflows, particularly data catalogues and data governance. Check the edition and intended deployment before selecting a package.

Capabilities to explore

  • Data catalogues
  • Data governance
  • Data quality workflows
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Alation

Updated 2026-10-23

Alation organises enterprise data discovery and governance workflows. Learn more about Alation

Who should take a closer look?

Teams evaluating Alation for data governance & quality workflows, particularly data catalogues and data discovery. Check the edition and intended deployment before selecting a package.

Capabilities to explore

  • Data catalogues
  • Data discovery
  • Data governance
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Atlan

Updated 2026-10-23

Atlan connects data assets and metadata for organisational data collaboration. Learn more about Atlan

Who should take a closer look?

Teams evaluating Atlan for data governance & quality workflows, particularly data catalogues and metadata management. Check the edition and intended deployment before selecting a package.

Capabilities to explore

  • Data catalogues
  • Metadata management
  • Data lineage
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Ataccama

Updated 2026-10-23

Ataccama connects data quality and data governance through a data management platform. Learn more about Ataccama

Who should take a closer look?

Teams evaluating Ataccama for data governance & quality workflows, particularly data quality and data catalogues. Check the edition and intended deployment before selecting a package.

Capabilities to explore

  • Data quality
  • Data catalogues
  • Data governance
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Monte Carlo

Updated 2026-10-23

Monte Carlo monitors data pipelines and datasets for data reliability workflows. Learn more about Monte Carlo

Who should take a closer look?

Teams evaluating Monte Carlo for data governance & quality workflows, particularly data observability and data incident detection. Check the edition and intended deployment before selecting a package.

Capabilities to explore

  • Data observability
  • Data incident detection
  • Data lineage
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Bigeye

Updated 2026-10-23

Bigeye monitors enterprise data quality and operational data reliability. Learn more about Bigeye

Who should take a closer look?

Teams evaluating Bigeye for data governance & quality workflows, particularly data observability and data quality monitoring. Check the edition and intended deployment before selecting a package.

Capabilities to explore

  • Data observability
  • Data quality monitoring
  • Data incident workflows
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Soda

Updated 2026-10-23

Soda checks and monitors data quality across data workflows. Learn more about Soda

Who should take a closer look?

Teams evaluating Soda for data governance & quality workflows, particularly data quality checks and data monitoring. Check the edition and intended deployment before selecting a package.

Capabilities to explore

  • Data quality checks
  • Data monitoring
  • Data quality reporting
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Great Expectations validates data through defined expectations and quality checks. Learn more about Great Expectations

Who should take a closer look?

Teams evaluating Great Expectations for data governance & quality workflows, particularly data validation and data quality checks. Check the edition and intended deployment before selecting a package.

Capabilities to explore

  • Data validation
  • Data quality checks
  • Validation reporting
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Datafold

Updated 2026-10-23

Datafold compares datasets and supports validation of data changes. Learn more about Datafold

Who should take a closer look?

Teams evaluating Datafold for data governance & quality workflows, particularly data comparison and data validation. Check the edition and intended deployment before selecting a package.

Capabilities to explore

  • Data comparison
  • Data validation
  • Data lineage
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Sifflet

Updated 2026-10-23

Sifflet monitors data pipelines and assets for reliability and discovery. Learn more about Sifflet

Who should take a closer look?

Teams evaluating Sifflet for data governance & quality workflows, particularly data observability and data discovery. Check the edition and intended deployment before selecting a package.

Capabilities to explore

  • Data observability
  • Data discovery
  • Data lineage
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Acceldata

Updated 2026-10-23

Acceldata monitors data platforms and pipelines through data observability tooling. Learn more about Acceldata

Who should take a closer look?

Teams evaluating Acceldata for data governance & quality workflows, particularly data observability and pipeline monitoring. Check the edition and intended deployment before selecting a package.

Capabilities to explore

  • Data observability
  • Pipeline monitoring
  • Data reliability workflows
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DataHub

Updated 2026-10-23

DataHub organises data discovery, metadata and governance workflows. Learn more about DataHub

Who should take a closer look?

Teams evaluating DataHub for data governance & quality workflows, particularly metadata management and data discovery. Check the edition and intended deployment before selecting a package.

Capabilities to explore

  • Metadata management
  • Data discovery
  • Data lineage
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OpenMetadata

Updated 2026-10-23

OpenMetadata organises data assets and metadata through an open-source data collaboration platform. Learn more about OpenMetadata

Who should take a closer look?

Teams evaluating OpenMetadata for data governance & quality workflows, particularly data catalogues and data lineage. Check the edition and intended deployment before selecting a package.

Capabilities to explore

  • Data catalogues
  • Data lineage
  • Data quality workflows
Open-source softwareAn open-source software edition is available. Check the exact licence and distribution; hosting, operation, support and separately licensed extensions may still cost money.

OpenLineage

Updated 2026-10-23

OpenLineage collects and exchanges lineage information for data processing jobs. Learn more about OpenLineage

Who should take a closer look?

Teams evaluating OpenLineage for data governance & quality workflows, particularly data lineage events and job metadata. Check the edition and intended deployment before selecting a package.

Capabilities to explore

  • Data lineage events
  • Job metadata
  • Lineage integrations
Open-source softwareAn open-source software edition is available. Check the exact licence and distribution; hosting, operation, support and separately licensed extensions may still cost money.

Marquez

Updated 2026-10-23

Marquez collects and visualises metadata and lineage for data workflows. Learn more about Marquez

Who should take a closer look?

Teams evaluating Marquez for data governance & quality workflows, particularly data lineage and job metadata. Check the edition and intended deployment before selecting a package.

Capabilities to explore

  • Data lineage
  • Job metadata
  • Metadata visualisation
Open-source softwareAn open-source software edition is available. Check the exact licence and distribution; hosting, operation, support and separately licensed extensions may still cost money.

Dataedo

Updated 2026-10-23

Dataedo organises database documentation and data cataloguing workflows. Learn more about Dataedo

Who should take a closer look?

Teams evaluating Dataedo for data governance & quality workflows, particularly data catalogues and database documentation. Check the edition and intended deployment before selecting a package.

Capabilities to explore

  • Data catalogues
  • Database documentation
  • Data lineage
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OvalEdge

Updated 2026-10-23

OvalEdge connects data cataloguing and governance workflows. Learn more about OvalEdge

Who should take a closer look?

Teams evaluating OvalEdge for data governance & quality workflows, particularly data catalogues and data governance. Check the edition and intended deployment before selecting a package.

Capabilities to explore

  • Data catalogues
  • Data governance
  • Data lineage
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How to choose data governance & quality

Start with the job and the people responsible for the result. Is the task data discovery, lineage, quality checks, master data management or ongoing data observability? Confirm the exact edition, licence, connected services and handover requirements before comparing proposals.

Questions to ask before you buy

Put your shortlist to the test

Use synthetic data to trace discovery, a quality rule, a changed record and an export. Verify metadata accuracy, alert ownership and the limits of automated classification with the data owners.

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Frequently asked questions

Is there one best data governance & quality tool?

Fit depends on your workflow, required capabilities, team size and budget. Compare the appropriate plan and test it with your own requirements.

How current is this research?

This category was last updated on 23 October 2026. Confirm current plan details before buying.