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At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (60.7% of reviews)
Mid-Market (75.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
Alation
Star Rating
(92)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (60.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about AlationTranscend
Star Rating
(113)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (75.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about TranscendAlation vs Transcend
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Transcend easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Transcend overall.
- Reviewers felt that Transcend meets the needs of their business better than Alation.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Transcend is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Alation over Transcend.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Alation
No pricing availableTranscend
No pricing availableFree Trial
Alation
Free Trial is available
Transcend
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.2
68
9.2
87
Ease of Use
8.3
72
9.0
89
Ease of Setup
8.1
50
8.8
42
Ease of Admin
8.5
41
9.2
41
Quality of Support
8.6
61
9.4
83
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.8
44
9.7
40
Product Direction (% positive)
9.0
72
8.7
80
Features by Category
Data Governance
7.8
26
Not enough data
7.6
26
Not enough data
7.3
25
Not enough data
Data Preparation
8.2
28
Not enough data
7.8
27
Not enough data
7.4
25
Not enough data
6.8
25
Not enough data
Collaboration
8.4
25
Not enough data
7.9
25
Not enough data
8.5
27
Not enough data
8.0
23
Not enough data
Artificial Intelligence
7.2
25
Not enough data
7.2
24
Not enough data
6.7
22
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.4
15
Not enough data
7.7
15
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Machine Learning Data Catalog
6.9
13
Not enough data
7.1
13
Not enough data
7.1
12
Not enough data
7.1
12
Not enough data
7.5
12
Not enough data
Administration
6.9
38
9.0
5
7.2
41
8.5
8
6.9
39
9.0
7
7.1
39
9.2
8
Management
8.2
39
9.3
5
8.4
40
9.3
9
6.8
38
8.1
6
6.9
39
8.5
9
7.3
38
8.8
7
Compliance
7.5
38
9.8
7
7.6
39
Not enough data
7.5
36
9.5
7
7.2
39
9.7
10
Security
7.5
36
9.5
11
7.6
36
9.1
9
7.6
37
9.3
10
Data Quality
6.8
36
9.0
7
Feature Not Available
9.3
7
7.3
37
9.3
7
Maintainence
7.2
35
8.6
6
7.2
34
7.8
6
Generative AI
6.4
29
Not enough data
6.5
29
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Data Governance
5.5
7
Not enough data
6.0
7
Not enough data
6.2
7
Not enough data
5.8
6
Not enough data
5.2
7
Not enough data
5.2
7
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
9.1
44
Not enough data
9.1
29
Not enough data
8.4
20
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.5
24
Not enough data
8.6
23
Not enough data
8.8
19
Not enough data
8.6
18
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.2
29
Not enough data
9.4
21
Not enough data
9.1
15
Functionality
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
8.6
25
Not enough data
8.3
22
Not enough data
8.8
24
Not enough data
8.9
23
Not enough data
9.1
18
Not enough data
8.6
21
Not enough data
8.3
9
Not enough data
8.5
19
Not enough data
8.1
13
Functionality
Not enough data
9.4
14
Not enough data
9.0
13
Not enough data
9.3
14
Not enough data
8.6
16
Not enough data
9.3
15
Functionality
Not enough data
9.4
8
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.3
9
Not enough data
9.2
8
Not enough data
8.8
8
Not enough data
8.7
10
Not enough data
8.2
11
Functionality
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Sensitive Data Discovery
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data management
8.3
24
Not enough data
7.4
24
Not enough data
8.3
24
Not enough data
8.0
22
Not enough data
8.3
24
Not enough data
Reporting
7.5
23
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.4
20
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.0
19
Not enough data
7.1
19
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
9.1
29
Not enough data
9.2
21
Not enough data
9.3
21
Not enough data
9.0
23
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Alation and Transcend are categorized as Data Governance
Unique Categories
Alation is categorized as Active Metadata Management and Machine Learning Data Catalog
Transcend is categorized as Sensitive Data Discovery, Data Mapping, Consent Management Platform (CMP), Cookie Tracking, Data Subject Access Request (DSAR), Data Privacy Management, and Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA)
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Alation
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Transcend
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
13.1%
Financial Services
8.3%
Computer Software
6.0%
Manufacturing
4.8%
Retail
4.8%
Other
63.1%
Computer Software
17.0%
Information Technology and Services
10.7%
Consumer Services
7.1%
Marketing and Advertising
6.3%
Internet
6.3%
Other
52.7%
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