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Compare Alation and ER/Studio 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (60.7% of reviews)
Enterprise (46.2% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
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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 AlationER/Studio
Star Rating
(15)4.0 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (46.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about ER/StudioAlation vs ER/Studio
- Reviewers felt that Alation meets the needs of their business better than ER/Studio.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Alation is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Alation over ER/Studio.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Alation
No pricing availableER/Studio
No pricing availableFree Trial
Alation
Free Trial is available
ER/Studio
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.2
68
7.9
8
Ease of Use
8.3
72
8.8
8
Ease of Setup
8.1
50
8.0
5
Ease of Admin
8.5
41
Not enough data
Quality of Support
8.6
61
7.5
8
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.8
44
Not enough data
Product Direction (% positive)
9.0
72
8.3
7
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
Not enough data
7.2
41
Feature Not Available
6.9
39
Not enough data
7.1
39
Not enough data
Management
8.2
39
Not enough data
8.4
40
Not enough data
6.8
38
Not enough data
6.9
39
Not enough data
7.3
38
Not enough data
Compliance
7.5
38
Not enough data
7.6
39
Not enough data
7.5
36
Not enough data
7.2
39
Not enough data
Security
7.5
36
Not enough data
7.6
36
Not enough data
7.6
37
Not enough data
Data Quality
6.8
36
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.3
37
Not enough data
Maintainence
7.2
35
Not enough data
7.2
34
Not enough data
Generative AI
6.4
29
Not enough data
6.5
29
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Data Governance
5.5
7
Feature Not Available
6.0
7
Not enough data
6.2
7
Feature Not Available
5.8
6
Feature Not Available
5.2
7
Not enough data
5.2
7
Feature Not Available
Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Support
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Performance
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
Database Features
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
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
Feature Not Available
Model Capture & Design - Data Modelling
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Forward Engineering - Data Modelling
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Reverse Engineering - Data Modelling
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Validation & Governance - Data Modelling
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Documentation & Sharing - Data Modelling
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Alation and ER/Studio are categorized as Active Metadata Management and Data Governance
Unique Categories
Alation is categorized as Machine Learning Data Catalog
ER/Studio is categorized as Relational Databases and Data Modeling
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Alation
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
ER/Studio
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%
Information Technology and Services
30.8%
Hospital & Health Care
15.4%
Banking
15.4%
Market Research
7.7%
Logistics and Supply Chain
7.7%
Other
23.1%
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