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Compare Alation and Google Cloud Data Catalog 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (60.7% of reviews)
Small-Business (48.0% 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 AlationGoogle Cloud Data Catalog
Star Rating
(28)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (48.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Google Cloud Data CatalogAlation vs Google Cloud Data Catalog
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Google Cloud Data Catalog easier to use, and do business with overall. However, reviewers preferred the ease of administration with Alation. Reviewers felt that the products are equally easy to set up.
- Reviewers felt that Google Cloud Data Catalog meets the needs of their business better than Alation.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Google Cloud Data Catalog is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Alation over Google Cloud Data Catalog.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Alation
No pricing availableGoogle Cloud Data Catalog
No pricing availableFree Trial
Alation
Free Trial is available
Google Cloud Data Catalog
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.2
68
8.8
15
Ease of Use
8.3
72
8.7
15
Ease of Setup
8.1
50
8.1
8
Ease of Admin
8.5
41
8.3
7
Quality of Support
8.6
61
9.2
13
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.8
44
9.0
8
Product Direction (% positive)
9.0
72
8.1
12
Features by Category
Data Governance
7.8
26
7.8
12
7.6
26
8.3
10
7.3
25
7.8
12
Data Preparation
8.2
28
8.9
12
7.8
27
8.7
10
7.4
25
9.1
9
6.8
25
9.1
9
Collaboration
8.4
25
8.7
10
7.9
25
8.9
12
8.5
27
8.5
9
8.0
23
9.1
11
Artificial Intelligence
7.2
25
9.2
8
7.2
24
9.4
8
6.7
22
8.8
10
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
Not enough data
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
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
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
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Alation and Google Cloud Data Catalog are categorized as Machine Learning Data Catalog
Unique Categories
Alation is categorized as Active Metadata Management and Data Governance
Google Cloud Data Catalog has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Alation
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Google Cloud Data Catalog
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
20.0%
Retail
12.0%
Information Technology and Services
12.0%
Hospital & Health Care
12.0%
Computer & Network Security
8.0%
Other
36.0%
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Discussions
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