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At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (60.7% of reviews)
Enterprise (50.0% 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 AlationMicrosoft Purview Data Governance
Star Rating
(18)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (50.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Microsoft Purview Data GovernanceAlation vs Microsoft Purview Data Governance
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Microsoft Purview Data Governance easier to use. However, Alation is easier to set up and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Alation overall.
- Reviewers felt that Microsoft Purview Data Governance meets the needs of their business better than Alation.
- 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 Microsoft Purview Data Governance over Alation.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Alation
No pricing availableMicrosoft Purview Data Governance
No pricing availableFree Trial
Alation
Free Trial is available
Microsoft Purview Data Governance
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.2
68
8.6
13
Ease of Use
8.3
72
8.6
13
Ease of Setup
8.1
50
7.8
6
Ease of Admin
8.5
41
8.1
6
Quality of Support
8.6
61
8.5
12
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.8
44
8.6
6
Product Direction (% positive)
9.0
72
9.1
13
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
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
Policy Management - Digital Communications Governance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Surveillance - Digital Communications Governance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analytics and Reporting - Digital Communications Governance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Compliance Management - Digital Communications Governance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Alation and Microsoft Purview Data Governance share no categories
Unique Categories
Alation is categorized as Active Metadata Management, Data Governance, and Machine Learning Data Catalog
Microsoft Purview Data Governance is categorized as Digital Communications Governance
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Alation
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Microsoft Purview Data Governance
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
22.2%
Computer Software
11.1%
Telecommunications
5.6%
Logistics and Supply Chain
5.6%
Information Services
5.6%
Other
50.0%
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