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At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (60.7% of reviews)
Mid-Market (52.8% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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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
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Star Rating
(55)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (52.8% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
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Browse all 3 pricing plansAlation vs Select Star
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Select Star easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Select Star overall.
- Reviewers felt that Select Star meets the needs of their business better than Alation.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Select Star is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Select Star over Alation.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Alation
No pricing availableSelect Star
Free Trial
Free Trial
14 Day, no strings attached, trial of the full Select Star platform
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- Automated Metadata Catalog
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Alation
Free Trial is available
Select Star
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.2
68
8.6
46
Ease of Use
8.3
72
8.9
50
Ease of Setup
8.1
50
8.9
27
Ease of Admin
8.5
41
9.1
19
Quality of Support
8.6
61
9.6
38
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.8
44
9.4
18
Product Direction (% positive)
9.0
72
9.2
42
Features by Category
Data Governance
7.8
26
7.8
9
7.6
26
7.2
6
7.3
25
8.9
12
Data Preparation
8.2
28
8.9
12
7.8
27
6.1
6
7.4
25
4.3
5
6.8
25
5.8
8
Collaboration
8.4
25
8.3
12
7.9
25
8.2
12
8.5
27
8.2
11
8.0
23
8.7
9
Artificial Intelligence
7.2
25
8.0
5
7.2
24
6.7
6
6.7
22
5.7
5
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
7.3
20
7.2
41
6.6
19
6.9
39
7.8
17
7.1
39
8.1
18
Management
8.2
39
8.5
22
8.4
40
9.2
22
6.8
38
7.6
22
6.9
39
7.9
19
7.3
38
9.3
24
Compliance
7.5
38
8.3
16
7.6
39
Feature Not Available
7.5
36
Feature Not Available
7.2
39
Feature Not Available
Security
7.5
36
8.5
16
7.6
36
8.2
16
7.6
37
8.2
16
Data Quality
6.8
36
6.8
15
Feature Not Available
7.0
15
7.3
37
8.8
18
Maintainence
7.2
35
7.0
15
7.2
34
6.5
14
Generative AI
6.4
29
6.9
8
6.5
29
6.9
8
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
8.8
13
7.4
24
7.4
11
8.3
24
7.4
11
8.0
22
9.4
13
8.3
24
8.8
12
Reporting
7.5
23
6.5
10
Feature Not Available
5.3
10
7.4
20
5.9
9
Generative AI
7.0
19
6.4
7
7.1
19
6.2
7
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Alation and Select Star are categorized as Active Metadata Management, Data Governance, and Machine Learning Data Catalog
Unique Categories
Alation has no unique categories
Select Star has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Alation
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Select Star
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
18.9%
Real Estate
17.0%
Financial Services
11.3%
Logistics and Supply Chain
5.7%
Insurance
5.7%
Other
41.5%
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