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Compare IBM Databand and Metaplane 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (40.0% of reviews)
Mid-Market (65.5% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Contact Us 1 GB / Month of Metadata Logged Per Year
Free 10 Monitored Tables Per Month
IBM Databand
Star Rating
(66)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (40.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Contact Us 1 GB / Month of Metadata Logged Per Year
Browse all 2 pricing plansMetaplane
Star Rating
(116)4.8 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (65.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free 10 Monitored Tables Per Month
Browse all 3 pricing plansIBM Databand vs Metaplane
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Metaplane easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Metaplane overall.
- Reviewers felt that Metaplane meets the needs of their business better than IBM Databand.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Metaplane is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Metaplane over IBM Databand.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
IBM Databand
Growth
Contact Us
1 GB / Month of Metadata Logged Per Year
- Monitored Pipelines | < 100
- Metadata Logged | Up to 500MB / month
- Alerting | Email. Slack. Pagerduty. Opsgenie
Metaplane
Free
Free
10 Monitored Tables Per Month
Getting started for individuals and new data teams.
- 10 monitored tables
- 4 users
- Column-level lineage across entire data stack
Free Trial
IBM Databand
Free Trial is available
Metaplane
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.6
59
9.2
104
Ease of Use
8.6
61
9.3
107
Ease of Setup
8.3
31
9.5
73
Ease of Admin
8.0
23
9.3
56
Quality of Support
8.9
57
9.9
102
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.3
23
9.9
56
Product Direction (% positive)
9.4
57
10.0
102
Features by Category
Data Source Access
8.6
26
Not enough data
8.6
28
Not enough data
8.7
27
Not enough data
Data Interaction
8.3
26
Not enough data
8.5
28
Not enough data
8.3
28
Not enough data
8.8
27
Not enough data
8.6
27
Not enough data
8.9
28
Not enough data
8.6
27
Not enough data
8.5
28
Not enough data
Data Exporting
8.4
26
Not enough data
8.1
27
Not enough data
8.8
28
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.5
8
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
9.6
83
Not enough data
9.5
83
Not enough data
8.3
75
Not enough data
9.4
80
Not enough data
8.7
73
Not enough data
8.7
74
Agentic AI - Database Monitoring
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
Functionality
8.6
46
8.4
77
8.6
45
9.6
88
8.2
45
9.1
81
8.9
46
9.2
85
Management
8.3
45
9.2
88
8.3
42
8.9
78
8.5
44
9.4
85
8.7
42
9.1
83
8.6
44
9.0
86
Generative AI
7.3
11
7.2
36
Agentic AI - Data Observability
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
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
IBM Databand and Metaplane are categorized as Data Observability
Unique Categories
IBM Databand is categorized as Data Preparation
Metaplane is categorized as Database Monitoring
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
IBM Databand
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Metaplane
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
23.1%
Computer Software
20.0%
Retail
9.2%
Financial Services
6.2%
Computer & Network Security
6.2%
Other
35.4%
Computer Software
26.7%
Information Technology and Services
19.8%
Food & Beverages
6.9%
Financial Services
6.9%
Marketing and Advertising
5.2%
Other
34.5%
Discussions
IBM Databand has no discussions with answers
Metaplane has no discussions with answers
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