Alation Data Catalog vs Qlik Catalog

ADAlation Data Catalog8.9Visit Qlik Catalog8.9Visit

AD Alation Data Catalog #4 in Data Catalog and Governance Software 8.9/10 Pricing on request ✓ 1 of 4 features Visit Alation

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Qlik Catalog #6 in Data Catalog and Governance Software 8.9/10 Pricing on request ✓ 0 of 4 features Visit Qlik

• Alation Data Catalog fits best

  Enterprises needing a mature general-purpose catalog

• Qlik Catalog fits best

  Enterprises with varied legacy and modern sources

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Side by side

Feature	ADAlation Data Catalog 8.9/10 Visit ↗	Qlik Catalog 8.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.9	8.9
Ranking	#4 in Data Catalog and Governance Software	#6 in Data Catalog and Governance Software
Best for	Enterprises needing a mature general-purpose catalog	Enterprises with varied legacy and modern sources
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	—	Pricing on request
Free plan	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted, Browser extension	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web, Chrome extension	Web
Support	Docs	Docs
Integrations	120+ integrations	12 integrations
Built for	Enterprise, Mid-market	Enterprise
Features Alation Data Catalog 1/4 · Qlik Catalog 0/4
Data lineage	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Metadata discovery	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Governance workflows	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Data quality features	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Deployment options	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Source connectors	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Combines metadata discovery, end-to-end lineage and usage analytics Automates metadata extraction, governance workflows and quality monitoring Supports cloud and self-hosted deployment with 120 integrations	Traces upstream and downstream lineage down to the field or column level Automates discovery of relationships between datasets and BI tools Supports cloud and self-hosted deployment across varied data sources
Cons	Catalog pricing requires a sales estimate Consumption units are shared across Alation AI capabilities Support channels listed are limited to documentation	Pricing requires contacting sales Support channels listed include documentation only Enterprise focus may be more than smaller teams need
Our verdict	Alation Data Catalog brings metadata from databases, files, BI systems, applications and AI models into a searchable catalog with business context. It is aimed at mid-market and enterprise teams that need to discover data, trace lineage… Read the review →	Qlik Catalog helps enterprise data engineers, analysts, data stewards, and business users discover, understand, govern, prepare, and share analytics data. It centralizes technical, operational, and business metadata, with search, browsing,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Alation Data Catalog — where it wins

  • Combines metadata discovery, end-to-end lineage and usage analytics
  • Automates metadata extraction, governance workflows and quality monitoring
  • Supports cloud and self-hosted deployment with 120 integrations

  Where it doesn't

  • Catalog pricing requires a sales estimate
  • Consumption units are shared across Alation AI capabilities
  • Support channels listed are limited to documentation

• Qlik Catalog — where it wins

  • Traces upstream and downstream lineage down to the field or column level
  • Automates discovery of relationships between datasets and BI tools
  • Supports cloud and self-hosted deployment across varied data sources

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contacting sales
  • Support channels listed include documentation only
  • Enterprise focus may be more than smaller teams need

• ADAlation Data Catalog8.9/10 · Pricing on request

  A broad enterprise catalog connecting discovery, lineage, governance and quality monitoring.

  Visit AlationFull verdict →
• Qlik Catalog8.9/10 · Pricing on request

  Enterprise cataloging with field-level lineage, impact analysis, and hybrid deployment.

  Visit QlikFull verdict →