Informatica Enterprise Data Catalog vs Qlik Catalog

IEInformatica Enterprise Data Catalog9.0Visit Qlik Catalog8.9Visit

Higher score IE Informatica Enterprise Data Catalog #3 in Data Catalog and Governance Software 9.0/10 Pricing on request ✓ 3 of 4 features Visit Informatica

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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

• Informatica Enterprise Data Catalog fits best

  Enterprises cataloging cloud and on-premises data

• Qlik Catalog fits best

  Enterprises with varied legacy and modern sources

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Side by side

Feature	IEInformatica Enterprise Data Catalog 9.0/10 Visit ↗	Qlik Catalog 8.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.0	8.9
Ranking	#3 in Data Catalog and Governance Software	#6 in Data Catalog and Governance Software
Best for	Enterprises cataloging cloud and on-premises data	Enterprises with varied legacy and modern sources
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Pricing on request	Pricing on request
Free plan	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web
Integrations	9 integrations	12 integrations
Built for	Enterprise	Enterprise
Features Informatica Enterprise Data Catalog 3/4 · Qlik Catalog 0/4
Data lineage	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Metadata discovery	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Governance workflows	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Data quality features	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Specs
Deployment options	Both	Not checked yet
Source connectors	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Scans metadata across cloud and on-premises sources Combines semantic search, facets, and column-level lineage Adds profiling, quality scorecards, and glossary context	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	Pricing requires a quote rather than showing a public amount Confirm current availability and packaging of this named product Its fit is centered on enterprise data landscapes	Pricing requires contacting sales Support channels listed include documentation only Enterprise focus may be more than smaller teams need
Our verdict	Informatica Enterprise Data Catalog is a metadata discovery and governance product for enterprise teams working across cloud and on-premises data. It scans and indexes metadata so users can search assets with semantic search and facets,… 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

• Informatica Enterprise Data Catalog — where it wins

  • Scans metadata across cloud and on-premises sources
  • Combines semantic search, facets, and column-level lineage
  • Adds profiling, quality scorecards, and glossary context

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires a quote rather than showing a public amount
  • Confirm current availability and packaging of this named product
  • Its fit is centered on enterprise data landscapes

• 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

• IEInformatica Enterprise Data Catalog9.0/10 · Pricing on request

  A hybrid catalog for finding, profiling, and tracing enterprise data assets.

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• Qlik Catalog8.9/10 · Pricing on request

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

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