Snowflake Horizon Catalog vs OpenMetadata

SHSnowflake Horizon Catalog8.6Visit OpenMetadata8.2Visit

Higher score SH Snowflake Horizon Catalog #3 in Machine Learning Data Catalog Software 8.6/10 30-day trial Free trial✓ 0 of 4 features Visit Snowflake

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OpenMetadata #5 in Machine Learning Data Catalog Software 8.2/10 Open source ✓ 0 of 4 features Visit OpenMetadata

• Snowflake Horizon Catalog fits best

  Snowflake-centric data and AI teams

• OpenMetadata fits best

  Open-source teams needing broad cataloging

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Side by side

Feature	SHSnowflake Horizon Catalog 8.6/10 Visit ↗	OpenMetadata 8.2/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.6	8.2
Ranking	#3 in Machine Learning Data Catalog Software	#5 in Machine Learning Data Catalog Software
Best for	Snowflake-centric data and AI teams	Open-source teams needing broad cataloging
Pricing model	Paid	Free
Starting price	—	Open source
Free plan	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Free trial	30 days	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Tickets, Community, Docs	Community, Docs
Compliance	SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA, PCI DSS, 2FA	SSO/SAML
Integrations	8 integrations	130+ integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Snowflake Horizon Catalog 0/4 · OpenMetadata 0/4
ML data lineage	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Dataset versioning	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Data quality checks	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Access policy controls	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
ML asset coverage	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Deployment	Cloud	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Tracks end-to-end and column-level lineage across supported sources. Finds sensitive data and supports policy controls and object tagging. Monitors data quality and helps trace issues to root causes.	Tracks lineage across tables, columns, pipelines, dashboards, and reports Supports scheduled metadata ingestion from connectors Offers REST APIs, SDKs, events, and webhooks
Cons	Deployment is cloud-only. Pricing is consumption-based across platform editions and usage. The 30-day trial applies to the Snowflake platform, not the catalog separately.	Managed enterprise capabilities are a separate Collate offering Support channels are community and documentation Self-hosted deployment means managing the deployment environment
Our verdict	Snowflake Horizon Catalog helps organizations discover, interpret, govern, and trace data across Snowflake and external systems. It is aimed at mid-market and enterprise data and AI teams that need governed access to data assets, business… Read the review →	OpenMetadata is an open-source metadata platform for data teams and organizations managing complex data ecosystems. It combines metadata discovery and cataloging with governance, data quality, observability, semantic context, and lineage.… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Snowflake Horizon Catalog — where it wins

  • Tracks end-to-end and column-level lineage across supported sources.
  • Finds sensitive data and supports policy controls and object tagging.
  • Monitors data quality and helps trace issues to root causes.

  Where it doesn't

  • Deployment is cloud-only.
  • Pricing is consumption-based across platform editions and usage.
  • The 30-day trial applies to the Snowflake platform, not the catalog separately.

• OpenMetadata — where it wins

  • Tracks lineage across tables, columns, pipelines, dashboards, and reports
  • Supports scheduled metadata ingestion from connectors
  • Offers REST APIs, SDKs, events, and webhooks

  Where it doesn't

  • Managed enterprise capabilities are a separate Collate offering
  • Support channels are community and documentation
  • Self-hosted deployment means managing the deployment environment

• SHSnowflake Horizon Catalog8.6/10 · 30-day trial

  A cloud data catalog with lineage, governance, and quality tools for Snowflake-centric teams.

  Visit SnowflakeFull verdict →
• OpenMetadata8.2/10 · Open source

  A broad open-source catalog for teams that need lineage and metadata across data systems.

  Visit OpenMetadataFull verdict →