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Informatica Cloud Data Governance and Catalog

Paid#2 of 41 in Data Lineage Tools

Informatica Cloud Data Governance and Catalog: A broad governance and lineage service for complex cloud, on-premises and hybrid data estates. Ranked #2 of 41 in Data Lineage Tools by our editors (9.1/10); pricing: Pricing on request; best for broad governance and lineage programs.

9.1/10Editor score

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At a glance

Editor score
9.1 / 10
Pricing
Pricing on request
Best for
Broad governance and lineage programs
Free plan
No
Column-level lineage
Yes
Facts checked
21 Sep 2026

Informatica Cloud Data Governance and Catalog screenshot

Where it wins
- Automates metadata discovery, classification and relationship mapping
- Provides column, pipeline, BI and impact lineage views
- Combines governance, quality, workflows, APIs and hybrid capabilities
Where it doesn't
- Pricing is consumption-based and requires a sales quote
- Its broad scope may exceed the needs of focused lineage teams
- Deployment can involve secure agents or runtime environments for hybrid estates

Our verdict on Informatica Cloud Data Governance and Catalog

Informatica Cloud Data Governance and Catalog is a cloud-native service for enterprise data governance, cataloging, discovery and lineage. It is designed for data stewards, analysts, data scientists, architects and IT teams managing complex cloud, on-premises and hybrid data estates. The service automatically extracts metadata, classifies assets, maps relationships and presents business and technical lineage views. It also supports business glossaries, policies, stakeholder management, data quality context, workflows and AI model governance.

Pricing is consumption-based through Informatica Processing Units and requires a quote. The published offering does not use a standard public plan structure, so buyers should evaluate expected usage and deployment requirements with Informatica. Platform coverage includes web and API access, while public APIs support third-party integrations. The integration list spans Amazon S3, Amazon Redshift, Azure Synapse, Google BigQuery, Snowflake, Databricks, Oracle, PostgreSQL, Microsoft SQL Server, Tableau, Microsoft Power BI, Qlik Sense, Looker, Azure Data Factory and Talend.

Its main strength is breadth: teams can connect automated discovery with AI-powered classification, relationship discovery, column-level lineage, upstream and downstream impact analysis, pipeline and transformation lineage, report lineage, quality profiling, scorecards, observability context and custom metadata models. Hybrid deployment is supported through secure agents and runtime environments in on-premises or private-cloud infrastructure. Organizations building a broad governance program should consider it when they need lineage tied to catalog, policy, quality and workflow capabilities. Teams seeking only a focused lineage view may prefer a narrower tool with a simpler buying and deployment process.

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Informatica Cloud Data Governance and Catalog pricing

Plans Pricing on requestPaid No free plan — trial or paid only. Prices checked 21 Sep 2026.

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Informatica Cloud Data Governance and Catalog fact sheet

Free plan	No
Paid from	Not verified
Automated discovery	Yes
Column-level lineage	Yes
Impact analysis	Yes
Pipeline lineage	Yes
Report lineage	Yes
Deployment	Hybrid
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web
Compliance & security	SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA
Support	Tickets, Community, Docs
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise (editorial estimate)
Integrations	19 integrations: Amazon S3, Amazon Redshift, Azure Synapse, Google BigQuery, Snowflake, Databricks …
Pricing	Pricing on request (source)
Website	informatica.com
Facts checked	21 Sep 2026

Informatica Cloud Data Governance and Catalog integrations

Informatica Cloud Data Governance and Catalog lists 19 integrations on its own site.

Amazon S3
Amazon Redshift
Azure Synapse
Google BigQuery
Snowflake
Databricks
Oracle
PostgreSQL
Microsoft SQL Server
Tableau
Microsoft Power BI
Qlik Sense
Looker
Azure Data Factory
Talend
Salesforce
SAP
Workday
Microsoft SharePoint

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