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Alation Data Intelligence Platform
Redwood City, California, USA
What it is
Alation Data Intelligence Platform gives organizations a shared reference for data context, rules, policies, definitions, and relationships. Its Data Catalog uses machine learning to interpret natural-language searches and surface relevant data assets, while automated column-level lineage maps relationships from source to destination. ALLIE AI recommends metadata descriptions, and the platform offers agents for documentation, data quality, and data product building. Organizations can create risk and compliance policies with the Data Governance Policy Center. Alation combines metadata with data quality metrics and connects to external quality and observability tools through its Open Data Quality Framework. The platform lists more than 120 connectors, supports additional connectors through an SDK, and provides REST APIs. Data can be brought into Excel, Teams, and Slack, with connector examples including Snowflake, Tableau, AWS Glue, Databricks, MongoDB, and Salesforce. Deployment options include on-premises and multi-cloud environments. Pricing is on request; the listed plan uses a pool of consumption units whose size is estimated with Alation.
For and against
For
- Natural-language search for data assets
- Automated column-level lineage
- More than 120 listed connectors
- On-premises and multi-cloud deployment options
Against
- Pricing is available on request
- Consumption-unit pool size requires an estimate
The verdict
Alation brings catalog search, lineage, governance, and data quality capabilities into one platform. Organizations must request pricing and work with Alation to estimate the consumption-unit pool.
Who it suits
The platform is aimed at enterprise data teams, business users, and AI agents that need to find and use trusted data. Its governance, lineage, and connector options suit organizations managing data across systems.
Plans and prices
Alation Data Intelligence Platform
One pool of Alation Consumption Units for AI capabilities; pool size estimated with Alation
Read 2 Oct 2026 · alation.com
On the record
- AI features
- ALLIE AI recommends metadata descriptions, and Alation offers agents for documentation, data quality, and data product building.alation.com · read 2 Oct 2026
- APIs
- Alation provides REST APIs for integrating applications and systems and transferring glossaries or documents in bulk.alation.com · read 2 Oct 2026
- Audience
- Alation describes the platform for enterprise data teams, business users, and AI agents, and says it is trusted by hundreds of Fortune 1000 companies.alation.com · read 2 Oct 2026
- Cloud data protection
- Alation says customer data on Alation Cloud Service is encrypted and inaccessible to its site engineers.alation.com · read 2 Oct 2026
- Connectors
- Alation says it has more than 120 connectors and supports developing additional connectors through its Open Connector Framework SDK.alation.com · read 2 Oct 2026
- Data quality
- Alation combines metadata with data quality metrics and integrates with external data quality and observability tools through its Open Data Quality Framework.alation.com · read 2 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- Alation states that its platform supports on-premises and multi-cloud deployments, including Azure.alation.com · read 2 Oct 2026
- Governance
- The Data Governance Policy Center lets organizations create policies to manage risk and compliance.alation.com · read 2 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The platform can bring data into Excel, Teams, and Slack, and its connector examples include Snowflake, Tableau, AWS Glue, Databricks, MongoDB, and Salesforce.alation.com · read 2 Oct 2026
- Lineage
- The platform provides automated column-level lineage to show data relationships from source to destination.alation.com · read 2 Oct 2026
- Pricing limit
- The pricing page asks customers to request an Alation Consumption Unit estimate and does not state a price.alation.com · read 2 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Alation brings data context, rules, policies, definitions, and relationships into a shared reference so people, agents, and data apps can find and use trusted data.alation.com · read 2 Oct 2026
- Search
- The Data Catalog uses machine learning to interpret natural-language searches and surface relevant data assets.alation.com · read 2 Oct 2026
- Security
- Alation reports ISO 27001:2022 certification and SOC 2 Type 2 controls, which it says include HIPAA and HITECH.alation.com · read 2 Oct 2026
