4 categories · RankedAlation
Alation is a data catalog and governance platform used for data discovery and collaboration around an organization's data · alation.com ↗
Read the same way at every company size.
The standing depends on who is buying. Every model is asked the same questions for each company size.
Secoda is first at 19%.
Atlan is first at 35%. 0 of 14 models made it the first choice when asked directly.
Collibra is first at 38%.
Why models recommend it
“If your priority is user adoption and AI-driven discovery, look toward Alation.”Qwen 3.7 Flash · Comparative question · first choice
“I'd lean Alation when the goal is fast adoption and cross-functional governance”GPT-5.4 mini · Paraphrase question · first choice
“Generally Positive (The Standards): Alation, Collibra, Fiddler, and Microsoft Purview (with caveats on complexity) are generally viewed as robust”Qwen 3.7 Flash · Negative question · alternative
“Choose Alation if you want a mature enterprise platform that balances strong data governance with high adoption”Gemini 3.5 Flash · Comparative question · alternative
What gives them pause
“What to Avoid ... Enterprise tools like Collibra, Alation, or Atlan — Excellent products, but typically cost $50K–$200K+ annually.”Kimi K2 · Budget-constrained question · warning
“priced at $60K–$198K+/year and works best with a mature governance program (15+ catalogers)”DeepSeek V4 Flash · Direct question · warning
“Avoid expensive enterprise tools like Collibra ($100k+/year), Alation, and Atlan”DeepSeek V4 Flash · Budget-constrained question · warning
“Alation | $60,000–$150,000+ range, better suited for larger enterprises”Kimi K2 · Direct question · warning
Also on the shortlist
The products named in the same answers as Alation, over the 171 answers that named it, and how often each was the first choice instead.
| Product | Named together | Picked instead | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 160 | 27 | View → | |
| 140 | 40 | Compare → | |
| 99 | 7 | Compare → | |
| 92 | 6 | Compare → | |
| 85 | 2 | View → | |
| 79 | 14 | Compare → | |
| 57 | 21 | Compare → | |
| 39 | 1 | View → | |
| 38 | 1 | View → | |
| 37 | 10 | Compare → |
What the models named instead of Alation →
A side-by-side page exists where both products are among a category's top eight.
At a glance
Stated on Alation's own site, not checked by Gane.
- For
- Global enterprises
- Integrations
- 100
- Certifications
- ISO 27001, SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, HIPAA, HITECH, FedRAMP
- Customers named
- Oportun, Georgia-Pacific, Ciena, CNA Insurance, TPG Telecom, OceanaGold, Brambles, CHOP
How this is measured
Fourteen AI models from 12 labs are asked the same buying questions six ways, for three company sizes. Standings refresh every edition.
Gane sells AI visibility software. No company can pay to change a result.
Read the method →Sources returned with these answers
Fourteen of the fourteen models returned a source list in this edition: five return the pages they cited and nine the search results they consulted. These counts come from 141 of the 171 answers that named Alation and are not a share of its labels.
Domains cited
457 of the 457 domain citations in answers naming Alation came from a third party's page.
Pages cited
Pages are listed as the models cited them.
By model
| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
What it publishes
| Kind | Pages | Last 90 days | 2025-10 to 2026-09 | Latest | Categories named |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| News or press | 193 | undated | |||
| Blog | 183 | undated | |||
| Webinar or virtual event | 136 | undated | |||
| Report or ebook | 100 | undated | |||
| Podcast or video | 89 | undated | |||
| Glossary or explainer | 69 | undated | |||
| Comparison | 17 | undated | |||
| Conference or event | 10 | undated | |||
| Case study | 9 | undated | |||
| Template or tool | 3 | undated |
Events in person
- September 30, 2026revAlation 2026 Conference SeriesLondon · hosts
- October 8, 2026revAlation 2026 Conference SeriesSydney · hosts
- September 17, 2026revAlation 2026 Conference SeriesChicago · hosted
- November 12, 2025revAlation 2025London · hosted
- October 16, 2025revAlation 2025Sydney · hosted
- October 1, 2025revAlation 2025Chicago · hosted
As the event pages on alation.com state them, read September 28, 2026.
How it is countedHide how it is counted
Every page alation.com exposes, subdomains included. Kind is read from the address and title. The last 90 days, the latest date and the twelve months count pages by when they were published, from the site's feeds, a date in the address, or the page's own publication date, read from up to a hundred of its most recently changed pages; a page that says only when it last changed is counted in its kind but not in when, so the recent counts are a floor, and a kind none of whose pages gives a publication date reads undated. An event counts as online when its address or title says so (webinar, on demand, virtual or online summit); a conference, summit, trade show, expo or roadshow that does not say so is counted as a conference or event, which on a vendor's site is mostly in person. Read September 29, 2026.