# Alation alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 190 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Alation holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/alation/alternatives

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Atlan: 32
- Secoda: 29
- OpenMetadata: 24
- DataHub: 12
- Select Star: 12
- Collibra: 9

## Data catalogs and governance

**Small business**: 83 of 84 answers did not name Alation (Alation is #16 of 16 at 0%).

- Secoda: first choice in 20 of those 83
- OpenMetadata: first choice in 15 of those 83
- Select Star: first choice in 12 of those 83
- Atlan: first choice in 10 of those 83
- Microsoft Purview: first choice in 5 of those 83
- DataHub: first choice in 4 of those 83
- Collate: first choice in 2 of those 83
- OvalEdge: first choice in 2 of those 83

**Mid-market**: 61 of 84 answers did not name Alation (Alation is #7 of 16 at 2%).

- Atlan: first choice in 18 of those 61
- OpenMetadata: first choice in 9 of those 61
- Secoda: first choice in 9 of those 61
- DataHub: first choice in 5 of those 61
- OvalEdge: first choice in 3 of those 61
- CastorDoc: first choice in 2 of those 61
- DataGalaxy: first choice in 1 of those 61
- Datafold: first choice in 1 of those 61

**Enterprise**: 46 of 84 answers did not name Alation (Alation is #3 of 11 at 10%).

- Collibra: first choice in 9 of those 46
- Atlan: first choice in 4 of those 46
- DataHub: first choice in 3 of those 46
- Databricks Unity Catalog: first choice in 2 of those 46
- Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud: first choice in 2 of those 46
- Alex Solutions: first choice in 1 of those 46
- Collibra Platform: first choice in 1 of those 46
- Microsoft Purview: first choice in 1 of those 46

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