2 categories · RankedOpenMetadata
OpenMetadata is an open-source data catalog and governance platform that can be self-hosted · open-metadata.org ↗
Strongest at small business. Ranked 13 of 103 for enterprise buyers.
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 you have some engineering capacity: Start with OpenMetadata. It offers the best balance of modern features, ease of deployment, and community support for a free tool.”Kimi K2 · Budget-constrained question · first choice
“For a limited budget, OpenMetadata appears to be the best balance of features, ease of use, and zero licensing costs”MiniMax M2.5 · Budget-constrained question · first choice
“likely to be an open-source solution such as OpenMetadata or DataHub, as they offer a cost-effective option”Llama 4 Maverick · Budget-constrained question · first choice
“My default budget-conscious pick is OpenMetadata—if your team can handle a modest self-hosted deployment.”GPT-6 Luna · Budget-constrained question · first choice
What gives them pause
“Tools like OpenMetadata are popular for their cost, but they carry a specific risk: Operational Overhead.”GLM 4.7 FlashX · Negative question · warning
“plus OpenMetadata or DataHub if you're willing to take on more of the operational and engineering work”GPT-6 Luna · Scale-constrained question · warning
“they still require deployment, connector maintenance, upgrades, and customization”Perplexity Sonar · Negative question · warning
“can be cost-effective but require significant engineering time and support”Mistral Small · Negative question · warning
Also on the shortlist
The products named in the same answers as OpenMetadata, over the 120 answers that named it, and how often each was the first choice instead.
| Product | Named together | Picked instead | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 92 | 5 | Compare → | |
| 86 | 10 | View → | |
| 80 | 23 | Compare → | |
| 79 | 4 | Compare → | |
| 63 | 4 | Compare → | |
| 56 | 17 | Compare → | |
| 36 | 0 | View → | |
| 33 | 11 | Compare → | |
| 31 | 2 | View → | |
| 28 | 2 | View → |
What the models named instead of OpenMetadata →
A side-by-side page exists where both products are among a category's top eight.
At a glance
Stated on OpenMetadata's own site, not checked by Gane.
- For
- humans, AI assistants, and agents
- Free plan or trial
- Free SaaS
- Integrations
- 130
- Customers named
- Bucketplace, OpenAI, Wix, beeline, Moove, ZenBusiness, PayU Finance, inDrive
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 108 of the 120 answers that named OpenMetadata and are not a share of its labels.
Domains cited
374 of the 374 domain citations in answers naming OpenMetadata 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 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Grok 4.20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kimi K2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
What it publishes
| Kind | Pages | Last 90 days | 2025-11 to 2026-10 | Latest | Categories named |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blog | 135 | 4 | 2026-09-02 | Data catalogs | |
| Glossary or explainer | 57 | undated | |||
| Case study | 19 | undated | |||
| News or press | 6 | undated | |||
| Webinar or virtual event | 4 | undated | |||
| Comparison | 1 | undated |
Most recent
- 2026-09-02The enterprise ai moat isnt the model 81f8f669e8d3 blog
- 2026-09-01August 2026 openmetadata community news 03f1ed6759c4 blog
- 2026-08-25Announcing openmetadata 2 0 the open context layer for ai agents 83b8ce8b9dde blog
- 2026-07-31July 2026 openmetadata community news b4385f658117 blog
- 2026-06-30June 2026 openmetadata community news 62b335d6817a blog
- 2026-06-10Your data platform has a knowledge gap context center closes it 984f1ba07714 blog
How it is countedHide how it is counted
Every page open-metadata.org 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 October 5, 2026.