# OpenMetadata: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 41 judge labels across 2 categories by 14 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/openmetadata

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Data catalogs and governance](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/it-data/data-catalogs-and-governance/index.md) | 16% | 2 | 13% | 38 |
| [Data quality and observability](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/it-data/data-quality-and-observability/index.md) | 0% | 32 | 0% | 3 |

## What the models said for 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, Data catalogs)
- "For a limited budget, OpenMetadata appears to be the best balance of features, ease of use, and zero licensing costs" (MiniMax M2.5, Data catalogs)
- "likely to be an open-source solution such as OpenMetadata or DataHub, as they offer a cost-effective option" (Llama 4 Maverick, Data catalogs)
- "My default budget-conscious pick is OpenMetadata—if your team can handle a modest self-hosted deployment." (GPT-6 Luna, Data catalogs)

## And against it

- "Tools like OpenMetadata are popular for their cost, but they carry a specific risk: Operational Overhead." (GLM 4.7 FlashX, Data catalogs)
- "plus OpenMetadata or DataHub if you're willing to take on more of the operational and engineering work" (GPT-6 Luna, Data catalogs)
- "they still require deployment, connector maintenance, upgrades, and customization" (Perplexity Sonar, Data catalogs)
- "can be cost-effective but require significant engineering time and support" (Mistral Small, Data catalogs)

## 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 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named OpenMetadata, from 108 of the 120 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- atlan.com: 76
- kanerika.com: 48
- ovaledge.com: 38
- decube.io: 36
- github.com: 36
- datadrivendaily.com: 31
- erstudio.com: 31
- basedash.com: 28
- g2.com: 27
- softwareadvice.com: 23

### Pages cited

- https://atlan.com/data-catalog-tools: 43
- https://kanerika.com/blogs/data-catalog-tools: 42
- https://datadrivendaily.com/data-catalog-tools-compared-the-2026-guide: 31
- https://decube.io/post/top-data-catalog-tools: 29
- https://erstudio.com/blog/data-catalog-tools: 29
- https://ovaledge.com/blog/top-data-catalogs: 24
- https://atlan.com/know/data-catalog/open-source-vs-commercial-data-catalog-total-cost-of-ownership: 23
- https://softwareadvice.com/data-catalog: 21

## In its own words

What OpenMetadata's own pages state, read 2026-10-05. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: the open-source AI context layer (https://open-metadata.org/)
- For: humans, AI assistants, and agents (https://open-metadata.org/)
- Free plan or trial: Free SaaS (https://open-metadata.org/)
- Integrations claimed: 130 (https://open-metadata.org/)
- Customers named: Bucketplace, OpenAI, Wix, beeline, Moove, ZenBusiness, PayU Finance, inDrive

## What it publishes

Every page open-metadata.org exposes, read 2026-10-05: 3226 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 135 pages, 4 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-02
- case study: 19 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- webinar or virtual event: 4 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 57 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- news or press: 6 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- Recent: 2026-09-02 blog: The enterprise ai moat isnt the model 81f8f669e8d3 https://blog.open-metadata.org/the-enterprise-ai-moat-isnt-the-model-81f8f669e8d3?source=rss----3ebf5788f069---4
- Recent: 2026-09-01 blog: August 2026 openmetadata community news 03f1ed6759c4 https://blog.open-metadata.org/august-2026-openmetadata-community-news-03f1ed6759c4?source=rss----3ebf5788f069---4
- Recent: 2026-08-25 blog: Announcing openmetadata 2 0 the open context layer for ai agents 83b8ce8b9dde https://blog.open-metadata.org/announcing-openmetadata-2-0-the-open-context-layer-for-ai-agents-83b8ce8b9dde?source=rss----3ebf5788f069---4
- Recent: 2026-07-31 blog: July 2026 openmetadata community news b4385f658117 https://blog.open-metadata.org/july-2026-openmetadata-community-news-b4385f658117?source=rss----3ebf5788f069---4
- Recent: 2026-06-30 blog: June 2026 openmetadata community news 62b335d6817a https://blog.open-metadata.org/june-2026-openmetadata-community-news-62b335d6817a?source=rss----3ebf5788f069---4
- Recent: 2026-06-10 blog: Your data platform has a knowledge gap context center closes it 984f1ba07714 https://blog.open-metadata.org/your-data-platform-has-a-knowledge-gap-context-center-closes-it-984f1ba07714?source=rss----3ebf5788f069---4

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/it.