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Alation Data Intelligence Platform

Composite Score
6.9 /10
CX Score
7.1 /10
Category
Alation Data Intelligence Platform
6.9 /10

What is Alation Data Intelligence Platform?

Alation provides an open, powerful, and intelligent data platform that supports a wide variety of metadata management and related applications from search and discovery to data governance to digital transformation. incorporates machine learning to analyze the ways data is used and to identify patterns from those accessing information.

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Awards & Recognition

Alation Data Intelligence Platform won the following awards in the Metadata Management category

Alation Data Intelligence Platform Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

83 Likeliness to Recommend

93 Plan to Renew

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68 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+78 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Alation Data Intelligence Platform?

3% Negative
10% Neutral
87% Positive

Pros

  • Trustworthy
  • Client Friendly Policies
  • Acts with Integrity
  • Fair

Feature Ratings

Average 70

Collaboration

82

Business Context

79

Automation of Metadata Creation

76

APIs and Integration

74

Metadata Design

74

Business Glossary

72

Business Rules and Event Management

72

Data Monitoring and Administration

69

Hierarchy Management

67

Data Lineage

64

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 74

Vendor Support

80

Usability and Intuitiveness

79

Business Value Created

76

Availability and Quality of Training

75

Ease of Implementation

75

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

74

Quality of Features

73

Ease of IT Administration

73

Ease of Data Integration

72

Breadth of Features

71

Ease of Customization

70

Alation Data Intelligence Platform Reviews

DURGA C.

  • Role: Information Technology
  • Industry: Transportation
  • Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jun 2024

Pretty easy to do the surveys.

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Alation Data Intelligence Platform from other similar products?

Ease of use age and query to database. Use SQL or other query methods easily

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The logo and opening window

What do you dislike most about this product?

Plain white background

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Enabling to create customise buttons

Pros

  • Inspires Innovation
  • Caring
  • Saves Time
  • Client Friendly Policies

Cons

  • Security Frustrates

Punit R.

  • Role: Consultant
  • Industry: Retail
  • Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jun 2024

Just okayies product

Likeliness to Recommend

7 /10

What differentiates Alation Data Intelligence Platform from other similar products?

Easy to use the interface. Navigation across the platform is really good

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Customization is really helpful. Making change in type of field and dataset is quiet good

What do you dislike most about this product?

Data viz need improvement along with data mapping

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

On-prem infra is quiet vulnerable which is disappointing . Need to improve data engineering aspect alot.

Pros

  • Transparent
  • Generous Negotitation
  • Trustworthy
  • Saves Time

Melissa C.

  • Role: Information Technology
  • Industry: Healthcare
  • Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jun 2024

Intuitive Data Catalog.

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Alation Data Intelligence Platform from other similar products?

Alation is fairly intuitive to use and provides good documentation as well as a robust community forum for peer questions.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The search feature is excellent.

What do you dislike most about this product?

The lineage feature is not quite where we need it to be yet.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Utilize the start-up support and the community features.

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Continually Improving Product
  • Reliable
  • Performance Enhancing

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