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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

  • Role: Information Technology
  • Industry: Telecommunications
  • Involvement: IT Leader or Manager
Validated Review
Anonymous Reviewer

Submitted Apr 2021

Usage requires a cultural change in organisation

Likeliness to Recommend

7 /10

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Performance Enhancing
  • Unique Features
  • Inspires Innovation

Christina G.

  • Role: Sales Marketing
  • Industry: Retail
  • Involvement: End User of Application
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Apr 2021

great way to find data for your company

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Alation Data Intelligence Platform from other similar products?

its so eay to find the data we need. it gives us information to help the company benefit

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

how we can explore the data and save it and use filters to it

What do you dislike most about this product?

nothing to dislike very easy and great way to helpt he company

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

give it a try and use it to find data. kind of play around with it to find what you need and even a little extra data to have in back pocket

Pros

  • Continually Improving Product
  • Reliable
  • Trustworthy
  • Unique Features

Vishwal S.

  • Role: Information Technology
  • Industry: Other
  • Involvement: Business Leader or Manager
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Mar 2021

Acceptable DG option. Scope for improvement

Likeliness to Recommend

7 /10

What differentiates Alation Data Intelligence Platform from other similar products?

Cost is less in comparison to industry-established tools in the market.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Cost and limited much needed DG features at an affordable cost

What do you dislike most about this product?

Could bring uniqueness and develop best practices around the tool

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Evaluate other options based on the need for unique features and cost and existing infrastructure

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Continually Improving Product
  • Inspires Innovation
  • Includes Product Enhancements

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