AI · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Alation

The data catalog company building a data-fluent world

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Alation launched in 2019; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   DataGalaxy▲91

   Metadata to the agents. Value to the people.

   2023 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Datatera.ai▲510

   Convert ANY website or file to the sheet or CRM in seconds

   2023 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Teable 2.0▲474

   The AI database agent that transforms data into action

   Sep 2025 · teable.ai · its alternatives →

4. 4
   FriendlyData▲374

   Communicate with databases like a human

   2017 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Morph 1.0▲320

   AI-powered BI dashboard across your SaaS data

   2023 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   SelectStar▲196

   Automated data catalog and discovery for modern data teams

   2021 · its alternatives →

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   Tonic Textual▲211

   Get your unstructured data AI-ready in minutes

   2024 · tonic.ai · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Orchestra Data Platform▲104

   Rapidly build and monitor data and AI products

   2024 · its alternatives →

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   refter▲79

   Data docs for data consumers

   2024 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Mozart Data▲112

    The easiest way for teams to build a Modern Data Stack

    2021 · its alternatives →

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    DataTorch▲69

    Build and share datasets to experiment with ML

    2021 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Universal Data Visualization 1.0▲126

    Charts and infographics constructor in Figma

    2021 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    CastorDoc▲100

    Data catalog for collective intelligence

    2023 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Datawhale▲77

    Powerful people data for enterprises.

    2017 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Datasaur▲90

    Manage your entire data labeling workflow with a single tool

    2020 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    The Data Visualisation Catalogue▲94

    Reference tool for data visualisation

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Percival▲83

    A reactive language for data analysis and visualization

    2021 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    ListChirp▲69

    Powerful customer data to grow your business.

    2018 · its alternatives →

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    Marmot▲73

    AI-native data catalog with search, lineage and MCP

    Apr 2026 · marmotdata.io · its alternatives →

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    Decidable▲72

    AI powered automated data stories in plain English

    2021 · its alternatives →

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    Collatable▲82

    Automated, perfect business data, without the manual work

    2023 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Artemis▲77

    The low-cost data stack - Set up your warehouse in minutes

    2022 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Data And Apis▲11

    Empowering developers with high-quality APIs & Data

    2025 · dataandapis.com · its alternatives →

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    Metaphor - The Modern Metadata Platform▲17

    Hi HN, We are the team at Metaphor Data, backed by a16z & Amplify Partners. Today we are excited to announce the launch of our product Metaphor, a modern metadata platform that serves as a system of record for your organization's data ecosystem. Metaphor provides full visibility into your data landscape and empowers both data producers and consumers to work more effectively and efficiently. For producers, Metaphor enables quick and accurate impact analysis as well as offers critical insights like data consumption patterns and resource utilization. For consumers, it brings technical metadata…

    2021 · its alternatives →

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