Data Governance Tools

A practitioner's MDM buyer's guide: deployment model, domain depth, matching engines, integration, and TCO — plus a decision framework you can run this week.

Compare Collibra and Atlan for data governance. See architecture, pricing, metadata approach, and which fits mid-market vs. enterprise needs in 2026.

Data governance platforms ranked for 2026: six platforms scored on six criteria, the reasoning behind every number, and how to re-weight for your shortlist.

Collibra vs Purview compared for 2026: catalog depth, lineage, pricing (license vs. Azure consumption), lock-in risk, and which fits your governance maturity.

Microsoft Purview, formerly Azure Purview, explained: how it works, the Data Map and Unified Catalog, lineage, sensitivity labels, 2026 pricing, and where it fits.

Open source data catalogs compared: DataHub, OpenMetadata, and Amundsen — features, lineage, governance fit, and the real cost of self-hosting in 2026.

Compare data lineage tools and strategies for compliance and impact analysis. Learn when to buy, build, or hybrid—and what works at your scale.

Alation vs Collibra compared by a practitioner who ran Collibra: entry pricing, lineage, stewardship workflow, adoption, TCO, and which to choose in 2026.

What Collibra does, what it costs ($100K–$1M+/yr licensing plus services), how implementation really goes, and how it compares — by an engineer who ran it.

SAP Master Data Governance explained: central governance, consolidation, replication, MDG vs standalone MDM platforms, and when MDG is the right choice.

Collibra vs Informatica CDGC, scored across six criteria: stewardship depth vs scanner breadth, both quote-driven on price — and how to pick between them.