Best Metadata Management Software in 2026
13 metadata management software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
| # | Platform | Score | Why | From | Free plan | Paid from | Metadata discovery | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Alation Data Intelligence Platform | 8.5 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | Yes | View |
| 2 |  DataHub | 8.3 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | Yes | View |
| 3 |  MetaKarta | 7.5 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $4.17/mo | No | — | Yes | View |
| 4 |  Aurelius Atlas | 7.2 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | Yes | View |
| 5 |  Dawiso | 7.1 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | €445/mo | No | — | Yes | View |
| 6 |  Progress Semaphore | 6.9 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | No | — | — | View |
| 7 | Collibra | 6.3 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | — | View |
| 8 | Atlan Lakehouse | 5.9 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | — | View |
| 9 | OpenMetadata | 5.8 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | — | View |
| 10 | Alex Solutions | 5.6 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | No | — | — | View |
| 11 | Apache Atlas | 5.3 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | — | View |
| 12 |  Aristotle Metadata Registry | 5.0 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | No | — | — | View |
| 13 |  SemanticWorx Affirma | 4.8 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | No | — | Yes | View |
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Questions about this list
Which metadata management software is ranked first on Inferse?
Alation Data Intelligence Platform is ranked #1 of 13 with a score of 8.5. DataHub is second and MetaKarta third.
How many of these have a free plan?
2 of the 13 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, MetaKarta has the lowest first paid tier we found: $4.17/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes, open and connectable first: a public API, open-source code, the depth of its documentation and a free tier to try it on. Model lists are sorted by the figure in their title, exactly as each provider publishes it. Paid placements never change a rank.