My favorite feature of Alation is the lineage graph. We actively reference the lineage graph during our routine discussions in our organization.

Currently exploring the API and getting more familiar with the Health API Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I'm looking forward to being able to catalog our ML models in the near future. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Integrations ability and automated lineage Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Current install of Alation is on prem and only a few years old. Already being pushed to cloud which is good but costs more money and several new features that make Alarion a much more complete tool are only available in new cloud tool and those features are still relatively new and unproven. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It's just stunning how easy it's been to stand up Alation, get it customized, get data sources connected and get people interested in using it. I love the interface and the intuitiveness of it and our programmers have been working with the APIs, working from Alation recipes that get us most of the way there out of the box. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

We've found no down sides of Alation - the experience has been positive for us in every aspect, from implementation to curation. Some features that we would like are still in development, but we knew that going in and Alation has been open about what's coming and when we can expect it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I very much enjoy Alations data cataloging tools and ability to create a data community within my organization that exists in a central location. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It is sometimes difficult to get some users to participate, though that is not really a.fault of the software itself. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Firstly, the Alation team are very customer centric. Regular, consistently useful comms, on point, every time. The product is very easy to deploy in AWS, and connecting to our DW and reporting systems has been mostly a doddle. We've had a few issues in connecting to Kafka, but that has been because of our setup.

The product is really intuitive to use, and quickly highlights gaps in current processes around documenting data sources within a DW environment. The fact that it can pull lineage from warehouses is really useful for impact analysis. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I think there is a gap within the specific Power BI connector, in that I'm sure there is more metadata behind the scenes that Alation can tap into, but doesnt. For example, where people are creating reports in Power BI, making use of calculations and functions, it'd be super handy to be able to identify these, and compare for duplications across the org. Otherwise, there isnt much to complain about! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Governance across the company is critical and we're slowly getting there. It's simple as a google search. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Not as user friendly on the backend. Some things require research. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Strengths of Alation:

1) Clear focus on core data catalog functionality (no frills - doesn't try to be everything for everyone).

2) Simple and intuitive UI

3) Proven implementation approach that delivers on the promise in a matter of weeks

4) Product development delivers on most relevant enhancements and functionality

5) Quality account and relationship management

6) Makes data governance tangible!!! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Areas for Development:

1) The pricing model is complex and could be improved. For instance, Alation should remove the limit of read-only users. It should also encourage the use of additional connectors. These features will only help to ensure quality implementations used across the enterprise.

2) Need to find a way to more clearly differentiate themselves from Collibra in how they market the product. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Workflow and feedback loops are the best Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

No built in data quality engine so it's a half baked data intelligence product with integrations. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I find the search and discovery feature allows us to quickly lookup critical information to us up and running. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I would like to be able to further customize my template to put an AA spin on things. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Having a data catalogue is essential for any data driven business to succeed, in the appropriate way, and scale correctly without incurring tech debt or creating siloes. Alation allows this is an efficient way that speaks to both technical and business stakeholders. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Alation in our experience has occasionally struggled to scale at the pace that we often require it. The UI can sometimes be difficult to use for more inexperienced individuals. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.