Metadata Management tools for AWS Glue Data Catalog

List of metadata management tools

Metadata management tool is a solution that supplements the data stored by the enterprise environment with useful information. Proper metadata management is a crucial factor to make information searchable, easy to locate and understand. Such tools add meaningful context to raw data, making it convenient to discover even by non-IT members of an organization.

Dataedo

Dataedo allows companies to catalog their data in a central metadata repository in a matter of minutes, annotate each data asset, extract and document table relationships, build Business Glossary and map it to Data Dictionary, classify sensitive data, visualize data models with ER Diagrams and share documentation with data community in interactive web portal or HTML exports.

Business Glossary: Yes
Change history: Yes
Data Classification: Yes
Data Lineage: Yes
Data Profiling: Yes
On premises/cloud: On premises
Rating of assets: Yes
Reference data: Yes
Support for workflow: No
Dataedo Data Catalog
Dataedo Data Profiling
Dataedo Business Glossary
Dataedo Data Search

erwin Data Catalog

erwin Data Catalog (erwin DC) is metadata management software that helps organizations learn what data they have and where it’s located, including data at rest and in motion. It tells you the data and metadata available for a certain topic so those particular sources and assets can be found quickly for analysis and decision-making.

Business Glossary: Yes
Change history: Yes
Data Classification: Yes
Data Lineage: Yes
Data Profiling: Yes
On premises/cloud: On premises
Rating of assets: No
Reference data: Yes
Support for workflow: Yes

Alex Solutions

Alex Solutions is a globally recognised Metadata Management Solution (data catalog and data governance) designed to empower everyone to securely find, understand, protect, and use the data. It brings the world’s largest variety of out-of-the-box metadata scanners, that can be configured to collect a wide variety of metadata including usage information, sensitive data detection, end-to-end lineage, and data profiling information.

Business Glossary: Yes
Change history: Yes
Data Classification: No
Data Lineage: Yes
Data Profiling: Yes
On premises/cloud: Cloud
Rating of assets: No
Reference data: No
Support for workflow: Yes

Ataccama Metadata Management & Data Catalog

Ataccama Metadata Management & Data Catalog is an AI-powered metadata management module. It’s a central storage for all of your metadata—imported from other sources, crowdsourced, or automatically captured in continuous data discovery processes.

Business Glossary: Yes
Change history: Yes
Data Classification: Yes
Data Lineage: Yes
Data Profiling: Yes
On premises/cloud: On premises
Rating of assets: No
Reference data: No
Support for workflow: No

Octopai

Octopai automates metadata management and analysis, enabling enterprise BI groups to quickly, easily and accurately find and understand their data for improved operations, data quality and data governance.

Business Glossary: Yes
Change history: No
Data Classification: No
Data Lineage: Yes
Data Profiling: No
On premises/cloud: Cloud
Rating of assets: -
Reference data: No
Support for workflow: No

Metadata management tools are usually multifunctional programs that provide a wide spectrum of usability. They include functionalities such as:
• Data catalog,
• compatibility with multiple connectors, making the tool a single source of truth about the data from different repositories,
• Business glossary,
• Data lineage,
• Data profiling,
• Impact analysis,
• Metadata ingestion and translation.

From the organization's point of view, the ability to export the created documentation into user-friendly formats is also important. What is more, some of the tools offer a community module, which facilitates the information flow.

Metadata management solutions oversee data across its entire lifecycle. This typically covers four primary areas: data analysis, data value, data governance, risk and compliance.

 Proper metadata management implementation allows for standardized metadata definitions, management, and maintenance of information across the organization for greater business efficiency. 

 Today, as data becomes increasingly important to the growth of company performance, choosing the right way to manage it is equally essential.

To help you find the right tool for your organization, we have put together this list of best metadata management solutions.