# Alation alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 179 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Alation holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/alation/alternatives/

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Atlan: 29
- Secoda: 26
- OpenMetadata: 24
- Select Star: 12
- Collibra: 9
- OvalEdge: 9

## Data catalogs and governance

**Small business**: 78 of 84 answers did not name Alation (Alation is #10 of 16 at 2%).

- Secoda: first choice in 21 of those 78
- OpenMetadata: first choice in 12 of those 78
- Atlan: first choice in 9 of those 78
- Select Star: first choice in 9 of those 78
- OvalEdge: first choice in 6 of those 78
- DataHub: first choice in 4 of those 78
- Microsoft Purview: first choice in 4 of those 78
- dbt Docs: first choice in 3 of those 78

**Mid-market**: 56 of 84 answers did not name Alation (Alation is #10 of 15 at 0%).

- Atlan: first choice in 12 of those 56
- OpenMetadata: first choice in 10 of those 56
- Secoda: first choice in 5 of those 56
- DataHub: first choice in 3 of those 56
- OvalEdge: first choice in 3 of those 56
- Select Star: first choice in 3 of those 56
- Amundsen: first choice in 2 of those 56
- Apache Atlas: first choice in 1 of those 56

**Enterprise**: 45 of 84 answers did not name Alation (Alation is #3 of 11 at 15%).

- Collibra: first choice in 9 of those 45
- Atlan: first choice in 8 of those 45
- Microsoft Purview: first choice in 3 of those 45
- OpenMetadata: first choice in 2 of those 45
- Alex Solutions: first choice in 1 of those 45
- Decube: first choice in 1 of those 45
- ThinkData Works: first choice in 1 of those 45

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