# Databricks Unity Catalog alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 237 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Databricks Unity Catalog 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/databricks-unity-catalog/alternatives/

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

- Atlan: 61
- Collibra: 30
- Secoda: 30
- OpenMetadata: 21
- Alation: 16
- Select Star: 12

## Data catalogs and governance

**Small business**: 79 of 84 answers did not name Databricks Unity Catalog (Databricks Unity Catalog is #13 of 16 at 0%).

- Secoda: first choice in 23 of those 79
- Atlan: first choice in 10 of those 79
- OpenMetadata: first choice in 10 of those 79
- Select Star: first choice in 9 of those 79
- OvalEdge: first choice in 7 of those 79
- Microsoft Purview: first choice in 5 of those 79
- DataHub: first choice in 4 of those 79
- Apache Atlas: first choice in 2 of those 79

**Mid-market**: 80 of 84 answers did not name Databricks Unity Catalog (Databricks Unity Catalog is #13 of 15 at 0%).

- Atlan: first choice in 28 of those 80
- OpenMetadata: first choice in 9 of those 80
- Secoda: first choice in 7 of those 80
- Alation: first choice in 4 of those 80
- DataHub: first choice in 4 of those 80
- OvalEdge: first choice in 4 of those 80
- Collibra: first choice in 3 of those 80
- Select Star: first choice in 3 of those 80

**Enterprise**: 78 of 84 answers did not name Databricks Unity Catalog (Databricks Unity Catalog is #9 of 11 at 0%).

- Collibra: first choice in 27 of those 78
- Atlan: first choice in 23 of those 78
- Alation: first choice in 12 of those 78
- Microsoft Purview: first choice in 4 of those 78
- OpenMetadata: first choice in 2 of those 78
- Alex Solutions: first choice in 1 of those 78
- Collibra Data Intelligence Platform: first choice in 1 of those 78
- Decube: first choice in 1 of those 78

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