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

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 187 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where OpenMetadata 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/openmetadata/alternatives/

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

- Atlan: 50
- Collibra: 31
- Secoda: 17
- Alation: 15
- OvalEdge: 10
- Select Star: 8

## Data catalogs and governance

**Small business**: 46 of 84 answers did not name OpenMetadata (OpenMetadata is #1 of 16 at 18%).

- Secoda: first choice in 10 of those 46
- OvalEdge: first choice in 6 of those 46
- Select Star: first choice in 5 of those 46
- Atlan: first choice in 3 of those 46
- Microsoft Purview: first choice in 2 of those 46
- data.world: first choice in 2 of those 46
- Alation: first choice in 1 of those 46
- Apache Atlas: first choice in 1 of those 46

**Mid-market**: 66 of 84 answers did not name OpenMetadata (OpenMetadata is #2 of 15 at 18%).

- Atlan: first choice in 26 of those 66
- Secoda: first choice in 7 of those 66
- OvalEdge: first choice in 4 of those 66
- Alation: first choice in 3 of those 66
- DataHub: first choice in 3 of those 66
- Select Star: first choice in 3 of those 66
- Amundsen: first choice in 2 of those 66
- Collibra: first choice in 2 of those 66

**Enterprise**: 75 of 84 answers did not name OpenMetadata (OpenMetadata is #5 of 11 at 4%).

- Collibra: first choice in 29 of those 75
- Atlan: first choice in 21 of those 75
- Alation: first choice in 11 of those 75
- Microsoft Purview: first choice in 2 of those 75
- Alex Solutions: first choice in 1 of those 75
- Collibra Data Intelligence Platform: first choice in 1 of those 75
- Decube: first choice in 1 of those 75
- Informatica Intelligent Data Cloud: first choice in 1 of those 75

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