# Select Star alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 226 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Select Star 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/select-star/alternatives/

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

- Atlan: 57
- Collibra: 35
- OpenMetadata: 20
- Secoda: 18
- Alation: 16
- OvalEdge: 11

## Data catalogs and governance

**Small business**: 67 of 84 answers did not name Select Star (Select Star is #5 of 16 at 9%).

- Secoda: first choice in 15 of those 67
- OpenMetadata: first choice in 10 of those 67
- Atlan: first choice in 7 of those 67
- OvalEdge: first choice in 7 of those 67
- Microsoft Purview: first choice in 5 of those 67
- DataHub: first choice in 3 of those 67
- dbt Docs: first choice in 3 of those 67
- Apache Atlas: first choice in 2 of those 67

**Mid-market**: 75 of 84 answers did not name Select Star (Select Star is #6 of 15 at 5%).

- Atlan: first choice in 25 of those 75
- OpenMetadata: first choice in 8 of those 75
- Collibra: first choice in 5 of those 75
- Alation: first choice in 4 of those 75
- DataHub: first choice in 4 of those 75
- OvalEdge: first choice in 4 of those 75
- Secoda: first choice in 3 of those 75
- Amundsen: first choice in 2 of those 75

**Enterprise**: 84 of 84 answers did not name Select Star.

- Collibra: first choice in 30 of those 84
- Atlan: first choice in 25 of those 84
- Alation: first choice in 12 of those 84
- Microsoft Purview: first choice in 4 of those 84
- OpenMetadata: first choice in 2 of those 84
- Alex Solutions: first choice in 1 of those 84
- Collibra Data Intelligence Platform: first choice in 1 of those 84
- Decube: first choice in 1 of those 84

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