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Data Governance (3)
User Access Management
Allows administrators to assign role-based user access for specific data sets
Dynamic Data Masking
Hides and masks sensitive data automatically based on user permissions
Data Lineage
Provides historical insights into original data sources and transformations made to data sets
Data Preparation (4)
Search
As reported in 11 Alation reviews. Offers simple search capabilities to discover specific data sets
Data Quality and Cleansing
Allows users and administrators to easily clean data to maintain quality and integrity 10 reviewers of Alation have provided feedback on this feature.
Data Transformation
Converts data formats of source data into the format required for the reporting system without mistakes
Data Modeling
Tools to (re)structure data in a manner that allows extracting insights quickly and accurately
Collaboration (4)
Commenting
Allows users to comment on data sets to help future users better interact and interpret the data
Profiling and Classification
Permits profiling of data sets for increased organization, both by users and machine learning
Business and Data Glossary
As reported in 10 Alation reviews. Creates a business glossary for faster understanding by the average business user
Metadata Management
Indexes metadata descriptions for easier searching and enhanced insights
Artificial Intelligence (3)
Machine Learning Recommendations
Based on 10 Alation reviews. Automates recommendations for users based on machine learning functionality
Natural Language Query
As reported in 10 Alation reviews. Offers natural language querying functionality for non-technical users
Automatic Data Cleansing
Cleans data to improve quality via automation
Administration (4)
Data Modelling
As reported in 29 Alation reviews. Tools to (re)structure data in a manner that allows extracting insights quickly and accurately
Recommendations
Analyzes data to find and recommend the highest value customer segmentations. This feature was mentioned in 31 Alation reviews.
Workflow Management
As reported in 30 Alation reviews. Tools to create and adjust workflows to ensure consistency.
Dashboards and Visualizations
Presents information and analytics in a digestible, intuitive, and visually appealing way. This feature was mentioned in 30 Alation reviews.
Compliance (4)
Sensitive Data Compliance
Based on 29 Alation reviews. Supports compliance with PII, GDPR, HIPPA, PCI, and other regulatory standards.
Training and Guidelines
Provides guidelines or training related to sensitive data compliance requirements, This feature was mentioned in 30 Alation reviews.
Policy Enforcement
As reported in 27 Alation reviews. Allows administrators to set policies for security and data governance
Compliance Monitoring
Monitors data quality and send alerts based on violations or misuse 30 reviewers of Alation have provided feedback on this feature.
Data Quality (2)
Data Preparation
Based on 28 Alation reviews. Curates collected data for big data analytics solutions to analyze, manipulate, and model
Data Unification
As reported in 29 Alation reviews. Compile data from across all systems so that users can view relevant information easily.
Management (5)
Business Glossary
Lets users build a glossary of business terms, vocabulary and definitions across multiple tools. 30 reviewers of Alation have provided feedback on this feature.
Data Discovery
Provides a built-in integrated data catalog that allows users to easily locate data across multiple sources. 30 reviewers of Alation have provided feedback on this feature.
Data Profililng
Based on 29 Alation reviews. Monitors and cleanses data with the help of business rules and analytical algorithms.
Reporting and Visualization
Visualize data flows and lineage that demonstrates compliance with reports and dashboards through a single console. This feature was mentioned in 30 Alation reviews.
Data Lineage
Based on 28 Alation reviews. Provides an automated data lineage functionality which provides visibility over the entire data movement journey from data origination to destination.
Security (3)
Access Control
Authenticates and authorizes individuals to access the data they are allowed to see and use. 27 reviewers of Alation have provided feedback on this feature.
Roles Management
Helps identify and manage the roles of owners and stewards of data. This feature was mentioned in 27 Alation reviews.
Compliance Management
Helps adhere to data privacy regulations and norms. This feature was mentioned in 29 Alation reviews.
Maintainence (2)
Data Quality Management
Defines, validates, and monitors business rules to safeguard master data readiness. 27 reviewers of Alation have provided feedback on this feature.
Policy Management
Allows users to create and review data policies to make them consistent across the organization. 26 reviewers of Alation have provided feedback on this feature.
Data management (5)
Metadata Management
Indexes metadata descriptions for enhanced insights. 17 reviewers of Alation have provided feedback on this feature.
Automation Features
Based on 17 Alation reviews. Ensures automation of metadata across the organization. Dynamically improves data management processes.
Collaboration
Embedded collaboration using APIs and in-app integrations. 17 reviewers of Alation have provided feedback on this feature.
Data Lineage
Provides insights into original data sources and transformations made to data sets from source to consumption of data. 15 reviewers of Alation have provided feedback on this feature.
Data Discovery
Based on 17 Alation reviews. Provides an interface to collect and evaluate data to identfy patterns and outliers.
Reporting (2)
Intelligent Insights
Based on 16 Alation reviews. Constantly processes metadata to provide intelligent insights.
Dashboards
As reported in 13 Alation reviews. Supports 360 degree data visibility via a single dashboard.
Generative AI (6)
AI Text Generation
Based on 12 Alation reviews. Allows users to generate text based on a text prompt.
AI Text Summarization
Condenses long documents or text into a brief summary. This feature was mentioned in 12 Alation reviews.
AI Text Generation
Allows users to generate text based on a text prompt.
AI Text Summarization
Condenses long documents or text into a brief summary.
AI Text Generation
Based on 21 Alation reviews. Allows users to generate text based on a text prompt.
AI Text Summarization
Condenses long documents or text into a brief summary. 21 reviewers of Alation have provided feedback on this feature.
Agentic AI - Machine Learning Data Catalog (5)
Autonomous Task Execution
Capability to perform complex tasks without constant human input
Multi-step Planning
Ability to break down and plan multi-step processes
Cross-system Integration
Works across multiple software systems or databases
Adaptive Learning
Improves performance based on feedback and experience
Decision Making
Makes informed choices based on available data and objectives
Agentic AI - Data Governance (6)
Autonomous Task Execution
Capability to perform complex tasks without constant human input
Multi-step Planning
Ability to break down and plan multi-step processes
Cross-system Integration
Works across multiple software systems or databases
Adaptive Learning
Improves performance based on feedback and experience
Natural Language Interaction
Engages in human-like conversation for task delegation
Decision Making
Makes informed choices based on available data and objectives