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Alation is popular in Insurance, Transportation/Trucking/Railroad, and Telecommunications industries and is widely used by Enterprise, Large Enterprise, and Mid Market.

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Alation Product Overview

Alation addresses the challenge of scaling data initiatives by leveraging agentic AI to enhance data intelligence. This platform transforms metadata into a strategic asset, enabling organizations to efficiently manage and utilize their data resources. Alation's capabilities support the advancement of AI initiatives, offering a solution that integrates AI-driven insights into data management processes. With a focus on maximizing data value, Alation is trusted by 40% of the Fortune 100, underscoring its market positioning and potential return on investment. This platform is particularly beneficial for enterprises seeking to optimize their data strategies and drive innovation through AI.

How satisfied the customers are with Alation use-cases

Reviews

"We are really starting to tap into the potential of how we can leverage Alation within Mission Lane. Alation is a great way for our users to not only explore and discover the information, but also use it and collaborate in a more efficient way to ma...ke decisions that impact the business." - Michael Lempner
"We can use manual lineage to perform root cause analysis. This means we can identify problems from our data suppliers in minutes instead of hours or days." - Leonard Kwok

Alation Customer Insights, Testimonials and Case Studies

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What is Alation used for?

Alation is a Data Management Platform Software mainly used by its customers to Improve Visibility and Acquire Customers by Collaboration, Competitive Intelligence and Workflow Management .

What are the top features of Alation?

Personalization, Dashboard and Alerts: popups & Notifications are some of the top features of Alation.

Who uses Alation?

Alation is used by Insurance, Transportation/Trucking/Railroad and Telecommunications among other industries.

What are Alation alternatives?

Tubular, Digital Pigeon, ELogger and Cerberus FTP Server are popular alternatives for Alation.

Where is Alation located?

Alation is headquartered at 3 Lagoon Dr, #300 Redwood City, CA 94065.

11 buyers and buying teams have used Cuspera to assess how well Alation solved their Data Management Platform needs. Cuspera uses 2344 insights from these buyers along with peer reviews, customer case studies, testimonials, expert blogs and vendor provided installation data to help you assess the fit for your specific Data Management Platform needs.

CUSTOMERS TESTIMONIALS
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Michael Lempner

Head of Data

Mission Lane
We are really starting to tap into the potential of how we can leverage Alation within Mission Lane. Alation is a great way for our users to not only explore and discover the information, but also use it and collaborate in a more efficient way to make decisions that impact the business. Testimonial By Michael Lempner
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Leonard Kwok

Senior Data Analyst

Airlines Reporting Corporation (ARC)
We can use manual lineage to perform root cause analysis. This means we can identify problems from our data suppliers in minutes instead of hours or days. Testimonial By Leonard Kwok
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Marcin Cinciala

Senior BI Engineer

Allegro
We have such a diverse data ecosystem, so having one application that can connect to Oracle, Hive, Presto and BigQuery, is a huge benefit. Testimonial By Marcin Cinciala
CUSTOMERS TESTIMONIALS
Alation testimonial

Michael Lempner

Head of Data

Mission Lane
We are really starting to tap into the potential of how we can leverage Alation within Mission Lane. Alation is a great way for our users to not only explore and discover the information, but also use it and collaborate in a more efficient way to make decisions that impact the business. Testimonial By Michael Lempner
Alation testimonial

Leonard Kwok

Senior Data Analyst

Airlines Reporting Corporation (ARC)
We can use manual lineage to perform root cause analysis. This means we can identify problems from our data suppliers in minutes instead of hours or days. Testimonial By Leonard Kwok
Alation testimonial

Marcin Cinciala

Senior BI Engineer

Allegro
We have such a diverse data ecosystem, so having one application that can connect to Oracle, Hive, Presto and BigQuery, is a huge benefit. Testimonial By Marcin Cinciala

RaceTrac - Retail

Alation helped RaceTrac break down data silos and create a single source of truth. RaceTrac ingested over 1,500 database tables and 500 Power BI datasets into Alation. The company reduced redundant d...atasets by 65%. Reports that once took 24 hours now generate insights instantly from POS data. Real-time data access supports faster, trusted business decisions.

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Allegro SPA - Retail

Alation helped Allegro SPA, a leading European e-commerce marketplace, improve data governance and speed up data value delivery. Allegro used Alation to make data easier to find and access across 20 ...business units. The platform enabled a single interface for data discovery, boosting analyst efficiency with a reported 24-minute weekly time savings. Alation also improved data quality by making ownership, permissions, and SLAs visible to users.

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NTT DOCOMO - Telecommunications

Alation helped NTT DOCOMO improve trust in AI data and increase analyst productivity. NTT DOCOMO faced challenges with complex data assets and limited data searchability. Analysts spent too much time... searching for data instead of analyzing it. Alation provided a centralized platform for data governance and discovery. As a result, analyst productivity increased by 10 times and analyst workloads dropped by 30%. Over 7,000 users at NTT DOCOMO now use Alation.

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Alkermes - Pharmaceuticals

Alation Data Intelligence Platform helped Alkermes solve data chaos. Alkermes needed a central place for all their data information. They used Alation to improve data access and trust. The platform m...ade it easier to find and use data. This helped Alkermes make faster business decisions. The team now supports commercial strategy with better data insights.

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GXS Bank - Banking

Alation helped GXS Bank build a strong data culture for AI-driven decision-making. GXS needed trusted data for their AI models and wanted a single source of truth. They used Alation to define data ow...nership and improve data governance. About 300 users accessed Alation, running over 3,000 SQL queries and 5,500 data searches in a year. This improved data quality and trust for AI and business decisions.

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Discover Financial Services - Financial Services

Alation helped Discover Financial Services speed up data discovery and automate metadata-driven pipelines. Discover wanted to cut pipeline creation from 30 days to 1-2 days. Alation enabled self-serv...ice data access and improved data literacy. The company cataloged 1 million datasets and saved 200,000 hours. Over 2,500 Discover users now use Alation for faster insights and better risk management.

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FEATURE RATINGS AND REVIEWS
AI Powered

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AI Powered

4.34/5 ★

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Custom Reports

4.19/5 ★

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Analytics

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Alation Integrations

Alation integrates with a wide range of software applications through its robust data import and export capabilities.

Data Export

4.50/5 ★

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Data Import

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Alation News

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Alation Launches Data Products Builder Agent to Power AI-Ready Data

Alation has launched the Data Products Builder Agent, a new solution designed to help organizations create AI-ready data products. This tool streamlines data product development, enabling businesses to accelerate their data intelligence and support advanced analytics initiatives. The launch strengthens Alations position in the data intelligence and AI-driven data management market.

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Awards
 

Alation Named a Leader in Gartner Magic Quadrant for Metadata Management Solutions - HPCwire

Alation has been recognized as a Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Metadata Management Solutions. This accolade highlights Alation's strong position in the market, showcasing its comprehensive strategy and execution capabilities in metadata management.

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Alation Unveils CDE Manager for AI-Driven Governance of Critical Data Elements - HPCwire

Alation has introduced the CDE Manager, a tool designed for AI-driven governance of critical data elements. This product aims to enhance data management by leveraging artificial intelligence to automate and streamline data governance processes, ensuring compliance and improving data quality across enterprises.

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Development suite continues Alation's foray into agentic AI - TechTarget

Alation introduced Agent Builder, a new suite designed to facilitate the development and deployment of agentic AI applications using structured data. Unveiled at Alation's revAlation user conference, it offers no-code development, prebuilt agents, and robust governance features. Currently in private beta, it will be generally available in Q1 2026. This marks Alation's strategic shift towards AI development, enhancing their metadata-driven approach.

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Alation Profile

Company Name

Alation

Company Website

https://www.alation.com/

HQ Location

3 Lagoon Dr, #300 Redwood City, CA 94065

Employees

101-250

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