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DataHub

DataHub

Open-source data catalog — discover, understand, and govern data across your entire stack.

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OpenMetadata

OpenMetadata

All-in-one metadata platform — discovery, quality, and governance with a standard API.

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At a Glance

AttributeDataHubOpenMetadata
License / PricingOpen SourceOpen Source
Typedatadata
GitHub Stars——
Rating4.4/54.3/5
Key Features6 listed6 listed
Integrations5 listed5 listed
Categories
Data Catalog
Data Catalog

Key Features

DataHub

  • Unified metadata graph for datasets, pipelines, dashboards, and ML models
  • Auto-ingestion of metadata from Snowflake, dbt, Airflow, Kafka, and 50+ sources
  • Column-level lineage tracing from source to dashboard
  • Business glossary and data domain classification for governance
  • DataHub Actions framework for automating metadata workflows
  • Acryl Cloud for managed DataHub with enterprise SLA

OpenMetadata

  • 80+ native connectors for databases, dashboards, pipelines, and ML platforms
  • Data lineage across tables, transformations, and dashboard widgets
  • Built-in data quality framework with test suites and profiling
  • Collaboration features: announcements, tasks, and @mentions
  • Custom metadata types and properties for domain-specific governance
  • Role-based access control with data domain and team ownership

Real-World Use Cases

DataHub

Discover and document data assets

Deploy DataHub with Docker Compose and ingest metadata from Snowflake

Trace the impact of a schema change

Search DataHub for the upstream table being changed

OpenMetadata

Single pane of glass for the data stack

Deploy OpenMetadata via Docker and connect Snowflake, dbt, Airflow

Automate data documentation

Enable the AI description auto-generation feature for tables

Integrations

DataHub

dbtairflowsnowflakedatabricksgreat-expectations

OpenMetadata

dbtairflowsnowflakedatabricksgreat-expectations

🏆 Which should you choose?

Choose DataHub if…

  • → you're already in the Data Catalog ecosystem and prefer DataHub's workflow
Full DataHub guide →

Choose OpenMetadata if…

  • → you're already in the Data Catalog ecosystem and prefer OpenMetadata's workflow
Full OpenMetadata guide →