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OpenMetadata
All-in-one metadata platform — discovery, quality, and governance with a standard API.
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At a Glance
| Attribute | OpenMetadata | DataHub |
|---|---|---|
| License / Pricing | Open Source | Open Source |
| Type | data | data |
| GitHub Stars | — | — |
| Rating | 4.3/5 | 4.4/5 |
| Key Features | 6 listed | 6 listed |
| Integrations | 5 listed | 5 listed |
| Categories | Data Catalog | Data Catalog |
Key Features
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
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
Real-World Use Cases
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
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
Integrations
OpenMetadata
dbtairflowsnowflakedatabricksgreat-expectations
DataHub
dbtairflowsnowflakedatabricksgreat-expectations
🏆 Which should you choose?
Choose OpenMetadata if…
- → you're already in the Data Catalog ecosystem and prefer OpenMetadata's workflow
Choose DataHub if…
- → you're already in the Data Catalog ecosystem and prefer DataHub's workflow