With BARC Score Data Intelligence Platforms, you can compare 14 vendors at a glance and see how our analysts rank their portfolios in comparison to other market players in this segment.
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The third edition of BARC Score Data Intelligence Platforms evaluates the most important vendors of modern data intelligence solutions based on a comprehensive set of criteria.
Data intelligence goes beyond systematic data collection. It aims to generate a better understanding of data assets and promote data usage by using metadata to link and connect additional information. We refer to data intelligence as the use of various metadata to create transparency about data, its attributes, quality, context and origin in order to provide trustworthy, reliable data to people, processes and technologies.
To be listed in BARC Score Data Intelligence Platforms, providers must fulfill a number of technical and business criteria. Platforms must be able to integrate and process different metadata sources and types. They must offer functions for data cataloging, a business glossary, promote collaboration and be able to support and map data governance processes. In addition, platforms must have self-learning functions or offer comparable options to automate the extraction, classification, linking and analysis of metadata. Products can be used standalone or licensed and operated separately from the provider’s platform or portfolio.
Vendors must also generate a minimum of 10 million EUR in annual software revenue from the evaluated product set, serve at least 50 customers in the data intelligence domain, employ a minimum of 100 personnel, and maintain an office in Europe and one additional global location.
| Vendor | Product(s) |
|---|---|
| Ab Initio | Ab Initio Metadata Hub Suite |
| Alation | Alation Data Intelligence Platform |
| Alex Solutions | Alex Enterprise Data Governance Platform |
| Ataccama | Ataccama ONE |
| Atlan | Atlan |
| Collibra | Collibra Data Intelligence Platform |
| DataGalaxy | DataGalaxy |
| data.world | data.world Data Catalog and Governance Platform |
| IBM |
IBM Knowledge Catalog (complementary: IBM Data Product Hub) |
| Informatica | Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud (IDMC) |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Purview |
| Precisely | Precisely Data Integrity Suite |
| OvalEdge | OvalEdge |
| Quest | erwin Data Intelligence by Quest |
The BARC Score for Data Intelligence Platforms evaluates vendors on two dimensions: “Portfolio Capabilities” and “Market Execution”. This assessment draws on extensive analyst expertise and in-depth market research to provide a clear view of each vendor’s strengths and weaknesses.
The focus is on platforms that support enterprise-wide data intelligence, including search and discovery, data governance, metadata collaboration and data marketplace use cases. New to the evaluation is AI governance, reflecting the growing need for a trusted data foundation to support AI initiatives.
The results and scorecard provide a transparent overview of each vendor’s market position and portfolio strengths. The report is aimed at decision makers and experts who need reliable insights to select software solutions to support operational and analytical use cases.
