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DataHub

Open-source metadata platform for data discovery, lineage and governance

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About DataHub

DataHub is a metadata and context management platform with an open-source core (DataHub Core) and a managed enterprise edition (DataHub Cloud). It provides discovery, lineage, observability and governance, and supplies context to AI agents. It is developed by Acryl Data.

Common use cases

  • Catalog data assets
  • Trace lineage
  • Govern data ownership
  • Give AI agents data context

Social listening

What people are saying about DataHub

PeerSpot reviewers value DataHub's integrations, discovery and lineage, and buyers typically plan for interface familiarization, integration effort and complementary data quality tooling.

What stands out

  • Reviewers say it connects well with common tools such as Airflow, Snowflake, dbt, Looker and Kafka.
  • Data discovery, lineage tracing and impact analysis help teams see the effect of schema changes.
  • One reviewer says it centralizes tribal knowledge and reduces manual work.

Things to consider

  • Teams typically plan time to get familiar with the minimal interface and to locate specific datasets.
  • Plan for integration effort when connecting to existing systems.
  • Worth confirming lineage coverage in complex pipelines, and how scalability and data quality needs will be met.
  • Consider whether the free version covers your needs or whether a fuller edition is a better fit.

Often compared with: Atlan, Collibra

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Themes summarized from public reviews, community discussion and press coverage as of November 2026. They reflect public discussion, not a rating or an endorsement by AI Connect.

Products and services

DataHub Core

Open-source metadata platform.

DataHub Cloud

Managed enterprise edition with added governance and observability.

Context Management

Context graph for AI agents.

Key features

  • Data discovery
  • Lineage
  • Governance workflows
  • Data quality checks
  • Observability
  • MCP integration for AI agents

Integrations

  • Snowflake
  • Databricks
  • Microsoft Fabric
  • Power BI
  • Google Dataplex
  • Salesforce
  • Slack
  • Confluence

DataHub alternatives

FAQs

Is DataHub open source?

Yes, DataHub Core is open source; DataHub Cloud is the managed enterprise offering.

Who develops it?

Acryl Data, whose name appears in the site's copyright.

What does it integrate with?

Warehouses, BI tools and AI agent frameworks such as Snowflake, Databricks and Power BI.

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