Best Data Lineage Tools in 2026
Updated
In short: Atlas is ranked #1 of 39 as of 4 October 2026, ahead of Coalesce Catalog and Grai. The best-ranked option with a free plan is Coalesce Catalog. The lowest first paid tier on this page is Atlas at $9/mo.
Tracing data dependencies can help you see where information originates, how it flows, and what may be affected by a change. These tools are ranked, with Coalesce Catalog, Grai, and Collate at the opening of the order. Compare automated discovery with column-level, pipeline, and report lineage to understand which kinds of relationships are covered. Impact analysis adds another way to assess downstream effects, while deployment options, free-plan availability, and paid-from details help you weigh practical and cost considerations. Use the listed capabilities to focus on the parts of your data environment you need to make visible.
39 data lineage tools ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
Data Lineage Tools, ranked on how quickly a newcomer can get going. 10 of the 25 on this page can be tried for free.
- 1 AtlasPaid from $9/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 2 Coalesce CatalogPaid from $150/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 3 GraiFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 4 CollateFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 5 Databricks NotebooksFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 6 Google Cloud Knowledge Catalog
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 7 DataedoPaid from $1,500/mo
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 8 DataFitchPaid from $699/mo
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 9 DataHub Cloud
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 10 Datameer
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 11 Cloudera Data Lake Service
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 12 Informatica Product 360
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 13 Collibra
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 14 Qlik Talend Cloud
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 15 Alation Data Lineage
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 16 Dremio
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 17 SAP Customer Data Platform
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 18 Secoda
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 19 Atlan Lakehouse
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 20 data.world Data Catalog
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 21 OvalEdge
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 22 Qlik Catalog
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 23 Talend Data Catalog
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 24 Zeenea Data Discovery Platform
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 25 Egeria
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
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Questions about this list
Which data lineage tool is ranked first on The Geeks Club?
Atlas is ranked #1 of 39 with a score of 7.6. Coalesce Catalog is second and Grai third.
How many of these have a free plan?
5 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, Atlas has the lowest first paid tier we found: $9/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on how quickly a newcomer can get going: documentation depth, a free tier or trial, and the platforms it runs on. Paid placements never change a rank.