Senior ORM Analyst Assistant Vice President at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
Top 20
Nov 17, 2025
I haven't had any experience with pricing, setup costs, or licensing, as I have been strictly an end user and haven't had any administrative or management responsibilities.
Senior Staff Cyber Security Cloud Data Architect at GE Healthcare
Real User
Top 20
Nov 17, 2025
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing for Alation Data Catalog is positive; discussions with the vendor partners provided a detailed breakdown of costs and how they can be reduced over time, which was a great experience.
Senior Data Governance at a university with 51-200 employees
Real User
Top 10
Apr 28, 2025
The price difference between Alation Data Catalog and Collibra was not significant. Collibra is a little bit expensive than Alation, but I presented the benefits of having that platform, so that little bit of money was not a big deal.
data engineer at a computer software company with 51-200 employees
MSP
Top 10
Jul 1, 2024
I don't have all the details on the pricing side, but the solution was more expensive than originally expected. On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive, I rate the solution's pricing an eight out of ten.
You've always got to understand Alation's pricing model because they have different models. Vendors have various models, and the difference is sometimes quite stark. You've got to understand what currency it's in. A three-year agreement is better than a one-year rolling 12-month agreement from a price point of view. I'd recommend looking at a three-year deal because you can't stand up a catalog and produce value in 12 months. It's going to take a significant amount of work to do that. So you've got to be in it for the long haul and I think most organizations are. There's a discount, so you'll need to whittle away at them. Ask what their list price is, but figure out precisely what deals they can provide because some of them depend on the time of the year, I think. If you focus on the end of the financial year when they're trying to meet their targets, they might be more willing to extend the discounts. Early on in the financial year, you probably won't be so lucky. Timing is another thing as well. But I would recommend understanding the pricing models, what's in, what's out, and how they can discount it.
Senior Data Governance Specialist at a insurance company with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Oct 14, 2021
Pricing might be a little high for the fact that there are different kinds of users. It's taken them a while to get to the point where they're evaluating how to price these different users appropriately. There are additional costs if you want to use the new apps, like the governance app.
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I haven't had any experience with pricing, setup costs, or licensing, as I have been strictly an end user and haven't had any administrative or management responsibilities.
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing for Alation Data Catalog is positive; discussions with the vendor partners provided a detailed breakdown of costs and how they can be reduced over time, which was a great experience.
The price difference between Alation Data Catalog and Collibra was not significant. Collibra is a little bit expensive than Alation, but I presented the benefits of having that platform, so that little bit of money was not a big deal.
I don't have all the details on the pricing side, but the solution was more expensive than originally expected. On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive, I rate the solution's pricing an eight out of ten.
The platform is moderately expensive compared to the other competitors in the market.
The solution is a little expensive.
You've always got to understand Alation's pricing model because they have different models. Vendors have various models, and the difference is sometimes quite stark. You've got to understand what currency it's in. A three-year agreement is better than a one-year rolling 12-month agreement from a price point of view. I'd recommend looking at a three-year deal because you can't stand up a catalog and produce value in 12 months. It's going to take a significant amount of work to do that. So you've got to be in it for the long haul and I think most organizations are. There's a discount, so you'll need to whittle away at them. Ask what their list price is, but figure out precisely what deals they can provide because some of them depend on the time of the year, I think. If you focus on the end of the financial year when they're trying to meet their targets, they might be more willing to extend the discounts. Early on in the financial year, you probably won't be so lucky. Timing is another thing as well. But I would recommend understanding the pricing models, what's in, what's out, and how they can discount it.
Pricing might be a little high for the fact that there are different kinds of users. It's taken them a while to get to the point where they're evaluating how to price these different users appropriately. There are additional costs if you want to use the new apps, like the governance app.