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Likelihood to Recommend
Alation
Alation is best suited for data analysts and data scientists to understand the business using the metadata that it curates. It provides a platform for users to be able to run queries and share them with other users, which creates a collaborative environment. It is a single source of truth to learn more about the data you work with daily.

Verified User
Engineer in Engineering
Internet Company, 5001-10,000 employeesVaronis Data Security Platform
Data Governance is well suited to areas where there is a requirement to control user access and privileges to unorganised data, if an organisation is taking on the challenge of a data classification project then this is a great tool for finding out what data is out in the organisation. Some additional modules allow information owners and approvers to authorise user access through a web portal cutting down on a manual process and lets profile administration be auditable.
IT Systems/Security Manager
R&QInsurance, 201-500 employees
Pros
Alation
- Query builder
- Entity relationship
- Metadata
- Conversations

Verified User
Engineer in Engineering
Internet Company, 5001-10,000 employeesVaronis Data Security Platform
- Monitors and reports file and folder access and usage.
- Provides for assigned folder owners who can receive reports and manage access themselves.
Server Administrator
Charlotte Pipe and FoundryBuilding Materials, 1001-5000 employees
Cons
Alation
- Data flow
- Impact analysis
- User experience

Verified User
Engineer in Engineering
Internet Company, 5001-10,000 employeesVaronis Data Security Platform
- Implementation could have been a little smoother with more help from the Varonis sales team, but we managed
- Tying it into some 3rd party systems could be more intuitive
- Navigating the built in rules and patterns was a little clunky, but we worked through them

Verified User
Analyst in Finance and Accounting
Financial Services Company, 1001-5000 employeesUsability
Alation
Alation 10.0
Based on 1 answer
It's a great tool in terms of user experience.

Verified User
Engineer in Engineering
Internet Company, 5001-10,000 employeesVaronis Data Security Platform
Varonis Data Security Platform 8.0
Based on 1 answer
I wish the cost was a little bit lower and increase functionality and features would give it 10/10.
Senior Systems Engineer
BELLA + CANVASRetail, 51-200 employees
Support Rating
Alation
Alation 10.0
Based on 1 answer
You get great support from Alation right from setting up the system to using them.

Verified User
Engineer in Engineering
Internet Company, 5001-10,000 employeesVaronis Data Security Platform
Varonis Data Security Platform 9.4
Based on 6 answers
Support has always been very responsive and addressed any issues we may have had in the past. Some local engineers are willing to come onsite or work over a web session to discuss creating a new rule set or look at some issues. Getting issues address has never been a problem. There was one feature we had trouble getting to function correctly, but support and local engineers were willing to work with us as much as needed to get it working correctly for our organization.
Server Administrator
Charlotte Pipe and FoundryBuilding Materials, 1001-5000 employees
Alternatives Considered
Alation
Apache atlas, LinkedIn Datahub, Lyft Amundsen are some of the open-source tools we've explored before using Alation. Alation is way advanced over these tools and it has AI capabilities to help you write queries in an automated fashion. and learn more about the data in an easy way. It's very helpful in the data world.

Verified User
Engineer in Engineering
Internet Company, 5001-10,000 employeesVaronis Data Security Platform
At the time of our purchase Stealth Bits did not have the same functionality that we initially wanted, so Varonis was the better option and across the available modules again Varonis could cover more future use areas. As of now Stealth Bits has really caught up and as they do not operate an agent logic of data capture can be a lot easier and quicker to install.
IT Systems/Security Manager
R&QInsurance, 201-500 employees
Return on Investment
Alation
- Single source of truth
- One application to all queries about metadata
- Query platform

Verified User
Engineer in Engineering
Internet Company, 5001-10,000 employeesVaronis Data Security Platform
- Put our organization within compliance with regulations, which saves us possible fines
- Put our organization in a better position to handle audits and save on audit fees, since audit reports are quick and easy to run

Verified User
Executive in Information Technology
Higher Education Company, 5001-10,000 employeesScreenshots
Varonis Data Security Platform
—Pricing Details
Alation
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Varonis Data Security Platform
General
Free Trial
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Yes
Entry-level set up fee?
No