Metaplane

Flexible and Dynamic Self-Service Tool: Many users have praised Metaplane for being a highly flexible and dynamic self-service tool that anticipates their needs with a broad range of technology integrations. They appreciate the ease of use in tracking data lineage, training models, setting up data tests, and adding customized tests and schedules.

Helpful Customer Support: Several reviewers have appreciated the fair pricing and helpful customer support provided by Metaplane. They find the team to be attentive and caring about their experiences, continually working on improving the tool while taking feedback from users into account.

Valuable Data Monitoring Features: A significant number of reviewers see Metaplane's ability to provide accurate alerts as impressive. Its unique use of historical metadata to detect anomalies was noted as a significant advantage, making it a valuable tool for data monitoring. Additionally, its ability to alert users to changes in data models before they become problems was seen as an impressive accomplishment, providing endless value.

UI Issues: Some users have expressed dissatisfaction with the user interface of Metaplane, citing it as inefficient and buggy. Users have reported difficulties while working with large data tables.

Steep Learning Curve: A few users have found the learning curve of Metaplane to be steep, suggesting that more documentation or tutorials could help them better understand the software's concepts and approaches. Additionally, some users would like to have all their tests as code to avoid clicking around the UI.

Limited User Management Customization: Some users express concerns regarding a lack of control over user management and suggest that there could be more customization options provided for rolling out access to wider teams beyond the core Data Engineering team. Full admin control by default is also an issue raised by some reviewers.