Every European data catalog & data governance tool reviewed
Lyon, France
Founded 2015
Not published; Starter (min. 5 editors), Professional (min. 15) and Enterprise (min. 50) quoted on request
Best for: European data teams wanting a full catalog from a French vendor
DataGalaxy is the most complete conventional catalog in this list from an unambiguously French company. DataGalaxy SAS is registered in Lyon and was founded there in 2015. The platform covers a data catalog, data lineage, a business glossary, a governance module and a marketplace for sharing data assets across an organisation.
A separate DataGalaxy Portfolio product tracks the value of AI initiatives on top of the same catalog. The company expanded into the US market in 2023, but its legal home and registration remain in France and no second headquarters is stated anywhere on its own site.
Pricing is quote-only in three tiers scaled by editor seats: Starter requires a minimum of 5 editors, 2 workspaces and 5 connectors, Professional 15 editors with the governance module, and Enterprise 50 editors with unlimited workspaces and connectors. Those minimums mean even the entry tier assumes a small team rather than a single analyst.
What DataGalaxy does well
- Catalog, lineage, glossary, governance module and marketplace in one product
- Single, unambiguous French headquarters in Lyon
- Three clear tiers scaled by editor seats
- A decade of continuous operation since 2015
- Dedicated product for tracking AI-initiative value
Where DataGalaxy falls short
- No published pricing; every tier is quoted
- Minimum editor seats rule out a single-user trial
- Closed-source SaaS
- Smaller brand than the largest global platforms
Standout feature. One French-registered vendor covering catalog, lineage, glossary and governance together, with no second headquarters to complicate jurisdiction.
Leipzig, Germany
Not published; quoted per organisation
Best for: Organisations wanting a knowledge-graph metadata model
eccenca takes a different technical approach from the rest of the category. Its product, eccenca Corporate Memory, is a knowledge-graph-based platform rather than a relational data catalog, organising metadata as a graph of linked, semantically defined entities.
The pitch is central, governed, machine-readable metadata, built with the needs of AI systems in mind rather than only a human-browsable catalog for analysts. That makes it the clearest differentiator against catalog-first products and suits an organisation that wants its metadata consumed directly by downstream automation.
eccenca GmbH publishes a full legal imprint in Leipzig, Germany, with no second headquarters. It does not publish pricing or a founding date, and every deal is sold through a sales-led process. A team that simply wants a searchable catalog with a glossary will find the knowledge-graph model a bigger conceptual shift than most competitors require.
What eccenca does well
- Knowledge-graph model built for machine-readable use by AI systems
- Single German headquarters in Leipzig with a published imprint
- Distinct technical approach worth evaluating for AI projects
- Semantically defined metadata rather than flat records
Where eccenca falls short
- No published pricing; sales-led only
- No founding date or team page published
- Larger conceptual shift than a conventional catalog
- Closed-source platform
Standout feature. A knowledge-graph metadata model for governed, machine-readable consumption by AI, from an unambiguously German vendor.
Prague, Czechia
Founded 2019
Standard from €445/month (5 contributor seats, 20 viewers, unlimited connectors) / Corporate (60 contributors) and Enterprise (260+) on request
Best for: Mid-sized teams wanting a seat-priced catalog from Prague
Dawiso is a data catalog and governance platform from Prague that turns metadata into data products and context for AI. It connects a catalog, business glossary and lineage, and it publishes a price: the Standard plan starts from €445 per month for five contributor seats and 20 viewers, with unlimited connectors and support through a Slack forum.
Higher tiers add an MCP server, SQL access to all metadata and a dedicated account manager on Corporate (60 contributors), while Enterprise (260+ users) adds a test environment, an on-premise option and an adjustable SLA. Dawiso lists SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001 and ISO/IEC 27018, and a CyberVadis Silver medal for 2026.
The company traces to 2019, when it was spun out of a Société Générale centre of excellence in Prague, and it is registered as Dawiso s.r.o. in the Prague City Court register. A limit of 100,000 objects per contributor applies before more licences are needed.
What Dawiso does well
- Published entry price from €445 per month
- Unlimited connectors on every plan
- SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001 and ISO/IEC 27018 stated
- On-premise deployment available on Enterprise
- Registered Czech company with a commercial-register entry
Where Dawiso falls short
- Corporate and Enterprise prices are not published
- Object limit per contributor before extra licences
- Younger company than the incumbent global platforms
- Support via Slack forum on the entry plan
Standout feature. A catalog with a visible entry price and certifications listed on the page, which most European competitors leave behind a demo form.
Gdansk, Poland
Essentials $18,000/year / Data Lineage $24,000/year / Data Quality $32,000/year, minimum 3 editors, unlimited viewers
14-day free trial with your own data
Best for: Teams documenting databases and lineage with published prices
Dataedo grew out of a documentation tool and is the most practical option here for teams that start with databases rather than a governance programme. It combines a data catalog, automatic and manual data lineage, data quality and profiling, a business glossary, ER diagrams, data classification and schema change tracking.
Prices are public: Essentials is $18,000 per year, Data Lineage $24,000 and Data Quality $32,000, all with a minimum of three editors and unlimited viewers, community users and integrations. A 14-day free trial runs on your own data, and a proof of concept licence is available through sales.
It can be self-hosted on Windows, AWS or Docker, or hosted by Dataedo. The company is Dataedo sp. z o.o., registered in Gdansk, Poland, and the first release of the product dates to 2013. Prices are listed in US dollars, not euros.
What Dataedo does well
- Published annual prices and a 14-day trial on your own data
- Self-hosted or vendor-hosted
- Catalog, lineage, quality, glossary and ER diagrams together
- Unlimited viewers and integrations
- Polish company registered in Gdansk
Where Dataedo falls short
- Prices are listed in US dollars
- Minimum of three editors on every plan
- Lineage and quality are separate, more expensive tiers
- Began as a desktop tool; the web portal followed in 2019
Standout feature. Public annual prices, a trial on your own data and a self-hosted option, which together are rare among catalogs.
Monza, Italy
Not published; demo on request
Best for: Data-mesh teams wanting ontology-driven governance
Blindata describes itself as a governance platform for the full lifecycle of enterprise information architecture. Its model is data products: catalog entries with schema and semantics on publish, quality rules in the pipeline, ownership and responsibilities, and a marketplace where owned data products are found.
An ontology-driven framework links business terms to concepts and assets, and the platform adds lineage, data observability and policy evaluation under what it calls computational governance, with data contracts built into delivery. A Blindata AI assistant and an MCP server expose the governed metadata to AI agents.
The company is Blindata S.r.l., with VAT number 10003010963 and an office in Monza, Italy. It publishes no prices, only a demo request, and its pages list GDPR, HIPAA and SOC 2 as compliance-ready badges without stating a certification, so confirm what is held before relying on it.
What Blindata does well
- Ontology-driven model linking terms to concepts and assets
- Data contracts and policy checks built into delivery
- Data-product marketplace with ownership
- MCP server for AI agents
- Italian company with a single stated office
Where Blindata falls short
- No published pricing; demo only
- Compliance badges without a stated certification
- Smaller and less known than the global platforms
- Assumes a data-product operating model
Standout feature. Governance that is enforced as policy in the delivery pipeline rather than documented after the fact.
Paris, France
Founded 2012
Not published; demo on request
Best for: Public bodies and enterprises sharing data as products
Huwise is the new name of Opendatasoft, the Paris company known for open-data portals, and it now sells a data product marketplace that includes all the standard data catalog features and can be used standalone. The catalog connects to sources through more than 100 native connectors and an API.
Capabilities listed on its site include a business glossary, data quality, metadata management, lineage, access management, visualisation and AI search. The sectors the company lists first are energy and utilities, local government and central government, which suits organisations that publish data both internally and to the public.
Hosting is the customer's choice between AWS data centres in Ireland, Germany, the USA, Canada and Australia, and Outscale, whose data centres are exclusively in France. The contracting entity is OPENDATASOFT SA, registered in Paris, and its security policy is based on ISO 27001 and ISO 27002. No prices are published.
What Huwise (Opendatasoft) does well
- Catalog, marketplace and portal in one product
- Choice of AWS regions or France-only Outscale hosting
- More than 100 native connectors plus an API
- Long track record in open-data publishing
- French SA registered in Paris
Where Huwise (Opendatasoft) falls short
- No published pricing
- The catalog is one capability of a wider marketplace product
- AWS regions outside Europe are also offered
- Recent rebrand can confuse older references
Standout feature. A catalog that doubles as a public or internal data portal, with a hosting choice that includes France-only Outscale.
London, United Kingdom
Not published; demo on request
Best for: Banks and insurers that need business lineage first
Solidatus is a lineage-first product: it calls itself an enterprise business lineage and metadata management platform that maps data from source to business use. It is the one tool here to choose when regulators ask how a reported number was derived, rather than when the need is a general-purpose inventory.
It is delivered as SaaS or deployed on-premises or in a private cloud, and customer material on its site is concentrated in financial services, with names such as LSEG and Bank of New York. The site also announces a strategic investment from Citi, which is also a customer.
Solidatus is the trading name of Threadneedle Software Holdings Limited, registered in England and Wales with its office in London. That makes it the only United Kingdom company in this category, outside the EEA under an adequacy decision. No prices are published; the site offers a demo.
What Solidatus does well
- Built around business lineage and metadata management
- SaaS, on-premises or private cloud deployment
- Strong presence in regulated financial services
- Registered in England and Wales
Where Solidatus falls short
- United Kingdom, outside the EEA
- No published pricing; demo only
- Strategic investment from Citi announced on its site
- Narrower than a full catalog and governance suite
Standout feature. The deepest lineage focus in the category, aimed squarely at regulated institutions that must explain every number.
Monheim am Rhein, Germany
Starter Cloud and Community self-hosted free / Team from €20,000, Business from €75,000, Enterprise from €200,000 per year (net of VAT)
Free Starter Cloud plan and demo
Best for: Data-mesh teams running data products and contracts
Entropy Data is the product formerly called Data Mesh Manager, a data product marketplace and management tool in which every data product has an owner. It is built on open standards, including the Open Data Contract Standard, and its site lists the open-source Data Contract CLI among its tools.
It is the only entry here with a free managed plan and a free self-hosted edition: the Starter Cloud plan and the Community self-hosted edition cost nothing, while Team, Business and Enterprise start from €20,000, €75,000 and €200,000 per year, net of VAT, with the licence fee identical for cloud and self-hosted. Marketplace users do not count towards billing.
The cloud runs on Azure. Entropy Data GmbH is registered at the Amtsgericht Düsseldorf, with its office in Monheim am Rhein, Germany. The vendor itself distinguishes its marketplace from a traditional catalog, so it fits teams that already work with data products rather than those needing a first inventory.
What Entropy Data does well
- Free Starter Cloud and Community self-hosted plans
- Public prices in euros for every paid tier
- Open Data Contract Standard and an open-source CLI
- Same licence fee for cloud and self-hosted
- German GmbH registered at the Amtsgericht Düsseldorf
Where Entropy Data falls short
- Paid tiers start at €20,000 per year
- Cloud runs on Azure, a US-owned provider
- Not a traditional inventory-first catalog
- Product was recently renamed from Data Mesh Manager
Standout feature. Data products and contracts as the organising unit, with public euro prices and a free self-hosted edition.
