Datactics
Belfast data quality and matching software for regulated industries, deployable in the cloud, on-premise or air-gapped
Quick Overview
| Company | Datactics Ltd |
|---|---|
| Category | Data Governance Software |
| Headquarters | Belfast, United Kingdom |
| Founded | Not stated |
| EU Presence | Yes - United Kingdom (UK, not EU) |
| Data Location | Your own infrastructure, or Datactics' ISO 27001 certified hosted environment |
| Open Source | No |
| GDPR Compliant | Yes |
| Self-Hosting | Yes - on-premise and air-gapped deployments supported |
| Main Features | Data profiling, rule building, automation, AI-augmented data matching and deduplication, dashboards, Microsoft Purview integration, connectivity to data stores and data management tools |
| Pricing | Not published; the vendor describes flexible, negotiable pricing and hosting |
| Best For | Banks, insurers and public bodies that need data quality checks and entity matching with a services-backed deployment |
| Replaces | Informatica Data Quality |
Detailed Review
Datactics is a company from Belfast, registered in London, that has spent close to 20 years building data quality and matching technology, according to its own About page. It works mostly in regulated industries, with customers named on its site including banks and NHS bodies.
It is a data quality product, not a catalog. Its role in a governance stack is to profile data, enforce rules and match records, with a Microsoft Purview integration for teams that already use Purview for cataloging.
Profiling, Rules and Matching
The solutions page describes data profiling, rule building, automation and AI-augmented data matching. Customers use it for tasks such as cleansing and matching records to a single customer view ahead of regulatory submissions.
A Custom DQMatch offer adds engineers who build specific matching solutions for complex entity or instrument data.
Flexible Hosting
The vendor says it can support cloud, on-premise and air-gapped infrastructure, or host the data in its own ISO 27001 certified environment. Air-gapped support is unusual among quality tools and matters for defence and public-sector programmes.
Services Alongside Software
Datactics sells security-cleared data engineers who configure the platform, and a Data Readiness offer for financial services firms. The model is closer to a software-plus-services partner than to a self-service SaaS.
Limitations to Consider
Datactics is a UK company, outside the EU, so check your transfer assessment if personal data leaves the EU. It covers quality and matching but has no catalog or business glossary, so it needs a partner such as DataGalaxy or Dawiso for a full governance stack. Prices are not published. Much of the website carries a 2024 copyright, so confirm the current product scope with the vendor.
Who Should Use Datactics
Regulated organisations, especially in financial services and the public sector, that need data quality and matching with hosting choices including air-gapped.
Pros and Cons
Pros
- Profiling, rules and AI-augmented matching in one product
- Cloud, on-premise and air-gapped deployment
- ISO 27001 certified hosted environment
- Security-cleared engineers available
- Microsoft Purview integration
Cons
- UK company, not EU
- No catalog or glossary
- No published prices
- Website content partly dated
Alternatives to Datactics
Other European data governance software worth comparing before you decide:
DataGalaxy
France · Lyon data catalog and governance platform with glossary and lineage
Anjana Data
Spain · Bilbao data and AI governance platform licensed by governed assets
dataspot.
Austria · Vienna metadata and governance platform with a business view of data
Dawiso
Czechia · Prague catalog and governance platform with published seat prices
See all European data governance software or compare them directly against Informatica Data Quality on our alternatives page.
Frequently Asked Questions
No. It is a data quality and matching product, so pair it with a catalog if you need a glossary and lineage.
The vendor says it supports air-gapped infrastructure as well as cloud and on-premise deployments.
No. Datactics Ltd is a UK company, with a Belfast address and a registered address in London.