# Marquez vs OpenMetadata

| Attribute | Marquez | OpenMetadata |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 42.7 (33% (low)) | 55.7 (5% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 0 | - |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 0 | - |
| adoption.github_stars | 2,290 | - |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"A platform for collecting and managing metadata about datasets and their relationships within a data ecosystem. It provides visibility into data lineage, job execution, dataset access patterns, and centralizes dataset lifecycle management. It is indexed under Data Catalog.","source":"https://marquezproject.ai","question":"What is Marquez?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Marquez is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the Apache-2.0 licence. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://marquezproject.ai","question":"Is Marquez free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Marquez supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://marquezproject.ai","question":"What platforms does Marquez support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Marquez can be deployed self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://marquezproject.ai","question":"Can Marquez be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Marquez is published under the Apache-2.0 licence, a permissive licence that generally allows commercial use and modification. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://github.com/marquezproject/marquez","question":"Is Marquez open source?","confidence":0.95}]` | `[{"answer":"An open-source platform for unified metadata management, data cataloging, and governance. It captures relationships between data assets, ownership, lineage, quality signals, and policies in a knowledge graph, enabling discovery through semantic search and AI-ready APIs. It is indexed under Data Catalog.","source":"https://open-metadata.org","question":"What is OpenMetadata?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"OpenMetadata is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://open-metadata.org","question":"Is OpenMetadata free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed browser-based access to OpenMetadata. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.","source":"https://open-metadata.org","question":"What platforms does OpenMetadata support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. OpenMetadata can be deployed cloud / SaaS and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://open-metadata.org","question":"Can OpenMetadata be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 4 integrations for OpenMetadata, including Airflow, ClickHouse, DBT and Metabase. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://open-metadata.org","question":"What does OpenMetadata integrate with?","confidence":0.6}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | An open-source metadata server that captures data lineage and ecosystem metadata from running jobs and applications. Provides real-time collection via OpenLineage-compatible endpoints, a web interface for browsing lineage relationships, and APIs for querying metadata to automate tasks like root-cause analysis and data quality monitoring. | An open-source platform for unified metadata management, data cataloging, and governance. It captures relationships between data assets, ownership, lineage, quality signals, and policies in a knowledge graph, enabling discovery through semantic search and AI-ready APIs. |
| features.capabilities | `{"open_source":true,"data_quality":true,"automated_lineage":true,"openlineage_support":true}` | `{"ai_search":true,"open_source":true,"data_quality":true,"column_lineage":true,"active_metadata":true,"automated_lineage":true,"business_glossary":true,"policy_enforcement":true,"data_classification":true,"openlineage_support":true}` |
| integrations.count | 5 | 130 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"OpenLineage","native":true,"category":"metadata"},{"name":"Apache Airflow","native":true,"category":"orchestration"},{"name":"Apache Spark","native":true,"category":"processing"},{"name":"Apache Flink","native":true,"category":"streaming"},{"name":"dbt","native":true,"category":"transformation"},{"name":"Dagster","native":true,"category":"orchestration"}]` | `[{"name":"Airflow"},{"name":"ClickHouse"},{"name":"DBT"},{"name":"Metabase"}]` |
| language.primary | Java | - |
| license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | - |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://marquezproject.ai","retrievedAt":"2026-10-14T11:26:27.919Z"}` | `{"type":"free","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"OpenMetadata Cloud","summary":"Free","description":"Free cloud SaaS with your own data","contactSales":false}],"summary":"Free open-source and free cloud SaaS","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://open-metadata.org","retrievedAt":"2026-08-18T21:41:27.559Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | open_source | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | free | free |
| pricing.transparent | - | yes |
| release.cadence_days | 22 | - |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/MarquezProject/marquez/releases/tag/0.50.0","date":"2024-10-24T08:23:00Z","type":"stable","version":"0.50.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/MarquezProject/marquez/releases/tag/0.49.0","date":"2024-08-07T16:25:12Z","type":"stable","version":"0.49.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/MarquezProject/marquez/releases/tag/0.48.0","date":"2024-08-05T18:49:16Z","type":"stable","version":"0.48.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/MarquezProject/marquez/releases/tag/0.47.0","date":"2024-05-17T16:33:33Z","type":"stable","version":"0.47.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/MarquezProject/marquez/releases/tag/0.46.0","date":"2024-03-15T19:12:23Z","type":"stable","version":"0.46.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/MarquezProject/marquez/releases/tag/0.45.0","date":"2024-03-07T20:13:32Z","type":"stable","version":"0.45.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/MarquezProject/marquez/releases/tag/0.45.0-rc.1","date":"2024-02-13T23:26:57Z","type":"stable","version":"0.45.0-rc.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/MarquezProject/marquez/releases/tag/0.44.0","date":"2024-01-25T20:00:26Z","type":"stable","version":"0.44.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/MarquezProject/marquez/releases/tag/0.43.1","date":"2023-12-20T20:19:39Z","type":"stable","version":"0.43.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/MarquezProject/marquez/releases/tag/0.43.0","date":"2023-12-15T19:46:41Z","type":"stable","version":"0.43.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/MarquezProject/marquez/releases/tag/0.42.0","date":"2023-10-17T13:23:43Z","type":"stable","version":"0.42.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/MarquezProject/marquez/releases/tag/0.41.0","date":"2023-09-21T03:34:50Z","type":"stable","version":"0.41.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/MarquezProject/marquez/releases/tag/0.40.0","date":"2023-08-15T22:43:38Z","type":"stable","version":"0.40.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/MarquezProject/marquez/releases/tag/0.39.0","date":"2023-08-08T21:53:29Z","type":"stable","version":"0.39.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/MarquezProject/marquez/releases/tag/0.38.0","date":"2023-08-02T21:21:59Z","type":"stable","version":"0.38.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/MarquezProject/marquez/releases/tag/0.37.0","date":"2023-07-17T15:23:58Z","type":"stable","version":"0.37.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/MarquezProject/marquez/releases/tag/0.36.0","date":"2023-06-27T14:03:19Z","type":"stable","version":"0.36.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/MarquezProject/marquez/releases/tag/0.35.0","date":"2023-06-13T17:13:49Z","type":"stable","version":"0.35.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/MarquezProject/marquez/releases/tag/0.34.0","date":"2023-05-18T21:03:10Z","type":"stable","version":"0.34.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/MarquezProject/marquez/releases/tag/0.33.0","date":"2023-04-19T19:50:48Z","type":"stable","version":"0.33.0"}]` | - |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=maven&package_name=io.github.marquezproject%3Amarquez-api&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | - |

## Capabilities (Data Catalog)

| Capability | Marquez | OpenMetadata |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Column lineage | - | ✓ |
| Automated lineage | ✓ | ✓ |
| Openlineage support | ✓ | ✓ |
| Business glossary | - | ✓ |
| Data classification | - | ✓ |
| Policy enforcement | - | ✓ |
| Data quality | ✓ | ✓ |
| Active metadata | - | ✓ |
| AI search | - | ✓ |
| Open source | ✓ | ✓ |
| SOC2 | - | - |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T19:17:04.459Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*