Comparison

OpenMetadata vs Select Star

No leader: the top candidate OpenMetadata has only 0.26 confidence (low), below the 0.35 needed to declare a winner. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
OpenMetadata82
Select Star37
Score
Vioscale score
OpenMetadata82 / 100low · 26%updating
Select Star37 / 100low · 42%updating
Pricing
Free tier
OpenMetadata
Select Star
Model
OpenMetadatafree
Select Starquote
Price level
OpenMetadatafree
Select Starunknown
Transparent
OpenMetadata
Select Star
Integrations
Count
OpenMetadata130
Select Star7
Security
Gdpr
OpenMetadata
Select Star
Soc2
OpenMetadata
Select Star
Market
Availability
OpenMetadata

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for data catalog. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capabilities
Column lineage
OpenMetadata-
Select Star
Automated lineage
OpenMetadata-
Select Star
Openlineage support
OpenMetadata-
Select Star
Business glossary
OpenMetadata-
Select Star
Data classification
OpenMetadata-
Select Star
Policy enforcement
OpenMetadata-
Select Star
Data quality
OpenMetadata-
Select Star
Active metadata
OpenMetadata-
Select Star
AI search
OpenMetadata-
Select Star
Open source
OpenMetadata-
Select Star
SOC2
OpenMetadata-
Select Star

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

OpenMetadata

A metadata and governance platform built as open-source software that catalogs information from databases, data warehouses, and analytics tools, allowing teams and AI systems to understand data provenance, quality, and dependencies. Provides 130+ connectors, APIs, and SDKs for integration into existing workflows.

Independently observed

Select Star

A metadata management platform that discovers, documents, and maps data flows across enterprise systems. It provides column-level lineage tracking, AI-powered search, and governance tools to help organizations understand their data landscape.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

OpenMetadata

FreeFree tier

Free open-source and free cloud SaaS

  • OpenMetadata CloudFree
as of verify ↗

Select Star

Quote-based14-day trial
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
OpenMetadata
Select Star
Linux
OpenMetadata
Select Star
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
OpenMetadata
Select Star
Self-hosted
OpenMetadata
Select Star

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

In common (2)
  • Airflow
  • DBT

OpenMetadata

4 total - 2 not shared
  • ClickHouse
  • Metabase
Independently observed

Select Star

7 total - 5 not shared
  • Snowflake
  • AWS Redshift
  • Tableau
  • PowerBI
  • Slack
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.