# OpenMetadata vs Select Star

| Attribute | OpenMetadata | Select Star |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 81.5 (26% (low)) | 36.6 (42% (low)) |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | 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. |
| features.capabilities | - | `{"soc2":true,"ai_search":true,"open_source":false,"data_quality":true,"column_lineage":true,"active_metadata":true,"automated_lineage":true,"business_glossary":true,"policy_enforcement":true,"data_classification":true,"openlineage_support":false}` |
| integrations.count | 130 | 7 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Airflow"},{"name":"ClickHouse"},{"name":"DBT"},{"name":"Metabase"}]` | `[{"name":"Snowflake"},{"name":"AWS Redshift"},{"name":"dbt"},{"name":"Tableau"},{"name":"PowerBI"},{"name":"Airflow"},{"name":"Slack"}]` |
| market.availability | - | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"web":true,"linux":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"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"}` | `{"type":"quote","currency":"USD","freeTier":false,"sourceUrl":"https://www.selectstar.com","retrievedAt":"2026-08-25T08:36:11.342Z","freeTrialDays":14}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | no |
| pricing.model | free | quote |
| pricing.price_level | free | unknown |
| pricing.transparent | yes | no |
| security.gdpr | - | yes |
| security.soc2 | - | yes |

## Capabilities (Data Catalog)

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

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T15:02:08.972Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*