Apache Ranger
Centralized authorization and audit management framework for data and AI services
- Also known as
- apache-ranger
What is Apache Ranger?
A framework that enables unified permission management and access tracking across data platforms through a central admin interface, while enforcing policies through plugins that operate within individual services.
Apache Ranger pricing
We don't have Apache Ranger's full plan breakdown yet (its pricing page resisted automated reading). Here's what we could confirm. Always check live pricing for exact numbers.
What Apache Ranger does
The capabilities that matter for data governance, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.
- Automated pii discovery
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- Dynamic data masking
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- Ropa dsar support
- -
- Stewardship workflow
- -
- Lineage integration
- -
- Data quality integration
- -
- Open source
- ✓
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- CLI
- macOS
- Web
- Linux
- Self-hosted
Integrations (11)
Independently observed- Apache Hadoop
- Apache YARN
- Apache Hive
- Apache HBase
- Trino
- Ozone
- Kafka
- Hive
- HBase
- ResourceManager
- KMS
Security & compliance
Known vulnerabilities: 2 (1 in the last 12 months), max severity CRITICAL sourcea count reflects scale & disclosure, not quality
Apache Ranger FAQ
Common questions about Apache Ranger, answered from independent, dated evidence.
What is Apache Ranger?
An open-source framework for managing fine-grained access policies, authorization rules, and security auditing across Hadoop and related data platform components. Provides a unified administration interface for security policies and user access monitoring. It is indexed under Data Governance.
Source: https://ranger.apache.org
Is Apache Ranger free to use?
Apache Ranger 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://ranger.apache.org
What platforms does Apache Ranger support?
Apache Ranger supports the web and Linux. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.
Source: https://ranger.apache.org
Can Apache Ranger be self-hosted?
Yes. Apache Ranger can be deployed on-premise and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.
Source: https://ranger.apache.org
What does Apache Ranger integrate with?
We have confirmed 4 integrations for Apache Ranger, including Apache Hadoop, Apache YARN, Apache Hive and Apache HBase. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.
Source: https://ranger.apache.org
Is Apache Ranger open source?
Yes. Apache Ranger 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/apache/ranger
Apache Ranger alternatives
Other data governance we track, ranked by the same independent score.
- ImmutaA platform that controls and authorizes data access for users and systems based on unified policy rulesmedium · 50%
- PrivaceraCentralized security control plane for discovering, monitoring, and protecting AI agents across your infrastructuremedium · 70%
- SatoriCloud-native data security platform that discovers, classifies, monitors, and controls access to sensitive data across multi-cloud and on-premises environmentslow · 47%
- Egeriamedium · 57%
- OneTrust Data Governance & Discoveryhigh · 75%
- CollibraA governance and control platform for enterprise data and AI systemslow · 12%
Compare Apache Ranger
Side by side against other data governance, attribute by attribute, with a source on every value.
The vioscaleAI score: one lens on the evidence
Not user reviews and not a paid placement: a confidence-weighted blend of the independent signals below (adoption, activity, security posture, and more), which you can sort and re-weight yourself. Vendors can correct their listing but can never move their rank, and stars are weighted low as a vanity metric. It is one way to read the evidence for Apache Ranger, not the verdict.
| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Development activity | 52 | 0.14 | 7.1 | ✓ |
| Security score | 62 | 0.05 | 3.3 | ✓ |
| Stars | 57 | 0.05 | 2.7 | ✓ |
| Capabilities | 29 | 0.08 | 2.3 | ✓ |
| Dependent projects | 41 | 0.05 | 2.2 | ✓ |
| Integrations | 26 | 0.05 | 1.4 | ✓ |
| Release cadence | 0 | 0.08 | 0.0 | - |
| Security posture | 0 | 0.12 | 0.0 | - |
| Package downloads | 0 | 0.04 | 0.0 | - |
| Developer Q&A activity | 0 | 0.14 | 0.0 | - |
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All data & sourcesshow ↓
Every value we hold, with its source, retrieval date, and confidence. This is the evidence behind the score: don't trust it, verify it.
Activity
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Commits last 30d | 45 | mediumsource · 2026-10-13 · 65% |
Adoption
Content
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Faq | 6 items | mediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 66% |
Features
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | Open source | mediumsource · 2026-10-13 · 60% |
Integrations
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Count | 7 | mediumsource · 2026-10-13 · 60% |
Language
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Primary | Java | highsource · 2026-10-13 · 90% |
License
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Spdx | Apache-2.0 | highsource · 2026-10-13 · 95% |
Pricing
Security
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