Alation pioneered the data catalog. But the catalog era is over.
Alation is enterprise-proven, but its approach is 10+ years old: manual documentation, dedicated stewards, $200K+ annual licenses. Myriade auto-documents 90% of your data in 72h and delivers self-service analytics at a fraction of the cost.
The legacy catalog tax
You invested $200K+ per year in Alation. You hired catalog stewards. You built data governance committees. And yet: documentation coverage is patchy, business teams still ignore the catalog, and your engineers spend more time on governance bureaucracy than building value. The social and collaboration features are nice, but they don't solve the fundamental problem: nobody has time for manual documentation.
Massive cost: $200K+ annually in licenses alone, plus dedicated steward headcount and governance overhead. ROI is hard to prove.
Manual at its core: despite 10 years of development, Alation still fundamentally depends on humans to document data. AI features are add-ons, not the foundation.
Adoption fatigue: social features (likes, comments, endorsements) sounded great in the demo but don't drive sustained usage. Your catalog has more cobwebs than contributions.
No self-service analytics: Alation is a reference tool, not an analytics tool. Business teams still need to file tickets to get answers.
Myriade vs Alation
Why CDOs choose Myriade over Alation
Why teams choose Myriade
10x less effort, 10x more coverage
Alation requires an army of stewards to maintain documentation. Myriade reverse-engineers your data autonomously, 90% documented in 72h. Jules documented 150+ tables in under one week, with 90% validated automatically. No stewards required.
From governance bureaucracy to business value
Stop measuring success by catalog contributions. Myriade delivers measurable impact: business teams get answers in natural language, analysts save 5-10 hours per week, and FinOps audits typically find 27-40% in warehouse savings.
Modern architecture, not a legacy stack
Myriade is AI-native, built from the ground up around autonomous data understanding. Alation was built as a wiki with AI bolted on later. The architectural difference shows in every interaction.
Frequently Asked Questions
Your $200K catalog shouldn't be empty. Upgrade it.
Auto-document your warehouse, deliver self-service analytics, and prove ROI in the first week, not the first year.