Select Star vs Alation

Why customers choose Select Star over competitors like Alation?

Compared to Alation, Select Star offers automated lineage and usage insights out of the box, requiring less manual effort for setup and maintenance. With a pricing model designed to accommodate both small teams and large enterprises, Select Star is a more accessible choice for organizations of all sizes. Customers have chosen Select Star when they want to see an immediate time to value, cost-effective solution that simplifies data discovery and governance.

Select Star stands out from competitors like CastorDoc for data teams by providing a robust and intuitive single source of truth for their data.  Select Star offers complete metadata activation within 24 hours, ensuring quick time to insights. With best-in-class data lineage capabilities, Select Star delivers end-to-end, complete, and accurate data lineage that adapts with your organization. Unlike alternatives, Select Star offers column-level lineage for all integrations, automated entity-relationship diagrams, and advanced features like dbt impact analysis with in-app and Github CI integration. By choosing Select Star, you gain a clear view of your current data models, from usage patterns to remodeling and classification needs.