--- description: Review of Azure Data Catalog Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/software_advice/og_logo-55146305bbe7b450bea05c18e9be9c9a.png title: Azure Data Catalog | Reviews, Pricing & Demos - SoftwareAdvice GB --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Data Catalog Tools](/directory/4525/data-catalog/software) > [Azure Data Catalog](/software/350198/azure-data-catalog) # Azure Data Catalog Canonical: https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/software/350198/azure-data-catalog > Azure Data Catalog is a cloud-based data governance solution that helps businesses manage data, discover assets, and maintain information security from a unified platform. It provides users with an intuitive interface for discovering and analyzing data. It is designed to help businesses with all levels of data complexity including large enterprises with multiple clouds and many applications. With Azure Data Catalog, staff members can discover what data is available across organizations in one place, and explore as well as analyze that data by using rich visualizations and interactive charts. Additionally, it helps team members schedule jobs to ensure accuracy and connect to other tools like Power BI or Excel to explore the data further. > > Verdict: Rated **4.3/5** by 3 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.3/5** | 3 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.0/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.0/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 3.7/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.0/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Microsoft - **Location**: Redmond, US - **Founded**: 1975 ## Commercial Context - **Target Audience**: 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based - **Supported Languages**: English - **Available Countries**: United States ## Features - API - Data Catalog - Data Discovery - Data Governance - Data Lineage - Data Security ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - Phone Support ## Category - [Data Catalog Tools](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/directory/4525/data-catalog/software) ## Related Categories - [Data Catalog Tools](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/directory/4525/data-catalog/software) - [Metadata Management Tools](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/directory/4485/metadata-management/software) - [Data Governance Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/directory/4158/data-governance/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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The integration with other Azure services such as Azure Data Factory and Power BI is seamless, allowing for easy data exploration and analysis. The user interface is intuitive and user-friendly, making it easy to navigate and find the information needed. > > **Cons**: Overall Azure Data Catalog is great but, it is very limited when it comes to integration with on-premises systems. Azure Data Catalog is primarily designed for cloud-based systems. ----- ### "Categorized Big-Data library" — 5.0/5 > **Amr** | *9 May 2022* | Higher Education | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: Azure Data Catalog saves time and effort in finding big datasets that are related, secured, and easy to access and process. The service is fully-managed and provides a rich data assets catalog. It has a cost-effective pricing model and is efficient for big-data analysis and machine learning. It's easy to use for users familiar with the Azure Platform. > > **Cons**: There are no critical issues. But usually, the large datasets upload takes more time, and sometimes it's interrupted. > > The Microsoft Azure Data Catalog service facilitates big-data analysis projects and the training of data prediction models. The service allows my team to access many categorized big datasets to integrate them into our data analytics workload on the cloud. It enhances our project's findings and helps us discover more accurate data insights. ----- ### "Discover data fast and get most value from the existing information" — 4.0/5 > **Stacey** | *30 June 2022* | Internet | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: Azure Data Catalog makes it easy to discover data from multiple sources and lets user understand the sources with easy data enrichment functionalities. > > **Cons**: Never had any issues with Azure Data Catalog. It saves time to get big data and easy on data manipulation. > > Make data source easily discoverable and get most value out of the existing information and allows easy data enrichment. ## Links - [View on SoftwareAdvice](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/software/350198/azure-data-catalog) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | en | | | en-AU | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | ----- ## Structured Data