OpenMetadata

OpenMetadata is an open-source data catalog and metadata platform that gives people and AI assistants trusted context about company data.

What it is good for

  • Finding trusted datasets and understanding what company data means
  • Tracing where data comes from and what breaks when it changes
  • Running data quality tests and tracking data failures
  • Capturing tribal knowledge about data so it is not lost

At a glance

Who it is for
Setup
Guided command-line setup

Level 4 of 5. You copy and paste commands into a terminal by following the instructions. Comfortable territory for vibe coders.

Cost
Free and open source
Type
Other
Tasks
Works with
Claude, ChatGPT

Momentum

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Best rank
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GitHub stars
15,657

GitHub numbers as of Nov 2, 2026. Updated weekly.

15.2k 15.5k 15.7k Sep 24, 2026 Nov 2, 2026
GitHub stars for OpenMetadata: 15,266 on Sep 24, 2026, 15,657 on Nov 2, 2026. Source: GitHub.

Official links

Setup steps are on the official pages. We do not repeat them here, since they change.

Questions

Is OpenMetadata free?
Yes. It is free and open source (Apache-2.0 license).
Do I need to know how to code to use OpenMetadata?
You do not need to write code, but setup means copying and pasting commands into a terminal by following its instructions.
What does OpenMetadata work with?
According to its own documentation, it works with Claude and ChatGPT.
What is OpenMetadata good for?
Finding trusted datasets and understanding what company data means, tracing where data comes from and what breaks when it changes, running data quality tests and tracking data failures, and capturing tribal knowledge about data so it is not lost.

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Last updated Nov 2, 2026. Tracked since Oct 28, 2026. Parts of this summary required judgment because the source material was brief. The summary was written by an AI model from the project's own description and checked against our copy rules. Spotted an error? Tell us.