Alation provides a data cataloging platform. It automatically builds a catalog of useful data documentation, covering all of the data sources, and allows users to collaborate and work on the data. It processes enterprise unstructured data by centralizing knowledge into a single place using machine learning and human analysts. The search can be made using keywords in plain English. Enables users to access relevant information (including experts, lineage, keys and indexes, relevant queries) and documentation on all tables, across the organization’s data sources. The clients include PepsiCo, Dow, Fox Networks, BMW and others.

Alation data catalog is an exhaustive solution for metadata storage and data querying.

PayPal Holdings, Inc. is an American multinational financial technology company operating an online payments system in the majority of countries that support online money transfers, and serves as an electronic alternative to traditional paper methods such as checks and money orders

Swiggy is India's largest online food ordering and delivery platform, founded in July 2014. Swiggy is based in Bangalore, India, and as of March 2019, was operating in 100 Indian cities. In early 2019, Swiggy expanded into general product deliveries under the name Swiggy Stores

catch, the trusted place where australians start their shopping journey

datacoves is an enterprise dataops platform with managed vscode for dbt development and airflow. we enable you to implement data management best practices without compromising data security.

Dbt is an analytics engineering workflow tool. The command line based build tool enables data analysts and engineers to transform data in their warehouse and can take ownership of the entire analytics engineering workflow, from writing data transformation code to deployment and documentation. It automates data quality testing, deploys analytics code, and delivers data with documentation.

dbt is a development framework that combines modular SQL with software engineering best practices to make data transformation reliable, fast, and fun.

Betterment is an online investment company that offers investing and retirement solutions for their current clients and clients-to-be.


Meta-search platform for vacation rentals

Culture Amp is the leading employee experience platform helping companies take action to improve employee engagement, retention, and performance. Culture Amp is a Culture First certified B Corporation used by 4,000+ customers including Aegon, Airbnb, Go Cardless, KIND Snacks, McDonald’s, Bon Secours Mercy Health, Salesforce and Slack. Started in Melbourne with offices in San Francisco, London, and New York City.

Mejuri is a direct-to-consumer fine jewelry brand that introduces handcrafted, everyday jewelry without the traditional retail markups. The company is powered by a fast supply chain that allows it to introduce new editions on a weekly basis. Mejuri works directly with expert manufacturers and sells directly to consumers cutting out middlemen costs and passing on the savings to the customers.

Renaissance is committed to providing educators with insights and resources to accelerate growth and help all students build a strong foundation for success. Renaissance solutions are used in over one-third of US schools and in more than 100 countries worldwide.

Reforge offers selective growth-focused programs for experienced professionals in marketing, product, data, and engineering.


Pollen is an online event marketplace provider for local events. Enable users to view events such as travel, festivals, nightlife, and experiences. It offers features such as membership-based payment plans, member support, and ticketing platform collaboration.

SensorData is a company dedicated to innovation and technology for companies in the forest, road and agriculture sectors. 

The Striim platform is an end-to-end streaming data integration and operational intelligence solution enabling continuous query/processing and streaming analytics. With Striim, you can get to know your data – and sort out what’s important – the instant it’s born. Striim specializes in integration from a wide variety of data sources – transaction/change data, events, log files, application and IoT sensor data – and real-time correlation across multiple streams.

NeuroFlow is a digital health company combining workflow automation, patient engagement solutions, and services, and applied AI to promote behavioral health integration in all care settings. NeuroFlow’s suite of services and HIPAA-compliant, cloud-based tools simplify remote patient monitoring, improve risk stratification, and facilitate collaborative care. With NeuroFlow, health care organizations can finally bridge the gap between mental and physical health in order to improve outcomes and reduce the cost of care.

Netlify is a web development cloud for building, deploying and scaling modern web applications. By integrating the ecosystem of Javascript frameworks, developer tools, and APIs into powerful workflows, Netlify makes it simple for teams of any size to build all their web projects, from e-commerce storefronts to documentation sites to highly-dynamic SaaS applications.

Built for collaboration and created with modern teams in mind, Pitch is changing how presentations are crafted and knowledge is shared. With a focus on real-time communication, smart workflows, and customizable templates, Pitch makes it easy for teams to work together to develop beautiful presentations.

Shopify Inc. is a Canadian multinational e-commerce company headquartered in Ottawa, Ontario. It is also the name of its proprietary e-commerce platform for online stores and retail point-of-sale systems.

Good Eggs is an online grocer and meal kit delivery service with a mission to reinvent the food system, for good.


Flex is a simple app that’s changing the way the world pays and collects rent. Their technology makes the 1st of the month easy for renters and properties. They believe you should be able to choose when you pay your bills. The flexibility of buy-now-pay-later has forever changed the way the world makes purchases. They believe the same flexibility should be available for one of life’s #1 expenses: rent.

Ebury is a financial services company, specialising in international cash management solutions including cross-border payments, FX risk management, and business lending. 

Affordable car insurance that’s smarter, faster & puts your needs above all else, helping you make informed decisions every step of the way.


Postscript is a powerful, easy-to-use SMS platform for Shopify stores. Send campaigns, create automations, and drive new revenue with texts, gifs, and more.


Mattermost is the leading open source collaboration platform with a thriving community.

GoCanvas is a mobile platform that makes it simple for any business to automate how work is done, replacing outdated processes and expensive paperwork. The GoCanvas App works on all smartphones and tablets, helping companies easily collect information across their organization, share it instantly with others, and gain real-time insights into their business operations.

Rent the Runway is transforming the way modern women get dressed and disrupting the $2.4 trillion fashion industry by pioneering dynamic ownership and enabling women to rent, subscribe to and purchase secondhand clothing. By creating a new model of dynamic ownership rooted in sustainability, RTR has made apparel rental an indispensable utility while also powering women to feel their best every day.

Maisonette was founded by two moms in 2017 with the goal of helping modern families raise the next generation. We are an expertly-curated baby and kids' marketplace featuring the best products from around the globe: stylish clothing, top toys and gear, and home décor – plus, trusted guidance and inspiration. They are a fast-growing venture-backed start-up with a unique positioning in the kid's market.

Bench is the largest bookkeeping service in America for small businesses. They organize the financials of small businesses, independent contractors, and entrepreneurs. Pairing their intuitive software with a live bookkeeping team, they combine the convenience and efficiency of modern technology with the expertise and time-savings afforded by a professional service to let business owners get back to doing what they love: running their business.

Postman is the world’s leading collaboration platform for API development. Postman's features simplify each step of building an API and streamline collaboration to help create better APIs—faster.

Egnyte transforms businesses through smarter content allowing organizations to connect, protect, and unlock value from all their content. It's content governance platform delivers smart content collaboration and governance in the cloud or on-premises to thousands of businesses around the world even the most regulated industries

ChowNow powers branded online ordering systems for independent restaurants across the US — via restaurants’ own websites, on Facebook and Google pages, through ChowNow-created apps, and via ChowNow’s website — while also providing their restaurant partners key customer insights and marketing support. They do all of this for a reasonable monthly fee, without the predatory third-party commissions charged by their competitors. Using ChowNow allows diners to connect with the best independent restaurants in their communities to order takeout and in some cases delivery, in a way that’s sustainable and fair to restaurants.

Panasonic Corporation is multinational electronics corporation which provides a wide range of products across diverse industries ranging from consumer electronics to industrial devices. Panasonic provides customized solutions in automotive, avionics, consumer, healthcare, sports, entertainment and renewable energy spaces. Kazuhiro Tsuga is the Global CEO of Panasonic. In 2020, the company recorded annual revenues of $61.9 B and a net profit of $1.7 B.

Ritual is a direct-to-consumer health brand that believes it’s crucial to know not just what you’re putting into your body, but why you need it in the first place. They are transparent about their ingredients, where they're sourced from, and have spent years conducting extensive research behind each of the premium nutrient forms they use. Our products are simple, effective, and backed by science. Their mission is to empower people to feel their best by turning healthy habits into a ritual. The have built a team of curious skeptics, world-class scientists, unconventional artists, expert marketers, and analytical strategists that are on a mission to reinvent an entire industry. 

Fetch Rewards is a discount App for grocery shopping. The platform offers a cashback and gift card earning app that rewards purchases. The users can snap pictures of the receipts or submit e-receipts using the receipt scanner and earn the gift cards and reward points. The users can redeem the rewards on popular stores, including Target, Amazon, Walmart, and more. The company offers mobile applications for Android and iOS platforms

Monzo is a digital-only bank platform and marketplace that allows customers to access a range of products and services.


Masterplan.com makes corporate learning easier, more engaging, and more effective than ever before. Traditional offline training becomes digital in the blink of an eye: simply upload your own content or select from the best Masterplan courses and measure success. With Masterplan, every team member can shape the future.

Fullscript is a free online supplement dispensary & patient adherence tool - they support practitioners & the wellness of patients at the point of care and beyond. Switch between virtual dispensing, stocking supplements in-office, or writing one-to-many care to create a dispensing mix that fits your workflow. Fullscript helps you to automate refills and strengthen patient relationships from any device — or even within your EHR.

Fig helps you through financial emergencies and builds credit towards a better future. Its mission is to bring affordable financial products to borrowers by aligning business models with customer financial health. They're building a bridge between bad and good credit.

ClickUp is a customizable productivity platform that replaces other workplace apps for all users and all departments in an organization.

Electric is reinventing how businesses manage their IT. Providing real-time IT support to 30,000 users and centralized IT management to over 400 customers, Electric offers companies a 50% reduction in IT spend and standardized security across devices, apps, and networks, whether you're on-site or remote.

Simply Business is a business insurance broker that offers tailored business insurance quotes to its clients.


Spin is an app-based platform offering electric kick-scooter sharing services. Users can search for a nearby available scooter and book it after providing relevant details. Using the app, users can lock/unlock the scooters (by scanning their respective QR) and make online payments. It offers features like variant payment options, real-time tracking, etc. At the end of the ride, users can park the vehicle of their preference. The mobile app is available for iOS and Android devices

Dialogue provides a cloud-based telemedicine platform for employees and patients to manage their mental health conditions. The company offers an online platform that helps the patients and employees to virtually consult with their nurses and practitioners via video conferencing tools. The platform also helps in giving e-prescriptions, referral management solutions, and more to the users

Cloud-based marketing platform for e-tailers


Madison Reed is a beauty company revolutionizing the way women color their hair.


Saks Fifth Avenue first opened its doors in 1924, taking up a full city block on one of the world's most prestigious shopping streets. Since then, Saks has changed the luxury retail game and become an icon of style and innovation—from world-famous window displays and impactful in-store art exhibitions to unforgettable, curated designer collections and a seamless online shopping experience.

Updater makes moving easier for the 17 million American households that relocate every year. With Updater, users seamlessly forward mail, connect TV and internet, compare and book moving companies, transfer utilities, update accounts and records, and much more. Updater’s real estate products save their clients hours with a branded and personalized Updater moving experience.


SpringWorks is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company applying a precision medicine approach to acquiring, developing and commercializing life-changing medicines for underserved patient populations suffering from devastating rare diseases and cancer.


Lane is the world’s leading workplace experience platform. Founded in 2014 to transform and connect the workplace, our no-code enterprise software streamlines all aspects of day-to-day office life—from room bookings and access management, to communications and commerce, to events, data, and beyond. 

JMAN Group is a technology-enabled management consultancy that works across a large number of sectors, with a particular focus on the Private Equity & Investor communities. They engage with many different companies and types of organisations – from big to small, established to start-up, large-cap to high-growth funds. In so doing, JMAN Group focuses on providing simple and actionable solutions, however complex the problem.

AXS has your ticket to live concerts, sports and entertainment. AXS.com connects fans with hot tickets to top live music concerts, sports, arts, family, circus events shows and festivals by top promoters like Golden-voice and AEG Live at top venues across the world like the O2, LA Live, Nokia Theatre, Staples Center and Sprint Center

GOAT is the global platform for the greatest products from the past, present and future. Since its founding in 2015, GOAT has become the leading and most trusted sneaker marketplace in the world, and has expanded to offer apparel and accessories from select emerging, contemporary and iconic brands. Through its unique positioning between the primary and resale markets, the company offers styles across various time periods on its digital platforms and in its retail locations, while delivering products to over 30 million members across 170 countries.

The healthiest, most effective and innovative natural cosmetics for your skin and hair, creating a unique experience for you and our planet.


ruebill is a leading personal finance app that analyzes members' spending habits, identifies inefficiencies, and offers immediate methods to improve their financial health. It enables people to optimize their spending, manage subscriptions, lower their bills, and automatically set aside money to reach their savings goals. 

Outdoor Voices is an active lifestyle brand that makes technical apparel for recreation.

Collibra is a data intelligence solution provider. It offers a cloud-based platform that connects IT and the business to build a data-based culture for the digital enterprise. It helps IT organizations to reduce complexity, risk, and costs. Collibra was a spin-off from STARLab at the Free University of Brussels. The Data Governance Center covers all key data governance and stewardship activities including Master data management, data quality, metadata management.

Flock Freight is a sustainability-focused technology company reinventing North America’s $2 trillion freight market from offices in Encinitas, California and Chicago, Illinois.


Envoy is transforming modern workplaces with products that make office life easier and work more meaningful. Envoy’s workplace platform has redefined how offices welcome visitors, keep employees safe, book desks and conference rooms, and manage deliveries in over 14,000 locations around the globe while building products for a new era of workplace experience.

PhotoBox is Europe's leading community for sharing, printing and personal publishing with over 30 million members.


Amino is the data-driven healthcare guidance platform that saves money and improves care outcomes for plan sponsors and members.

ProGlove develops innovative industrial wearables that enable manufacturing and logistics staff to work faster, safer, and easier.

Custom Ink offer a better way to design and order custom t-shirts for your group, company or event.

Classy offers an online and mobile platform that enables socially good organizations to raise funds for various causes.


Developer of dating applications. The company develops dating application "Pairs" that offers dating cum marriage matching application where users can search for profiles based on the interest, hobbies, etc, and claims to get matched with partner of their preference for a marriage relationship

EZ Texting is a SaaS company that delivers the fastest, easiest, and most reliable way to connect. It has served over 165,000 customers and is one of the top SMS platforms for business users, setting the standard for business texting. Its messaging solutions allow businesses to quickly and effectively reach and engage their mobile audiences.

Wallbox is a global company, offering a complete portfolio of charging and energy management solutions for residential, semi-public, and public use in more than 80 countries.

Drizly is the world's largest alcohol marketplace and the best way to shop beer, wine, and spirits online. Their customers trust them to be part of their lives – their celebrations, parties, dinners, and quiet nights at home. They partner with the best retail stores in over 1200 cities across North America to serve up the best buying experience. Drizly offers a huge selection and competitive pricing with a side of personalized content.

Lucid is a visual collaboration suite that helps teams see and build the future. Virtual whiteboarding, intelligent diagramming, and cloud visualization come together to empower organizations to take plans from initial ideas all the way to successful delivery. Together, they are utilized in over 180 countries by millions of users. Ninety-six percent of the Fortune 500 use Lucidchart, and customers include Google, GE, NBC Universal and T-Mobile. Lucid’s partners include industry leaders such as Google, Atlassian, Amazon Web Services, Salesforce, and Microsoft. 

A business-to-business organization, more than 3.2 million customers rely on  Grainger for products in categories such as safety, material handling, and metalworking, along with services like inventory management and technical support.


TripActions is the leading cloud-based T&E platform that combines industry-first technology with best-in-class travel agency service. Trusted by travel managers and finance teams alike at more than 5,000 companies globally, TripActions leverages real-time data to keep traveling employees safe, control costs, and save time.

CreditXpert creates advanced software solutions that turn mortgage loan officers from heroes into superheroes.

Construct Connect provides of cloud-based data, collaboration, and workflow automation solutions.

Bol.com is an online retailer involved in providing books, entertainment, electronic devices, and toys for its clients

Dribbble.com is a social platform to discover and connect with designers and creative experts. It is an invitation-only platform for designers, developers, and other creative professionals, that allows users to post screenshots of their current projects to showcase their creativity and get hired. 

Airtasker is an online and mobile marketplace that connects people and businesses with local community members.

Customer.io is an automated messaging platform for tech-savvy marketers who want more control and flexibility to craft and send data-driven emails, push notifications, and SMS messages.



HubSpot develops cloud-based, inbound marketing software that allows businesses to transform the way that they market online.

Rush Street Interactive Develop Market-Proven Online, Social, and Land-based Gaming Products Exclusively for Regulated Markets across the Americas.

Jetty is the financial services platform on a mission to make renting a home more affordable and flexible. Jetty's integrated suite of products helps property managers increase lease conversions, improve resident retention, reduce bad debt, and boost NOI. For renters, Jetty decreases the financial burden of moving into a new home and offers greater flexibility with how and when to pay rent.

Typeform turns average forms & surveys into a powerful brand communication tool for your business. Create forms, surveys, quizzes (and so much more) to grow your audience, improve just about anything, and validate (or invalidate) your best ideas.

Dutchie is a technology platform that powers dispensary operations, provides consumers with safe and easy access, and supports the wave of positive societal change that cannabis is bringing to the world.

VTS is commercial real estate’s leading leasing and asset management platform, bringing together landlords, brokers, and tenants to make deals happen. VTS software enables office, retail, and industrial landlords and brokers to transform their leasing process and convert leads to leases 41% more efficiently.

Stride Funding is an outcomes-driven company that provides Income Share Agreements to supplement student loans.

TULA Skincare is a clean & effective skincare brand offering innovative products powered by probiotic extracts and superfoods.

Affirm modern technology to bring significant disruptive innovation to the financial industry. They focus on improving the lives of consumers by delivering simple, honest and transparent financial products.


Zapier is on a mission to make automation incredibly easy and accessible to everyone at work. With Zapier, you can integrate apps like Salesforce, Intuit, Google, and Dropbox, to move data between them automatically, so you can focus on your most important work.

We're a leading tech company that operates subscription-based consumer products in the self-help and wellness market.

Feeld is a dating platform for open-minded couples and singles. We believe nothing is more unpredictable or less binary than human desire. Open to all genders and sexual identities, Feeld is dedicated to creating an inclusive space where everyone can be honest with themselves while being responsible towards others.

Hotjar equips product teams with Product Experience Insights, showing them how users behave and what they feel strongly about, so those teams can deliver real value. Discover product opportunities, consolidate qual and quant, and communicate user needs. 

Atlan is a developer of tools for data collaboration. Atlan is a modern data collaboration workspace. By acting as a virtual hub for data assets ranging from tables and dashboards to models & code, Atlan enables teams to create a single source of truth for all their data assets, and collaborate across the modern data stack through deep integrations with tools like Slack, BI tools, data science tools and more.

A nonprofit dedicated to improving student enrollment, persistence, completion and career readiness.



Convoy offers an app-based marketplace connecting truckers. The platform connects carriers and shippers for on-demand freight services. Its features include instant quotations and online booking, automated loading suggestions, bidding, online payments, viewing of shippers, and facility details on loads. The app is available on the Android & iOS platforms. Its clients include Unilever, P&G, and Waiakea, and more.

HealthJoy is a mobile application that maximizes the value of employers’ benefits packages, reclaims HR’s time so they can focus on strategy over administrative tasks, and helps employees achieve better healthcare outcomes. With a mission to guide members to affordable, high-quality healthcare, the company offers telemedicine, EAP, behavioral health, and 24/7 concierge support that removes the complexity of being healthy and well.

Provider of customer experience management tools. The platform offers a data onboarding platform for marketing teams and customers for data wrangling. It works by automating importing and exporting data, differentiating product features, and improve customer experiences.

We’re a design tool that makes it possible to design anything and publish anywhere 💙

Wellthy is a caregiving support service for families with complex, chronic, and ongoing care needs. It is transforming family care through personalized care support that you can control from an online dashboard.

Babylon aims to provide accessible, affordable healthcare by combining AI with doctors.


Devoted Health is a new healthcare company serving seniors. Devoted Health mission is to dramatically improve the health and well-being of older Americans by caring for each and every person like they are family.

Rewiring a new mental healthcare system for access and affordability.



Beamery is a talent acquisition, engagement, and retention platform that manages sourcing, hiring, and retaining of people.

Flowcode is an offline to online company, building direct connections for brands and consumers. By unifying data-driven design with the latest in QR technology, Flowcode enables contactless connection with speed, security and ease.

Make customers more successful with your product or service with interactive guides that can be embedded anywhere.

Medically Home's hospital-at-home program enables health systems to safely admit patients to their own homes rather than the hospital for acute and restorative care.

Workrise is the leading workforce management solution for skilled trades. Workrise makes it easier for skilled labourers to find work and for companies to find in-demand, trained workers.

Catch Co creates products, content, and shopping experiences for the modern angler.

Overview	Alation	dbt
Categories	Data Cataloging, Data Discovery	Data Modelling and Transformation
Stage	Late Stage	Early Stage
Target Segment	Enterprise, Mid size	Enterprise, Mid size
Deployment	SaaSOn Prem	SaaS
Business Model	Commercial	Open Source
Pricing	Free trial	Free trial, Contact Sales
Location	California, US	US
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