The most comprehensive data catalog platform
Built for flexibility and enterprise-wide adoption, data.world's data catalog platform helps everyone who relies on data find the context and knowledge they need to use data effectively. Streamline workflows, increase productivity for data discovery, data governance, and DataOps, and ensure that your data is AI-ready.
data.world: AI readiness for data starts here
Define data your way
Make data assets and metadata more relevant to your teams, and discover and model data in a way that makes sense for your organization instead of matching narrowly-defined vendor requirements.
Apply human insight
Data is more than just datasets, columns and tables. Understand how your data relates to people, roles, and processes to discover connections and relationships across your organization.
Prepare for an AI future
Empower your teams to use generative AI and automation— ensure that your data is AI-ready with improved response accuracy, explainability, and governance.
See how data.world stacks up
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Analysts and press agree on data.world
4.7 out of 5 stars for Metadata Management Solutions
Leader in the Forrester Wave™: Enterprise Data Catalogs for DataOps, 2022
Highest Scores Possible in Data Governance and Management in the Forrester Wave™: Data Governance Solutions, Q3 2021.
"Most innovative vendor" in the GigaOm Radar for Data Catalogs, 2022.