Magda
A federated, AI-enhanced data catalogue for all your data
Ranked #9 in Open-source data catalogue software, and on 1 more ranking.
Magda is a federated, open-source data catalogue for all your big data and small data. It provides a single place where an organisation’s data can be catalogued, enriched, searched, tracked and prioritised.
At a glance
| Best for | Data analysts, scientists and engineers |
From Magda's own website.
Company facts
| Brand colour | #157878 |
Facilities and features
Its website also mentions:
- API
What stands out
Magda combines vector similarity with lexical ranking to match query meaning.
“Magda combines complementary retrieval strategies so results match the meaning of a query, not just its keywords:”Magda, own website
The AI tool automatically derives metadata without transmitting underlying data to the server.
“Magda is able to automatically derive and enhance metadata, without the underlying data itself ever being transmitted to a Magda server.”Magda, own website
How it ranks
Magda is ranked 9th of 10 in Open-source data catalogue software (Lister Score 78.0) and 10th of 10 in Open-source data governance software (Lister Score 78.0).
#9 in Open-source data catalogue software · Lister Score 78.0
Magda provides a single place where an organisation’s data can be catalogued, enriched, searched, tracked and prioritised.
Combines vector similarity with lexical ranking to match query meaning.
How the score is made up: fit to this ranking's criteria 40; evidence on its own site 20; how complete its published information is 10; buying information on its own site 8.
“Magda is a data catalog system that provides a single place where all of your organization’s data can be catalogued, enriched, searched, tracked and prioritized - whether big or small, internally or externally sourced, available as files, databases or APIs.”Magda, own website
“magda | A federated, open-source data catalog for all your big data and small data A federated, open-source data catalog for all your big data and small data”Magda, own website
| Rank | Open-source data catalogue software | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Koordinates | 94.0 |
| 2 | Qubole | 92.0 |
| 3 | Cloudera | 90.0 |
| 4 | RudderStack | 90.0 |
| 5 | DKAN | 86.0 |
| 6 | Earthmover | 86.0 |
| 7 | Marquez | 86.0 |
| 8 | DataHub | 84.0 |
| 9 | Magda | 78.0 |
| 10 | OpenAtlas | 72.0 |
#10 in Open-source data governance software · Lister Score 78.0
Magda provides a single place where an organisation’s data can be catalogued, enriched, searched, tracked and prioritised.
Combines vector similarity with lexical ranking to match query meaning.
How the score is made up: fit to this ranking's criteria 40; evidence on its own site 20; how complete its published information is 10; buying information on its own site 8.
“Magda is a data catalog system that provides a single place where all of your organization’s data can be catalogued, enriched, searched, tracked and prioritized - whether big or small, internally or externally sourced, available as files, databases or APIs.”Magda, own website
“magda | A federated, open-source data catalog for all your big data and small data A federated, open-source data catalog for all your big data and small data”Magda, own website
| Rank | Open-source data governance software | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Entropy Data | 94.0 |
| 2 | Qubole | 92.0 |
| 3 | Cloudera | 90.0 |
| 4 | RudderStack | 90.0 |
| 5 | dbt Labs | 88.0 |
| 6 | Earthmover | 86.0 |
| 7 | Marquez | 86.0 |
| 8 | OpenMetadata | 86.0 |
| 9 | DataHub | 84.0 |
| 10 | Magda | 78.0 |
Frequently asked questions
How does Magda rank on Lister?
Magda is ranked 9th of 10 in Open-source data catalogue software (Lister Score 78.0) and 10th of 10 in Open-source data governance software (Lister Score 78.0).