Draft:OpenMetadata
Submission declined on 21 August 2026 by ThadeusOfNazereth (talk).
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Submission declined on 8 July 2026 by Grapesurgeon (talk). This draft's references do not show that the subject meets Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion. The draft requires multiple published secondary sources that:
Declined by Grapesurgeon 2 months ago.
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Comment: Notability is unclear. Out of the seven sources, Open Metadata and GitHub are WP:PRIMARY and Bloomberg, IEEE, and Journal of Systems and Software are not WP:SIGNIFICANT. I'm not quite sure what to make of the Atlan source, but it seems to be a quasi-advertisement for Atlan itself. The only source that I feel constitutes somewhat significant coverage is Human-Centric Intelligence Systems, but even that is relatively brief. ThadeusOfNazereth(he/him)Talk to Me! 17:07, 21 August 2026 (UTC)
- Comment: Generally cannot cite Medium or Substack due to WP:UGC. Grapesurgeon (talk) 10:50, 8 July 2026 (UTC)
| OpenMetadata | |
|---|---|
| Developers | Collate, Inc. and community contributors |
| Release | 2021 |
| Stable release | 1.13.3
/ July 31, 2026[1] |
| Written in | Java, TypeScript, Python |
| Operating system | Cross-platform |
| Type | Data catalog, Metadata management |
| License | Apache License 2.0 |
| Website | open-metadata |
| Repository | github |
OpenMetadata is an open-source platform for metadata management and data cataloguing. It collects and organizes metadata from databases, data warehouses, analytics tools, and data pipelines. Its functions include data discovery, governance, data lineage, quality testing, and data observability.[2][3]
History
[edit]OpenMetadata was released in 2021. According to a technical overview published by Atlan, its development drew on work previously undertaken on Uber's internal metadata infrastructure, including a system called Databook. OpenMetadata was developed separately from Uber's internal system.[2]
The source code is maintained on GitHub and distributed under the Apache License 2.0.[4]
In May 2025, OpenMetadata and the Wikimedia Foundation received grants of $10,000 each from Bloomberg's Free and Open Source Software Contributor Fund.[5]
Design and features
[edit]OpenMetadata stores technical and business metadata in a centralized model and makes it accessible through APIs. Metadata is collected through connectors to databases, data warehouses, analytics software, messaging systems, and pipeline-management tools. Relationships among catalogued entities can be represented as a metadata graph.[2]
The software includes search and discovery functions, role-based access control, ownership records, lineage tracking, data-quality tests, and metadata versioning.[2]
A 2025 survey in IEEE Access examined 75 general-purpose data-catalog tools and listed OpenMetadata among tools supporting business glossaries and connectors to external data systems.[6] A study in Human-Centric Intelligent Systems classified OpenMetadata among open-source metadata platforms incorporating artificial-intelligence functions. The study described the use of natural language processing during ingestion to identify and tag personally identifiable information.[3] A review in the Journal of Systems and Software included OpenMetadata among standalone tools for metadata management and data cataloguing.[7]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Product Updates". OpenMetadata. Collate. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 Winks, Emily (16 November 2023). "OpenMetadata: Design Principles, Architecture, Applications & More". Atlan. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
- 1 2 Yang, Wenli; Fu, Rui; Amin, Muhammad Bilal; Kang, Byeong (2025). "The Impact of Modern AI in Metadata Management". Human-Centric Intelligent Systems. 5: 323–350. doi:10.1007/s44230-025-00106-5.
- ↑ "open-metadata/OpenMetadata". GitHub. OpenMetadata. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
- ↑ "Celebrating the Q1 2025 recipients of Bloomberg's FOSS Fund". Bloomberg. 12 May 2025. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
- ↑ Kropshofer, Jasmin; Schrott, Johannes; Wöß, Wolfram; Ehrlinger, Lisa (2025). "A Survey on the Functionalities of Data Catalog Tools". IEEE Access. 13: 83297–83319. doi:10.1109/ACCESS.2025.3568542.
- ↑ Tonnarelli, Marco; Kumara, Indika; Driessen, Stefan; Tamburri, Damian Andrew; van den Heuvel, Willem Jan; Oor, Patrick (2025). "Data catalog tools: A systematic multivocal literature review". Journal of Systems and Software. 230. Article 112584. doi:10.1016/j.jss.2025.112584.
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