--- title: "Evaluate Atlan | Atlan" url: "https://atlan.com/evaluate-atlan/" description: "From supported sources to customer stories, here's everything you need to make sure Atlan is right for your data team." keywords: "Dataops, data catalog, data catalog tools, atlan, data, metadata catalog, master data management, data discovery, data access, data catalog example, data catalog software, data catalog template, data catalog products, data catalog vendors, data lake data catalog, best data catalog tools, data catalog solutions, data catalog products, metadata management, data catalog creation tools" --- > Atlan is hosting Context Conference, bringing together the leaders and builders at the frontier of giving AI the context it needs to understand their business. It runs online on October 28, 2026, from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM ET. Atlan co-founder Prukalpa Sankar opens and closes the day. Leaders from AstraZeneca, BNY and Verizon share why they invest in context and what they get from it. Registrants get early access to The AI Context Gap, a new study from MIT Technology Review Insights. Register: https://atlan.com/context-conference/ **Everything you need to evaluate Atlan**: one page for data teams checking whether Atlan fits, organized in tabs: overview, supported sources, differentiating features, analyst reports, customers, partnerships, ease of setup, compliance, documentation, and product demo. ## Supported sources Featured on the overview, each linking to its setup guide on docs.atlan.com: Salesforce, Snowflake, Amazon Redshift, Google BigQuery, Databricks, Looker, Tableau, Power BI, Metabase, dbt Cloud, dbt Core, Fivetran. Full list on the Supported sources tab: - **Data sources:** Snowflake, Amazon Redshift, Google BigQuery, Databricks, Amazon Athena, AWS Glue, Salesforce, Presto, Trino, PostgreSQL, Oracle, MySQL, Microsoft SQL, SAP HANA - **Business intelligence tools:** Looker, Tableau, Power BI, Mode, Metabase, Sigma - **Data transformation and integration tools:** dbt Cloud, dbt Core, Fivetran - **Coming soon (as listed on the page):** Quicksight, Strategy, Qlick Sense, Mixpanel, Azure Data Factory, Kafka, Monte Carlo, ThoughtSpot, Airflow **Extensible through Open APIs:** every action on Atlan can be driven by APIs, so you can bring in metadata from any data product you want, for instance Airflow metadata. [API documentation](https://apidocs.atlan.com/) / [All supported sources](https://docs.atlan.com/product/connections/references/supported-sources) ## Differentiating features - **Personalization and curation** - personalize Atlan to every user persona, business domain, and data project. Analysts, engineers, scientists, and architects all have their own preferences, so why serve the same generic experience to every persona? [Learn more](https://atlan.com/personalization-and-curation/) - **Column-level lineage** - Atlan's automated SQL parser builds column-level relationships from your warehouse to your BI dashboards. [Learn more](https://atlan.com/column-level-lineage/) - **Open API architecture** - built on leading open-source projects, with every action API-driven, so you are not locked into a closed, black-box platform. [Learn more](https://atlan.com/open-api-architecture/) - **Embedded collaboration** - work with the tools you use every day, collaborate with your team without leaving Atlan, and power daily workflows with microflows. [Learn more](https://atlan.com/embedded-collaboration/) - **Custom metadata** - technical, business, personal, custom: all kinds of metadata, one home. [Learn more](https://atlan.com/custom-metadata/) - **Intelligent automation** - from alerts to metadata suggestions, automations free up your time. [Learn more](https://atlan.com/intelligent-automation/) ## Analyst reports - **Leader in The Forrester Wave: Enterprise Data Catalogs for DataOps, Q2 2022.** "Atlan is more than metadata and data governance, standing out from the competition." [Read the report](https://atlan.com/forrester-wave/) - **Gartner Cool Vendor in DataOps** - one of the top 3 companies globally to make the list. [Press release](https://atlan.com/gartner-cool-vendor-press/) - Named in Gartner's inaugural Market Guide for Active Metadata Management. [Press release](https://atlan.com/gartner-active-metadata-press/) - Named a top 5 Global Innovator by IDC in DataOps. - Debut on Forrester's Nowtech report on Enterprise Data Catalogs for DataOps. - Named in Gartner's Hype Cycle for Data and Analytics Programs and Practices, 2022, and Hype Cycle for Data and Analytics Governance, 2022. - Named in Gartner research, Deploying Effective Metadata Management Solutions. ## Customers - **TechStyle** (e-commerce; Snowflake, Airflow, Tableau) - embeds data into fashion operations, with Atlan at the center of its modern data stack. [Story](https://atlan.com/customers/techstyle-agile-modern-data-platform/) - **Scripps** (healthcare; Snowflake, Azure) - a $3B healthcare provider that uses Atlan to build self-service for every data persona. [Case study](https://atlan.com/downloads/scripps-case-study/) - **Postman** (technology; Redshift, dbt, Looker) - uses Atlan to collaborate on data and build an API platform for 20 million developers. [Story](https://atlan.com/customers/how-postman-fixed-a-missing-layer-in-their-data-stack/) - **CSE Insurance** (Redshift, Aurora, Tableau) - makes insurance equitable with Atlan as its single source of truth for data. [Case study](https://atlan.com/downloads/cse-case-study/) - **Delhivery** (logistics; AWS Glue, Airflow, Jira) - handles 1 terabyte of logistics data every day with Atlan. [Case study](https://atlan.com/downloads/delhivery-case-study/) ## Compliance ISO 27701 and 27001, GDPR, SOC 1 and SOC 2, HIPAA. Details: [security.atlan.com](https://security.atlan.com/) ## Ease of setup Sync Atlan with your data stack in minutes: connect all your sources in three steps and monitor them through activity logs and automated Slack alerts. [Supported sources and setup](https://docs.atlan.com/product/connections/references/supported-sources) ## Partnerships - **Snowflake** (technology partner) - Atlan is the first data catalog to be validated as a Snowflake Ready Technology Partner. [Learn more](https://atlan.com/partners/snowflake/) - **Databricks** (technology partner) - native integration with Databricks Unity Catalog for end-to-end, column-level lineage. - **dbt Labs** (technology partner) - pulls in metadata from your dbt artifacts and maps column-level lineage across your data landscape. - **Salesforce, Tableau, and Slack** (integrations) - Atlan's deep partnership with Salesforce enables connections with Salesforce, Tableau, and Slack. [All partners](https://atlan.com/partners/) ## Documentation [Quick guides](https://docs.atlan.com/tags/quick-start) / [Product capabilities](https://docs.atlan.com/tags/capabilities) / [Security and compliance](https://docs.atlan.com/tags/security) / [Connections](https://docs.atlan.com/tags/connector) / [Automation](https://docs.atlan.com/product/integrations/automation) / [Administration](https://docs.atlan.com/product/administration) / [FAQ](https://docs.atlan.com/tags/faq-platform) / [All docs](https://docs.atlan.com/) ## Product demo - Join the weekly product showdowns: [sign up](https://events.atlan.com/product-showdown) - Watch a video demo of Atlan: [https://atlan.com/video-demo-workspace/](https://atlan.com/video-demo-workspace/) - Talk to sales for a personalised demo: [Book a Demo](https://atlan.com/forms/talk-to-sales-contact/)