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title: "Atlan named a Leader in The Forrester Wave"
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description: "Atlan was named a Leader in The Forrester Wave: Enterprise Data Catalogs, Q3 2024. Download the full report to learn more."
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Atlan was named a Leader in The Forrester Wave: Enterprise Data Catalogs, Q3 2024. The full report is gated behind a form: [download the Forrester report at https://atlan.com/forrester-wave-2024/](https://atlan.com/forrester-wave-2024/).

Recognition shown on the page: Forrester Wave Leader 2024, Gartner Peer Insights Customers' Choice, G2 Spring 2025 Grid Leader.

## Highest scores across all vendors in Current Offering and Strategy

After evaluating 12 platforms, the Forrester report calls Atlan "an unparalleled partner" for "organizations aiming for democratization and AI-enhanced self-service to governed data".

In an evaluation spanning 24 criteria, Atlan received:

- The highest score possible in 15 criteria, including Governance, risk, and compliance; Data lineage; Adoption; and Deployment and time-to-value.
- The highest scores across all vendors in the "Current Offering" and "Strategy" categories.
- Recognition as "an unparalleled partner" for organizations aiming for data democratization.

## Atlan's highlights from the Forrester Wave

Lead quote: "Atlan is a visionary player with a clear, ambitious goal: to become the data and AI control plane."

- "Atlan differentiates itself with a personalized, AI-driven catalog, providing quick value."
- "Customers praise the advanced automation capabilities delivered through Atlan AI."
- "Atlan's Third-Gen Data Catalog is quickly outpacing established players by ... addressing strategic customer needs through automation."
- "Atlan enables data democratization and self-service with genAI-assisted discovery, end-to-end lineage ... and a Netflix-like personalized experience."

## Highest possible scores in 15 criteria

Atlan was the only company to achieve highest possible scores in Governance, risk, and compliance; Adoption; and Deployment and time-to-value. The per-criterion tables are shown on the page as images; the full scores are in the report.

## From The Forrester Wave: Comprehensive data and AI cataloging is the first step toward AI readiness

Like other data management sectors, enterprise data catalogs (EDCs) are witnessing a transformation driven by AI advancements, fragmented and complex data estates, accessibility needs, and strategic imperatives to harness data for competitive advantage.

The exponential surge in the velocity, variety, veracity, and volume of data demands solutions that transcend traditional metadata repositories and technical user bases. Customers seek solutions that can bridge the gap between complex datasets, governance, business insights, and AI enablement.

As a result of these trends, enterprise data catalog customers should look for providers that:

- Automatically catalog the entire technology, data, and AI ecosystem.
- Put AI and automation first.
- Prioritize data democratization and self-service.

Report quotes:

- "Modern solutions differentiate by embedding AI, ML, and automation within their core cataloging features to promote easier deployment and faster time to value."
- "By empowering users to independently access and use enterprise data, these EDCs facilitate an insights-driven culture and informed decision-making."

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