Data governance
Policies, access and stewardship for data. Evaluated by GigaOm Radar, Gartner Magic Quadrant, The Forrester Wave, QKS Group SPARK Matrix, 2023 to 2026: 8 reports, 18 vendors. Each firm below runs newest first, with who moved since its edition before.
Data Access Governance
GigaOm Radar · 3 editions, 2024 to 2026
2026
2026-02-13
GigaOm Radar for Data Access Governance1 Leader
Commvault
Changes since 2025
Privacera · No longer a Leader
2025
2024
2024-03-20
Data and Analytics Governance Platforms
Gartner Magic Quadrant · 2 editions, 2025 to 2026
2026
2026-01-06
2026 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Data and Analytics Governance Platforms5 Leaders, 10 in other tiers
Alation
Atlan
Collibra
IBM
Informatica
Changes since 2025
Ab Initio · New in Niche Players
Alex Solutions · New in Niche Players
Ataccama · New in Niche Players
BigID · New in Challengers
DataGalaxy · New in Niche Players
Microsoft · New in Challengers
OvalEdge · New in Niche Players
Precisely · New in Niche Players
ServiceNow · New in Visionaries
Solidatus · New in Niche Players
2025
2025-01-07
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LeadersChallengersVisionariesNiche Players· not placed
Data Governance Solutions
The Forrester Wave · 2 editions, 2023 to 2025
2025
The Forrester Wave: Data Governance Solutions, Q3 20251 Leader
No change in the Leaders since 2023.
2023
Data Governance Solutions
QKS Group SPARK Matrix · 1 edition, 2026
2026
Placements as each vendor or analyst firm publicly announced them; the tracker lists tiers only, never a report's chart or the positions inside a tier.