Data Catalogs & Portals

Alternatives to Magda

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Magda currently shows at least one risk or watch signal in ToolVitals data.
The tool is still alive, but signs of slower momentum are visible.
Health score: 66/100.
Shipping score: 40/100.

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Best alternatives by need

Best overallProject Nessie

Highest organic ToolVitals fit for this use case.

Healthier optionsProject Nessie, Datannur, parsimony

Stronger current public-health signal than Magda.

Verified open/source-visibleProject Nessie, Datannur, parsimony

Useful when portability and inspectability matter.

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Project Nessie

Transactional catalog for data lakes with Git-like semantics.

Active

Health87

Shipping98

Score94

Confidence99

Stars1.5k

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Datannur

Portable data catalog that can run without a server.

Active

Health77

Shipping82

Score83

Confidence89

Stars0

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parsimony

A lightweight Python framework for financial data discovery, indexing, retrieval and ingestion.

Warning

Health73

Shipping67

Score77

Confidence89

Stars0

ModeSource-visible project

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