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Health score: 83/100.
Shipping score: 95/100.

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Best overallMagda

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Verified open/source-visibleMagda, Datannur, parsimony, odd-platform

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Magda

Federated open-source data catalog for big and small data.

Active

Health81

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Datannur

Portable data catalog that can run without a server.

Warning

Health72

Shipping76

Score79

Confidence89

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parsimony

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

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Health73

Shipping70

Score78

Confidence89

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odd-platform

First open-source data discovery and observability platform. We make a life for data practitioners easy so you can focus on your business.

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Health63

Shipping64

Score71

Confidence89

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FirstData

Open-source data source knowledge base for structured reference and discovery.

Critical

Health46

Shipping25

Score48

Confidence62

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