Secoda is a data catalog and governance platform built for data teams managing complex metadata across their stack. It combines cataloging, lineage, observability, and governance into one workspace. The platform connects to warehouses, databases, ETL tools, and BI platforms to extract metadata, not raw data. Secoda targets data engineers, analysts, and governance teams at mid-size to large organizations.
Secoda continuously ingests schema information, query histories, and operational logs from connected integrations. It builds a metadata control plane using retrieval-augmented generation and metadata-trained embeddings. This powers specialized AI agents for discovery, analysis, governance, and documentation. Users can query data assets in natural language through Slack, Microsoft Teams, or the web app.
A key differentiator is Secoda’s all-in-one control plane, which replaces the need for separate catalog, lineage, and observability tools. Its AI architecture is privacy-focused: interactions respect team-based role-based access controls and automatically mask personally identifiable information. Secoda does not use customer workspace data to train its base AI models.
Secoda, Inc. was acquired by Atlassian in December 2025, a milestone the company frames as accelerating its AI data vision. The platform holds SOC 2 compliance and is built to support GDPR-ready workflows. Secoda has also been designated Top Rated on G2 by reviewers evaluating data catalog tools.
Pricing
Secoda offers three paid tiers, Core, Premium, and Enterprise, plus a free trial. Specific per-seat or monthly pricing figures are not published; organizations must contact sales for a quote. The Core tier includes the full catalog, lineage, automations, API access, and RBAC, with unlimited viewer seats. Advanced features like automated PII scanning, single-tenant deployment, and self-hosted options are reserved for the Premium and Enterprise plans.
* Disclaimer: Please note that pricing information may not be up to date. For the most accurate and current pricing details, refer to the official website.
Key Features
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AI agents for discovery, analysis, governance, and documentation
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Prompt-generated dashboards built from natural language queries
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Automated column-level and table-level data lineage mapping
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Searchable data catalog with ownership and usage tracking
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No-code monitors for data quality and observability
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Real-time schema change and anomaly alerts via Slack
Use Cases
Automated Metadata Cataloging
Enterprise data platforms often contain thousands of unorganized tables, making manual documentation impractical. Secoda’s AI documentation agents generate descriptions and categorize assets into a searchable repository automatically.
Self-Service Analytics via Chat
Business teams often depend on analysts to locate reports or write SQL queries. With Secoda AI, they can ask plain-English questions in Slack or Teams and get governed answers.
Regulatory Compliance and PII Governance
Organizations must identify PII and control internal data access to meet regulations such as GDPR and HIPAA. Secoda automatically scans and masks PII, enforces RBAC, and logs access requests.
Data Quality and Cost Monitoring
Unmonitored pipeline failures and unoptimized queries can break reports and inflate warehouse costs. Secoda’s no-code monitors track freshness, query performance, and costs, alerting teams via Slack or email.
Lineage-Based Impact Analysis
When a schema changes or a pipeline fails, engineers need to know which downstream reports are affected. Secoda’s column- and table-level lineage maps these dependencies for faster root-cause analysis.
Strengths & Weaknesses
Strengths
Unifies data cataloging, lineage, governance, and observability into a single control plane.
Uses a privacy-focused AI architecture that does not train base models on customer data.
Automatically generates column-level and table-level lineage from connected data sources.
Integrates directly with Slack, Microsoft Teams, and a Chrome extension for daily workflows.
Supports single-tenant, self-hosted, and VPC peering deployment for high-security requirements.
Weaknesses
Subscription prices and per-seat fees are not published; buyers must contact sales for a quote.
PII scanning and custom RBAC roles are excluded from the entry-level Core plan.
Access request management, SIEM logging, and unlimited integrations require the top Enterprise tier.
Secoda functions only as a metadata control plane and cannot edit underlying raw data.
Who Is This For?
Data Leads and Analytics Managers: gain centralized visibility into documentation coverage, costs, and asset ownership.
Data Engineers: get automated lineage, schema alerts, and pipeline monitoring for faster troubleshooting.
Data Analysts and BI Teams: use AI agents to speed up dataset discovery and reduce documentation work.
Governance and Compliance Officers: rely on RBAC, PII masking, and audit trails to meet GDPR and HIPAA requirements.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Secoda store raw data from connected databases?
No. Secoda operates as a metadata control plane and extracts only schema information, query logs, and descriptions, not raw records.
Is customer data used to train Secoda’s AI models?
No. Data sent to Secoda AI stays within the customer’s workspace and is never used to train base AI models.
Does Secoda automate data lineage tracking?
Yes. It automatically maps column-level and table-level lineage from dbt tests, ETL events, and query logs, with manual adjustments available via API.
How does Secoda handle PII and access control?
Secoda AI enforces team-based RBAC and automatically masks PII in resource queries, with governance filters that can restrict access to sensitive assets.
What deployment options does Secoda support?
Options include multi-tenant cloud, single-tenant cloud, self-hosted deployment, VPC peering, and SSO, with availability depending on the subscription tier.
Does Secoda integrate with dbt?
Yes. Secoda supports both dbt Cloud and dbt Core, pulling in YAML documentation, tests, tags, and column-level lineage.
Is a free plan available?
A free plan is not publicly listed. Secoda offers a free trial instead, alongside paid Core, Premium, and Enterprise tiers.
What is the learning curve for non-technical users?
Non-technical users can ask natural language questions through Slack, Teams, or the web app. Initial setup and governance configuration still require technical involvement.
Which teams typically use Secoda?
Data engineers, analysts, BI teams, and governance or compliance officers are the primary users, based on the platform’s documented feature set.
Who owns Secoda now?
Secoda, Inc. was acquired by Atlassian in December 2025 and continues operating as part of the Atlassian platform.
Secoda connects to data warehouses and databases including Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift, Databricks, Postgres, Oracle, Microsoft SQL, MySQL, and S3. It integrates with dbt for transformation metadata, and with BI platforms including Tableau, Looker, Metabase, Redash, Mode, Sigma, Power BI, and Looker Studio (Google Data Studio). Collaboration integrations include Slack, Microsoft Teams, Confluence, GitHub, GitLab, Jira, Linear, and PagerDuty. Identity integrations include Okta and Active Directory.