Metaplane vs Anomalo
Verdict: Metaplane scores 9.2/10 against 8.3/10 for Anomalo on our data score for data monitoring testing tools.
Metaplane has a free plan; Anomalo does not.
Metaplane leads on 1 check and Anomalo on 0; 7 are even, out of 8 checks (yes/no, price and seats) where we have data for both.
Choose Metaplane for small and mid-size analytics teams on Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift or Databricks that want a free starting tier. Choose Anomalo for enterprises that want unsupervised anomaly detection without writing many rules, including in their own VPC.
Scoreboard: 8 checks
| Check | Metaplane | Anomalo |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Leads | |
| Free trial | Even | Even |
| Smaller seat minimum | Even | Even |
| ML anomaly detection | Even | Even |
| Freshness and volume checks | Even | Even |
| Alerts (email, Slack or Teams) | Even | Even |
| Data lineage | Even | Even |
| Custom rule checks | Even | Even |
| Total | 1 | 0 |
At a glance
| Metaplane | Anomalo | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 9.2/10 (#4) | 8.3/10 (#6) |
| Best for | Small and mid-size analytics teams on Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift or Databricks that want a free starting tier | Enterprises that want unsupervised anomaly detection without writing many rules, including in their own VPC |
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Paid from (annual) | See vendor | See vendor |
| Paid from (monthly) | — | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Minimum seats | 1 | 1 |
| Platforms | Cloud (SaaS) | Cloud (SaaS), Customer VPC |
Features
| Tool | Score | ML anomaly detection | Freshness and volume checks | Alerts (email, Slack or Teams) | Data lineage | Custom rule checks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metaplane | 9.2/10 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Anomalo | 8.3/10 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Pros and cons
Metaplane
Pros- Free forever plan covering 10 monitored tables, no credit card
- Alerts to Slack, email and Microsoft Teams on every plan; PagerDuty from Pro
- Column-level lineage across warehouses and BI tools (Looker, Tableau, Power BI, Sigma and others)
- States SOC 2 Type II, GDPR, CCPA and HIPAA compliance
- Pro is 'usage-based' per monitored table but no unit price is published
- Custom SQL monitors are capped (3 on Free, 5 on Pro, 10 on Enterprise)
- Pricing page cards and comparison table disagree on user limits
- Data CI/CD and warehouse spend monitoring are paid add-ons
Anomalo
Pros- Can run fully in the customer's VPC or as SaaS
- Data quality rules can be written in natural language ('No SQL required')
- Covers unstructured document quality as well as tables
- States SOC 2 Type II, GDPR and HIPAA compliance plus SAML SSO
- No public pricing page; demo request only
- Alert channels named on the site are Slack and email only; Teams and PagerDuty not stated
- Several agents (First Responder, Business KPI Monitoring) are marked 'coming soon'
Frequently asked questions
How do Metaplane and Anomalo compare on features and price?
Metaplane leads on 1 check and Anomalo on 0; 7 are even, out of 8 checks (yes/no, price and seats) where we have data for both.
Is Metaplane better than Anomalo?
Metaplane scores 9.2/10 against 8.3/10 for Anomalo on our data score for data monitoring testing tools. Metaplane is best for small and mid-size analytics teams on Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift or Databricks that want a free starting tier; Anomalo is best for enterprises that want unsupervised anomaly detection without writing many rules, including in their own VPC.
Which is cheaper, Metaplane or Anomalo?
Check each vendor's pricing page; one of them does not publish an entry price.
Do Metaplane and Anomalo have free plans?
Metaplane: yes. Anomalo: no.
See the full Data Monitoring Testing Tools ranking for other options.