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Bigeye review

#7 in Data Monitoring Testing ToolsScore 8.3/10Checked Nov 15, 2026By BestSoftwareGuides Editorial Team

Bigeye is a data observability platform with anomaly-detection metrics, custom rules and column-level lineage across modern and legacy sources. It ranks #7 of 12 in our data monitoring testing tools list (8.3/10). Best for enterprises with a mix of cloud warehouses and legacy systems (Oracle, DB2, Netezza, SSIS, DataStage).

Also ranked in Data Quality Tools (#12, 7.4/10).

Price: Quote-only pricing.

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What Bigeye is

Bigeye runs metrics that learn thresholds to catch anomalies, plus freshness and volume checks, data profiling and custom SQL rules. Its Lineage Plus feature builds column-level lineage across databases, ETL tools and BI platforms, and alerts go to Slack, email, Microsoft Teams, PagerDuty and webhooks.

Pros and cons

Where it wins
  • Lineage connectors cover legacy sources such as IBM DB2 z/OS, Netezza, Informatica PowerCenter, IBM DataStage and SSIS
  • Self-hosted agents can be deployed with Docker or Kubernetes to keep data access inside your network
  • Supports both learned (anomaly) thresholds and manual thresholds, plus custom SQL rules
  • Alerts to Slack, email, Microsoft Teams and PagerDuty, with customizable alert messages
Where it falls short
  • No published pricing or plan tiers; pricing page only offers a demo
  • No free plan or self-serve trial stated
  • Data cleansing is not part of the product

Bigeye pricing

Bigeye pricing plans
PlanBilled annuallyBilled monthlyAnnual savingNotes
EnterpriseCustom quoteCustom quote—Quote only; pricing page offers a demo and a self-guided product tour

USD, per user per month unless noted. "—" means the price is not published or we could not confirm it. Last checked Nov 15, 2026. Status: verified on Bigeye's pricing page.

Key facts

Free planNo
Free trialNot advertised
Paid fromQuote-only (contact sales)
Minimum seats1
PlatformsCloud (SaaS), Self-hosted agents (Docker, Kubernetes)
Founded2019
SupportEmail (hello@bigeye.com), Docs, Status page
ML anomaly detectionYes
Freshness and volume checksYes
Alerts (email, Slack or Teams)Yes
Data lineageYes
Custom rule checksYes
Facts checkedNov 15, 2026 · verified on the vendor's own site (source)

Also ranked in

Bigeye is ranked in 2 of our lists: #7 of 12 in Data Monitoring Testing Tools, and:

#12 of 17 in Data Quality Tools
Score 7.4/10

Bigeye alternatives

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Anomalo 8.3/10
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Monte Carlo 8.3/10
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Sifflet 8.3/10
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Informatica Data Quality & Observability 8.2/10
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Ataccama ONE 7.8/10
Large and regulated organizations that want data quality, MDM and governance in one platform
Collibra Data Quality & Observability 7.8/10
Enterprises already using Collibra for data governance and cataloging

Frequently asked questions

How much does Bigeye cost?

Bigeye has no free plan; paid plans are quote-only (contact Bigeye sales). Prices last checked Nov 15, 2026.

Is Bigeye free?

No. Bigeye has no permanent free plan.

What are the best Bigeye alternatives?

Soda (9.6/10), Elementary (9.2/10), Metaplane (9.2/10) are the highest-scoring alternatives in our data monitoring testing tools ranking.

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