Select Star

Emerging player in the automated data catalog and lineage space, acquired by Atlan to bolster its metadata platform capabilities

Select Star is a data intelligence and catalog platform designed to help data teams automatically discover, document, and understand their data assets. The platform provides automated data lineage tracking, column-level lineage visualization, and usage analytics that allow organizations to understand how data flows through their systems and which datasets are most critical to business operations. Select Star integrates with popular data warehouses, BI tools, and transformation frameworks to build a comprehensive map of an organization's data ecosystem without requiring manual documentation efforts. The company targets data engineers, analysts, and data governance teams who need visibility into complex data pipelines and want to reduce the time spent on data discovery and impact analysis. By automatically surfacing metadata, query history, and downstream dependencies, Select Star enables teams to confidently make changes to data models, identify unused or redundant datasets, and onboard new team members more efficiently. The platform is particularly valued for its ease of deployment and the depth of its automated lineage capabilities. Select Star was acquired by Atlan, a data collaboration and active metadata platform, in 2023. The acquisition was intended to strengthen Atlan's data lineage and intelligence capabilities, integrating Select Star's technology into Atlan's broader data catalog and governance ecosystem. Following the acquisition, Select Star's features and technology have been folded into Atlan's platform, enhancing its automated lineage and data discovery offerings for enterprise customers.