Pricing Overview
Secoda operates on a freemium pricing model with four tiers: Free, Starter, Premium, and Enterprise. The Free plan includes 1 editor, 500 resources, and 2 integrations, giving solo practitioners access to the data catalog, data dictionary, and analysis documents at no cost. Paid plans begin at $99 per month when billed yearly with the Starter tier, which supports 5 editors and 2,500 resources. Additional editors cost $20 per month each. Premium and Enterprise tiers require contacting sales for custom quotes. Following Atlassian's acquisition of Secoda, we expect the platform's pricing structure to evolve, but the current published tiers remain active. For teams evaluating data catalog and governance tools, Secoda's free tier removes the usual barrier to entry that enterprise platforms like Alation and Collibra impose.
Plan Comparison
Secoda's four plans scale from individual use to full enterprise deployment. Here is what each tier delivers.
| Feature | Free | Starter ($99/mo) | Premium | Enterprise |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Editors | 1 | 5 ($20/mo per additional) | 25 ($20/mo per additional) | Unlimited |
| Resources | 500 | 2,500 | 5,000 | Unlimited |
| Integrations | 2 | dbt, Airflow, Slack | All standard | Unlimited + custom |
| Data Catalog | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Data Dictionary | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Column & Table Lineage | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Automations | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| API Access | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| SAML / SSO | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Data Quality Score | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| PII Scanning | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Guest Accounts | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Policies | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Single-Tenant Deployment | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| VPC Peering | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Self-Hosted Deployment | No | No | No | Yes |
| Custom Roles | No | No | No | Yes |
| SIEM Logging | No | No | No | Yes |
| Priority Support + Dedicated Account Manager | No | No | No | Yes |
| Disaster Recovery | No | No | No | Yes |
The Starter plan at $99 per month covers most small data teams. It unlocks the full data catalog, column-level and table-level lineage, automations, workspace analytics, SSH tunneling, RBAC, and API access. The jump from Starter to Premium adds governance-specific features: Data Quality Score, automated PII scanning, policy enforcement, guest accounts for cross-functional stakeholders, single-tenant deployment, and VPC peering. Enterprise rounds out the offering with self-hosted deployment, custom RBAC roles, SIEM logging, unlimited integrations, disaster recovery support, access request management, and professional services with a dedicated account manager.
Hidden Costs and Considerations
The $20 per additional editor fee compounds quickly. A team of 15 editors on Starter would pay $99 base plus $200 for 10 extra editors, totaling $299 per month. Premium's 25-editor allocation is better suited for mid-size teams, but its quote-based pricing means costs are opaque until you engage sales. Integration limits on Free and Starter plans may force upgrades sooner than expected if your data stack spans more than a handful of sources. Budget for onboarding time as well: Secoda's AI agents and automation workflows require initial configuration to deliver full value.
Cost Estimates by Team Size
Based on Secoda's published pricing, here is what we estimate teams will spend monthly (billed yearly).
| Team Size | Recommended Plan | Estimated Monthly Cost |
|---|---|---|
| 1 editor | Free | $0 |
| 5 editors | Starter | $99 |
| 10 editors | Starter | $199 ($99 + 5 extra at $20 each) |
| 15 editors | Starter | $299 ($99 + 10 extra at $20 each) |
| 25 editors | Premium | Custom quote (base includes 25 editors) |
| 50+ editors | Enterprise | Custom quote (unlimited editors) |
The Free plan works for solo data engineers or analysts trialing the platform. Teams of 5 to 15 can stay on Starter and add editors incrementally at $20 each. Once you cross 25 editors or need governance features like PII scanning and policy enforcement, Premium becomes the practical choice. Enterprise is designed for organizations running 50 or more editors who require self-hosted deployment, SIEM logging, and dedicated support.
How Secoda Pricing Compares
Secoda occupies the affordable end of the data governance and cataloging market. Here is how it stacks up against competitors in the data quality category.
| Platform | Pricing Model | Starting Price | Free Tier | Target Buyer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Secoda | Freemium | $99/mo (Starter) | Yes (1 editor, 500 resources) | Small-to-mid data teams |
| Alation | Enterprise | $16,500/mo base license | No | Large enterprises |
| Metaplane | Freemium | $25/mo (Pro) | Yes (1 user) | Data observability teams |
| Snowplow | Usage-Based | $9/mo | No | Developer and analytics teams |
Alation is the heavyweight in this category, with annual subscriptions ranging from $60,000 to $198,000 per year and 25 Creator seat packages priced at $198,000 per year. Secoda's $99 per month Starter plan costs roughly 1/165th of Alation's entry point, though Alation targets a different buyer profile: large enterprises with complex governance requirements. Metaplane at $25 per month focuses on data observability rather than full catalog and governance, making it complementary rather than directly competitive. Snowplow operates in behavioral data collection at $9 to $99 per month, a different problem space entirely. We consider Secoda the strongest value proposition for teams that need a unified data catalog, lineage, and governance platform without committing to a six-figure annual contract. The free tier lets you validate the platform against your stack before spending anything.