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Discover any data asset
across your entire org in seconds

The open-source data catalog for modern teams. Search tables, topics, queues, buckets, APIs, and more - all in one place.

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Downloads
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Integrations
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Licensed
Marmot search interface showing filters and search results

Search everything

Find exactly what you're looking for with a powerful query language that works across all your data assets.

Full-text search across all metadata
Powerful built-in query language
Save and share search queries
Interactive lineage graph showing data flow and dependencies

Track lineage

Understand dependencies and assess impact before making changes. Built-in support for OpenLineage.

Impact analysis for data changes
Data flow visualization
OpenLineage support

Deploy in under five minutes

Marmot runs as a single binary backed by PostgreSQL - the only dependency you need to start cataloging your data.

Follow the Quick Start guide
~ / marmot
$docker compose up -d
[+] Container postgres-1 Started
[+] Container marmot-1 Started
Marmot is running at http://localhost:8080
Asset detail page showing rich metadata and documentation

Rich metadata

Store comprehensive metadata for any asset type. From tables and topics to APIs and dashboards.

Rich metadata for any asset type
Custom fields and properties
Comprehensive documentation

Less infrastructure, same power

Traditional data catalogs need an entire platform team. Marmot needs a database you probably already run.

Traditional catalog
ElasticsearchSearch
KafkaEvents
FrontendUI
APIBackend
Neo4jGraph
MySQLMetadata
AirflowOrchestration
7+ servicesHours to deploy
Marmot
Marmot
MarmotSingle binary
PostgreSQLSearch, storage & graphs
2 servicesMinutes to deploy
Team management interface showing ownership and collaboration features

Team collaboration

Assign ownership, document business context, and create glossaries. Keep your team aligned.

Team ownership management
Business glossaries
Centralised documentation

Connect to your data sources

Growing ecosystem of plugins

Don't see your data source? Open an issue to request a plugin.

Built to scale

Simple architecture doesn't mean limited. Marmot handles real workloads on modest infrastructure.

Load tested on real infrastructure
500k+
Assets
100+
Concurrent users
<50ms
Avg response time

Ready to get started?

Try the live demo or explore the open source, self-hostable solution. MIT licensed with a flexible API.