Acryl Data

Acryl Data is the company behind DataHub, a metadata platform for AI and data context management. The company operates both an open-source project (DataHub Core) and a commercial offering (DataHub Cloud).

DataHub aims to unify data discovery, governance, and observability across distributed enterprise data estates, serving both human users and AI agents with centralized context. Core features include data discovery and cataloging across distributed systems, lineage tracking from data pipelines through to applications, automated data quality and governance monitoring, and a "context graph" that makes lineage, quality, and real-time context available to every agent. Integration with common AI agent frameworks such as Claude, LangChain, and Cortex happens via the Model Context Protocol.

According to the company, more than 3,000 organizations and over 16,000 community members use DataHub Core; Cloud customers report 119% more AI/ML models in production and 91% faster data searches compared to prior baselines, according to company figures.

The business model follows a classic open-core approach: DataHub Core remains freely accessible and community-driven, while DataHub Cloud is the commercial enterprise product offering additional features and support. Acryl Data positions itself at the intersection of data management and generative AI as a trusted context layer for AI applications.

DataHub itself originated as an internal project at LinkedIn and was later open-sourced; Acryl Data was founded by former LinkedIn engineers who commercialize and continue developing the project.