Foundational

Foundational is a data governance platform that builds a knowledge graph of how data moves through an organization by analyzing source code rather than relying only on query logs or manually maintained catalogs. It connects directly to git repositories and uses deterministic code analysis to extract lineage and business logic from SQL, Python, Java and other code that touches data, including older on premises systems. Its core feature is cross platform, column level lineage that traces transformations, joins and aggregations from field to field across pipelines, warehouses and BI tools. The lineage updates on every commit and is checked at the pull request stage, so engineers can see the downstream effect of a change, for example editing a dbt model without breaking a Looker dashboard. Related modules cover impact analysis, data contracts, data quality, and AI governance. The vendor also exposes this context to AI agents so that code review and validation understand data dependencies. It has announced lineage and context support for Salesforce and Agentforce. The product is aimed at data engineering, analytics engineering and governance teams in larger organizations that need accurate lineage for compliance, migrations, incident prevention and cost optimization. It positions itself against traditional catalogs that are reactive and capture only the last mile of the data lake. Pricing is not published. The pricing page states that every plan includes the full platform and that pricing is scoped to the size and complexity of the customer's environment, with a contact form for requests. A demo can be booked from the site.