Azure Data Catalog vs. Data 360 (formerly Salesforce Data Cloud)

Azure Data Catalog is an enterprise-wide metadata catalog enabling self-service data asset discovery. The Data Catalog stores, describes, indexes and provides information on how to access any registered data asset and makes data source discovery trivial.

Data 360 is the system of context for the Agentic Enterprise. Natively built on the Salesforce platform, it connects every source of data you have—from data lakes to warehouses—creating a unified view of your business that your teams and AI agents can act on. And with Zero Copy capabilities, you get all of this without the cost or complexity of moving a single byte of data. Instead of relying on outdated information, your employees and AI agents operate from a complete, real-time understanding of your business exactly when it’s needed.