Product release stages

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Learn about product release stages.

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The following release stages are part of the lifecycle of an Atlan feature. For a full comparison of all the ways to track what Atlan is shipping—including the in-app Product Updates panel and Atlan docs over MCP—see Where to find Atlan product updates.

Stage	Access	Status
Alpha	By invitation only to few data teams	Experimental
Private preview	By invitation only to a larger cohort of data teams	Near production grade
Public preview	Open to all data teams	Production grade with known limitations
General availability	Open to all data teams	Production grade

Atlan release stages

While features are stable, Atlan may on occasion deprecate legacy functionality to support product updates.

Alpha

• Enabled for select customers on request to test, validate, and provide feedback.
• Experimental in nature, user feedback critical in preparing for a wider release.
• Formal support and documentation unavailable.
• Standard SLAs, terms, and warranties don't apply.

Private preview

• Enabled for a larger cohort of customers on request to test, validate, and provide feedback.
• Usually includes a Private Preview label in the product or requires admins to enable the feature from Labs in the admin center.
• Partially production ready - breaking changes may occur.
• Informal support and documentation from product and engineering teams.
• Standard SLAs, terms, and warranties don't apply.
• To get access to private preview features, raise a support request.

Public preview

• Usually includes a Public Preview label in the product or requires admins to enable the feature from Labs in the admin center.
• Production grade is high, but with known limitations.
• Formal support and documentation provided on best available basis.
• Feature release may be announced on the Shipped channel.
• Standard SLAs, terms, and warranties do not apply.

General availability

• Enabled by default for all customers (if relevant package has been purchased).
• Production grade is of the highest quality, providing the best possible user experience.
• Formal support and documentation available.
• Feature release announced on the Shipped channel.
• Standard SLAs, terms, and warranties apply.