> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.open-metadata.org/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Main Concepts | OpenMetadata Core Concepts Overview

> Connect Main Concepts to enable streamlined access, monitoring, or search of enterprise data using secure and scalable integrations.

# Why Open Metadata is the Right Choice for you?

This is a question we get from people being new to metadata platforms or users that are considering a migration from
another data catalog to our Metadata Management Platform.

We believe that the best answer you can get to this question is in our blog:

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  <Card title="Why Open Metadata is the Right Choice for you?" href="https://blog.open-metadata.org/why-openmetadata-is-the-right-choice-for-you-59e329163cac">
    What generation of metadata systems is OpenMetadata? Are you pull-based, push-based, or hybrid? How is it different from other open-source and commercial solutions?
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## High Level Design

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  <Card title="High Level Design" href="/v1.12.x/main-concepts/high-level-design">
    Deep dive into the internals of OpenMetadata!
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## Main Concepts

Here you can find out some information about the main concepts around Open Metadata, mainly the ideas
behind JSON Schemas and our schema-first APIs.

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  <Card title="OpenMetadata Schemas" href="/v1.12.x/main-concepts/metadata-standard">
    Review the standard that powers OpenMetadata with JSON Schema.
  </Card>

  <Card title="OpenMetadata APIs" href="/v1.12.x/main-concepts/metadata-standard/apis">
    Explore our API structure.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>