Collibra Governance is used to maintain and govern our company's data and evaluate the data quality.
Collibra Data Intelligence Platform
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Offers data scanning in Schema and product customizations with outstanding stability
What is our primary use case?
What is most valuable?
Collibra Governance allows users to scan the data in the Schema and check its quality. Our organization's business customers add their company data to Collibra Governance and use data visibility to evaluate how the data can be increased or utilized for some business decisions.
For example, if you have ten columns in one table and assume one column has a couple of null values, Collibra Governance will identify and show you the number of null values present. The identified columns can be further manually checked and altered to enhance the total data quality.
What needs improvement?
The solution's search functionality can be improved. For instance, if I search with one piece of data, the tool provides a granular level of data and sometimes billions of data results, among which it's extremely difficult to find a relation. Instead of the aforementioned type of results, the solution can provide a hierarchy based on levels that reveal data upon click.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Collibra Governance for three months.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I would rate the stability a nine out of ten. The product is highly stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
I would rate the scalability an eight out of ten. It's a satisfying data quality evaluation tool.
How are customer service and support?
I would rate the tech support an eight out of ten. The response time from the support team can be further improved. But an immediate response cannot be expected for Collibra Governance because it's not a critical product with urgent use cases.
Whenever, our company has faced issues or bugs while implementing an update of Collibra Governance, an extensive wait time has been encountered. The response time from the support team can be improved based on the issues faced or in an ad hoc format.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
How was the initial setup?
For the initial setup of Collibra Governance, the vendor's product team assists our company. At our company, we deploy Collibra Governance on the cloud.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Collibra Governance is extremely expensive. The solution is provided as a whole package, and users cannot avail of only a particular set of features; the whole package must be purchased even if it's not required.
Collibra Governance will face competition once a data governance tool hits the market that provides basic features at the ideal cost. The pricing model of Collibra Governance should be more flexible for clients.
What other advice do I have?
At our company, we have used the data catalog feature. Collibra Governance is the top data governance tool in the market. AI capabilities are already being introduced in Collibra Governance. The data lineage feature is also used in our company for data harvesting.
Based on the business requirements, we customize the solution if needed. I would rate the solution an eight out of ten. I would recommend Collibra Governance to others.
Increases trust in the data, saves time, and integrates easily with other tools
What is our primary use case?
I use the solution to link the technical and business terms and see the lineage between different technical terms. To track data flow, we start on the report level if there is a compliance requirement. We can see which data set a particular resource is using. We can see how the data table for the data set is created. We go back and trace the source. We try to define it from the source to the target end to end.
How has it helped my organization?
The product increases trust in the data. We know what is affected and where we need to update things if we change something.
What is most valuable?
The diagrams are good for data visualization. It is for technical and business terms. The technical lineage is for technical terms and data. Earlier, we used to maintain the data manually. Now, everything is automated. Sometimes, we still need to verify whether the lineage created automatically is correct or not because it might have a lot of information that is not needed. It is very easy to integrate Collibra Lineage with other tools. It provides APIs. It can be for any language like Java and Python. We can use the template provided in the marketplace.
What needs improvement?
We have to pay separately for each connector. The product must be cheaper. There must be a common license for the product.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using the solution since 2016.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The tool is stable. It provides good column-level and view-level lineage. I did not find stored procedures in the product. In the documentation, the product says that it is possible for some sources, though. I have not worked on every source that the product supports.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The tool is scalable. The solution is used by the people who use Catalog in our organization. It is available to everyone. We have to configure it once. Once configured, it will be available to everyone in a read-only mode. We need two developers for maintenance.
How are customer service and support?
The support team is common for Catalog and Lineage. When we raise a concern, we must mention what our issue is. It is diverted automatically to the right team.
How was the initial setup?
The setup is similar to the setup of Catalog. Catalog is a pre-requisite. It must be installed and configured first. Once the Catalog is installed, we must run the script for Lineage on the same server by configuring the details we want to scan. We can read the documentation and follow it easily. If we get stuck somewhere, the support team will help us. It is pretty straightforward.
What was our ROI?
The tool helps trace the lineage of complex environments.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The licensing cost depends on our requirements.
What other advice do I have?
I will recommend the tool to others. It saves time spent in creating lineage manually and maintains it over a long time. Overall, I rate the solution a nine out of ten.
Effective for data discovery and supports multiple authentication methods, not just username and password
What is our primary use case?
Catalog is primarily used for metadata cataloging and enriching it with additional information, such as adding business terms. Then, if lineage support is available in the tool, we can link business terms to technical terms.
Additionally, we can store sample data. If there's a client requirement, we can link physical metadata with reports or datasets. This allows users who need access to a particular dataset to obtain it by creating a dataset from the Catalog metadata.
How has it helped my organization?
For data discovery, we create datasets. The most frequently used datasets are featured on the dashboard. Users can create their own if their requirements aren't met by the most frequently used datasets. We also create data requests, and owners can approve these requests, which adds a process layer to accessing particular datasets.
So, it has been effective for data discovery in our company.
I use different functionalities within the tool. I use Collibra Catalog for metadata management or Collibra Lineage for data governance.
Once configured, data in the Catalog will be automatically updated, reducing the need for manual maintenance. So, the automation feature has positively impacted our data management tasks.
What is most valuable?
The data lineage capability is valuable as it shows how different sources are connected and how data flows, which is crucial for projects like migrations.
Moreover, data lineage visualization in Collibra Catalog aids our data governance initiatives. It's very important for identifying impacted reports during updates, making it crucial for decision-making due to its ability to link business and technical terms.
What needs improvement?
I'd like to see more integration with other reporting sources like Qlik Sense, beyond the currently supported ones like Tableau and Power BI.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using it since 2019. It has been a long time.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Collibra updates the job server every quarter, so it's a stable solution that requires quarterly updates.
I would rate the stability a nine out of ten because it's quite good.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It's scalable. We create different configurations for each data source to minimize latency and ensure efficient data governance. This decentralized approach makes it highly scalable.
I would rate it a nine out of ten because it's quite good. It supports multiple authentication methods, not just username and password. It supports mechanisms like Windows authentication or any other supported source, so there's no issue.
We make it available to everyone in the company. Moreover, most users are on the client side during implementation.
How are customer service and support?
The customer service and support have improved, and Collibra provides very good solutions now. They have a knowledge base that can answer our queries, suggesting solutions before we need to contact support.
How was the initial setup?
The setup is quite easy and takes about 30 minutes to an hour if you have everything you need. Configuration isn't very difficult.
Deployment involves creating a job server in the client-hosted environment and configuring it to connect to all data tools, like MySQL, Oracle, or SQL Server. Then, we establish a connection between the job server and Collibra.
Data governance instances and the job server send requests to the actual data sources. Metadata gathered from the sources is passed to Collibra through this setup.
We're moving towards cloud solutions, so Collibra Data Intelligence is on the cloud. Collibra Edge can be server-based, but the job server can also be on-premises. It supports both setups, but the direction is towards cloud-only solutions.
What about the implementation team?
One person can maintain the solution, and we need one service account for it.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Collibra offers a per-user licensing model.
What other advice do I have?
Overall, I would rate the solution an eight out of ten because we can connect to multiple sources or create custom connectors, making it a good solution.
I highly recommend it.
Can be used for governance-related tasks like building business glossaries and creating policies
What is our primary use case?
We mostly use Collibra Governance for governance-related tasks like building business glossaries and creating policies.
What is most valuable?
Collibra Governance comes with a lot of features, and we have used it in one of our projects for metadata management and data lineage. I have used the solution to create governance rules and a centralized repository for business glossaries.
What needs improvement?
The solution's metadata management is pretty novice and could be improved.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Collibra Governance for around one year.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I rate Collibra Governance a nine out of ten for stability.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Collibra Governance is more suitable for medium-level and enterprise businesses.
I rate Collibra Governance a nine out of ten for scalability.
How are customer service and support?
The solution's technical support was good, but there was a delay in their response time, possibly because of the time zones.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
How was the initial setup?
The solution’s initial setup is simple.
What about the implementation team?
The solution's deployment will not take more than a week and can be done in five working days.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The solution's pricing is moderate and not very expensive.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
Informatica is coming up with some level of data governance. erwin Data Modeler is quickly emerging as a competitor for Collibra in the coming days.
What other advice do I have?
Collibra Governance is deployed on the cloud in our organization.
Overall, I rate Collibra Governance an eight out of ten.
Customizable platform with efficient cataloging features
What is our primary use case?
We use the product for classification based on the different regulations and compliance requirements.
What is most valuable?
The platform is customizable. In comparison, Informatica Axon has predefined facets. Meanwhile, Collibra lets us create custom assets. It helps us build a powerful workflow mechanism where there can be any stewardship, including issue management governing assets using policies, regulations, or business rules. They are integrated very well. It has a lot of connectors with different source systems and efficient cataloging features.
What needs improvement?
There could be more integration similar to Snowflake, for instance. They do support integration, but complete lineage is not possible. Certain implementations, including lineage maps, could be user-friendly. At the moment, there needs to be more lineage between data sources. It needs improvements in terms of attribute connectivity during data transformation.
For how long have I used the solution?
We have been using Collibra Governance for seven or eight years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It is a stable platform.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Collibra Governance is suitable for enterprise businesses. It is a SaaS product. Thus, the end users don’t have to maintain scalability or maintenance.
How are customer service and support?
The technical support team is responsive.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I have worked with Informatica Axon and Data Catalog. In comparison, Collibra has better workflow management features. I recommend it for technical usage as well. However, Axon is more user-friendly for creating lineage diagrams. It has ready-to-use templates for deployment.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup process is complicated. However, once you get good training and understanding of the system, it is very straightforward. Some of the configurations require support. It takes around a week or two to complete all the configuration for the existing ecosystem.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
For Informatica, we have to buy cataloging and governance separately. Meanwhile, Collibra offers one structure for both. We purchase its annual license. There is an extra cost for additional users.
What other advice do I have?
I rate Collibra Governance an eight out of ten.
User-friendly solution that provides centralized and collaborative framework
What is our primary use case?
There are different use cases, including integration with other applications, setting up operating models for specific business domains, such as finance or manufacturing, defining domain structures, and implementing data quality rules and scorecards. The specific use cases can vary from client to client, but they generally involve leveraging Collibra's capabilities to establish a strong governance framework and improve data management across the organization.
What is most valuable?
I appreciate its user-friendly interface. It facilitates explaining and handing over the data between the teams. It enables a linear view of the data assets across different levels, providing a comprehensive understanding. While other tools may offer similar features, Collibra Governance stands out for its integration capabilities, particularly with platforms like Google Cloud. It is also well-regarded for its modern and cloud-based approach, which aligns with the needs of clients that utilize multiple cloud solutions.
What needs improvement?
There are certain limitations and difficulties regarding the migration of complex data quality rules, as the tool may struggle with lengthy calculations and longer loading times. Our clients reported that they have experienced runtime errors in those scenarios, Also, setting up the tool and seeing real results can take a significant amount of time and manual effort. Many clients struggle to find experienced consultants due to the tool's extensive features, and this shortage impacts the deployment process and overall value realization. The pricing structure is significantly expensive and not affordable for all the clients. I would suggest that Collibra consider offering a lighter version of the tool for small companies. Currently, the main focus of their strategy lies in targeting medium and large enterprises.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using this solution for a year now.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It provides good stability. We didn't have many complaints about it. There have been some challenges with complex rules, particularly about data quality.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It offers good scalability that is suitable for medium to large companies.
How are customer service and support?
They provide excellent support, and there is positive feedback in the market regarding their support services. The collaboration between Collibra Governance and their clients fosters mutual learning and improvement.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I previously used other solutions, like Azure and Informatica, but Collibra Governance offers the best experience regarding the user-friendly nature of the interface. While the other tools have their strengths, Collibra stands out for its compatibility features. It is a competitive solution that offers a variety of comprehensive capabilities.
What about the implementation team?
Configuring is relatively easy with the right training and materials, which is essential for users to understand and utilize the tool effectively. The complexity of the configuration itself depends on the scope of the project, with smaller use cases typically taking one to two months. For larger projects, a team of three to four people, including a developer, engineer, and governance specialist, may be required for deployment. The maintenance is straightforward. Overall, it is a user-friendly tool for administrators.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Generally, it is a rather expensive solution compared to some other tools in the market, but I found it to be fair-priced for its capabilities. The cost barrier often causes potential clients, especially small companies, to opt for other choices. I saw many clients coming back to Collibra after realizing that other tools have significant limitations. The cost factor also varies depending on the size of the company, as larger organizations have a bigger capital to invest in multiple tools.
What other advice do I have?
I recommend considering it, as it provides valuable features. It may be advisable to evaluate and assess the requirements and preferences of the client before making a final decision. I would rate the solution eight out of ten.
A user-friendly for those who are not technically inclined and useful for cataloging various reports
What is our primary use case?
I use Collibra Catalog for cataloging various reports, data elements, and tables, along with schema, associated with all the various attributes of the element itself, like business rules and sensitive data.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable features of the solution are the ability to PnP with all the various DBs in the background and to ensure that the Tableau is updated and any changes are visual while notifying about the integration to various business rules, data rules, data quality rules, and systems.
What needs improvement?
The tool's overall functionalities need to improve since, nowadays, many tools, from a business perspective, are easy to use.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have experience with Collibra Catalog. I am an end-user of the tool. My company is a customer of the product.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Stability-wise, I rate the solution a seven out of ten.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Scalability-wise, it is a good solution. I rate the solution's scalability a seven and a half or eight out of ten.
Collibra Catalog is continuously being used in our company in as many ways as we can incorporate from various partners on the data elements and data landscaping, so we are slowly building it out.
How was the initial setup?
Though unsure, I feel that the initial setup of Collibra Catalog is pretty complex over the system.
What other advice do I have?
I think Collibra Catalog is one of the better products out there. The ability to PnP in the back-end and get all the updates is amazing in the solution. Collibra has its own rules engines and has incorporated other rules engines as well.
Collibra Catalog is simple to use and user-friendly for those who are not technically inclined since it is easy to find while also easy to see data lineage diagrams.
I rate the overall product an eight out of ten.
A useful solution with a great range of features
What is our primary use case?
We use the solution to organize data. The IT team has access to the data and knows where it is stored, but when it comes to legal compliances and various regulations, the business itself does not have control over where the data is stored and how it is stored. Typically, the business wants to have control over where the data is stored, the various data classifications, and data sensitivity. That is the main reason why we use Collibra Governance.
What is most valuable?
I appreciate the range of features it has. Based on the reviews of some of the other tools we use, we find that the other tools lack in certain areas. If I had to choose a comprehensive tool across all the fields of data governance, I would opt for Collibra Governance.
The most valuable feature is the Technical Lineage. The fact that you can trace the auditability of a particular field or attribute across various systems is very useful.
What needs improvement?
There are a few things that need improvement. From a usability perspective, customers usually find some areas of the solution a bit complex. It takes a long time for the customers to get used to the UI and the interface. Another thing that the customers complain about when they opt for Collibra is the pricing. There are fees for additional features which mess with the customers' overall budgets.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using Collibra Governance for about two and a half years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It is a very stable solution. I would give it a nine out of ten. It works very well compared to other solutions on the market.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The scalability of the solution is good. I give it an eight out of ten.
How are customer service and support?
The response time of technical support is typically high.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Neutral
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
Nowadays, most customers are looking into Microsoft Stack, so we use Microsoft Purview as well, although Calibra Governance is our preferred choice since it's much more stable than Purview.
Up until now, Collibra Governance has been the market leader and is always the first one to add new features. Purview tries to bring out a lot of features as fast as possible, but those features are not very stable and have a lot of bugs. Purview has the upper hand when it comes to the usability of the app system. It is easier for customers to understand the feature list while using Purview. For example, after using both solutions for a few weeks, they usually have a better grasp of Purview than Callibra Governance.
How was the initial setup?
Since it is a SaaS platform in a way, the solution is deployed on Collibra cloud. The deployment is pretty straightforward since Collibra deploys it on its own. It takes about a week to get the core of the system up and running. After, we configure it to fit the specific needs.
On a scale from one to ten, the simplicity of the setup would be an eight.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Collibra Governance's pricing is based on its features. You get what you pay for. There are other solutions that are cost-effective but lower quality. With Collibra, you get a fair-value product if you pay a bit more.
What other advice do I have?
I would not recommend using the Big Bang approach with Collibra Governance. You should understand the bigger picture of what you want to do. Start off with a few systems and four small modules. Get feedback from the business and then continuously evolve it. It is better to have the implementation spread out over a one-year period than have it crammed down within three to six months while trying to implement everything at once.
I would say that Collibra Governance is suitable for small to medium businesses.
Overall, I rate the solution a nine out of ten.
Robust and flexible solution, with steep learning curve and potential deployment challenges
Flexibility: is both a blessing and a potential challenge. The ability to customize workflows, data dictionaries, and even user interfaces to align with specific organizational needs is a big plus. This adaptability ensures that the tool can cater to a variety of use cases.
User-Friendly Interface: Despite its complexity, Collibra manages to present its features in a user-friendly manner, especially in the last release. The interface is intuitive and offers easy navigation, helping users to grasp the tool's functionalities quickly.
Potential for Confusion: With great flexibility comes the potential for confusion. The plethora of options and customizable features might overwhelm new users. It's essential for organizations to establish clear governance and training strategies to ensure users make the most of the tool without getting lost in its complexities. It is good to highlight that despite the complexity, Collibra uses really basic concepts that, once learned, speed up the implementation curve.
Deployment Challenges: Deploying Collibra across an organization can sometimes pose challenges due to its highly customizable nature. Ensuring that the tool aligns perfectly with existing processes and workflows might demand careful planning and customization, possibly adding some complexity to the deployment phase.
A reasonably stable tool requiring a straightforward deployment phase that ensures a return on investment for its users
What is our primary use case?
In my company, we use Collibra Governance for data catalog.
What needs improvement?
Pricing policy of the product is an area with certain shortcomings that needs improvement. I would like to see better pricing in future releases of the product. Collibra Governance needs to develop some new technology, like Atlan, that has been incorporating AI in the automation area of its products.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Collibra Governance for five years. I have ensured that one of my company's customers uses the solution's latest version. My company has a partnership with Collibra.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Stability-wise, I rate the solution a nine out of ten.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Scalability-wise, I rate the solution an eight out of ten.
Around 30 people in my organization use the solution.
How are customer service and support?
The solution's technical support is helpful and responsive. I rate the technical support an eight out of ten.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I have probably worked with most of the products in the market related to data governance and data catalog, including products like Informatica Axon. I still do work with Informatica Axon at times.
How was the initial setup?
The product's deployment phase was straightforward.
The solution is deployed on an AWS Cloud, which is a private cloud.
What about the implementation team?
The deployment process is carried out by Collibra Governance's technical team.
What was our ROI?
There is definitely a return on investment from using the product, especially if you associate it with a data catalog tool. The return on investments is in terms of optimizing the process of development, data quality improvement, and having a single repository source of information for the metadata of the entire organization.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
I don't know the licensing costs of the product since it is a SaaS solution.
I rate the pricing a three on a scale of one to ten, where one is expensive, and ten is cheap.
What other advice do I have?
The maintenance is something that is carried out automatically by Collibra Governance.
I rate the overall solution an eight out of ten.