I use the Collibra Lineage visualization features. The solution helps me understand data flows effectively. Collibra Lineage impacts my data analysis by helping to identify where data is used, making it significantly useful. The solution facilitates compliance by defining where sensitive data is located, helping to trace sensitive data.
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Provides an end-to-end perspective of data usage and assists in identifying sensitive data across the enterprise
What is our primary use case?
What is most valuable?
One of the best features of Collibra Lineage is that it provides an end-to-end perspective of where data is used in the enterprise.
The positive benefit from using Collibra Lineage is that it provides an end-to-end perspective of data usage in the organization.
What needs improvement?
There is room for improvement in Collibra Lineage as it could incorporate automation features which would allow it to find data lineage across a data stack independently.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been working with Collibra Lineage for approximately four or five years.
What was my experience with deployment of the solution?
I don't have much experience with Collibra Lineage, so I cannot comment on whether it is straightforward in terms of installation or if there are challenges when implementing.
I personally don't participate in the installation of Collibra Lineage.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Collibra Lineage is a stable solution.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Collibra Lineage is scalable.
How are customer service and support?
I did not communicate with their support for Collibra Lineage, so I would not know if they were helpful or responsive.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Neutral
What about the implementation team?
When it comes to implementing Collibra Lineage, three or four engineers are involved.
What was our ROI?
Using Collibra Lineage is beneficial in terms of finance.
The metrics I track to measure efficiency improvement after using Collibra Lineage include integration and analytics. The time spent to identify data usage is reduced significantly.
What other advice do I have?
Because I have not used Collibra Lineage extensively, I will not comment on future updates, improvements, or features I would like to see, such as more customization, more AI features, a refreshed interface, or a lower price. I rate Collibra Lineage 8 out of 10.
Facilitates enterprise data management with strong governance and collaboration features
What is our primary use case?
Implementing Collibra Governance is definitely something that all organizations having data need. It's the kind of tool especially for large enterprises where data is distributed across multiple data stacks, bringing rigor for both data management and data engineering.
What is most valuable?
We use Collibra Governance for metadata management and access restrictions, as well as lineage.
We use Collibra's Data Stewardship features. In terms of role assignment and accountability, there are three levels of users: people who are data users, then there are data stewards, who are users of data enforcing compliance and rigor around data, and finally, the data governor who sets up policies and principles.
We have utilized Collibra's Business Glossary. It is good for reference of the data, understanding what the data is about, which helps maintain data accuracy.
Collibra's integration capabilities benefit our organization, although compared to the rest of the market, it is a bit cumbersome, but it's acceptable.
My experience with Collibra's collaboration tools in improving data literacy has been quite good. I think it is one of the best for helping people understand and discuss certain data sets and manage workflows.
What needs improvement?
In future updates, I would like to see more AI-based capability in Collibra Governance, wherein the data definitions can be auto-generated and lineage can be tracked down easier.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been working with it for probably 12 years.
How was the initial setup?
The installation process is quite straightforward, but for it to be adapted by the organization presents challenges based on the organization, so it's not a technical challenge.
For a basic installation, I spend just a few weeks, probably about two weeks on setup and configuration.
What about the implementation team?
Three to four people from my side usually take part in the implementation.
What was our ROI?
There are some benefits in the long run in terms of return on investment. While there are no direct cost reductions, there is significant indirect cost reduction. If I consider putting data governance in place without a tool like this, it's difficult, resulting in a significant cost improvement. If something else can be used instead and it's more expensive, that is a consideration.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Regarding licensing, I find it is one of the more expensive options, so it is not particularly affordable.
What other advice do I have?
The interface is very good, with no complaints.
I do work with other vendors as well. Some other vendors I work with include Informatica, Atlan, and Suchi.
On a scale of 1-10, I rate Collibra Governance a 9.
Users benefit from discoverability and marketplace features but seek automation for enhanced data access
What is our primary use case?
We have a data platform and we use Collibra Catalog as enterprise governance tools. We are using Collibra Catalog for basic functionality.
What is most valuable?
It has various features such as cataloging data products and data sets, and it also has a marketplace and edge connectors to scan metadata. All these are various features, and the data quality aspects are there as well.
Discoverability is one of the key things we are always looking into.
Lineage is also available, including both technical and metadata lineage.
What needs improvement?
One of the very key drawbacks is that automation for access provisioning is not available. If I discover a data set or data product in the marketplace and want to access the data, this feature doesn't exist at all.
This is the biggest problem because without access automation enabled, users cannot get access to the underlying data.
For how long have I used the solution?
We have been using it for 4 and 1/2 years now.
What was my experience with deployment of the solution?
Deployment issues exist; every time we do a deployment, it erases the data in its previous versions. We have highlighted this to Collibra Catalog and have raised a ticket. They are working on it.
We are not satisfied as it is not yet completed. We raised this issue a year ago, but there have not been any results yet.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Response time is the main issue.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The solution is scalable.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We have multiple cataloging systems similar to Collibra Catalog.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Pricing is not under my purview as I am an architect. The platform team handles the licensing aspects.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
The comparison shows that each tool has its own pros and cons.
Gartner identifies Collibra Catalog as the leader, which aligns with our observations.
What other advice do I have?
I have read reports about Collibra Governance and Microsoft Purview on the website. We are currently using Collibra Catalog. We also use Tableau. I work as a Collibra Catalog architect. The tech support rating is six out of ten. Overall, I rate this solution 8 out of 10.
User features offer accessibility but documentation and technical support require enhancement
What is our primary use case?
I have been working with Collibra Lineage for more than five years now, overall almost five years. I am using the product myself for molecular consultants and resellers at a consulting firm.
What is most valuable?
The best features of Collibra Lineage are quite user-friendly, and business users can use it much better than other catalog tools such as Talend or challenges according to my team. The traceability diagrams are very complicated and not user-friendly at all.
The automatic data flow mapping is effective; some of the integrations pose issues in terms of the configuration of those data sources, but it works fine. Even transformation platforms such as DVD work really well.
The integration with other Collibra Lineage products is valuable in our data governance initiatives. I have worked on many migration projects where organizations are moving away from other catalogs such as Talend or Informatica Axon and Informatica EDC to Collibra Lineage. I have worked on projects where we are creating the catalog from scratch on both fronts.
What needs improvement?
The configuration issues I face include troubleshooting that is not very helpful. I keep struggling with that and usually have to go to the Citizen data platform and the marketplace to get the answers I am looking for.
The controlled logs and documentation need improvement, particularly regarding how to access class features that they do not control, and documentation in terms of customization and UI customization. Dashboarding needs significant improvement as the widgets are not very clear or usable, and there is not much documentation around it.
To make Collibra Lineage better, additional features should be added to help technical users. They have improved significantly in terms of university courses in the last five years, but aspects such as AI governance and data notebook are not being promoted adequately. Data notebook is a very good feature, but there is a mismatch in the courses' speed and how quickly they are giving people the ability to learn about it.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been working with Collibra Lineage for more than five years now.
What was my experience with deployment of the solution?
The implementation becomes more complicated, especially in terms of integration if there is no Collibra Lineage native connector. If you have to build gateways using the APIs or communicate with the APIs, it becomes significantly more complicated.
How are customer service and support?
I would rate their technical support a seven or eight, as it depends on the payment tier. If you have paid for support, they respond to every email, and you have a personal account manager who takes care of all issues. If you just purchased a license without a support system, it is hard to get a decent reply on tickets, but this is true for most other catalog tools as well.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I usually recommend products such as Purview instead of Collibra Lineage, which is a significant downgrade from Collibra Lineage in terms of experience and key features. I have seen people moving to in-house catalog tools as well.
What was our ROI?
The product is definitely expensive. I have seen many customers moving away from Collibra Lineage after using it for a couple of years because the cost-benefit analysis does not give them a favorable report. They are paying too much for features they are not able to utilize.
The pricing presents both advantages and challenges. Many clients do not anticipate the effort required to develop a catalog and fully utilize it for data consumption. When considering the time and effort required to build a catalog and utilize it effectively, combined with the prices, it often does not make financial sense.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
I usually recommend products such as Purview instead of Collibra Lineage, which is a significant downgrade from Collibra Lineage in terms of experience and key features. I have seen people moving to in-house catalog tools as well.
What other advice do I have?
I would still recommend Collibra Lineage to others, as I am a champion. I am a two-time Ranger certified person, and I speak about Collibra Lineage in a positive light when I get the chance. I rate this solution 8 out of 10.
Efficient data organization and natural language search improve usability
What is our primary use case?
The use case for Collibra Catalog is for metadata management.
What is most valuable?
The best features in Collibra Catalog are apparent when we do the integration and establish when we fetch the data into Collibra. We have an option to store everything into a particular domain under which all the data can reside. This feature stands out because when I worked with Alation and Microsoft Purview, they did not have these capabilities.
Using lineage and Collibra Catalog has helped me overall improve the trust and transparency regarding data origin and transformation.
The business glossary feature in Collibra Catalog contributes to consistent data terminology across my teams because it is easy to use. If you want to search any business term or business-related assets, you can go to the glossary and search for it directly. Instead of using global search, you can navigate directly to the glossary and find the asset more easily.
Collibra Catalog has improved my organization through data cataloging as we were able to find assets more easily. It was organized in a structured way so that everybody can understand where the assets reside and how to navigate them.
What needs improvement?
I have utilized the sophisticated search capability in Collibra Catalog, and it can be improved by implementing more natural language search capabilities. Currently, we need to enter the asset names or domain names as it checks for exact matches. If we could enter natural language search queries, it should fetch the relevant details.
In Collibra Catalog, the main area that has room for improvement is the search functionality. It should be more natural language oriented instead of searching for exact names.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Collibra Catalog for 3 years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I would rate the stability of Collibra Catalog as seven.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
For scalability, I would rate Collibra Catalog as eight.
How are customer service and support?
I would rate support for Collibra Catalog a seven. There are some documentation materials which we were unable to understand clearly. More clear documentation on the Catalog site would be beneficial.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Neutral
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
When comparing Collibra Catalog to other vendors' products in the market, I noticed that Alation has more features. In Alation, we have natural language search along with several filters which can be applied on the search itself. These features are not present in Collibra Catalog.
How was the initial setup?
The deployment for Collibra Catalog took about 10 to 20 minutes to complete.
What other advice do I have?
I haven't worked on GDPR and CCPA regulations, so I am not sure about their implementation.
The same number of users continue to work with Collibra Catalog.
I would recommend Collibra Catalog to other users if they implement changes such as natural text search. There are some small bugs that need fixing, but I would still recommend it. If they improve these aspects, it will be more beneficial for everyone.
I rate Collibra Catalog an eight out of ten.
Collaboration tools enhance data workflows and improve governance processes
What is our primary use case?
My use case for Collibra Lineage is for data governance; the purpose is to manage and govern our data effectively.
What is most valuable?
The best features of Collibra Lineage include its ability to map data flows and provide clear visualizations. I appreciate the interface, the reporting capabilities, and the overall user experience about this product. I use the automatic data flow mapping and visualization feature, and it helps my organization by providing clarity in understanding data lineage.
I have been using this solution for three years, and the improvements I have seen include better data quality and compliance, which benefits my business mainly by reducing risks.
What needs improvement?
There are areas of improvement in Collibra Lineage, including pricing, support, and reporting. Regarding pricing, it is somewhat expensive, and I think it could be more cost-efficient.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Collibra Lineage for three years.
What was my experience with deployment of the solution?
The deployment of Collibra Lineage was complex in general.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I experience occasional downtime, bugs, and some glitches.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
I would rate the scalability of Collibra Lineage as a nine; it is a scalable solution for my business.
How are customer service and support?
I would rate the technical support from one to ten as a seven, with ten being the best.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Neutral
What about the implementation team?
Approximately twenty users work with Collibra Lineage.
What other advice do I have?
I would definitely recommend this product to other users. The impact of Collibra Lineage on my data governance processes is significant in ensuring data quality and compliance. The integration with other Collibra products is valuable in my data governance initiatives.
The deployment was done through cloud and took about a month. I am just a customer, and my clients are generally small to medium businesses. My overall rating for Collibra Lineage is 9 out of 10.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Provides comprehensive features and benefits while allowing room for improvements
What is our primary use case?
Regarding my most common use cases for Collibra Data Intelligence Platform, I can describe them clearly.
The platform provides me with data cataloging features, which is really helpful.
How has it helped my organization?
I can confirm that using the Collibra Data Intelligence Platform provides time savings, money savings, and other benefits that I have experienced.
What is most valuable?
Collibra Data Intelligence Platform impressively provides AI features.
I have noticed it works within one ecosystem where each tool is collaborating effectively.
What needs improvement?
In terms of improvements, I would highlight a few points that could be enhanced in the Collibra Data Intelligence Platform.
How are customer service and support?
I am satisfied with the Collibra technical support team. If I ever contacted them, I might have had some issue or question for them.
If I had to rate them, I would definitely use a scale from one to ten to express my thoughts effectively.
I would give a 10 for the support team.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
How was the initial setup?
I have some experience deploying the Collibra Data Intelligence Platform, and the initial setup and configuration for the needs take a specific timeframe.
I may not recall exactly how long it took for my company or my clients to deploy the Collibra Data Intelligence Platform, but I can provide an estimate.
It is impressive to see how fast it can be set up, typically within a few days or working days, which I can confirm is really fast.
What other advice do I have?
On our website, I did research on Data Governance tools, and I can share feedback on that type of tools.
I am representing PeerSpot, which is a review website, and I am collecting feedback on the tools to publish an article on our website.
For Data Governance tools, I have worked with Purview of Microsoft, though this was mainly for research and POC that I did for my clients.
I have been working with Collibra Data Intelligence Platform for a specific period.
On a scale of 1 to 10, I would rate Collibra Data Intelligence Platform a 10.
Workflows and data quality increase productivity with efficient automation
What is our primary use case?
I work with Collibra Data Intelligence Platform. I am experienced in both platforms, but more experienced with Collibra Data Intelligence Platform. I have experience creating workflows, harvesting technical lineage, and working with Data Governance along with data quality.
What is most valuable?
The workflows in Collibra Data Intelligence Platform are unique as no other Data Governance tool has this feature. The data quality functionality provides cutting-edge, next-level insights when compared to other tools such as Alation and Microsoft Purview. In governance, Collibra Data Intelligence Platform has an upper hand.
The mapping features in Collibra Data Intelligence Platform allow users to import and export Excel files. While importing Excel files, users can map to numerous assets. We can build relations using these imports and mappings, and obtain lineage information. Additionally, there is integration between Data Quality and the data intelligence platform, which enables another type of mapping.
The workflows in Collibra Data Intelligence Platform save substantial time by allowing us to create and assign tasks to business stewards and stakeholders. Instead of sending emails each day, we can create tasks that automatically generate notifications to streamline the process.
What needs improvement?
The main advantage of Purview is its integration with Microsoft solutions. Data can be harvested from any solution within Azure, data fabric, or other platforms easily with Purview. With Collibra Data Intelligence Platform, users need to create and establish connections, which requires entering connection details. This process is more time-consuming in Collibra Data Intelligence Platform compared to Purview, where everything can be done in minutes. Additionally, Purview includes data products, which Collibra Data Intelligence Platform is currently introducing. For stakeholders, data products are crucial.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using the solution for three years, precisely two years and ten months. This July it will be three years. I started as a fresher in Data Governance and have been working in this field since the beginning.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I have not experienced any downtime or stability issues until now.
How are customer service and support?
I have not had any experience working with AI governance-related API. I am satisfied with their support team. I encountered some issues with data quality initially in Collibra Data Intelligence Platform, and they resolved those issues. I also faced challenges with establishing data quality rules in DQC aggregation files, which were resolved by the support team.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
How was the initial setup?
There were no blockers during setup. It was straightforward to create workflows and deploy them into Collibra Data Intelligence Platform by following the documentation.
What other advice do I have?
Data quality in Collibra Data Intelligence Platform involves six dimensions: accuracy, completeness, integrity, and timeliness. The platform's Data Quality encompasses all these aspects.
Task completion time depends on the specific tasks in Collibra Data Intelligence Platform. For example, an approval task typically takes less than one hour.
Collibra Data Intelligence Platform introduced AI governance approximately two years ago. It features assessments that work in conjunction with AI governance, where users answer questions created by stakeholders or Data Owners.
I rate this solution 8 out of 10.
integrating AI features ensures excellent customer service and efficient data handling
What is our primary use case?
What is most valuable?
What needs improvement?
For how long have I used the solution?
What was my experience with deployment of the solution?
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
How are customer service and support?
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
How was the initial setup?
What was our ROI?
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
What other advice do I have?
It enables data governance with customizable workflows and effective customer support
What is our primary use case?
I used Collibra Catalog primarily for cataloging all the assets. We created data dictionaries by ingesting data from multiple databases into Collibra Catalog and setting up workflows for review and approval processes.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable features of Collibra Catalog are its customizability and ease of use. We created data dictionaries both by ingesting our database structures and for non-database sources. We also set up different communities, defining ownership and stewardship with customizable workflows.
What needs improvement?
There is an issue with Collibra Catalog's pricing model, especially for organizations with many databases, as the initial package comes with a limited number of connectors. This can lead to manual efforts to connect more databases, increasing costs. It would be beneficial if they offered more connectors as part of the initial package.
For how long have I used the solution?
We used Collibra Catalog as long as we had Collibra, starting from when we began cataloging all our assets.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I did not have any issues with the stability of Collibra Catalog.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Collibra Catalog is quite scalable. We were a big bank and had thousands of assets without any issues.
How are customer service and support?
When using the Collibra Resident Architect program, the customer service was excellent, with issues quickly resolved. Without the program, the support was decent, with response times of 24-48 hours. Sometimes the support was useful, and sometimes it was not.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Neutral
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
My company initially used Collibra, but after being acquired by BMO, which had a contract with Informatica, we had to switch. BMO had recently renewed their contract with Informatica, which led to letting go of Collibra.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup was straightforward with the involvement of our IT team. It is important to have a Collibra Resident Architect for a successful implementation, which we found more effective than hiring external contractors.
What about the implementation team?
We used the Collibra Resident Architect program instead of hiring contractors. This was a cost-effective approach, and it was extremely beneficial to have a knowledgeable Collibra employee assist with setup and configuration.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The pricing for Collibra was good since we did not have many add-ons. However, adding modules like Privacy could become expensive. The value is still greater when considering the cost of customizing other tools.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
I have experience comparing Microsoft Purview and Data Hub alongside Collibra. Collibra is favored for governance, while Purview, integrated with Azure, is a better fit for engineers than business users.
What other advice do I have?
I would definitely recommend Collibra Catalog to others. Of all the catalogs I've used, Collibra stands out as being more of a full tool for governance. As long as Collibra can connect to your databases, it cannot be easily beaten. I rate the overall solution an 8 out of 10.