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.
Data Analyst for the Data Services at a energy/utilities company with 5,001-10,000 employees
A user-friendly for those who are not technically inclined and useful for cataloging various reports
Pros and Cons
- "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."
- "The tool's overall functionalities need to improve since, nowadays, many tools, from a business perspective, are easy to use."
What is our primary use case?
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.
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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.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.

Data Strategy and governance consultant at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
One of the best solutions for data governance
Pros and Cons
- "Collibra Catalog's best feature is the data quality checker."
- "Collibra Catalog could improve its automation to increase the efficiency of the software."
What is our primary use case?
I primarily use Collibra Catalog for data management and governance. It lets you build data catalogs, making sure you've got the right definitions for business terms so that everyone's aligned. It also ensures that the correct roles and responsibilities are assigned and the correct data stewards are assigned to the correct data set.
What is most valuable?
Collibra Catalog's best feature is the data quality checker. It has a functionality that displays a tick when the data set is complete and the data is working and matching properly. This is a good way to validate if the data quality is sufficient.
What needs improvement?
Ai is a critical thing in today's world, so Collibra Catalog could improve its automation to increase the efficiency of the software.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using Collibra Catalog for four to five months.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I would rate Collibra Catalog's stability eight out of ten.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
I would rate Collibra Catalog's scalability eight out of ten.
How was the initial setup?
I would rate the ease of the initial setup seven out of ten. Deployment takes two to three days.
What was our ROI?
Our ROI from Collibra Catalog is about 15%.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Collibra Catalog is fairly priced - I would rate their pricing seven out of ten.
What other advice do I have?
I would recommend Collibra Catalog as one of the best solutions for data governance. I'd give Collibra Catalog a rating of eight out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Business and Technology Consultant at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Stable, secure, with good deployment
Pros and Cons
- "We have had no complaints about the stability."
What is our primary use case?
We use Collibra Catalog for the business glossary.
What is most valuable?
We have found that Collibra Catalog is very easy to use. We suggest a small proof of concept because businesses look at things differently in different parts of the company.
What needs improvement?
I think they can bring a few more features and align better with other quality products.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Collibra Catalog for one year now.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
We have not had many complaints about stability so I believe it is stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Since I have only used the product for a year now I can not really comment on how scalable it is currently.
How are customer service and support?
I would rate Collibra Catalog an eight out of ten.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Neutral
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The setup is easy to implement in your market.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Microsoft Azure
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.

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