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Collibra Platform pros and cons

Vendor: Collibra
4.0 out of 5
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PROS

Collibra Platform significantly reduces the time needed to find data owners and has improved data discoverability and governance standardization.
Collibra Lineage offers multiple automation options and the ability to manually create lineage, enhancing data governance initiatives.
Workflows in Collibra Platform are highly valuable, allowing custom workflow creation and improving existing processes.
Data cataloging and classification are key features in Collibra Catalog, contributing to improved data governance and compliance.
Technical support for Collibra Platform is highly rated, providing excellent assistance and responsiveness.

CONS

Collibra Platform needs improvement in optimizing workflows as they currently send excessive notifications and it is unclear how many times a workflow instance is triggered.
Data discovery and data classification in Collibra Platform require enhancements, particularly to address data redundancies and improve the processing of sensitive data on-prem.
There is a need for more integration with various reporting sources and out-of-the-box connectors, particularly for older technologies and certain key systems.
Collibra Platform's pricing model is considered expensive, with the need for consolidation of features like the privacy module and AI tools into a single package to save costs.
Connectivity with different applications and platforms in Collibra Platform could be improved to streamline access controls and metadata management effectively.
 

Collibra Platform Pros review quotes

SC
Data Governance And Quality Consultant at a consultancy with 1,001-5,000 employees
May 8, 2026
Through the business glossary, the data discovery time, such as the data search time gets reduced by almost 50%.
reviewer2836044 - PeerSpot reviewer
Master Data Manager at a recruiting/HR firm with 51-200 employees
May 6, 2026
Collibra Platform has had a positive impact on structure, transparency, and alignment around data in my organization.
MM
Senior Consultant at Infosys
Jun 11, 2025
The integration with other Collibra Lineage products is valuable in our data governance initiatives.
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reviewer2835714 - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Manager at a recruiting/HR firm with 11-50 employees
May 4, 2026
Collibra Platform has positively impacted my organization in all the ways I mentioned, as the benefits and user adoption for different data stewards and data custodians were easier because it has a very nice GUI.
Paritosh Anand - PeerSpot reviewer
Collibra Developer at a consultancy with 11-50 employees
May 15, 2026
Collibra Platform has achieved improved data discoverability and governance standardization with reduced manual efforts and better compliance visibility.
CB
data scientist at Apexon
May 11, 2026
Collibra Platform is a wonderful platform that has helped with metadata ingestion in real projects.
Saikat Ghosh - PeerSpot reviewer
Consulting Principal & Founder at Digital Data Consultancy
Aug 28, 2025
Implementing Collibra Governance is definitely something that all organizations having data need, especially for large enterprises where data is distributed across multiple data stacks, bringing rigor for both data management and data engineering.
BD
Data Governance Developer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Jun 6, 2025
The main benefits that Collibra Lineage provides include measurable advantages.
MN
Software Engineer at Shell
Jun 17, 2025
Gartner identifies Collibra Catalog as the leader, which aligns with our observations.
SY
Data Engineer at Dataeconomy
May 19, 2025
The data quality functionality provides cutting-edge, next-level insights when compared to other tools such as Alation and Microsoft Purview.
 

Collibra Platform Cons review quotes

SC
Data Governance And Quality Consultant at a consultancy with 1,001-5,000 employees
May 8, 2026
Capturing the lineage becomes a little cumbersome in Collibra Platform when the technology landscape is a combination of multiple tools, so that is one thing which can be simplified.
reviewer2836044 - PeerSpot reviewer
Master Data Manager at a recruiting/HR firm with 51-200 employees
May 6, 2026
A few areas where I think Collibra Platform can improve include user experience; Collibra Platform is very powerful, but for new or occasional users, it can feel complex.
MM
Senior Consultant at Infosys
Jun 11, 2025
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.
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reviewer2835714 - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Manager at a recruiting/HR firm with 11-50 employees
May 4, 2026
Collibra Platform can be improved by adopting customized AI tools, similar to what other platforms like Databricks and Unity Catalog offer.
Paritosh Anand - PeerSpot reviewer
Collibra Developer at a consultancy with 11-50 employees
May 15, 2026
Customer support for Collibra Platform is slightly different. For premium support, if I pay extra, they provide a very good and quick response.
CB
data scientist at Apexon
May 11, 2026
Collibra Platform can be improved in simpler relationship management because some people feel Collibra Platform is complex for non-business users.
Saikat Ghosh - PeerSpot reviewer
Consulting Principal & Founder at Digital Data Consultancy
Aug 28, 2025
Regarding licensing, I find it is one of the more expensive options, so it is not particularly affordable.
BD
Data Governance Developer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Jun 6, 2025
If a developer implements ETL in Glue or PySpark, Collibra cannot capture lineage out of that.
MN
Software Engineer at Shell
Jun 17, 2025
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.
SY
Data Engineer at Dataeconomy
May 19, 2025
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.