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Ab Initio Co>Operating System vs Collibra Platform comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Ab Initio Co>Operating System
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
5
Ranking in other categories
Data Integration (31st), Workload Automation (20th)
Collibra Platform
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.2
Number of Reviews
90
Ranking in other categories
Data Governance (1st), Metadata Management (1st), AI Governance (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

Ab Initio Co>Operating System and Collibra Platform aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Ab Initio Co>Operating System is designed for Data Integration and holds a mindshare of 1.1%, down 1.5% compared to last year.
Collibra Platform, on the other hand, focuses on Data Governance, holds 8.5% mindshare, down 11.1% since last year.
Data Integration Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Ab Initio Co>Operating System1.1%
SSIS4.0%
Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud (IDMC)3.8%
Other91.1%
Data Integration
Data Governance Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Collibra Platform8.5%
Microsoft Purview Data Governance8.1%
Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud (IDMC)4.6%
Other78.8%
Data Governance
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer2777331 - PeerSpot reviewer
Data Analyst at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Metadata-driven lineage has transformed our data governance and delivers flexible integration
While Ab Initio Co>Operating System has positive attributes, I find that certain features can sometimes be difficult to understand. When I have too many import feeds opened, they can conflict with each other. If I'm using two separate import feeds for running my codes and they contain the same code inside, they experience conflicts, which creates difficulties. I believe this should not occur because it requires me to clear the work queue to run my import feed. I don't believe there are any missing features in Ab Initio Co>Operating System so far, but I would appreciate a better search feature. The global search is excellent, but a more in-depth search feature that allows me to search within the feeds or assets would be beneficial.
AK
Senior Consultant at Morgan Stanley
Data governance has transformed business glossaries and now drives AI-ready insights
I think it's a great platform. Searching can be made a little better. The data marketplace which it provides is also great, but sometimes when we are searching an element and we know we are not sure if we can find it or if we have missed it. Listing data domains in one place for quick visibility will be an add-on. I am not a hardcore coder. For a coder to create workflows and automate the process, I needed to learn Groovy script and create some workflows. In the automation part, I think it can also introduce a low-code, no-code platform where we can connect different connectors and we can quickly create some automated workflows, if at basic level only, because the next big thing is automation and AI. Low-code, no-code platforms are being used by everyone. I think that will be useful. When I look for a data domain, I'm not able to find it very quickly. For a business owner to know data domains and search data domains, it could be made a little easier. Also, the automation part needs improvement. We are only able to enter the data manually or connect to a data source, but now we want to create some workflows as well. That's why I've chosen a rating of eight. Otherwise, it's really great.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"Co>Operating System's most valuable feature is its ability to process bulk data effectively."
"Ab Initio reaches the highest performance and is very flexible in processing huge amounts of data."
"Ab Initio Co>Operating System support is the best I have encountered."
"Ab Initio Co>Operating System excels at providing data lineage regardless of the type of data I have."
"The graphical interface of Ab Initio Co>Operating System is very easy to understand and allows me to visualize the data flow effectively."
"Collibra are very good at helping organizations get a handle on controlling data and the knowledge around where the data is, its type, etc."
"The data quality functionality provides cutting-edge, next-level insights when compared to other tools such as Alation and Microsoft Purview."
"It is user-friendly."
"Collibra Catalog has significantly enhanced data governance and compliance for our team, primarily through its valuable feature of endpoint lineage enabling visual representation of the data."
"The most important feature in Collibra Governance is the ability to gather data or a collection of data into one repository. If a client creates a repository at his place, then it will get updated to the cloud automatically."
"The solution's most valuable feature is data cataloging."
"The most valuable feature is the discovery process for the data catalog because we get it in a visual format as a way to understand and classify it."
"Workflow is very helpful and assessment are good features. I really like the structure of this solution and how it is compartmentalized."
 

Cons

"Co>Operating System would be improved with more integrations for less well-known technologies."
"An awesome improvement would be big data solutions, for example, implementing some kind of business intelligence or neural networks for artificial intelligence."
"Ab Initio Co>Operating System is a costly technology."
"While Ab Initio Co>Operating System has positive attributes, I find that certain features can sometimes be difficult to understand."
"Ab Initio Co>Operating System is a very expensive product."
"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."
"There are certain processes that involve a lot of manual work, specifically when searching for attributes assignment. It would be better if we could do this via APIs."
"Collibra Catalog could improve its automation to increase the efficiency of the software."
"There's a lot of things available in their Data Intelligence Cloud that are not available on-premise."
"Certain implementations, including lineage maps, could be user-friendly."
"No easy way to connect to different data sources."
"Data discovery would be the major area that requires improvement across the landscape and I'd also like to see data redundancies."
"The product must be cheaper."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Co>Operating System's pricing is on the expensive end since it tends to be used by big enterprises."
"Many of our customers I spoke to felt that the solution is a bit highly-priced."
"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."
"There are different levels of licenses. For example, some users can only do read-only licenses, and others have the stewardship license where they can give access to users."
"The solution's pricing is moderate and not very expensive."
"I think they have a trust issue. I did not like the way they recently went through the process. They were like, "Finish this SOW first, only then will we sign the other SOW." Or, "Finish this code." I didn't like that much."
"There are different licenses available for Collibra Lineage based on what kind of access you want. If you want, for example, a read-only license they have different ones to pick from."
"We purchase its annual license. There is an extra cost for additional users."
"The product's pricing is high, which its comprehensive features and capabilities may justify."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
24%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Construction Company
10%
Healthcare Company
6%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Outsourcing Company
9%
Computer Software Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business24
Midsize Enterprise14
Large Enterprise65
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Ab Initio Co>Operating System?
While Ab Initio Co>Operating System has positive attributes, I find that certain features can sometimes be difficult to understand. When I have too many import feeds opened, they can conflict wi...
What is your primary use case for Ab Initio Co>Operating System?
The flexibility of data type and source integration for my IT ecosystem is excellent because Ab Initio Co>Operating System uses metadata, so it doesn't actually access the data; it takes the dat...
What advice do you have for others considering Ab Initio Co>Operating System?
I have not been involved in the security access of the platform's data security features, but I know that Ab Initio Co>Operating System is very careful because it doesn't access any customer dat...
What needs improvement with Collibra Data Intelligence Platform?
I have already had discussions with the Collibra Platform team regarding improvements. Having a more intuitive search and better natural language search queries would help business users more. Ther...
What is your primary use case for Collibra Data Intelligence Platform?
I utilize Collibra Platform for data catalog, data marketplace, and data governance-related activities. I have multiple data sources, and I perform extraction of data from those specific data sourc...
What advice do you have for others considering Collibra Data Intelligence Platform?
Collibra Platform is a good choice when selecting a data governance or data cataloging solution. I would recommend starting with a clear business use case and then cataloging everything at once, wh...
 

Also Known As

Co>Operating System
Data Intelligence Platform, Collibra AI Governance, Collibra Catalog, Collibra Governance, Collibra Lineage, Collibra Privacy & Risk
 

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