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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 (30th), 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

"The graphical interface of Ab Initio Co>Operating System is very easy to understand and allows me to visualize the data flow 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."
"Co>Operating System's most valuable feature is its ability to process bulk data effectively."
"Ab Initio Co>Operating System excels at providing data lineage regardless of the type of data I have."
"As far as the functionality of the tool is concerned, it's pretty slick."
"Collibra Platform is a wonderful platform that has helped with metadata ingestion in real projects."
"The solution's most valuable features are its scalability and how it can be integrated to any other intakes."
"Collibra's lineage is a very powerful feature. We have integrated Collibra with Azure and ADLS storage and we create lineage diagrams using the two tools."
"The most valuable features of Collibra are the workflows and the data lineage capabilities, as they help improve the client's existing processes by allowing you to map those into workflows so the processes can be directly executed on Collibra."
"You can see the entire snapshot in one single click, which is a great feature for an organization."
"Collibra Platform has increased the discoverability and productivity of employees by at least 30 percent, which is great."
"The solution's most valuable feature is data cataloging."
 

Cons

"Ab Initio Co>Operating System is a very expensive product."
"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."
"Collibra Platform can be improved in simpler relationship management because some people feel Collibra Platform is complex for non-business users."
"It should have more integrations with things like CyberArk because its main purpose is GDPR implementation."
"While connecting with the data source, it's not very easy. If there's a firewall, it is difficult to connect with the database. It's not easy when you are configuring on the database."
"Collibra is not very user-friendly in terms of lineage generation. The lineage generation process is quite tough, and it takes lots of time to understand it. Business staff are also struggling to generate lineages and to understand them. So, it is not very user-friendly."
"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."
"Customer support for Collibra Platform is slightly different. For premium support, if I pay extra, they provide a very good and quick response."
"The company strategy is also, honestly, infantile compared to a lot of companies."
"Talking about the improvements needed for Collibra Platform, the first is learning. The platform is very large, so it requires a certain amount of information before you can work upon Collibra Platform."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Co>Operating System's pricing is on the expensive end since it tends to be used by big enterprises."
"I would say it's probably in line with what other vendors charge for licensing."
"Collibra Catalog is fairly priced - I would rate their pricing seven out of ten."
"The solution's pricing is moderate and not very expensive."
"Collibra Governance is expensive - I would rate its pricing as one out of five."
"I think they can bring a few more features and align better with other quality products."
"Collibra Governance is an expensive solution."
"I am not so much aware of price details. Initially, there was an add-on NuSoft license to use the DVC connector that NuSoft gives to create integrations, but Collibra is now phasing out of it slowly. Collibra is cutting ties with them is what we have been led to believe, and we have started developing on Spring Boot, which is open source."
"It's expensive, especially for small companies."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
24%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Construction Company
9%
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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Sample Customers

A multinational transportation company
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