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We performed a comparison between Alation Data Catalog and Collibra Governance based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Data Governance solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
To learn more, read our detailed Alation Data Catalog vs. Collibra Governance Report (Updated: March 2024).
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Pros
"The most valuable features of Alation Data Catalog are the simplicity in onboarding data sources, the security in securing the data sources, and the way the various users of Alation Data Catalog communicate with each other through a messenger.""The tool's metadata cataloging is the most valuable feature.""Alation Data Catalog's best feature is the SQL query publication.""We had some of our data science engineers, who had built out some cloud-based data and data products for users. They were spending a lot of their time, up to 30 to 35% of their time, answering questions about the data and helping people understand how to use it. Once they were able to document that information within Alation, they were only focusing on around 5% of the high-value questions that really couldn't be solved through the catalog itself. It freed them up to be more productive, it made their end-users more productive, and it made the adoption rate of their data products rise more quickly because people were able to get to using them.""Given the relatively low level of maturity, Alation's most relevant feature at the moment is a user interface that's easy to navigate, which helps us find and understand the data. So while Alation has a lot more functionality, our pain point right now is being able to easily find, understand, and trust the information to use it.""We can customize templates based on our use cases.""The platform's most valuable features are workflow automation, automated business metadata tagging, technical metadata tagging, and data integration with data quality tools or platforms."

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"The end-to-end solution itself is great. The most valuable is the workload feature that Collibra offers. There is a vast amount of flexibility in terms of how much we can customize. It gives us a lot of options to implement for a lot of purposes.""The catalog feature is definitely valuable because it makes ingesting the metadata of any application quite simple. You don't have to do things manually. You can just schedule an import, and it will just refresh the metadata of whatever application you want. That's what I like. I usually work on the technical side, and other than that, I usually create integrations. I integrate Collibra with different environments or applications. I'm a developer, so I cannot vouch for the business, but for me, it is quite developer-friendly with the Java API interface and the REST API interface that they have provided. It is good for creating dashboards based on the needs of each and every role. It can be user-specific or group-specific. We usually create dashboards and give them to our business users, and they are quite happy with that.""The beauty of the solution is that you can customize it quite a bit.""The workflow is very good and has been embedded. It also has a great user interface.""It's not a complicated product.""Collibra Governance comes with a lot of features, and we have used it in one of our projects for metadata management and data lineage.""It enables a linear view of the data assets across different levels, providing a comprehensive understanding.""The solution's technical support is helpful and responsive."

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Cons
"The product's data governance features need improvement.""Alation Data Catalog needs to develop a lot in terms of data governance and would be improved with a built-in interactive data quality solution.""The tool's domain model needs to be changed.""Alation Data Catalog does not provide end-to-end data lineage.""The interface is not user-friendly.""Alation Data Catalog doesn't support end-to-end lineage. By that, I mean the ability to trace the movement of data from when it first comes into our organization to where it's consumed.""I know that this has been on their roadmap and they're working on it, but as a whole, there's an untapped reservoir of capabilities within their article features that could be used and built upon."

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"This solution could be improved with the the addition of process diagrams to help the many users of the platform understand all the fields.""When we are doing discovery for unstructured data sources, I would suggest a quality report of the data that would indicate what was unable to process.""It should have more integrations with things like CyberArk because its main purpose is GDPR implementation. We have to have more scope for things that implement more privacy. CyberArk makes sure your credentials are vaulted and your things are secure when you're creating your integrations or connecting to an application. I do believe that they are working on this feature.""The workflows and the language they use needs to be improved.""Occasionally we get little bugs that occur, however, this is typical.""There's still room for improvement in Collibra Governance. Right now, the solution focuses more on publishing and subscription where metadata is being consumed from all systems and processes within Collibra Governance. I'd like to see more features around external systems that let those systems start consuming or start referring things from Collibra Governance automatically, in particular, more API-based integrations, so the solution can truly work as an enterprise governance tool at the heart of the organization. There have been many cases where business stakeholders feel, "Okay. I'll be doing a manual activity because every time I have to maintain and make sure that the solution is working, for example, ensuring the reporting works, I have to go to Collibra Governance." I want this step taken out of the equation, and it has to be an automatic conversion or automatic notification that something has changed. Scalability also needs improvement in the solution. If there could be some sort of self-service where people can customize the solution a bit more, that would make Collibra Governance better. What I'd like to see in the next release of the solution is an enhanced search feature because it's what users want to use. You want to search for a term and get all details in one go. Right now, if you type a term in the Collibra Governance global search function, it returns a lot of results that you need to know how to filter and what to filter, so there should be automatic filters that give accurate information to somebody who does a search on the solution. I want Collibra Governance to provide a capability where you can search and get relevant information.""The solution's metadata management is pretty novice and could be improved.""Collibra gives a lot of facilities in the cloud, but achieving those facilities on-prem becomes a big challenge"

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "A three-year agreement is better than a one-year rolling 12-month agreement from a price point of view. I'd recommend looking at a three-year deal because you can't stand up a catalog and produce value in 12 months."
  • "The solution is a little expensive."
  • "The platform is moderately expensive compared to the other competitors in the market."
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  • "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."
  • "I think it is on a yearly basis, but I'm not involved with the pricing session, so I have no idea. There are several licenses for different models. You get one license per product, but a lot of features are controlled separately through different licenses. So, as and when you want to use a feature, you have to procure the license for that feature."
  • "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."
  • "I would say it's probably in line with what other vendors charge for licensing."
  • "It is substantial, and we do pay yearly."
  • "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."
  • "Collibra Governance is expensive - I would rate its pricing as one out of five."
  • "Collibra provides you with a license based on the subscription model that you purchase."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:The platform's most valuable features are workflow automation, automated business metadata tagging, technical metadata tagging, and data integration with data quality tools or platforms.
    Top Answer:The platform is moderately expensive compared to the other competitors in the market.
    Top Answer:The product's data governance features need improvement.
    Top Answer:Collibra Governance comes with a lot of features, and we have used it in one of our projects for metadata management and data lineage.
    Top Answer:The solution's pricing is moderate and not very expensive.
    Top Answer:The solution's metadata management is pretty novice and could be improved.
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    Overview

    Alation pioneered the data catalog market and is now leading its evolution into a platform for a broad range of data intelligence solutions including data search & discovery, data governance, lineage, stewardship, analytics, and digital transformation.

    Thanks to its powerful Behavioral Analysis Engine, inbuilt collaboration capabilities, and open interfaces, Alation combines machine learning with human insight to successfully tackle even the most demanding challenges in data and metadata management. With Alation, analysts are empowered to search, query and collaborate on their data to achieve faster, more accurate insights.

    Trusted by 400+ enterprises worldwide like Salesforce, Nasdaq, LinkedIn, Finnair, and Cisco.

    Collibra Governance is a software solution for data governance, which refers to the set of policies, standards, and processes that govern how an organization manages, uses, and protects its data. Collibra Governance provides a centralized platform for managing data governance, enabling organizations to ensure data accuracy, completeness, and security.

    The software includes tools for managing data lineage, data dictionaries, and metadata, as well as for monitoring data quality and compliance with data governance policies. It also provides a collaboration platform for stakeholders to work together on data governance initiatives, ensuring that data governance is integrated into the organization's data management processes.

    Collibra Governance is designed for organizations of all sizes, from small businesses to large enterprises, and can be used across a variety of industries and use cases. It is a cloud-based solution that can be easily implemented and integrated into an organization's existing data management infrastructure.

    Collibra Governance Features

    Collibra Governance has many valuable key features. Some of the most useful ones include:

    • Data governance management: The solution has a centralized platform for managing data governance policies, standards, and processes.
    • Data lineage: Collibra Governance includes traceability of data from source to consumption, providing insight into data relationships and dependencies.
    • Data dictionaries and metadata management: With its management of data definitions and metadata, organizations can understand and manage their data assets more efficiently.
    • Data quality management: The solution’s monitoring of data quality and consistency, enables organizations to ensure data accuracy and completeness.
    • Compliance management: Through its tracking of data governance compliance and enforcement of policies, Collibra Governance helps organizations reduce the risk of non-compliance.
    • Collaboration and communication: The Collibra Governance platform encourages collaboration between stakeholders involved in data governance initiatives.
    • Data catalog: Collibra Governance has a centralized repository for data assets, making it easier for users to discover and access data.
    • Integration: The solution supports integration with other data management tools, such as data warehouses, big data platforms, and data quality tools.
    • Analytics and reporting: Collibra Governance includes analysis and reporting of data governance metrics and KPIs, allowing organizations to monitor and improve their data governance processes.

    Collibra Governance Benefits

    There are many benefits to implementing Collibra Governance. Some of the biggest advantages the solution offers include:

    • Improved data accuracy and quality: The solution’s centralized management of data governance processes helps reduce the risk of data errors and improves data quality.
    • Increased data security: With Collibra Governance, users are more protected from data breaches.
    • Better decision making: Improved visibility into data relationships and dependencies, enables organizations to make informed decisions based on accurate and complete data.
    • Collaboration: The solution helps encourage teamwork and better communication.
    • Improved data management: Collibra Governance offers centralized management of data assets, making it easier for organizations to manage and understand their data.
    • Increased efficiency: Collibra Governance’s automation of data governance processes, reduces manual effort and increases efficiency.
    • Improved reporting and analytics: Analysis and reporting of data governance metrics and KPIs enables organizations to monitor and improve their data governance processes.

    Reviews from Real Users

    Collibra Governance is a solution that stands out when compared to many of its competitors. Some of its major advantages are that it has good data lineage, is easy to use, and has good customization capabilities in addition to many other great features.

    A Sr. Systems Analyst, Master Data Governance at a manufacturing company expresses, “[The solution has] good data lineage and is surrounded by a helpful community.”

    “[It’s] easy to use with good customization capabilities and great features,” says a Senior Consulting Analyst at a construction company.

    According to Kriti T., Senior Manager, Service Design Manager at a pharma/biotech company, “The solution lets me associate the right people with the right assets, so anybody who has to look at end-to-end instances can use Collibra Governance and figure it out in terms of who to contact, what to do, and where to find what you need.”

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    Salesforce, Snowflake, Citrix, eBay, TripAdvisor, Albertsons, Nasdaq, Pfizer, LinkedIn, Finnair.
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    Retailer14%
    Insurance Company14%
    Government14%
    Computer Software Company14%
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    Financial Services Firm15%
    Computer Software Company11%
    Manufacturing Company8%
    Government7%
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    Financial Services Firm30%
    Pharma/Biotech Company15%
    Insurance Company10%
    Healthcare Company10%
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    Financial Services Firm20%
    Computer Software Company12%
    Manufacturing Company7%
    Healthcare Company6%
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    Small Business25%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise63%
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    Small Business16%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise72%
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    Small Business21%
    Midsize Enterprise12%
    Large Enterprise67%
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    Small Business16%
    Midsize Enterprise11%
    Large Enterprise73%
    Buyer's Guide
    Alation Data Catalog vs. Collibra Governance
    March 2024
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    Alation Data Catalog is ranked 5th in Data Governance with 5 reviews while Collibra Governance is ranked 2nd in Data Governance with 22 reviews. Alation Data Catalog is rated 7.8, while Collibra Governance is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of Alation Data Catalog writes "A stable data catalog solution that helps onboard data sources". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Collibra Governance writes "Stable, with no downtime, and is good for lineage, but needs more API-based integrations and an advanced search feature". Alation Data Catalog is most compared with Microsoft Purview, Informatica Axon, Informatica Enterprise Data Catalog, Collibra Lineage and IBM InfoSphere Information Governance Catalog, whereas Collibra Governance is most compared with Microsoft Purview, Informatica Axon, BigID, Ataccama ONE Platform and erwin Data Intelligence by Quest. See our Alation Data Catalog vs. Collibra Governance report.

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