Azure Data Factory vs Collibra Platform comparison

The compared Microsoft and Collibra solutions aren't in the same category. Microsoft is ranked #4 in DI , with an average rating of 8.2, and holds a 2.4% mindshare in the category. Collibra is ranked #2 in DG , with an average rating of 8.2, and holds a 7.6% mindshare. Additionally, 92% of Microsoft users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 96% of Collibra users who would recommend it.

Azure Data Factory

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92% willing to recommend

Collibra Platform

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96% willing to recommend

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

ROI

Sentiment score

6.1

Azure Data Factory users save time and reduce costs, achieving ROI and enhanced satisfaction with centralized data integration.

Sentiment score

5.4

Collibra Platform aids digital transformation and efficiency but faces challenges in measuring financial gains due to integration and costs.

Our stakeholders and clients have expressed satisfaction with Azure Data Factory's efficiency and cost-effectiveness.

Deena Thayalan

Data Engineer at Vthinktechnologies

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When considering the time and effort required to build a catalog and utilize it effectively, combined with the prices, it often does not make financial sense.

Mitwa Mathur

Senior Consultant at Infosys

Implementing Collibra Data Catalog can be cost-effective if its features align well with the business requirements.

Atul-Yadav

Enterprise Cloud and AI Security Architect at a security firm with 10,001+ employees

While there are no direct cost reductions, there is significant indirect cost reduction.

Saikat Ghosh

Consulting Principal & Founder at Digital Data Consultancy

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Customer Service

Sentiment score

6.3

Azure Data Factory users praise support and documentation, but note delays and high costs in paid consulting services.

Sentiment score

6.2

Collibra Platform's support is knowledgeable but slow, with varying responsiveness and praised training, suggesting room for improvement.

The technical support from Microsoft is rated an eight out of ten.

Brian Sullivan

Chief Analytics Officer at Idiro Analytics

The technical support is responsive and helpful

Joy Maitra

Sr. Technical Architect at Hexaware Technologies Limited

They are not slow on responding or very informative.

Revital Hajaj

Sales & Projects Manger at ACS

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There were weekly sessions with them that covered the loads and highlighted when it exceeded a threshold.

reviewer2835714

Technical Manager at a recruiting/HR firm with 11-50 employees

When using the Collibra Resident Architect program, the customer service was excellent, with issues quickly resolved.

reviewer2696502

Data and Analytics Manager at a insurance company with 10,001+ employees

The technical support from Collibra Governance is excellent.

Atul-Yadav

Enterprise Cloud and AI Security Architect at a security firm with 10,001+ employees

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Scalability Issues

Sentiment score

7.4

Azure Data Factory is scalable and cloud-native, suitable for medium to large projects, despite some integration limitations.

Sentiment score

7.4

Collibra Platform excels in scalability and data governance but requires improved UI and leadership for better adoption and performance.

Azure Data Factory is highly scalable.

Brian Sullivan

Chief Analytics Officer at Idiro Analytics

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We were a big bank and had thousands of assets without any issues.

reviewer2696502

Data and Analytics Manager at a insurance company with 10,001+ employees

Collibra Lineage's performance is reliable, as the lineage harvest runs on the lineage server which operates on Collibra cloud.

BHUSHAN-DEOKAR

Data Governance Developer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

I would rate the scalability of Collibra Lineage as a nine; it is a scalable solution for my business.

SaicharanYvvs

Data Engineer at DATAECONOMY INC

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Stability Issues

Sentiment score

7.7

Azure Data Factory is reliable, with minor connection issues and improved stability, despite occasional backward compatibility changes.

Sentiment score

7.9

Collibra Platform is stable and reliable, praised for minimal issues, though upgrades may briefly affect complex data handling.

The solution has a high level of stability, roughly a nine out of ten.

Brian Sullivan

Chief Analytics Officer at Idiro Analytics

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Collibra Platform is stable.

reviewer2835714

Technical Manager at a recruiting/HR firm with 11-50 employees

I rate the stability of Collibra Lineage as seven.

BHUSHAN-DEOKAR

Data Governance Developer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

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Room For Improvement

Azure Data Factory requires better integration, user interface, pricing, real-time processing, connectors, and improved compatibility with Azure services.

Enhancements needed in connectivity, automation, and AI, addressing integration, pricing, support, deployment, and performance challenges for adoption.

Incorporating more dedicated API sources to specific services like HubSpot CRM or Salesforce would be beneficial.

Brian Sullivan

Chief Analytics Officer at Idiro Analytics

Sometimes, the compute fails to process data if there is a heavy load suddenly, and it doesn't scale up automatically.

Joy Maitra

Sr. Technical Architect at Hexaware Technologies Limited

There is a problem with the integration with third-party solutions, particularly with SAP.

Rama Subba Reddy Thavva

Solution Architect at Mercedes-Benz AG

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Users often find it challenging to utilize data governance tools, with ease of use ranked as an important criterion by 2028 standards.

Ayman Bajnaid

Analytics Head of Data Management at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

Leveraging AI could simplify the process by automatically listing assets for movement, requiring only a couple of clicks, providing a win for administration purposes.

reviewer2835627

Senior IT Consultant at a tech services company with 201-500 employees

There should be a reduction in cost as compared to other tools.

DeepakArora

Associate Director at Grant Thornton (US)

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Setup Cost

Azure Data Factory pricing is complex, varying with data usage and integrations, leading to unpredictable monthly costs.

Collibra Platform's high pricing is offset by its valuable features, benefiting larger companies despite the costly per-user model.

The pricing is cost-effective.

Brian Sullivan

Chief Analytics Officer at Idiro Analytics

It is considered cost-effective.

Joy Maitra

Sr. Technical Architect at Hexaware Technologies Limited

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Collibra has high initial costs for licensing that can be a barrier to small and medium-sized companies starting with it.

Davy Michiels

Company Owner, Data Consultant at Telenet BVBA

There are plans to increase license rates.

Ayman Bajnaid

Analytics Head of Data Management at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

Adding modules like Privacy could become expensive.

reviewer2696502

Data and Analytics Manager at a insurance company with 10,001+ employees

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Valuable Features

Azure Data Factory excels with scalability, ease of use, robust data transformations, seamless orchestration, and extensive connector support.

Collibra Platform enhances data governance with user-friendly interface, custom integrations, metadata management, collaboration, and strong AI capabilities.

It connects to different sources out-of-the-box, making integration much easier.

Joy Maitra

Sr. Technical Architect at Hexaware Technologies Limited

The platform excels in handling major datasets, particularly when working with Power BI for reporting purposes.

Deena Thayalan

Data Engineer at Vthinktechnologies

Regarding the integration feature in Azure Data Factory, the integration part is excellent; we have major source connectors, so we can integrate the data from different data sources and also perform basic transformation while transforming, which is a great feature in Azure Data Factory.

KandaswamyMuthukrishnan

Director at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees

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My experience with Collibra's collaboration tools in improving data literacy has been quite good. I think it is one of the best for helping people understand and discuss certain data sets and manage workflows.

Saikat Ghosh

Consulting Principal & Founder at Digital Data Consultancy

We have saved up to 30% of manual work as a specific process or workflow became faster.

reviewer2784924

Data scientist at a wholesaler/distributor with 1-10 employees

Another important feature is the data lineage, which helps in impact assessment before making any changes, showing where a particular field is being used in a report, data quality report, or normal report.

reviewer2835627

Senior IT Consultant at a tech services company with 201-500 employees

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Categories and Ranking

Azure Data Factory

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Data Integration (4th), Cloud Data Warehouse (5th)

Collibra Platform

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Data Governance (2nd), Metadata Management (1st), AI Governance (1st)

Mindshare comparison

Azure Data Factory and Collibra Platform aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Azure Data Factory is designed for Data Integration and holds a mindshare of 2.4%, down 8.6% compared to last year.
Collibra Platform, on the other hand, focuses on Data Governance, holds 7.6% mindshare, down 13.0% since last year.

Data Integration Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Azure Data Factory	2.4%
SSIS	3.7%
Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud (IDMC)	3.6%
Other	90.3%

Data Integration

Data Governance Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Collibra Platform	7.6%
Microsoft Purview Data Governance	8.8%
Varonis Platform	5.9%
Other	77.7%

Data Governance

Featured Reviews

KandaswamyMuthukrishnan

Director at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Integrates diverse data sources and streamlines ETL processes effectively

Regarding potential areas of improvement for Azure Data Factory, there is a need for better data transformation, especially since many people are now depending on DataBricks more for connectivity and data integration. Azure Data Factory should consider how to enhance integration or filtering for more transformations, such as integrating with Spark clusters. I am satisfied with Azure Data Factory so far, but I suggest integrating some AI functionality to analyze data during the transition itself, providing insights such as null records, common records, and duplicates without running a separate pipeline or job. The monitoring tools in Azure Data Factory are helpful for optimizing data pipelines; while the current feature is adequate, they can improve by creating a live dashboard to see the online process, including how much percentage has been completed, which will be very helpful for people who are monitoring the pipeline.

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Mitwa Mathur

Senior Consultant at Infosys

User features offer accessibility but documentation and technical support require enhancement

The configuration issues I face include troubleshooting that is not very helpful. I keep struggling with that and usually have to go to the Citizen data platform and the marketplace to get the answers I am looking for. The controlled logs and documentation need improvement, particularly regarding how to access class features that they do not control, and documentation in terms of customization and UI customization. Dashboarding needs significant improvement as the widgets are not very clear or usable, and there is not much documentation around it. To make Collibra Lineage better, additional features should be added to help technical users. They have improved significantly in terms of university courses in the last five years, but aspects such as AI governance and data notebook are not being promoted adequately. Data notebook is a very good feature, but there is a mismatch in the courses' speed and how quickly they are giving people the ability to learn about it.

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

12%

Computer Software Company

10%

Manufacturing Company

Government

Financial Services Firm

18%

Computer Software Company

Manufacturing Company

Insurance Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	31
Midsize Enterprise	20
Large Enterprise	57

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	23
Midsize Enterprise	12
Large Enterprise	56

Questions from the Community

How do you select the right cloud ETL tool?

AWS Glue and Azure Data factory for ELT best performance cloud services.

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How does Azure Data Factory compare with Informatica PowerCenter?

Azure Data Factory is flexible, modular, and works well. In terms of cost, it is not too pricey. It offers the stability and reliability I am looking for, good scalability, and is easy to set up an...

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How does Azure Data Factory compare with Informatica Cloud Data Integration?

Azure Data Factory is a solid product offering many transformation functions; It has pre-load and post-load transformations, allowing users to apply transformations either in code by using Power Q...

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What needs improvement with Collibra Data Intelligence Platform?

A separate team did the setup for this tool and was involved in setting it up. When they were doing the setup, it was a significant upfront investment in terms of the configuration, modeling, and g...

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What is your primary use case for Collibra Data Intelligence Platform?

I am a user who has worked at companies that use Collibra Platform as their data catalog and data intelligence platform tool. My first company, MetLife, used Collibra Platform, but I wouldn't know ...

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What advice do you have for others considering Collibra Data Intelligence Platform?

My advice to others looking into using Collibra Platform is to use it in cloud because that is the best solution. I give this review a rating of 10 out of 10.

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Comparisons

Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud (IDMC) vs Azure Data Factory

Compared 5% of the time

Snowflake vs Azure Data Factory

Compared 5% of the time

Databricks vs Azure Data Factory

Compared 3% of the time

Palantir Foundry vs Azure Data Factory

Compared 3% of the time

Oracle Data Integrator (ODI) vs Azure Data Factory

Compared 3% of the time

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Microsoft Purview Data Governance vs Collibra Platform

Compared 8% of the time

Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud (IDMC) vs Collibra Platform

Compared 7% of the time

Alation Data Catalog vs Collibra Platform

Compared 5% of the time

erwin Data Intelligence vs Collibra Platform

Compared 4% of the time

Palantir Foundry vs Collibra Platform

Compared 3% of the time

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Collibra Platform

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Also Known As

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Data Intelligence Platform, Collibra AI Governance, Collibra Catalog, Collibra Governance, Collibra Lineage, Collibra Privacy & Risk

Overview

Azure Data Factory efficiently manages and integrates data from various sources, enabling seamless movement and transformation across platforms. Its valuable features include seamless integration with Azure services, handling large data volumes, flexible transformation, user-friendly interface, extensive connectors, and scalability. Users have experienced improved team performance, workflow simplification, enhanced collaboration, streamlined processes, and boosted productivity.

Microsoft

Collibra Platform is preferred for workflows, data lineage, and a user-friendly interface. It enhances metadata management with robust collaboration, flexible customization, and powerful reporting, aiding organizations in effective data management.

Collibra Platform provides dependable solutions for metadata management, data lineage, and governance. It strengthens data governance with cataloging, glossaries, automation, and integration, supporting compliance and data quality management. Despite challenges with integration and metadata ingestion, the platform is vital for data governance programs, offering comprehensive AI capabilities and streamlined processes for enterprise data management.

What are Collibra Platform's key features?

Workflows: Enhances process efficiency with customizable workflows.
Data Lineage: Tracks data movement across systems for accountability.
User-friendly Interface: Simplifies interaction with intuitive design.
Metadata Management: Manages and organizes metadata for better insights.
Collaboration Features: Fosters teamwork with integrated tools.
Cataloging and Glossary: Improves governance and traceability.

What benefits should be sought in reviews?

Improved Business Processes: Drives efficiency with automation and customization.
Enhanced Data Governance: Facilitates compliance with comprehensive traceability tools.
Robust Integration: Ensures seamless data flow across various systems.
Advanced Reporting: Provides insights for data-driven decisions.

In industries, Collibra Platform supports IT teams through metadata management and data quality assurance. It is widely used for compliance initiatives like GDPR, speeding up digital transformation and enforcing policy management. Organizations employ it to consolidate business and technical metadata, ensuring effective enterprise-scale data management in diverse sectors.

Collibra

Sample Customers

1. Adobe 2. BMW 3. Coca-Cola 4. General Electric 5. Johnson & Johnson 6. LinkedIn 7. Mastercard 8. Nestle 9. Pfizer 10. Samsung 11. Siemens 12. Toyota 13. Unilever 14. Verizon 15. Walmart 16. Accenture 17. American Express 18. AT&T 19. Bank of America 20. Cisco 21. Deloitte 22. ExxonMobil 23. Ford 24. General Motors 25. IBM 26. JPMorgan Chase 27. Microsoft (Azure Data Factory is developed by Microsoft) 28. Oracle 29. Procter & Gamble 30. Salesforce 31. Shell 32. Visa

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