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Collibra Data Intelligence Platform vs SAP Information Steward comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Collibra Data Intelligence ...
Ranking in Metadata Management
9th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.8
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
Data Governance (26th)
SAP Information Steward
Ranking in Metadata Management
6th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
9
Ranking in other categories
Data Quality (10th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2025, in the Metadata Management category, the mindshare of Collibra Data Intelligence Platform is 1.3%, up from 0.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SAP Information Steward is 3.9%, up from 3.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Metadata Management
 

Featured Reviews

SK
Provides comprehensive features and benefits while allowing room for improvements
I am satisfied with the Collibra technical support team. If I ever contacted them, I might have had some issue or question for them. If I had to rate them, I would definitely use a scale from one to ten to express my thoughts effectively. I would give a 10 for the support team.
FranciscoSantos - PeerSpot reviewer
Provides accurate data that is validated against a personalized reference tool
For most SAP customers, Information Steward is enough because it is able to build quality data rules to detect issues in the source systems like SAP HANA, Business Warehouse, or other systems. A business user can first organize their data into several data domains. For example, procurement, human resources, and logistics setup. The domains can build data quality dimensions where you can describe the kind of rule that you are going to use. The user then can immediately see if something is wrong with their data using traffic lights. Another great feature of SAP Information Steward is the accuracy that the content is followed by validating against the reference tool. With the solution, you are creating data quality dimensions. Within these dimensions, you are creating business data quality rules that are looking for specific fields. From these rules, you can create a scorecard. The scorecard will highlight the percentage of good data and ensure the user can feel confident that the data is accurate within predetermined limits. SAP tables have field names that are very cryptic, making them hard to understand the meaning of the fields. Metapedia helps describe these fields in business terms.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The data quality functionality provides cutting-edge, next-level insights when compared to other tools such as Alation and Microsoft Purview."
"On a scale of 1 to 10, I would rate Collibra Data Intelligence Platform a 10."
"The data profiling was excellent, as was the ease of generating the dashboards."
"The solution is very fast."
"Ability to collect information, monitor user access and to plan storage capacity."
"The most valuable features are data quality insight, metadata management, and metadata dictionary."
"The scorecard will highlight the percentage of good data and ensure the user can feel confident that the data is accurate within predetermined limits."
"Data insight is the most valuable feature."
"Setup is straightforward."
"Initial setup was straightforward."
 

Cons

"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."
"In terms of improvements, I would highlight a few points that could be enhanced in the Collibra Data Intelligence Platform."
"The support team is not very responsive."
"The solution could improve by incorporating other applications, such as Power BI to show more visualization. More interaction with other solutions would be a good benefit."
"Granularity could be reduced from an application level to the object level."
"SAP Information Steward could be improved by offering a cloud version of the product."
"The user experience of metapedia could be improved."
"Performance could be improved."
"A problem with the solution is that it does not allow us to review the results of Information Stewards for other analogies."
"Needs to be more powerful on rules."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"Smaller-sized organizations may not be able to invest in SAP Information Steward because of the cost."
"A bit pricey, and better tools are available for a lower price."
"SAP Information Steward is an expensive solution compared to others."
"I do not know if there were additional costs beyond the standard licensing fees."
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Manufacturing Company
21%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Government
14%
Computer Software Company
10%
 

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Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Collibra Data Intelligence Platform?
In terms of improvements, I would highlight a few points that could be enhanced in the Collibra Data Intelligence Platform.
What is your primary use case for Collibra Data Intelligence Platform?
Regarding my most common use cases for Collibra Data Intelligence Platform, I can describe them clearly. The platform provides me with data cataloging features, which is really helpful.
What advice do you have for others considering Collibra Data Intelligence Platform?
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Also Known As

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Information Steward, SAP Data Insight
 

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Sample Customers

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American Water, Graphic Packaging International, OSRAM Licht AG, Maxim Integrated
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