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Collibra Governance vs Splunk User Behavior Analytics comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
4.7
Collibra Governance enhances efficiency and transformation, though legacy systems delay financial institutions from realizing full benefits immediately.
Sentiment score
5.5
Users report varied ROI from Splunk UBA, emphasizing productivity gains, time savings, and improved incident resolution efficiency.
Implementing Collibra Data Catalog can be cost-effective if its features align well with the business requirements.
While there are no direct cost reductions, there is significant indirect cost reduction.
The solution can save costs by improving incident resolution times and reducing security incident costs.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.8
Collibra Governance's customer service is knowledgeable, but complex issues sometimes face delays and require escalation or follow-ups.
Sentiment score
6.9
Splunk User Behavior Analytics support is praised for its professionalism, extensive knowledge base, and prompt, reliable assistance despite regional limitations.
The technical support from Collibra Governance is excellent.
Technical support is effective in providing solutions.
The technical support is quite good.
Mission-critical offering a dedicated team, proactive monitoring, and fast resolution.
From the responsiveness perspective, Splunk is very responsive with SLA-bound support for premium tiers.
I would rate their technical support as 8.5 out of 10.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.3
Collibra Governance is highly scalable and integrates metadata well, ideal for medium to large enterprises, focusing on configuration.
Sentiment score
7.2
Splunk User Behavior Analytics excels in scalable deployment, flexible expansion, and efficient data handling, overcoming on-premises storage challenges.
Splunk User Behavior Analytics is highly scalable, designed for enterprise scalability, allowing expansion of data ingestion, indexing, and search capabilities as log volumes grow.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.3
Collibra Governance is stable and reliable, scoring highly despite minor glitches, excelling in both on-premises and cloud deployments.
Sentiment score
7.8
Splunk User Behavior Analytics is stable, reliable, easy to configure, and effective, achieving 99.9% uptime with proper deployment.
With built-in redundancy across zones and regions, 99.9% uptime is achievable.
Splunk User Behavior Analytics is a one hundred percent stable solution.
Splunk User Behavior Analytics is highly stable and reliable, even in large-scale enterprise environments with high log injection rates.
 

Room For Improvement

Collibra Governance needs improved connectors, UI, integration, search, automation, pricing, scalability, training, and technical support.
Splunk User Behavior Analytics needs better pricing, integration, automation, and machine learning to enhance functionality and user experience.
There should be a reduction in cost as compared to other tools.
It struggles to catalog all categories of data, particularly sensitive data on-prem, which GCP Data Catalog handles better.
The platform can sometimes be unstable, particularly in terms of speed and reconnection issues.
Global reach allows deployment of apps and services closer to users worldwide, but data sovereignty concerns exist and region selection must align with compliance requirements.
I encountered several issues while trying to create solutions for this advanced version, which seem unrelated to query or data issues.
High data ingestion costs can be an issue, especially for large enterprises, as Splunk charges based on the amount of data processed.
 

Setup Cost

Collibra Governance is expensive, favoring large organizations, with high initial costs and additional fees for specific modules.
Splunk User Behavior Analytics pricing is perceived as complex and expensive, influenced by data volume, licensing, and integration needs.
Collibra has high initial costs for licensing that can be a barrier to small and medium-sized companies starting with it.
It is neither extremely costly nor very cheap, as it depends on the use case and specific requirements.
Regarding licensing, I find it is one of the more expensive options, so it is not particularly affordable.
Reserved instances with one or three-year commitments offer lower rates, providing up to 70% savings.
Compared to all other products in the market, it is the most expensive one in all aspects including professional service and licenses, even the cloud version.
Comparing with the competitors, it's a bit expensive.
 

Valuable Features

Collibra Governance enhances data management with features like data lineage, integration, metadata support, automation, and comprehensive data governance tools.
Splunk User Behavior Analytics offers advanced threat detection, real-time data collection, and customizable dashboards for enhanced monitoring and decision-making.
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.
The data lineage feature is beneficial for understanding where data is coming from.
The most important feature is the ease of use.
I also utilize it for anomaly detection and behavior analysis, particularly using Splunk's machine learning environment.
The dashboards themselves are nice, very good, and very helpful, but the accuracy of the data or the information that will be presented on the dashboard is something that needs to be questioned.
Features like alerts and auto report generation are valuable.
 

Categories and Ranking

Collibra Governance
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
49
Ranking in other categories
Data Governance (3rd)
Splunk User Behavior Analytics
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
25
Ranking in other categories
Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) (15th), User Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA) (4th)
 

Mindshare comparison

Collibra Governance and Splunk User Behavior Analytics aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Collibra Governance is designed for Data Governance and holds a mindshare of 7.9%, down 11.3% compared to last year.
Splunk User Behavior Analytics, on the other hand, focuses on User Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA), holds 8.0% mindshare, down 9.6% since last year.
Data Governance Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Collibra Governance7.9%
Microsoft Purview Data Governance21.4%
Varonis Platform10.6%
Other60.1%
Data Governance
User Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA) Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Splunk User Behavior Analytics8.0%
Exabeam9.9%
IBM Security QRadar9.0%
Other73.1%
User Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA)
 

Featured Reviews

Saikat Ghosh - PeerSpot reviewer
Facilitates enterprise data management with strong governance and collaboration features
We use Collibra Governance for metadata management and access restrictions, as well as lineage. We use Collibra's Data Stewardship features. In terms of role assignment and accountability, there are three levels of users: people who are data users, then there are data stewards, who are users of data enforcing compliance and rigor around data, and finally, the data governor who sets up policies and principles. We have utilized Collibra's Business Glossary. It is good for reference of the data, understanding what the data is about, which helps maintain data accuracy. Collibra's integration capabilities benefit our organization, although compared to the rest of the market, it is a bit cumbersome, but it's acceptable. 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.
Ahmed Naguib - PeerSpot reviewer
Dashboard design excels while prediction algorithms need improvement
Splunk User Behavior Analytics is still an immature product, so it still needs some R&D to be able to be mature in the market. The prediction, algorithms, and ML codes behind Splunk User Behavior Analytics need to be more tuned. The logic needs to be reviewed because it has many false positives. For Splunk User Behavior Analytics, it is not yet a mature product and we are not recommending this to mature customers for now. The machine learning algorithm in Splunk User Behavior Analytics is actually the core thing that needs to be updated because this feeds all the other functions inside it. If the ML functions are not good enough, that means the risk scoring and all other related information will not be correct.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
19%
Computer Software Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Insurance Company
7%
Computer Software Company
18%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Government
8%
Manufacturing Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business12
Midsize Enterprise7
Large Enterprise33
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business7
Midsize Enterprise5
Large Enterprise12
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Collibra Governance?
We use the solution's Data Stewardship part.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Collibra Governance?
Regarding licensing, I find it is one of the more expensive options, so it is not particularly affordable.
What needs improvement with Collibra Governance?
In future updates, I would like to see more AI-based capability in Collibra Governance, wherein the data definitions can be auto-generated and lineage can be tracked down easier.
What do you like most about Splunk User Behavior Analytics?
The solution's most valuable feature is Splunk queries, which allow us to query the logs and analyze the attack vectors.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Splunk User Behavior Analytics?
In terms of setup cost, pricing, and licensing, Splunk User Behavior Analytics is not an inexpensive product. The setup requires numerous components including storage, networking, identity access, ...
What needs improvement with Splunk User Behavior Analytics?
There are improvements that could be made to Splunk User Behavior Analytics as any product will have advantages and disadvantages. Scalability is one consideration. For example, the advantages incl...
 

Also Known As

Collibra
Caspida, Splunk UBA
 

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Sample Customers

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