Collibra Lineage vs Microsoft Purview Information Protection comparison

Collibra and Microsoft are both solutions in the Data Governance category. Collibra is ranked #16 with an average rating of 8.0, while Microsoft is ranked #4 with an average rating of 8.2. Collibra holds a 3.4% mindshare in DG, compared to Microsoft’s 2.5% mindshare. Additionally, 85% of Collibra users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 92% of Microsoft users who would recommend it.

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92% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 3, 2024

Collibra Lineage and Microsoft Purview Information Protection are competitive tools in data governance and information security. Microsoft Purview holds a slight edge due to its comprehensive information protection features and seamless deployment.

Features: Collibra Lineage offers data lineage visualization, facilitates efficient data flow tracking, and supports data governance with its process to attribute table tracking capabilities. Microsoft Purview provides data protection across multiple platforms, includes data classification and encryption, and delivers data loss prevention capabilities through policy tips and label recommendations.

Room for Improvement: Collibra Lineage requires customization during deployment, lacks in automated lineage verification, and needs enhancements in integration for varied environments. Microsoft Purview could improve performance with on-premise systems, enhance media file classification capabilities, and further refine multi-platform integration for better user experience.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Microsoft Purview Information Protection provides seamless integration within the Microsoft ecosystem and offers reliable customer support. Collibra Lineage's deployment is straightforward but requires more customization for specific needs, and its customer service facilitates online resources and educational support like Collibra University.

Pricing and ROI: Collibra Lineage entails a higher initial setup cost but promises ROI in complex environments due to its robust data management features. Microsoft Purview, with competitive pricing, offers solid ROI for organizations focusing on information protection, making it a compelling investment.

To learn more, read our detailed Collibra Lineage vs. Microsoft Purview Information Protection Report (Updated: April 2025).

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Categories and Ranking

Collibra Lineage

Ranking in Data Governance

16th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Microsoft Purview Informati...

Ranking in Data Governance

4th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Data Privacy Management Software (1st), Microsoft Security Suite (14th)

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the Data Governance category, the mindshare of Collibra Lineage is 3.4%, up from 2.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Microsoft Purview Information Protection is 2.5%, up from 1.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Prabhjyot Singh

Data and Analytics Manager at BMO Financial

Faster and more efficient than manual methods or other tools like Informatica

The main differences between Collibra Lineage and Informatica are significant, particularly for small to mid-sized organizations. First, Informatica requires a dedicated team, which incurs a huge cost, making it less suitable for smaller organizations. Second, Informatica's tools are very scattered. For instance, to create a domain, you need to use Axon, and then for lineage, you must use EDC. For profiling, Informatica Developer or Analyst is required. These different tools are not well-connected to display everything on one screen. While Informatica is trying to improve with its cloud version, not many users have adopted it yet. These are the two main areas where Informatica lags.

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Heidi Hasting

Mgr Data Engineering at Avanade

Provides an essential audit trail that helps prevent accidental exposure of sensitive data, but the changing product names are confusing

One of the key features of Microsoft Purview Information Protection is the auto-classification functionalities, although I have found them to be less effective in complex scenarios. The policy toggle, demanding justification for downgrading labels, provides an essential audit trail that helps prevent accidental exposure of sensitive data. The security tools integrate well. I like that you can scan several data or informational assets, such as your SharePoint list, Teams, etc., and bring them into Purview as a central repository. Partnering with other products, like Sentinel, for logging capability and inventory provides a service across the board. It's essential that Purview automatically prevents highly sensitive corporate secrets and data from being ingested into generative AI models, but the reality is that AI is a tool. It's problematic if consumers rely on a tool to protect them because they must be educated first. Regardless of the education, the employee might share the information anyway, so the AI shouldn't be the first point of failure. It should be a human making good decisions.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The solution has very good online assistance."

"We find the most valuable feature of this solution to be the lineage aspect."

"The diagrams are good for data visualization."

"The solution allowed us to quickly and efficiently implement our data governance operating model, including accountabilities, regulatory lineage, and data dictionaries. This was much faster and more efficient than manual methods or other tools like Informatica. I prefer Collibra Lineage for its self-service capabilities."

"The solution makes data more discoverable and transparent."

"The most valuable features of Collibra Lineage are the multiple options for automation. Additionally, if you have a scenario where automation does not work, you have the option to manually create the lineage. The solution does not force you to always go through an automated way where you have broken lineage and you are stuck without a lineage."

"It shows how the data was transformed on the way and how the solutions were derived. This is the essence of the tool and why it is so powerful."

"I created training materials for end users on applying different labels, explaining their purposes, and providing examples. This was crucial since end users would apply the labels in different protection scenarios. The implementation helped the organization in several ways."

"I think Purview is incredibly stable."

"The reporting capabilities of Microsoft Purview are crucial. They provide insights into potentially non-compliant situations and suggest ways to rectify them. The solution helps to automate many tasks, allowing human operators to focus on areas where they offer the most value."

"I recommend Microsoft Purview Information Protection for organizations using the Microsoft ecosystem."

"Purview is about auditing and discoverability. We need to ensure people aren't releasing information that they shouldn't and that they're doing multi-factor authentication or accessing it from the correct devices. It aids in reducing silos within organizations, enabling staff to easily find documents and contacts without exhausting human resources."

"It ensures that sensitive data is automatically safeguarded, even for email attachments, regardless of the user or device."

"Purview saves customers time by offering them a quick way to assess a situation and insights into how to improve."

"We use the solution for our customers' services. It helps identify and protect sensitive data in documents, PDFs, emails, and Teams chats to prevent data leakage. It can detect and block emails containing credit card information sent outside the organization."

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Cons

"The product must be cheaper."

"Collibra doesn't provide support for integration for SAP Info Steward directly with Collibra."

"Before you can use this solution, you have to make a lot of changes to how you measure your information in your organization, the data governance and policies, and the organizational structures that use them. Many companies believe that if they purchase the licenses for the tool that they have done the job, but this is far from the case with this tool."

"It would be better if features like the privacy module and AI-based Collibra DQ were included in one package instead of being separate and requiring additional costs. Currently, the basic package covers lineage and documentation, but the extra modules come at an extra cost."

"The workflow documentation must be improved."

"We would like this solution to be able to connect directly to the databases, so we can pull directly from Databank without manual intervention."

"Collibra Lineage could improve connectively. If they can offer more out-of-the-box connectors, which come as in a package compared to you having to go and buy a lot in the marketplace for certain specific connectors."

"There is potential for more integration in the use of AI."

"I wouldn't recommend Microsoft Purview Information Protection for petabytes of documents as performance might be affected."

"Purview could better integrate with third-party tools, but I don't have a specific use case for that because It's currently integrated into the managed services we offer to Microsoft customers using E5 licenses."

"Microsoft customer service is hit or miss. Sometimes, I get a fast and knowledgeable response, while other times, I've experienced delays and received no resolution."

"There should be more training and communication regarding new features. I may be missing those communications, but it often seems like changes happen in the Purview portal without notice. Having a roadmap or updates about new releases would be helpful for demonstrating to clients. If things are constantly changing, I sometimes look silly when I log in, and things have moved or changed."

"I would like the time it takes to update a DLP policy on an endpoint to be reduced."

"The communication around Microsoft product names and functionalities can be confusing, like when they combined Office 365 Risk and Compliance with Azure Purview. Then, they added Purview Hub to Fabric, and people thought Purview Hub would do data lineages, but it didn't. It isn't full-fledged Purview. It's just one feature set."

"There is room for improvement with the policy tips feature."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"There are different licenses available for Collibra Lineage based on what kind of access you want. If you want, for example, a read-only license they have different ones to pick from."

"It's expensive, especially for small companies."

"The product is affordable, and our clients agree. Sensitivity labels come with the MIP license at an additional $2 a month per user, an excellent deal for auto-labeling capabilities."

"The pricing and setup costs are transferred to my clients, who find it affordable and are satisfied with what they receive."

"The tool's pricing is fairly low, less than 100,000 for a year."

"The tool's pricing is not a problem for customers because they often purchase it as part of a bundle. With an E5 license, for example, users get access to the entire functionality. This is one of the main reasons why many customers are choosing Microsoft."

"The price is determined by the enterprise licensing, either the E3 or E5 licensing or the EMS plus security and other feature licensing."

"Initially, Purview's cost seemed quite high because it was for personal use. I was scanning a tiny tenant and thinking, "If I extrapolate this to an enterprise-scale tenant, it will be quite costly." However, I talked to people who had compared it to other products on the market, and they're spending five figures to get started. At least, Purview has a free trial, so you can try some of the features early on."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

21%

Insurance Company

11%

Computer Software Company

10%

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

19%

Computer Software Company

12%

Retailer

Government

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By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Collibra Lineage?

The solution makes data more discoverable and transparent.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Collibra Lineage?

The licensing cost depends on our requirements.

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What needs improvement with Collibra Lineage?

It would be better if features like the privacy module and AI-based Collibra DQ were included in one package instead of being separate and requiring additional costs. Currently, the basic package c...

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What do you like most about Microsoft Purview Information Protection?

It ensures that sensitive data is automatically safeguarded, even for email attachments, regardless of the user or device.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Microsoft Purview Information Protection?

The pricing is not very high and is considered fine. Microsoft offers different licensing options. AIP Plan 2 is used for critical users. The AIP is included in the business standard license for cl...

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What needs improvement with Microsoft Purview Information Protection?

The most difficult part in the labeling solution is the lack of direct PDF support on Macs, whereas on Windows, a Purview agent can label PDFs. This should be improved to support PDF protection on ...

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Overview

Data lineage reveals how data transforms through its life cycle across interactions with systems, applications, APIs and reports. Collibra Lineage automatically maps relationships between data to show how data sets are built, aggregated, sourced and used.

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Implement Microsoft Information Protection (MIP) to help you discover, classify, and protect sensitive information wherever it lives or travels.

MIP capabilities are included with Microsoft 365 Compliance and give you the tools to know your data, protect your data, and prevent data loss.

To learn more about our solution, ask questions, and share feedback, join our Microsoft Security, Compliance and Identity Community.

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Sample Customers

AXA XL, DNB, Adobe, PMI, Holland America Line, UC Davis Health, Cox Automotive

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