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

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the Data Governance category, the mindshare of Collibra Platform is 7.6%, down from 13.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of IBM Data Governance is 1.2%, down from 1.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud (IDMC) is 5.3%, down from 8.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Data Governance Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Collibra Platform7.6%
Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud (IDMC)5.3%
IBM Data Governance1.2%
Other85.9%
Data Governance
 

Q&A Highlights

YN
Research Assistant at a educational organization with 10,001+ employees
 

Featured Reviews

SC
Data Governance And Quality Consultant at a consultancy with 1,001-5,000 employees
Unified data governance has reduced manual effort and accelerates trusted AI model oversight
Improvement with respect to adding more connectors is one thing I feel which needs to be looked at. Right now, Collibra Platform provides many connectors and native connections, out-of-the-box connectors, but the technology landscape is overgrowing, and several new enterprise tools are coming in the market. The number of connectors can be increased. Secondly, to use Collibra Platform APIs, you need to always have a JSON Web Token or admin access, so that process can be improvised. Third, Collibra Platform can try and test how to make the work faster with more and more agents. Capturing the lineage becomes a little cumbersome in Collibra Platform when the technology landscape is a combination of multiple tools, so that is one thing which can be simplified. I have already added the integration with other tools, so that is one area which needs to be improvised and there is scope for improvement. Another thing is bringing in more agents to agentify things and making work faster.
Murali B - PeerSpot reviewer
Associate Manager at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
Provides a single interface to monitor and navigate data quality metrics
One area with room for improvement would be the ability to generate detailed quality reports. Some Python libraries provide quality scores and reports—having that capability within IBM Data Governance would be beneficial. We can see the pass/fail results, but getting additional percentage ratios would add significant value. My experience with IBM Data Governance has mostly been with the GUI. I've noticed some latency when accessing the portal. Also, automating reports can sometimes hang, though that might depend on the overall system. That's where I see the most room for improvement – quicker report generation. Fetching specific data from the IBM Data Governance repository tends to be slower compared to other vendors. For example, Collibra has a more responsive GUI. Retrieving large datasets from the IBM catalog is particularly slow.
SK
Informatica Administrator EDC, Axox, PC, MDM at itcinfotech
Data management consolidation improves efficiency and user coordination
The licenses are too expensive compared to before, which is why customers are now preferring other data metadata management tools like OneTrust, Collibra, and Azure Purview. As a matter of POC, they are assessing whether their requirements can meet data governance initiatives. The need for skilled professionals is increasing, but cost remains a significant consideration for organizations when implementing CDGC. If a budget is allocated and they are satisfied with the Informatica CDGC license price, then it is a very good tool to implement. Regarding improvements, besides the price, the advanced clusters feature in CDGC needs attention. There are advanced scanners features present in both on-premise and cloud, but the setup isn't straightforward; there are lots of dependencies to consider. For instance, an SAP connector dealing with CDGC isn't simple. There are precautions and prerequisites that must be followed; otherwise, it won't work easily compared to the Oracle connector. Thus, resources need to be handled carefully with the advanced scanner configuration guide.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"I would say customization is the most valuable, the workflow is very good and has been embedded, and it also has a great user interface."
"Collibra Governance reduces the time-consuming aspects of the process; you'll need only one-fifth of the team as it'll depend on two to three people, and that's really important to businesses."
"The best features of Collibra Lineage include its ability to map data flows and provide clear visualizations."
"You can see the entire snapshot in one single click, which is a great feature for an organization."
"Collibra is evolving their connectivity towards all programs across the IT landscape, with good workflows, nine dimensions of data quality, and many features, and it is based on Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning so that even if you don't know SQL, you can operate Collibra Data Quality."
"The most valuable feature is the discovery process for the data catalog because we get it in a visual format as a way to understand and classify it."
"Basically, it's helped our organization in a myriad of ways."
"We use the solution's Data Stewardship part."
"IBM Data Governance improved data analytics operations. During a company merger, we used IBM Data Governance to understand and bridge sample data between systems."
"The solution is applicable for both technical and business users."
"The most valuable features are the structure masking and platform masking."
"The cost of the product is high, but feature wise, it provides a whole lot of features that can easily solve your problems."
"The solution offers good data governance."
"Axon has something called Overlay, which can be used to extend the technical lineage."
"The most valuable feature of Informatica Enterprise Data Catalog is it provides clients with a full view of the enterprise data assets. For example, how many data assets they have and who owns them."
"It's probably one of the leading lights in ETL."
"I think the most valuable part of Informatica is the flexibility in extending the data model."
 

Cons

"Collibra, as far as I know, does not have a connector like Oracle, or a mainframe. It's important to have a connector so that you have access to up-to-date information."
"There should be more detailed documentation on the selectors and certain information, and a reduction in cost as compared to other tools."
"The connectors are not very sophisticated. They can do, for example, Informatica and Tableau, but the connectors themselves could be improved."
"The breadth of available connectors for metadata ingestion need to grow quickly to support customers as they expand their data governance programs to include a diverse list of source systems from which they want to derive business value."
"Regarding licensing, I find it is one of the more expensive options, so it is not particularly affordable."
"The initial setup requires more of a trial and error approach and there isn't too much documentation available to help you figure things out."
"There is an issue with Collibra Catalog's pricing model, especially for organizations with many databases, as the initial package comes with a limited number of connectors."
"Collibra Platform's platform needs improvement in certain areas such as workflows designed for administration that send excessive notifications, and sometimes it is unclear how many times a workflow instance was triggered."
"One area with room for improvement would be the ability to generate detailed quality reports. Some Python libraries provide quality scores and reports—having that capability within IBM Data Governance would be beneficial."
"I would like to see more functionality added so that it is a bit closer to how much you can do with Informatica PowerCenter."
"I've found that whatever functionalities are available on-prem, can become a bit of a challenge sometimes in the cloud."
"From my point of view, a quick response time is needed when searching for an item."
"The cloud version of Axon is far behind the on-prem, and many of my clients want to go fully to the cloud. However, Axon has to be an on-prem installation. I would like to see their cloud products catch up with their on-prem capabilities."
"This service could be more cost-effective."
"Improving the UI to be more business user-friendly would also be beneficial."
"It is complicated to establish the lineage in EDC using PowerCenter mappings."
"The price modeling could be more flexible."
 

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."
"Collibra is a bit expensive."
"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."
"It is substantial, and we do pay yearly."
"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."
"The product is highly priced compared to other vendors."
"Collibra offers a per-user licensing model."
"Collibra Catalog is fairly priced - I would rate their pricing seven out of ten."
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"Informatica MDM is a costly solution because it comes as a bundle. They are also globally positioning themselves and are definitely working on very upgraded technologies. If someone wanted to do it on the cloud, they have a lot of flexibility because they upgrade themselves according to the current needs. It definitely comes with a lot of features and that's the reason why it's costly. The licensing cost should be approximately one million dollars. It's about four to five times that of other vendors."
"I rate the product's pricing a five on a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive."
"Licensing is difficult to understand, but the team is always available to explain anything. They are very helpful."
"The pricing structure is good, but having to pay for extra drivers to be used in an ICS environment makes me a little nervous."
"You pay for this solution based on IPUs, Informatica Processing Units. This depends on how much data you process and how much memory you consume from the cloud provider, and you pay as you go."
"We saw an ROI. We have been able to get data from various sources and consolidate it into a data lake, which is helping us in data analytics."
"The product is very expensive"
"It is an expensive solution. I would say it is the most expensive solution in the market."
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Answers from the Community

YN
Research Assistant at a educational organization with 10,001+ employees
Sep 1, 2022
Sep 1, 2022
Hello Yegane, I recommend add Precisely Data360 Govern (Infogix Data360 Govern)
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TH
Architecture Sr. Manager, Data Design & Metadata Mgmt at a insurance company with 10,001+ employees
Sep 1, 2022
Besides features, don't forget to look at user experience and software performance. One of your choices is significantly lacking in both areas. You might consider adding erwin Data Intelligence Suite to your list. Something you might find interesting: Alation vs Collibra vs Quest (erwin) 2022 | Gartner Peer Insights  You can change the products you are comparing, seeing how others have rated the tools you are looking at.
DA
CEO at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Sep 1, 2022
Hello Yegane, I recommend add Precisely Data360 Govern (Infogix Data360 Govern)
 

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
17%
Computer Software Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Insurance Company
6%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Insurance Company
7%
Retailer
7%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Retailer
7%
Computer Software Company
7%
 

Company Size

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Small Business
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Company SizeCount
Small Business24
Midsize Enterprise13
Large Enterprise58
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Company SizeCount
Small Business51
Midsize Enterprise27
Large Enterprise154
 

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Also Known As

Data Intelligence Platform, Collibra AI Governance, Collibra Catalog, Collibra Governance, Collibra Lineage, Collibra Privacy & Risk
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ActiveVOS, Active Endpoints, Address Verification, Persistent Data Masking
 

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Sample Customers

AXA XL, DNB, Adobe, PMI, Holland America Line, UC Davis Health, Cox Automotive
TIAA CREF, Control Risks Group
The Travel Company, Carbonite
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