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Collibra Platform vs Microsoft ATA [EOL] comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Collibra Platform
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.2
Number of Reviews
90
Ranking in other categories
Data Governance (1st), Metadata Management (1st), AI Governance (1st)
Microsoft ATA [EOL]
Average Rating
6.6
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Featured Reviews

AK
Senior Consultant at Morgan Stanley
Data governance has transformed business glossaries and now drives AI-ready insights
I think it's a great platform. Searching can be made a little better. The data marketplace which it provides is also great, but sometimes when we are searching an element and we know we are not sure if we can find it or if we have missed it. Listing data domains in one place for quick visibility will be an add-on. I am not a hardcore coder. For a coder to create workflows and automate the process, I needed to learn Groovy script and create some workflows. In the automation part, I think it can also introduce a low-code, no-code platform where we can connect different connectors and we can quickly create some automated workflows, if at basic level only, because the next big thing is automation and AI. Low-code, no-code platforms are being used by everyone. I think that will be useful. When I look for a data domain, I'm not able to find it very quickly. For a business owner to know data domains and search data domains, it could be made a little easier. Also, the automation part needs improvement. We are only able to enter the data manually or connect to a data source, but now we want to create some workflows as well. That's why I've chosen a rating of eight. Otherwise, it's really great.
it_user1369068 - PeerSpot reviewer
President and CEO at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Good integration, simple to maintain, and very stable
Scalability shouldn't be a problem, at least for the size of network team that I work with. Right now we have between 400 and 500 users. This is deployed in a network that is actually about 500 users. We don't plan to increase usage. We're already using it as fully as we can and we don't have any more room. We might look at all the Microsoft programs that relate to office 365, like the ATP, because there is a difference between the ATA and the ATP. We are going to look and see whether there's any gaps that we can close. I think if you compare ATA with the actual ATP it's basically the same functionality. One is more on-premises versus the cloud. Since we are progressively in moving to the cloud, we might look at the ATP, which integrates better with the Microsoft cloud.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It's incredibly easy to use."
"The solution's most valuable feature is data cataloging."
"Collibra Platform has positively impacted my organization by helping identify quicker when we have data quality issues and their root cause, which has made a difference in saving time, reducing errors, and improving decision-making."
"The solution has very good online assistance."
"We determined what our strategic platform was going to be in terms of a data catalog; IGC just quite frankly wasn't anywhere in the realm of what Collibra could offer in comparison."
"The technical support from Collibra Governance is excellent, and I rate it as ten out of ten."
"I find the metadata feature valuable because it replaces the coding."
"The workflows allow the creation of custom workflows based on needs."
"The solution works well when used with other Microsoft solutions."
"It has also measurably decreased our mean time to detect threats by about 50 percent, and helped increase staff productivity, saving about an hour per day."
"I like the fact that it looks for some of those very, very obscure techniques and attacks like golden tickets; those are very difficult attacks to spot and with Microsoft ATA I was able to have visibility over those kinds of techniques and attacks."
"The stability of the solution is very good."
"One of the most valuable features is the ability to report on questionable activity."
 

Cons

"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."
"In terms of improvements, I would highlight a few points that could be enhanced in the Collibra Data Intelligence Platform."
"I experience occasional downtime, bugs, and some glitches."
"I would like to see a feature using the runtime dashboard."
"One problem is the data lineage, especially extracting the ETL transformation from different ETL tools and identifying how the data is getting changed from one layer to different layers and how the transformation is applied."
"Talking about the improvements needed for Collibra Platform, the first is learning. The platform is very large, so it requires a certain amount of information before you can work upon Collibra Platform."
"I'm fairly new to the product, however, what I generally hear from my clients is that the requirement around having ways to ingest more metadata."
"Since we do have a lot of older legacy systems, things that aren't greenfield, if you will, it adds a lot more overhead than what we were originally led to believe when we originally purchased the product."
"There are occasions where it generates some false positives and you have to embark into figuring it out. You need to find out if it was a true alert or a false positive. It's a little bit cumbersome in that area."
"Some of the newer features are not completely there yet... For example, there's a tool that allows you to grade your overall internal security and I don't feel that it's completely accurate."
"It would be ideal if the interface allowed for more granular configurations. For example, if I were to set a rule that is a deviation from the pre-defined rules in the Microsoft product, there's conflict."
"The software is not as advanced as many competitors."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I would say it's probably in line with what other vendors charge for licensing."
"We purchase its annual license. There is an extra cost for additional users."
"Collibra provides you with a license based on the subscription model that you purchase."
"Collibra Governance is extremely expensive"
"Collibra offers a per-user licensing model."
"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."
"Collibra is a bit expensive."
"Generally, it is a rather expensive solution compared to some other tools in the market, but I found it to be fair-priced for its capabilities."
"I believe we are looking into new licenses. They may be called the E5. Honestly, I don't have it on top of my mind, but I think it's around seven to $10 a user per month."
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Financial Services Firm
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Outsourcing Company
8%
Computer Software Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
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Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Collibra Data Intelligence Platform?
I have already had discussions with the Collibra Platform team regarding improvements. Having a more intuitive search and better natural language search queries would help business users more. Ther...
What is your primary use case for Collibra Data Intelligence Platform?
I utilize Collibra Platform for data catalog, data marketplace, and data governance-related activities. I have multiple data sources, and I perform extraction of data from those specific data sourc...
What advice do you have for others considering Collibra Data Intelligence Platform?
Collibra Platform is a good choice when selecting a data governance or data cataloging solution. I would recommend starting with a clear business use case and then cataloging everything at once, wh...
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Also Known As

Data Intelligence Platform, Collibra AI Governance, Collibra Catalog, Collibra Governance, Collibra Lineage, Collibra Privacy & Risk
Microsoft Advanced Threat Analytics, MS ATA [EOL]
 

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AXA XL, DNB, Adobe, PMI, Holland America Line, UC Davis Health, Cox Automotive
Turkish Airlines, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Empa, The Alberta Teachers' Association
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