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Collibra Platform 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
4.9
Collibra Platform aids digital transformation and efficiency but faces challenges in measuring financial gains due to integration and costs.
Sentiment score
5.5
Users report varied ROI from Splunk UBA, emphasizing productivity gains, time savings, and improved incident resolution efficiency.
When considering the time and effort required to build a catalog and utilize it effectively, combined with the prices, it often does not make financial sense.
Senior Consultant at Infosys
Implementing Collibra Data Catalog can be cost-effective if its features align well with the business requirements.
Enterprise Cloud and AI Security Architect at a security firm with 10,001+ employees
While there are no direct cost reductions, there is significant indirect cost reduction.
Consulting Principal & Founder at Digital Data Consultancy
The solution can save costs by improving incident resolution times and reducing security incident costs.
Enterprise Architect at Wipro Limited
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.1
Collibra Platform's support is knowledgeable but slow, with varying responsiveness and praised training, suggesting room for improvement.
Sentiment score
6.9
Splunk User Behavior Analytics support is praised for its professionalism, extensive knowledge base, and prompt, reliable assistance despite regional limitations.
When using the Collibra Resident Architect program, the customer service was excellent, with issues quickly resolved.
Data and Analytics Manager at a insurance company with 10,001+ employees
The technical support from Collibra Governance is excellent.
Enterprise Cloud and AI Security Architect at a security firm with 10,001+ employees
I encountered some issues with data quality initially in Collibra Data Intelligence Platform, and they resolved those issues.
Data Engineer at Dataeconomy
Mission-critical offering a dedicated team, proactive monitoring, and fast resolution.
Enterprise Architect at Wipro Limited
From the responsiveness perspective, Splunk is very responsive with SLA-bound support for premium tiers.
Enterprise Architect at Wipro Limited
I would rate their technical support as 8.5 out of 10.
Director at Techpace
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.3
Collibra Platform excels in scalability and data governance but requires improved UI and leadership for better adoption and performance.
Sentiment score
7.2
Splunk User Behavior Analytics excels in scalable deployment, flexible expansion, and efficient data handling, overcoming on-premises storage challenges.
We were a big bank and had thousands of assets without any issues.
Data and Analytics Manager at a insurance company with 10,001+ employees
It is very critical for a data governance tool to be stable and scalable because we start with critical data sets in one line of business, but ultimately, we want to cover the enterprise and all lines of businesses.
Data Governance System Specialist at a energy/utilities company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Collibra Lineage's performance is reliable, as the lineage harvest runs on the lineage server which operates on Collibra cloud.
Data Governance Developer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Splunk User Behavior Analytics is highly scalable, designed for enterprise scalability, allowing expansion of data ingestion, indexing, and search capabilities as log volumes grow.
Enterprise Architect at Wipro Limited
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.8
Collibra Platform is stable and reliable, praised for minimal issues, though upgrades may briefly affect complex data handling.
Sentiment score
7.8
Splunk User Behavior Analytics is stable, reliable, easy to configure, and effective, achieving 99.9% uptime with proper deployment.
I rate the stability of Collibra Lineage as seven.
Data Governance Developer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
With built-in redundancy across zones and regions, 99.9% uptime is achievable.
Enterprise Architect at Wipro Limited
Splunk User Behavior Analytics is a one hundred percent stable solution.
Cloud Solution Architect at Tech Mahindra Limited
Splunk User Behavior Analytics is highly stable and reliable, even in large-scale enterprise environments with high log injection rates.
Enterprise Architect at Wipro Limited
 

Room For Improvement

Enhancements needed in connectivity, automation, and AI, addressing integration, pricing, support, deployment, and performance challenges for adoption.
Splunk User Behavior Analytics needs better pricing, integration, automation, and machine learning to enhance functionality and user experience.
Users often find it challenging to utilize data governance tools, with ease of use ranked as an important criterion by 2028 standards.
Analytics Head of Data Management at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
There should be a reduction in cost as compared to other tools.
Associate Director at Grant Thornton (US)
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.
Data and Analytics Manager at a insurance company with 10,001+ employees
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.
Enterprise Architect at Wipro Limited
I encountered several issues while trying to create solutions for this advanced version, which seem unrelated to query or data issues.
System Engineer at Infosys
High data ingestion costs can be an issue, especially for large enterprises, as Splunk charges based on the amount of data processed.
Enterprise Architect at Wipro Limited
 

Setup Cost

Collibra Platform's high pricing is offset by its valuable features, benefiting larger companies despite the costly per-user model.
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.
Company Owner, Data Consultant at Telenet BVBA
There are plans to increase license rates.
Analytics Head of Data Management at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Adding modules like Privacy could become expensive.
Data and Analytics Manager at a insurance company with 10,001+ employees
Reserved instances with one or three-year commitments offer lower rates, providing up to 70% savings.
Enterprise Architect at Wipro Limited
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.
Director at Techpace
Comparing with the competitors, it's a bit expensive.
Regional Director at iSecureMind
 

Valuable Features

Collibra Platform enhances data governance with user-friendly interface, custom integrations, metadata management, collaboration, and strong AI capabilities.
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.
Consulting Principal & Founder at Digital Data Consultancy
We have saved up to 30% of manual work as a specific process or workflow became faster.
Data scientist at a wholesaler/distributor with 1-10 employees
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Data Governance System Specialist at a energy/utilities company with 1,001-5,000 employees
I also utilize it for anomaly detection and behavior analysis, particularly using Splunk's machine learning environment.
Cloud Solution Architect at Tech Mahindra Limited
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.
Director at Techpace
Features like alerts and auto report generation are valuable.
System Engineer at Infosys
 

Categories and Ranking

Collibra Platform
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.3
Number of Reviews
75
Ranking in other categories
Data Governance (2nd), Metadata Management (2nd), AI Governance (1st)
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) (13th), User Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA) (5th)
 

Mindshare comparison

Collibra Platform and Splunk User Behavior Analytics aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Collibra Platform is designed for Data Governance and holds a mindshare of 9.2%, down 13.7% compared to last year.
Splunk User Behavior Analytics, on the other hand, focuses on User Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA), holds 6.0% mindshare, down 9.5% since last year.
Data Governance Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Collibra Platform9.2%
Microsoft Purview Data Governance13.8%
Varonis Platform7.9%
Other69.1%
Data Governance
User Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA) Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Splunk User Behavior Analytics6.0%
Exabeam7.5%
IBM Security QRadar6.8%
Other79.7%
User Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA)
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer2774796 - PeerSpot reviewer
Data Governance System Specialist at a energy/utilities company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Data governance has unified definitions and saves audit preparation time across the enterprise
A separate team did the setup for this tool and was involved in setting it up. When they were doing the setup, it was a significant upfront investment in terms of the configuration, modeling, and governance design because the team first had to define the domains, the assets, and the roles. That takes time, and in the insurance environment where we had many legacy systems, this increased the setup effort. It would be helpful if Collibra Platform could have industry specific starter templates that could accelerate adoption. As we ingested more and more metadata, sometimes the catalog searches became slower by a fraction of a second because there was more metadata in the tool. After inserting millions of rows into the physical data dictionaries, the catalog searches could become a little bit slower. Having some better performance optimization might help with this minor issue.
SK
Enterprise Architect at Wipro Limited
Offers intuitive deployment with strong customer support and advanced analytics features
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 include rapid auto scaling to meet demand. A disadvantage is that it can lead to cost overrun if not properly factored or governed. The speed of deployment offers faster provisioning as an advantage, but it can require substantial automation skills and infrastructure as code expertise, which can be challenging. Cloud provides major operational benefits such as agility, automation, resilience, and global access when setting up on Cloud. However, it introduces challenges such as cost control, complexity, and vendor dependency. For example, 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.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
19%
Computer Software Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Insurance Company
7%
Computer Software Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Government
8%
Educational Organization
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business20
Midsize Enterprise9
Large Enterprise55
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business7
Midsize Enterprise5
Large Enterprise12
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Collibra Data Intelligence Platform?
Collibra Platform can be improved by adding more connectors to the ecosystems.
What is your primary use case for Collibra Data Intelligence Platform?
Collibra Platform serves as the central place to document, govern, and understand our data assets. I use Collibra Platform in my day-to-day work to build out a business glossary and the data catalo...
What advice do you have for others considering Collibra Data Intelligence Platform?
My advice to others looking into using Collibra Platform is to use it in cloud because that is the best solution. I give this review a rating of 10 out of 10.
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?
Splunk User Behavior Analytics is a premium product. Compared to all other products in the market, it is the most expensive one in all aspects including professional service and licenses, even the ...
What needs improvement with Splunk User Behavior Analytics?
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 Behavi...
 

Also Known As

Data Intelligence Platform, Collibra AI Governance, Collibra Catalog, Collibra Governance, Collibra Lineage, Collibra Privacy & Risk
Caspida, Splunk UBA
 

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Sample Customers

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