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Collibra Platform pros and cons

Vendor: Collibra
3.9 out of 5
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PROS

Collibra Platform has significantly reduced the time needed to find actual data owners, enhancing efficiency and reducing operational hours.
Collibra Platform offers an extensive data lineage feature that provides a comprehensive view of data flows, allowing users to trace and understand data transformation across the enterprise.
Collibra Platform's customization capabilities allow for tailored workflows and rule modifications, enabling companies to align the tool with their specific data governance needs.
Collibra Platform effectively integrates with other systems and tools, enhancing data governance through strong automation processes and metadata management capabilities.
Collibra Platform is praised for its strong workflows and data lineage capabilities, which help improve existing processes and enhance trust and transparency in data management.

CONS

Collibra Platform needs improvement in data discovery and addressing redundancies.
The workflows and language used in Collibra Platform should be enhanced to improve efficiency.
Collibra Platform's pricing is considered high, and users seek a more cost-effective model.
Connectors for metadata ingestion in Collibra Platform require expansion and enhanced sophistication.
Collibra Lineage could benefit by incorporating more out-of-the-box connectors and automation for data lineage across data stacks.
 

Collibra Platform Pros review quotes

MM
Senior Consultant at Infosys
Jun 11, 2025
The integration with other Collibra Lineage products is valuable in our data governance initiatives.
reviewer2835714 - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Manager at a recruiting/HR firm with 11-50 employees
May 4, 2026
Collibra Platform has positively impacted my organization in all the ways I mentioned, as the benefits and user adoption for different data stewards and data custodians were easier because it has a very nice GUI.
Saikat Ghosh - PeerSpot reviewer
Consulting Principal & Founder at Digital Data Consultancy
Aug 28, 2025
Implementing Collibra Governance is definitely something that all organizations having data need, especially for large enterprises where data is distributed across multiple data stacks, bringing rigor for both data management and data engineering.
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BD
Data Governance Developer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Jun 6, 2025
The main benefits that Collibra Lineage provides include measurable advantages.
MN
Software Engineer at Shell
Jun 17, 2025
Gartner identifies Collibra Catalog as the leader, which aligns with our observations.
SK
Informatica Administrator EDC, Axox, PC, MDM at itcinfotech
May 21, 2025
On a scale of 1 to 10, I would rate Collibra Data Intelligence Platform a 10.
SY
Data Engineer at Dataeconomy
May 19, 2025
The data quality functionality provides cutting-edge, next-level insights when compared to other tools such as Alation and Microsoft Purview.
SY
Data Engineer at DATAECONOMY INC
Jun 6, 2025
Using lineage and Collibra Catalog has helped me overall improve the trust and transparency regarding data origin and transformation.
reviewer2835627 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior IT Consultant at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
May 4, 2026
We have seen a return on investment, as previously it took weeks or even months to find the actual data owner, while now it takes just seconds or a few minutes, indicating a significant increase.
reviewer2696502 - PeerSpot reviewer
Data and Analytics Manager at a insurance company with 10,001+ employees
Apr 19, 2025
The most valuable features of Collibra Catalog are its customizability and ease of use.
 

Collibra Platform Cons review quotes

MM
Senior Consultant at Infosys
Jun 11, 2025
I have seen many customers moving away from Collibra Lineage after using it for a couple of years because the cost-benefit analysis does not give them a favorable report.
reviewer2835714 - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Manager at a recruiting/HR firm with 11-50 employees
May 4, 2026
Collibra Platform can be improved by adopting customized AI tools, similar to what other platforms like Databricks and Unity Catalog offer.
Saikat Ghosh - PeerSpot reviewer
Consulting Principal & Founder at Digital Data Consultancy
Aug 28, 2025
Regarding licensing, I find it is one of the more expensive options, so it is not particularly affordable.
Learn what your peers think about Collibra Platform. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: May 2026.
893,221 professionals have used our research since 2012.
BD
Data Governance Developer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Jun 6, 2025
If a developer implements ETL in Glue or PySpark, Collibra cannot capture lineage out of that.
MN
Software Engineer at Shell
Jun 17, 2025
One of the very key drawbacks is that automation for access provisioning is not available. If I discover a data set or data product in the marketplace and want to access the data, this feature doesn't exist at all.
SK
Informatica Administrator EDC, Axox, PC, MDM at itcinfotech
May 21, 2025
In terms of improvements, I would highlight a few points that could be enhanced in the Collibra Data Intelligence Platform.
SY
Data Engineer at Dataeconomy
May 19, 2025
With Collibra Data Intelligence Platform, users need to create and establish connections, which requires entering connection details. This process is more time-consuming in Collibra Data Intelligence Platform compared to Purview, where everything can be done in minutes.
SY
Data Engineer at DATAECONOMY INC
Jun 6, 2025
In Collibra Catalog, the main area that has room for improvement is the search functionality. It should be more natural language oriented instead of searching for exact names.
reviewer2835627 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior IT Consultant at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
May 4, 2026
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.
reviewer2696502 - PeerSpot reviewer
Data and Analytics Manager at a insurance company with 10,001+ employees
Apr 19, 2025
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.