Ab Initio Co>Operating System vs Collibra Platform comparison

The compared Ab Initio and Collibra solutions aren't in the same category. Ab Initio is ranked #27 in DI , with an average rating of 8.3, and holds a 1.2% mindshare in the category. Collibra is ranked #2 in DG , with an average rating of 8.1, and holds a 8.8% mindshare. Additionally, 83% of Ab Initio users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 96% of Collibra users who would recommend it.

Ab Initio Co>Operating System

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Categories and Ranking

Ab Initio Co>Operating System

Average Rating

8.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Data Integration (27th), Workload Automation (18th)

Collibra Platform

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Data Governance (2nd), Metadata Management (1st), AI Governance (1st)

Mindshare comparison

Ab Initio Co>Operating System and Collibra Platform aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Ab Initio Co>Operating System is designed for Data Integration and holds a mindshare of 1.2%, down 1.3% compared to last year.
Collibra Platform, on the other hand, focuses on Data Governance, holds 8.8% mindshare, down 13.8% since last year.

Data Integration Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Ab Initio Co>Operating System	1.2%
SSIS	3.7%
Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud (IDMC)	3.5%
Other	91.6%

Data Integration

Data Governance Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Collibra Platform	8.8%
Microsoft Purview Data Governance	12.1%
Varonis Platform	7.3%
Other	71.8%

Data Governance

Featured Reviews

AlejandroMosso

Senior Solutions Architect at IDS Comercial

Enables creation of sophisticated applications with powerful parallelism and quick, effective support

The most valuable features of Ab Initio Co>Operating System are its performance and the ability to implement parallelism. There are three kinds of parallelism in Ab Initio Co>Operating System, which allow us to create very sophisticated solutions for almost any kind of application. This parallelism is one of the strongest features. Additionally, its scalability offers a unique way to escalate applications that differs from other technologies. In terms of data processing, the emphasis is on understanding the data. Data profiling is fundamental, and Ab Initio Co>Operating System integrates tools to perform this within the GDE, as well as specialized products for this purpose. Data profiling graphs can be implemented when necessary to understand the data sources.

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reviewer2774796

Data Governance System Specialist at a energy/utilities company with 5,001-10,000 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.

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Quotes from Members

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Pros

"Ab Initio Co>Operating System support is the best I have encountered."

"The graphical interface of Ab Initio Co>Operating System is very easy to understand and allows me to visualize the data flow effectively."

"Ab Initio Co>Operating System excels at providing data lineage regardless of the type of data I have."

"Ab Initio reaches the highest performance and is very flexible in processing huge amounts of data."

"Co>Operating System's most valuable feature is its ability to process bulk data effectively."

"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."

"I like the lineage feature the most because I don't think there's any other tool that actually depicts the data flow from multiple sources and the connectivities between every data element inside those sources."

"Collibra's lineage is a very powerful feature. We have integrated Collibra with Azure and ADLS storage and we create lineage diagrams using the two tools."

"This solution is user friendly and offers multiple functionalities. It operates like a kind of a repository that allows you to find anything about a particular data set or field."

"Collibra Catalog is simple to use and user-friendly for those who are not technically inclined since it is easy to find while also easy to see data lineage diagrams."

"The diagrams are good for data visualization."

"The integration with other Collibra Lineage products is valuable in our data governance initiatives."

"Before Collibra Platform and after Collibra Platform, users saved at least two to three hours per week on average, and when multiplied across an organization with tens of thousands of employees, this represents significant savings in hours per week along with being ready for audits and having a single trustworthy central repository."

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Cons

"Co>Operating System would be improved with more integrations for less well-known technologies."

"Ab Initio Co>Operating System is a very expensive product."

"While Ab Initio Co>Operating System has positive attributes, I find that certain features can sometimes be difficult to understand."

"An awesome improvement would be big data solutions, for example, implementing some kind of business intelligence or neural networks for artificial intelligence."

"Many other tools like Collibra Governance give you the option to actually see the data in the tool, which is not an option in Collibra."

"There are a lot of gaps in Collibra's support and documentation."

"If a developer implements ETL in Glue or PySpark, Collibra cannot capture lineage out of that."

"It should have more integrations with things like CyberArk because its main purpose is GDPR implementation. We have to have more scope for things that implement more privacy. CyberArk makes sure your credentials are vaulted and your things are secure when you're creating your integrations or connecting to an application. I do believe that they are working on this feature."

"We had issues during setup."

"From a usability perspective, customers usually find some areas of the solution a bit complex. It takes a long time for the customers to get used to the UI and the interface."

"The licensing is one area that could get improved."

"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. It doesn't support all the ETL tools for extracting the transformation logic. It supports some of the tools, but there are still some tools that need to be supported. There is also a small pain point in terms of integration. There is a little bit of change in their strategy from Collibra's end. Earlier, they used to offer two solutions. One was out of the box, and one was a custom-built solution for which they used to provide a dual connector. Now the focus from the Collibra side is more on using the out of the box connector. They are discouraging doing the custom integration. That leaves us with two problems. The first problem is that the out-of-the-box connecter is not yet enabled for a lot of systems, and the second problem is that the out-of-the-box connecter has certain limitations. If we want to tweak those as per our needs, it is not possible. However, the custom-built is still supported, and you can still build a custom integration by using the API, but it is not very encouraged by Collibra. Its dashboard also needs to be improved. There are options to use the HTML code to customize your dashboard, but it has a lot of limitations."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Co>Operating System's pricing is on the expensive end since it tends to be used by big enterprises."

"The product's pricing is high, which its comprehensive features and capabilities may justify."

"It is substantial, and we do pay yearly."

"Many of our customers I spoke to felt that the solution is a bit highly-priced."

"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."

"There are different levels of licenses. For example, some users can only do read-only licenses, and others have the stewardship license where they can give access to users."

"The product is highly priced compared to other vendors."

"I rate the pricing a three on a scale of one to ten, where one is expensive, and ten is cheap."

"We purchase its annual license. There is an extra cost for additional users."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

31%

Computer Software Company

Healthcare Company

Insurance Company

Financial Services Firm

19%

Computer Software Company

Manufacturing Company

Insurance Company

Company Size

By reviewers

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Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	20
Midsize Enterprise	9
Large Enterprise	55

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Ab Initio Co>Operating System?

While Ab Initio Co>Operating System has positive attributes, I find that certain features can sometimes be difficult to understand. When I have too many import feeds opened, they can conflict wi...

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What is your primary use case for Ab Initio Co>Operating System?

The flexibility of data type and source integration for my IT ecosystem is excellent because Ab Initio Co>Operating System uses metadata, so it doesn't actually access the data; it takes the dat...

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What advice do you have for others considering Ab Initio Co>Operating System?

I have not been involved in the security access of the platform's data security features, but I know that Ab Initio Co>Operating System is very careful because it doesn't access any customer dat...

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What needs improvement with Collibra Data Intelligence Platform?

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What is your primary use case for Collibra Data Intelligence Platform?

I am a user who has worked at companies that use Collibra Platform as their data catalog and data intelligence platform tool. My first company, MetLife, used Collibra Platform, but I wouldn't know ...

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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.

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Also Known As

Co>Operating System

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

Overview

Ab Initio Co>Operating System offers powerful data processing capabilities, catering to big data needs with robustness and flexibility. Its architecture is designed for high performance, efficient data management, and advanced analytics, making it suitable for tech-savvy industries.

Ab Initio Co>Operating System provides an integrated platform that simplifies data processing tasks, from data validation to complex data transformations. It's engineered to handle large data volumes with efficiency, featuring an intuitive design and consistent performance. This makes it indispensable for industries requiring seamless integration and processing power, supported by tools for debugging, metadata management, and data profiling.

What are the key features of Ab Initio Co>Operating System?

Graphical Development Environment: Provides a user-friendly interface for designing data transformations.
Parallel Processing: Enables efficient handling of large datasets by leveraging parallelism.
Data Quality Management: Offers comprehensive tools for ensuring data accuracy and consistency.
Metadata Management: Facilitates easy access and management of data lineage and metadata.

What benefits and ROI should users consider?

Scalability: Easily adapts to increasing data and processing demands, minimizing additional costs.
Time Efficiency: Reduces development and processing time, enhancing productivity.
Cost Savings: Lowers operational expenses through efficient resource use.
Data Accuracy: Ensures reliable data quality, critical for decision-making processes.

In industries like telecommunications and finance, Ab Initio Co>Operating System is implemented to streamline data workflows and provide real-time analytics. Its role in these sectors involves batch processing, complex event processing, and integrating diverse sources, addressing the demands for agility and performance excellence.

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Collibra Platform is preferred for workflows, data lineage, and a user-friendly interface. It enhances metadata management with robust collaboration, flexible customization, and powerful reporting, aiding organizations in effective data management.

Collibra Platform provides dependable solutions for metadata management, data lineage, and governance. It strengthens data governance with cataloging, glossaries, automation, and integration, supporting compliance and data quality management. Despite challenges with integration and metadata ingestion, the platform is vital for data governance programs, offering comprehensive AI capabilities and streamlined processes for enterprise data management.

What are Collibra Platform's key features?

Workflows: Enhances process efficiency with customizable workflows.
Data Lineage: Tracks data movement across systems for accountability.
User-friendly Interface: Simplifies interaction with intuitive design.
Metadata Management: Manages and organizes metadata for better insights.
Collaboration Features: Fosters teamwork with integrated tools.
Cataloging and Glossary: Improves governance and traceability.

What benefits should be sought in reviews?

Improved Business Processes: Drives efficiency with automation and customization.
Enhanced Data Governance: Facilitates compliance with comprehensive traceability tools.
Robust Integration: Ensures seamless data flow across various systems.
Advanced Reporting: Provides insights for data-driven decisions.

In industries, Collibra Platform supports IT teams through metadata management and data quality assurance. It is widely used for compliance initiatives like GDPR, speeding up digital transformation and enforcing policy management. Organizations employ it to consolidate business and technical metadata, ensuring effective enterprise-scale data management in diverse sectors.

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