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AtScale Adaptive Analytics (A3) vs Collibra Platform comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 15, 2026

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Categories and Ranking

AtScale Adaptive Analytics ...
Ranking in Data Governance
47th
Average Rating
5.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Data Virtualization (6th), BI (Business Intelligence) Tools (57th), BI on Hadoop (1st)
Collibra Platform
Ranking in Data Governance
2nd
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.3
Number of Reviews
74
Ranking in other categories
Metadata Management (1st), AI Governance (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Data Governance category, the mindshare of AtScale Adaptive Analytics (A3) is 0.4%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Collibra Platform is 8.6%, down from 13.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Data Governance Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Collibra Platform8.6%
AtScale Adaptive Analytics (A3)0.4%
Other91.0%
Data Governance
 

Featured Reviews

it_user822762 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior BI and Reporting Analyst at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
The GUI interface is nice and easy to use, but the organization of the icons is not saved across users
Connecting to a Hadoop database to create a cube to connect to Tableau. We want to be able to easily create cubes which can be connected to Tableau for visualization The product had many issues. We had great collaboration with the product development team, but the product was not able to meet our…
reviewer2696502 - PeerSpot reviewer
Data and Analytics Manager at a insurance company with 10,001+ employees
It enables data governance with customizable workflows and effective customer support
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. This can lead to manual efforts to connect more databases, increasing costs. It would be beneficial if they offered more connectors as part of the initial package.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The GUI interface is nice and easy to use."
"The most valuable features of Collibra Governance are that it is user-friendly and easy to use."
"Rules and policies on workflows are really strong."
"The data lineage capability is valuable as it shows how different sources are connected and how data flows, which is crucial for projects like migrations. Moreover, data lineage visualization in Collibra Catalog aids our data governance initiatives."
"Collibra is very good at talking to modern database systems like a normal RDBMS, a DB2, or a SQL server or an Oracle."
"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."
"The customization and the dashboards are pretty good."
"I find the rule modification and the replication of the rules in Collibra happens very quickly."
"Using lineage and Collibra Catalog has helped me overall improve the trust and transparency regarding data origin and transformation."
 

Cons

"The product was not able to meet our 10 second refresh requirements."
"There was an issue with the incremental aggregation not working as indicated."
"The organization of the icons is not saved across users."
"When you have a huge amount of hierarchical data to manage, the solution's performance tends to decrease."
"There is room for improvement in Collibra Lineage as it could incorporate automation features which would allow it to find data lineage across a data stack independently."
"If it can become more user-intuitive and work on integrating with communication platforms like Slack or Teams, it would significantly help business users."
"If a developer implements ETL in Glue or PySpark, Collibra cannot capture lineage out of that."
"I experience occasional downtime, bugs, and some glitches."
"Data discovery needs to be improved."
"The platform can sometimes be unstable, particularly in terms of speed and reconnection issues."
"The workflow documentation must be improved."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"Collibra offers a per-user licensing model."
"I am not so much aware of price details. Initially, there was an add-on NuSoft license to use the DVC connector that NuSoft gives to create integrations, but Collibra is now phasing out of it slowly. Collibra is cutting ties with them is what we have been led to believe, and we have started developing on Spring Boot, which is open source."
"Collibra Governance is extremely expensive"
"The product's pricing is high, which its comprehensive features and capabilities may justify."
"Many of our customers I spoke to felt that the solution is a bit highly-priced."
"I think they can bring a few more features and align better with other quality products."
"I would say it's probably in line with what other vendors charge for licensing."
"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."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
13%
Healthcare Company
13%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Computer Software Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
18%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Computer Software Company
9%
Insurance Company
6%
 

Company Size

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

Questions from the Community

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What needs improvement with Collibra Data Intelligence Platform?
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 g...
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 ...
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.
 

Also Known As

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

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Sample Customers

Rakuten, TD Bank, Aetna, Glaxo-Smith Kline, Biogen, Toyota, Tyson
AXA XL, DNB, Adobe, PMI, Holland America Line, UC Davis Health, Cox Automotive
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