Collibra Platform vs SAP Information Steward comparison

Collibra and SAP are both solutions in the Metadata Management category. Collibra is ranked #2 with an average rating of 8.0, while SAP is ranked #10. Collibra holds a 18.0% mindshare in MM, compared to SAP’s 2.8% mindshare. Additionally, 96% of Collibra users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of SAP users who would recommend it.

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100% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 9, 2025

SAP Information Steward and Collibra Platform compete in the data governance and management space. Collibra seems to have the upper hand with its comprehensive integration capabilities and advanced features, which translate into higher user satisfaction.

Features: SAP Information Steward focuses on data profiling, metadata management, and impact analysis, providing insights into data quality. Collibra offers data cataloging, workflow automation, and collaboration tools, benefiting diverse data environments with a wider features set.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Collibra is cloud-based, allowing for faster and more flexible deployment, coupled with responsive support. SAP's deployment is complex due to integration with SAP ecosystems, which can delay implementation, though it offers robust customer support.

Pricing and ROI: SAP Information Steward generally incurs a higher initial cost because of its dependence on SAP environments but adds value through enhanced data quality processes. Collibra's SaaS model provides a cost-effective setup with faster ROI and scalability, making it attractive from a cost-benefit viewpoint.

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Categories and Ranking

Collibra Platform

Ranking in Metadata Management

2nd

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

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

SAP Information Steward

Ranking in Metadata Management

10th

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Data Quality (13th)

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Metadata Management category, the mindshare of Collibra Platform is 18.0%, down from 24.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SAP Information Steward is 2.8%, up from 2.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Metadata Management Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Collibra Platform	18.0%
SAP Information Steward	2.8%
Other	79.2%

Metadata Management

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reviewer2774796

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.

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FranciscoSantos

Director at Pixel Studio PTY

Provides accurate data that is validated against a personalized reference tool

For most SAP customers, Information Steward is enough because it is able to build quality data rules to detect issues in the source systems like SAP HANA, Business Warehouse, or other systems. A business user can first organize their data into several data domains. For example, procurement, human resources, and logistics setup. The domains can build data quality dimensions where you can describe the kind of rule that you are going to use. The user then can immediately see if something is wrong with their data using traffic lights. Another great feature of SAP Information Steward is the accuracy that the content is followed by validating against the reference tool. With the solution, you are creating data quality dimensions. Within these dimensions, you are creating business data quality rules that are looking for specific fields. From these rules, you can create a scorecard. The scorecard will highlight the percentage of good data and ensure the user can feel confident that the data is accurate within predetermined limits. SAP tables have field names that are very cryptic, making them hard to understand the meaning of the fields. Metapedia helps describe these fields in business terms.

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Pros

"The data quality module has improved significantly, and the data lineage feature is beneficial for understanding where data is coming from and identifying data duplications."

"The diagram showing the limits is absolutely magnificent."

"We have folks in the field doing our clinical research operations, and they have the opportunity to refer to Collibra when they are examining a particular report. When they have a question about how something in that report is derived, they can pull a metric that is defined fully in Collibra. They have the opportunity to drill back into Collibra to see that."

"Collibra Catalog allows us to automate metadata management, significantly saving time, effort, and finances."

"The technical support from Collibra Governance is excellent, and I rate it as ten out of ten."

"I rate the technical support from Collibra as nine out of ten."

"Gartner identifies Collibra Catalog as the leader, which aligns with our observations."

"Collibra is very good at talking to modern database systems like a normal RDBMS, a DB2, or a SQL server or an Oracle."

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"The Data Cleansing and the scorecard dashboard are very valuable. Additionally, the financial aspect of SAP Information Steward is very good. When a rule is incorrect then it will show how much is it costing the business. These features are very valuable."

"The solution is very fast."

"Data insight is the most valuable feature."

"Ability to collect information, monitor user access and to plan storage capacity."

"Setup is straightforward."

"The data profiling was excellent, as was the ease of generating the dashboards."

"The scorecard will highlight the percentage of good data and ensure the user can feel confident that the data is accurate within predetermined limits."

"The most valuable features are data quality insight, metadata management, and metadata dictionary."

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Cons

"If someone changes the metadata, we can't see who changed it."

"Every time you change or publish a new questionnaire for certification, you have to basically go into the code and update the new version of the questionnaire."

"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."

"The connectors for metadata ingestion need to be improved."

"The platform can sometimes be unstable, particularly in terms of speed and reconnection issues."

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

"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."

"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."

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"Granularity could be reduced from an application level to the object level."

"Performance could be improved."

"The user experience of metapedia could be improved."

"The solution could improve by incorporating other applications, such as Power BI to show more visualization. More interaction with other solutions would be a good benefit."

"The support team is not very responsive."

"SAP Information Steward could be improved by offering a cloud version of the product."

"We'd like to see some manipulation techniques included in SAP Information Steward."

"A problem with the solution is that it does not allow us to review the results of Information Stewards for other analogies."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

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

"Collibra is a bit expensive."

"Collibra Governance is extremely 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."

"Collibra Governance is an expensive solution."

"The solution's pricing is moderate and not very expensive."

"It's expensive, especially for small companies."

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"Smaller-sized organizations may not be able to invest in SAP Information Steward because of the cost."

"I do not know if there were additional costs beyond the standard licensing fees."

"A bit pricey, and better tools are available for a lower price."

"SAP Information Steward is an expensive solution compared to others."

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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm

19%

Computer Software Company

Manufacturing Company

Insurance Company

Manufacturing Company

21%

Government

18%

Retailer

Computer Software Company

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise

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Small Business	20
Midsize Enterprise	9
Large Enterprise	55

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Small Business	1
Large Enterprise	7

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Collibra Data Intelligence Platform?

Collibra Platform can be improved by adding more connectors to the ecosystems.

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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...

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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

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

Information Steward, SAP Data Insight

Overview

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.

Collibra

Monitor, analyze, and improve data integrity with SAP Information Steward software. Combine data profiling and metadata management tools for continuous insight into the quality of enterprise information to optimize processes, and enhance operational, analytical, and data governance initiatives.

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Sample Customers

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

American Water, Graphic Packaging International, OSRAM Licht AG, Maxim Integrated

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