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Lead Cloud Infrastructure Specialist
30B + USD, Finance (non-banking)FAVORABLE
“Collibra Delivers Robust Governance with Room for Workflow Optimization”
Collibra has proven to be a robust data governance and catalog platform that effectively supports modern data architecture patterns. The platform successfully bridges technical metadata management with business data governance, creating a unified catalog experience for both data consumers and producers.
What has worked well:
- The platform's integration capabilities enable automated metadata synchronization with cloud data platforms, eliminating manual tagging efforts and ensuring consistency across data ecosystems.
- The comprehensive data catalog provides rich metadata fields that enable effective data discovery and governance.
What hasn't worked well:
- The multi-stage status workflow (Candidate --> Under Review --> Accepted) can create confusion for users trying to discover data, as assets aren't searchable until they reach "Accepted" status
- Dependencies on manual metadata enrichment processes can introduce bottlenecks despite automated technical metadata capabilities
Analyst
30B + USD, Consumer GoodsCRITICAL
“Ease of accessing company terminology stands out over interface limitations”
As a maintainer of business logic and data in a very large organization, Collibra has filled the basic requirements - a central location for company metadata, visibility and easy of metadata discovery and company terminology, visibility to data governance policies, and defined "ownership" of data within the company. Owning terms and being able to see the associations of those terms is very interesting and Collibra makes it very easy to see and research. The user interface could use a modern upgrade, but its base functionality is definitely much appreciated by data asset owners and data governance.
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Collibra, established in 2008, provides data solutions via its Data Intelligence Cloud. The company focuses on delivering trustworthy data across multiple sources for various uses and users. Their specialty lies in offering adaptable governance, relentless quality, and integral privacy to diverse kinds of data. Collibra's products find traction among the Global 2000 clientele, enabling these organizations to expedite their workflows and swiftly achieve superior results. Although the company operates globally, they maintain offices in several countries including the U.S., Belgium, Australia, the Czech Republic, France, Poland, and the U.K.
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Private
Year Founded
2008
Head office location
New York, United States
Number of employees
1001 - 5000
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Collibra Delivers Robust Governance with Room for Workflow Optimization
Collibra has proven to be a robust data governance and catalog platform that effectively supports modern data architecture patterns. The platform successfully bridges technical metadata management with business data governance, creating a unified catalog experience for both data consumers and producers. What has worked well: - The platform's integration capabilities enable automated metadata synchronization with cloud data platforms, eliminating manual tagging efforts and ensuring consistency across data ecosystems. - The comprehensive data catalog provides rich metadata fields that enable effective data discovery and governance. What hasn't worked well: - The multi-stage status workflow (Candidate --> Under Review --> Accepted) can create confusion for users trying to discover data, as assets aren't searchable until they reach "Accepted" status - Dependencies on manual metadata enrichment processes can introduce bottlenecks despite automated technical metadata capabilities - It AssociateGov't/PS/EdEducationReview Source
Data Governance Platform Eases Integration but Lacks Flexibility in Workflow Customization
Collibra has been a solid platform for managing our data governance needs. The product itself is feature rich and the integratioin with our existing data stack went smoother than expected. The UI is generally intuitive, but some of the more advanced configuration feels unnecessarily complex. - It Manager50M-1B USDConsumer GoodsReview Source
Lineage and Transparency Benefit Organisations Despite Complexity and Adoption Challenges
The platform provides a solid foundation for data governance by enabling clear ownership, standardised definitions and transparency across data domains. It works especially well when there is a clear governance model and active business engagement. However, Collibra is not a lightweight tool. Its value depends heavily on adoption, data stewardship and ongoing maintenance. Without strong governance disciplione the platform can quickly become underutilised. - IT LEAD ASSOCIATE1B-10B USDIT ServicesReview Source
Superiorly Comprehensive Auditability Provided but Requires Significant Engineering Support Effort
Collibra is an excellent source of truth for terms and approved datasets. Workflows are powerful and people follow them. You will need to prepare for the implementation and maintenance of this, but if treated like an actual pipeline you should be good. - Analyst10B+ USDConsumer GoodsReview Source
Ease of accessing company terminology stands out over interface limitations
As a maintainer of business logic and data in a very large organization, Collibra has filled the basic requirements - a central location for company metadata, visibility and easy of metadata discovery and company terminology, visibility to data governance policies, and defined "ownership" of data within the company. Owning terms and being able to see the associations of those terms is very interesting and Collibra makes it very easy to see and research. The user interface could use a modern upgrade, but its base functionality is definitely much appreciated by data asset owners and data governance.
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