Collibra
Data privacy management software
Data subject access request (DSAR) software
Privacy impact assessment (PIA) software
Sensitive data discovery software
Active metadata management software
Data fabric software
Data quality tools
Machine learning data catalog software
Data governance tools
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- Ease of management
- Quality of support
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What is Collibra
Collibra is a data intelligence platform used to operationalize data governance through a business glossary, data catalog, stewardship workflows, and policy controls. It is typically used by data governance offices, data stewards, data owners, and analytics teams to document data assets, assign accountability, and support compliant data use across systems. The platform emphasizes workflow-driven governance and integration with common data platforms to connect technical metadata with business context.
Workflow-driven governance operations
Collibra provides configurable workflows for stewardship tasks such as approvals, issue management, and policy attestation. This supports repeatable governance processes across domains and business units rather than relying on ad hoc documentation. It also helps organizations define roles (owner, steward, custodian) and enforce accountability through tasking and audit trails.
Strong catalog and glossary model
The product includes a business glossary and catalog capabilities designed to link business terms, data assets, and governance policies. This helps users understand definitions, ownership, and usage expectations in one place. It is well-suited for organizations that need consistent terminology and lineage/context to support analytics and reporting governance.
Broad enterprise integrations
Collibra integrates with many data sources and platforms via connectors and APIs to ingest metadata and synchronize context. This reduces manual catalog population and supports ongoing metadata refresh. Integration breadth is important for enterprises with heterogeneous data estates and multiple analytics and data engineering toolchains.
Implementation and administration effort
Deploying Collibra typically requires upfront design of the operating model, domain structure, and workflow configuration. Ongoing administration can be non-trivial, especially when scaling across many domains and data platforms. Organizations without dedicated governance resources may struggle to maintain content quality and adoption.
Privacy automation not core focus
While Collibra supports governance controls that can contribute to privacy programs, it is not primarily positioned as end-to-end DSAR automation or consent management. Organizations seeking turnkey privacy request intake, identity verification, and fulfillment workflows may need additional specialized tooling. Privacy impact assessment and privacy operations capabilities may require configuration and integrations rather than being fully packaged.
Value depends on adoption
The platform’s usefulness depends on consistent participation from data owners and stewards to curate definitions, classifications, and policies. If metadata ingestion is incomplete or stewardship workflows are not followed, the catalog and governance artifacts can become outdated. This can limit trust and reduce downstream usage by analytics and engineering teams.
Plan & Pricing
| Plan | Price | Key features & notes |
|---|---|---|
| Collibra Platform (Enterprise) | Custom pricing — contact Collibra Sales | Unified governance for data & AI; includes Data Catalog, Data Governance, Data Lineage, Data Marketplace, Data Privacy, Data Quality & Observability. Request a demo / contact sales to get a quote. |
| Data Quality & Observability (module) | Custom pricing — contact Collibra Sales | Automated and adaptive data quality checks, rule builder with AI assistance, anomaly detection, remediation workflows. |
| Data Privacy (module) | Custom pricing — contact Collibra Sales | Data privacy & PII automation, sensitive data discovery, privacy impact assessments and DSAR workflows. |
| Add-on services (Professional Services, Signature Support, Education) | Custom / subscription | Professional services, Signature Support (named technical contact / enhanced SLAs), Premium Education—priced/packaged via sales or separate agreements. |
Seller details
Collibra, Inc.
Brussels, Belgium / New York, NY, USA
2012
Private
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