Collibra

Overall Opinion: Collibra is a cross-organizational data governance platform that prioritizes an organization’s processes and people data. It automates data management to create trusted data in a short time. Data automation enables organizations to amplify workflow like report certification, data sharing agreements, as well as general approvals and reviews. This software presents businesses with the necessary tools to carry out the aforementioned tasks such as data dictionary, catalog, business glossary, policy manager, reference data, data helpdesk, and stewardship. All these tools and features allow the software to address all data management and governance needs across a wide range of organizations. The tools will also help an organization to set itself apart from the competition because of the trustworthy data Collibra delivers. Through its repository, organizations can develop, organize, and manage data in an effective manner. Such precision increases its reliability because it helps to minimize errors, allow users to look for and access the policies and rules, and it simplifies the correction of errors. Collibra software also has different modules, one of which is Collibra Connect. This module contains features that allow organizations to have active data governance, which helps them to link metadata, data sources, business applications, and data quality tools, among others. Once all these tools are integrated into the system, they enable automatic recognition and application of data policies together with system updates. Another module on this platform is the Collibra Catalog. This module enables both users and experts to gain access to reliable data within the organization. It allows data context to be easy to understand because it can link the registered columns and tables to the business glossary. Besides making data understandable, it also enables users to document, annotate, and tag data sets in order to better the value of the existing data sets. It does this by constantly eliminating data silos. It also has a Collibra on the go module that is compatible with iOS and Windows devices. This is quite effective because it allows you to access the data from any location any time. What’s more, it lets users grasp the meaning and quality of the data. Business owners can also use this module to initiate changes and even update policies and rules.

Pros: It is user-friendly ideal for workflow An easy to use tool for enterprises It features unique metrics It is also easy to customize Allows data lineage and traceability

Cons: The mobile interface may not be as effective It does not support data discovery and data profiling It does not allow access control Collibra lacks storage management