Collibra
Enterprise Data Governance and operating model
Verified: 2026-07-01
Best for
- large organizations with many data domains
- formal DG program, stewardship, workflow
- shared glossary across the company
Strengths
- Very strong business glossary and workflow
- Focus on roles, responsibilities, and operating model
- Lineage, catalog, and governance in one enterprise platform
Weaknesses
- High cost and longer implementation
- Requires business engagement
- Too heavy for small companies
When to choose
- Main goal is business glossary, stewardship, and workflow across many domains
- You need a formal DG program in a large organization
- Conflicting KPI definitions and missing ownership are the main pain
When to avoid
- Company has <100 people and no DG team
- Budget does not allow enterprise rollout
- You only need a technical catalog without business process
Pricing (indicative)
Enterprise SaaS - roughly EUR 20-90k/year licenses + implementation; custom vendor quote.
Features
- Yes - Data catalog
- Yes - Business glossary
- Yes - Lineage
- Yes - Data quality
- Yes - Data classification
- Yes - Access governance
- Yes - Workflow / stewardship
- Yes - AI context layer
Integrations
SAP, Snowflake, Databricks, Power BI, Tableau
Sources and methodology
Informational content only. Verify pricing and feature scope with vendors before purchase.