Azure Data Factory vs Collibra Catalog comparison

The compared Microsoft and Collibra solutions aren't in the same category. Microsoft is ranked #1 in DI , with an average rating of 8.1, and holds a 10.8% mindshare in the category. Collibra is ranked #3 in MM , with an average rating of 8.0, and holds a 12.1% mindshare. Additionally, 92% of Microsoft users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Collibra users who would recommend it.

Azure Data Factory

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92% willing to recommend

Collibra Catalog

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100% willing to recommend

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Categories and Ranking

Azure Data Factory

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Data Integration (1st), Cloud Data Warehouse (3rd)

Collibra Catalog

Average Rating

8.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Metadata Management (3rd)

Mindshare comparison

Azure Data Factory and Collibra Catalog aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Azure Data Factory is designed for Data Integration and holds a mindshare of 10.8%, down 13.4% compared to last year.
Collibra Catalog, on the other hand, focuses on Metadata Management, holds 12.1% mindshare, up 8.7% since last year.

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Featured Reviews

Joy Maitra

Sr. Technical Architect at Hexaware Technologies Limited

Facilitates seamless data pipeline creation with good analytics and and thorough monitoring

Azure Data Factory is a low code, no code platform, which is helpful. It provides many prebuilt functionalities that assist in building data pipelines. Also, it facilitates easy transformation with all required functionalities for analytics. Furthermore, it connects to different sources out-of-the-box, making integration much easier. The monitoring is very thorough, though a more readable version would be appreciable.

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Tejbir Singh

Engagement Manager at Fractal

Facilitates data quality monitoring and AI governance with a complete suite of tools

When I initially started with Collibra, it was just a data cataloging platform with governance workflows around it. Now they have acquired a lot of other tools, or they have merged or acquired different platforms. It is a complete suite of tools for managing data. We can monitor data quality and take actions on the profiling results obtained by running data quality checks. Collibra helps catalog data assets, monitor the health of data assets, and take necessary actions. If we find data quality issues, it also provides a medium to capture those issues and how to remediate them. The workflows allow the creation of custom workflows based on needs. The newest addition in their tool suite is AI governance, which allows cataloging all AI models currently deployed or even in the pre-production stage. It helps document model meanings and the risks involved, thus managing all risks related to AI deployments.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"Data Factory's most valuable feature is Copy Activity."

"We use the solution to move data from on-premises to the cloud."

"Data Factory's best features are simplicity and flexibility."

"The data flows were beneficial, allowing us to perform multiple transformations."

"The function of the solution is great."

"An excellent tool for pipeline orchestration."

"In terms of my personal experience, it works fine."

"The most valuable features of Azure Data Factory are the flexibility, ability to move data at scale, and the integrations with different Azure components."

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"We have had no complaints about the stability."

"Collibra Catalog is simple to use and user-friendly for those who are not technically inclined since it is easy to find while also easy to see data lineage diagrams."

"Collibra Catalog has significantly enhanced data governance and compliance for our team, primarily through its valuable feature of endpoint lineage enabling visual representation of the data."

"The data lineage capability is valuable as it shows how different sources are connected and how data flows, which is crucial for projects like migrations. Moreover, data lineage visualization in Collibra Catalog aids our data governance initiatives."

"Collibra Catalog's best feature is the data quality checker."

"Except for data quality, everything is perfect."

"The workflows allow the creation of custom workflows based on needs."

Cons

"User-friendliness and user effectiveness are unquestionably important, and it may be a good option here to improve the user experience. However, I believe that more and more sophisticated monitoring would be beneficial."

"I rate Azure Data Factory six out of 10 for stability. ADF is stable now, but we had problems recently with indexing on an SQL database. It's slow when dealing with a huge volume of data. It depends on whether the database is configured as general purpose or hyperscale."

"This solution is currently only useful for basic data movement and file extractions, which we would like to see developed to handle more complex data transformations."

"You cannot use a custom data delimiter, which means that you have problems receiving data in certain formats."

"Real-time replication is required, and this is not a simple task."

"When we initiated the cluster, it took some time to start the process."

"The thing we missed most was data update, but this is now available as of two weeks ago."

"Some prebuilt data source or data connection aspects are generic."

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"The tool's overall functionalities need to improve since, nowadays, many tools, from a business perspective, are easy to use."

"I'd like to see more integration with other reporting sources."

"If it can become more user-intuitive and work on integrating with communication platforms like Slack or Teams, it would significantly help business users."

"A key area for improvement in Collibra Catalog lies in its integration capabilities, particularly with a broader range of sources."

"Collibra Catalog could improve its automation to increase the efficiency of the software."

"If the price is a bit reduced, that would be better."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Pricing appears to be reasonable in my opinion."

"The pricing is pay-as-you-go or reserve instance. Of the two options, reserve instance is much cheaper."

"There's no licensing for Azure Data Factory, they have a consumption payment model. How often you are running the service and how long that service takes to run. The price can be approximately $500 to $1,000 per month but depends on the scaling."

"ADF is cheaper compared to AWS."

"I don't see a cost; it appears to be included in general support."

"Data Factory is affordable."

"The price you pay is determined by how much you use it."

"In terms of licensing costs, we pay somewhere around S14,000 USD per month. There are some additional costs. For example, we would have to subscribe to some additional computing and for elasticity, but they are minimal."

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"Collibra offers a per-user licensing model."

"Collibra Catalog is fairly priced - I would rate their pricing seven out of ten."

"The product is highly priced compared to other vendors."

"I think they can bring a few more features and align better with other quality products."

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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm

13%

Computer Software Company

12%

Manufacturing Company

Healthcare Company

Financial Services Firm

30%

Computer Software Company

14%

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Healthcare Company

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Questions from the Community

How do you select the right cloud ETL tool?

AWS Glue and Azure Data factory for ELT best performance cloud services.

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How does Azure Data Factory compare with Informatica PowerCenter?

Azure Data Factory is flexible, modular, and works well. In terms of cost, it is not too pricey. It offers the stability and reliability I am looking for, good scalability, and is easy to set up an...

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How does Azure Data Factory compare with Informatica Cloud Data Integration?

Azure Data Factory is a solid product offering many transformation functions; It has pre-load and post-load transformations, allowing users to apply transformations either in code by using Power Q...

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What do you like most about Collibra Catalog?

The data lineage capability is valuable as it shows how different sources are connected and how data flows, which is crucial for projects like migrations. Moreover, data lineage visualization in C...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Collibra Catalog?

Pricing is definitely one of the costliest in the data catalog market. It competes with the likes of Informatica in terms of price. It is best suited for established Fortune 500 companies.

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What needs improvement with Collibra Catalog?

Collibra is working on making the latest version more user-intuitive. The previous versions were easier for technical resources to use, however, not so much for business people who are not tech-sav...

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Overview

Azure Data Factory efficiently manages and integrates data from various sources, enabling seamless movement and transformation across platforms. Its valuable features include seamless integration with Azure services, handling large data volumes, flexible transformation, user-friendly interface, extensive connectors, and scalability. Users have experienced improved team performance, workflow simplification, enhanced collaboration, streamlined processes, and boosted productivity.

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Collibra Catalog is both a report and a data catalog that helps analysts and information users spend less time looking for essential clinical, financial, and operational data and more time solving critical business challenges.

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Sample Customers

1. Adobe 2. BMW 3. Coca-Cola 4. General Electric 5. Johnson & Johnson 6. LinkedIn 7. Mastercard 8. Nestle 9. Pfizer 10. Samsung 11. Siemens 12. Toyota 13. Unilever 14. Verizon 15. Walmart 16. Accenture 17. American Express 18. AT&T 19. Bank of America 20. Cisco 21. Deloitte 22. ExxonMobil 23. Ford 24. General Motors 25. IBM 26. JPMorgan Chase 27. Microsoft (Azure Data Factory is developed by Microsoft) 28. Oracle 29. Procter & Gamble 30. Salesforce 31. Shell 32. Visa

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