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We performed a comparison between Azure Data Factory and Collibra Catalog based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Pros
"I like its integration with SQL pools, its ability to work with Databricks, its pipelines, and the serverless architecture are the most effective features.""The function of the solution is great.""The solution is okay.""The two most valuable features of Azure Data Factory are that it's very scalable and that it's also highly reliable.""The scalability of the product is impressive.""It has built-in connectors for more than 100 sources and onboarding data from many different sources to the cloud environment.""This solution will allow the organisation to improve its existing data offerings over time by adding predictive analytics, data sharing via APIs and other enhancements readily.""I think it makes it very easy to understand what data flow is and so on. You can leverage the user interface to do the different data flows, and it's great. I like it a lot."

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"Collibra Catalog's best feature is the data quality checker.""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.""We have had no complaints about the stability."

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Cons
"The speed and performance need to be improved.""There is no built-in pipeline exit activity when encountering an error.""Lacks in-built streaming data processing.""The support and the documentation can be improved.""Data Factory has so many features that it can be a little difficult or confusing to find some settings and configurations. I'm sure there's a way to make it a little easier to navigate.""The pricing scheme is very complex and difficult to understand.""Data Factory's cost is too high.""A room for improvement in Azure Data Factory is its speed. Parallelization also needs improvement."

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"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.""I'd like to see more integration with other reporting sources.""The tool's overall functionalities need to improve since, nowadays, many tools, from a business perspective, are easy to use."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "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."
  • "This is a cost-effective solution."
  • "The price you pay is determined by how much you use it."
  • "Understanding the pricing model for Data Factory is quite complex."
  • "I would not say that this product is overly expensive."
  • "The licensing is a pay-as-you-go model, where you pay for what you consume."
  • "Our licensing fees are approximately 15,000 ($150 USD) per month."
  • "The licensing cost is included in the Synapse."
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  • "I think they can bring a few more features and align better with other quality products."
  • "Collibra Catalog is fairly priced - I would rate their pricing seven out of ten."
  • "The product is highly priced compared to other vendors."
  • "Collibra offers a per-user licensing model."
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    Top Answer:AWS Glue and Azure Data factory for ELT best performance cloud services.
    Top Answer: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 and… more »
    Top Answer: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… more »
    Top Answer: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… more »
    Top Answer:I'd like to see more integration with other reporting sources like Qlik Sense, beyond the currently supported ones like Tableau and Power BI.
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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.

    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.

    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
    AXA XL, DNB, Adobe, PMI, Holland America Line, UC Davis Health, Cox Automotive
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    Computer Software Company34%
    Insurance Company11%
    Manufacturing Company8%
    Financial Services Firm8%
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    Computer Software Company13%
    Financial Services Firm13%
    Manufacturing Company8%
    Healthcare Company7%
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    Financial Services Firm26%
    Computer Software Company14%
    Energy/Utilities Company6%
    Manufacturing Company6%
    Company Size
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    Small Business29%
    Midsize Enterprise19%
    Large Enterprise52%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business18%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise69%
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    Azure Data Factory is ranked 1st in Data Integration with 81 reviews while Collibra Catalog is ranked 3rd in Metadata Management with 5 reviews. Azure Data Factory is rated 8.0, while Collibra Catalog is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Azure Data Factory writes "The data factory agent is quite good but pricing needs to be more transparent". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Collibra Catalog writes "A user-friendly for those who are not technically inclined and useful for cataloging various reports". Azure Data Factory is most compared with Informatica PowerCenter, Informatica Cloud Data Integration, Alteryx Designer, Snowflake and IBM InfoSphere DataStage, whereas Collibra Catalog is most compared with Informatica Enterprise Data Catalog, Ab Initio Co>Operating System, Talend Data Management Platform, Palantir Foundry and Denodo.

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