🔷 Replacement Program

Origin and Original Intent Matter.

 

When comparing the two, it's essential to understand that Collibra was built for governance, while MetaKarta was constructed as a metadata management platform.  The difference is profound.

 

​Collibra was founded at a time when the scope of data governance seemed larger than it ultimately turned out to be.  At that time, Collibra appeared to be a platform, but it has simply turned out to be a tool that's siloed and serves a very specialized audience — hence its failure to achieve broad enterprise adoption.  As with most specialized tools, its price tag reflects its specialization.

 

MetaKarta was created as a metadata management platform used by enterprise data management for many use cases, including governance, data architecture, modeling, mapping, data engineering, process modeling, and lineage.  

 

It manages all metadata for the enterprise by integrating with all BI, DI, and ETL tools, including both legacy and modern systems.  Its place is at the heart of IT and Data Management, serving as a central collection and dissemination point for knowledge about data throughout the enterprise.​​

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Business Decisions Matter.

 

Pricing and deployment options are choices that vendors make.  Collibra and Meta Integration have gone in different directions.

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Licensing Models

Collibra has stuck with a premium-priced per-user model.  They promised that the expensive seats would be offset by the massive hordes of users who would adopt and participate.  As adoption has never materialized, the actual value delivered has consistently fallen short of the steep price.

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Meta Integration sees the world through a different lens and offers concurrent user pricing.  This means that an enterprise can maximize the use of a MetaKarta license by many, many users.  It also means that a customer is only paying for the value received.  It's the fairest and most equitable approach, fundamentally changing the cost curve for budget holders.

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Deployment Choices

When Collibra first started, it only offered an on-premise deployment option.  When cloud and SaaS emerged, it pivoted 180 degrees to a cloud-only approach, forcing its customers to migrate to the cloud.  It was a lengthy and painful process for their customers.

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Meta Integration understands the critical nature of enterprise metadata and that the risk profile of many large enterprises prohibits them from using a cloud deployment.  That is why MetaKarta has been and will always be offered with the choice to deploy on-premises, in a virtual private cloud, or as a fully SaaS solution.

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Comparison at a Glance.

This table provides a snapshot of the primary difference between MetaKarta and Collibra.  We believe it will help, but we know you will have questions. When you are ready, please feel free to request a meeting so we can address all of them.  Also, don't forget to review the Zero Cost 1-Month Trial, which includes the automated migration of your Collibra repository, including customizations, to MetaKarta.