Snowflake Horizon Catalog vs Collibra

SHSnowflake Horizon Catalog7.5Visit Collibra6.5Visit

Higher score SH Snowflake Horizon Catalog #3 in Machine Learning Data Catalog Software 7.5/10 30-day trial ✓ 0 of 4 features Visit Snowflake

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Collibra #8 in Machine Learning Data Catalog Software 6.5/10 Pricing on request ✓ 0 of 4 features Visit Collibra

• Snowflake Horizon Catalog fits best

  Snowflake-centric data and AI teams

• Collibra fits best

  Large enterprises needing governance depth

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Side by side

Feature	SHSnowflake Horizon Catalog 7.5/10 Visit ↗	Collibra 6.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	7.5	6.5
Ranking	#3 in Machine Learning Data Catalog Software	#8 in Machine Learning Data Catalog Software
Best for	Snowflake-centric data and AI teams	Large enterprises needing governance depth
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Not published	Not published
Free plan	Not published	Not published
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Tickets, Community, Docs	Email, Tickets, Community, Docs
Compliance	SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA, PCI DSS, 2FA	SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA
Integrations	8 integrations	100+ integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Enterprise
Features Snowflake Horizon Catalog 0/4 · Collibra 0/4
ML data lineage	Not published	Not published
Dataset versioning	Not published	Not published
Data quality checks	Not published	Not published
Access policy controls	Not published	Not published
Specs
ML asset coverage	Not published	Not published
Deployment	Cloud	Not published
Our review
Pros	Tracks end-to-end and column-level lineage across supported sources. Finds sensitive data and supports policy controls and object tagging. Monitors data quality and helps trace issues to root causes.	Combines cataloging with governance workflows, lineage, and quality monitoring. Includes privacy risk management and AI governance capabilities. Connects through 100 integrations, native connectors, and open APIs.
Cons	Deployment is cloud-only. Pricing is consumption-based across platform editions and usage. The 30-day trial applies to the Snowflake platform, not the catalog separately.	Contact-sales pricing gives buyers no self-serve plan comparison. Enterprise positioning may not suit smaller organizations. Its broad governance scope is less focused on ML-specific cataloging.
Our verdict	Snowflake Horizon Catalog helps organizations discover, interpret, govern, and trace data across Snowflake and external systems. It is aimed at mid-market and enterprise data and AI teams that need governed access to data assets, business… Read the review →	Collibra brings data cataloging together with governance, lineage, quality, privacy, and AI governance capabilities. It is aimed at large enterprises that need to discover and manage data across complex environments, rather than teams… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Snowflake Horizon Catalog — where it wins

  • Tracks end-to-end and column-level lineage across supported sources.
  • Finds sensitive data and supports policy controls and object tagging.
  • Monitors data quality and helps trace issues to root causes.

  Where it doesn't

  • Deployment is cloud-only.
  • Pricing is consumption-based across platform editions and usage.
  • The 30-day trial applies to the Snowflake platform, not the catalog separately.

• Collibra — where it wins

  • Combines cataloging with governance workflows, lineage, and quality monitoring.
  • Includes privacy risk management and AI governance capabilities.
  • Connects through 100 integrations, native connectors, and open APIs.

  Where it doesn't

  • Contact-sales pricing gives buyers no self-serve plan comparison.
  • Enterprise positioning may not suit smaller organizations.
  • Its broad governance scope is less focused on ML-specific cataloging.

• SHSnowflake Horizon Catalog7.5/10 · 30-day trial

  A cloud data catalog with lineage, governance, and quality tools for Snowflake-centric teams.

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• Collibra6.5/10 · Pricing on request

  A governance-rich data catalog for enterprises, with a broader focus than ML cataloging alone.

  Visit CollibraFull verdict →