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title: "Collibra vs Microsoft Purview: Which is searched more?"
description: "Is Collibra or Microsoft Purview more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Data lineage platforms set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time."
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# Collibra vs Microsoft Purview: Which is searched more?

Is Collibra or Microsoft Purview more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Data lineage platforms set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time.

## Key facts

- **Compared**: Collibra and Microsoft Purview
- **Competitive set**: Data lineage platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Collibra Share of Search**: 11%
- **Microsoft Purview Share of Search**: 29.9%

## Is Collibra or Microsoft Purview more popular in search?

- In September 2026, Microsoft Purview had more branded searches than Collibra among data lineage platforms worldwide. Microsoft Purview had about 60,500 branded searches, while Collibra had 22,200. Microsoft Purview made up 29.9% of all data lineage platform searches we track, and Collibra accounted for 11%.
- Microsoft Purview was ahead of Collibra in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Collibra’s share of searches among data lineage platforms worldwide moved from 14.8% to 11%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 27.1K to 22.2K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Microsoft Purview’s share of searches among data lineage platforms worldwide moved from 27% to 29.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 49.5K to 60.5K.

## Top data lineage platforms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Collibra appeared in all five answers. Microsoft Purview was mentioned in four out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Collibra was listed before Microsoft Purview in four out of five answers.

Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options.

| Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Collibra | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| Atlan | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 |
| DataHub | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| OpenMetadata | 4th | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| Microsoft Purview | 5th | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 |
| Alation | 6th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 |

## Every AI answer about data lineage platforms

- Asked ChatGPT "Which data lineage platform should I use?": 1. DataHub, 2. OpenMetadata, 3. Atlan, 4. Collibra, 5. Microsoft Purview
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best data lineage platforms?": 1. Atlan, 2. Collibra, 3. Microsoft Purview, 4. Alation, 5. DataHub, 6. OpenMetadata
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best data lineage platform for data tracking?": 1. Atlan, 2. DataHub, 3. Microsoft Purview, 4. Collibra, 5. OpenMetadata
- Searched Google, AI Overview "data lineage software": 1. Collibra, 2. Atlan, 3. DataHub, 4. OpenMetadata
- Searched Google, AI Overview "data catalog tools": 1. Alation, 2. Collibra, 3. DataHub, 4. OpenMetadata, 5. Microsoft Purview

Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 20, 2026.

## How did search popularity change for data lineage platforms worldwide in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Microsoft Purview gained share of searches among data lineage platforms worldwide, from 27.7% to 29.9%.
- In September 2026, Collibra lost share of searches among data lineage platforms worldwide, from 12.4% to 11%.

## Month by month

| Month | Collibra estimated searches | Collibra Share of Search | Collibra rank | Microsoft Purview estimated searches | Microsoft Purview Share of Search | Microsoft Purview rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 27.1K | 14.8% | 4 | 49.5K | 27% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 22.2K | 13.1% | 4 | 49.5K | 29.2% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 22.2K | 15.6% | 4 | 40.5K | 28.4% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 27.1K | 15.5% | 4 | 49.5K | 28.4% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 22.2K | 12.8% | 4 | 49.5K | 28.5% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 27.1K | 13.7% | 4 | 60.5K | 30.5% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 22.2K | 11.5% | 4 | 60.5K | 31.3% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 22.2K | 12.6% | 4 | 49.5K | 28.1% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 22.2K | 11.9% | 4 | 60.5K | 32.4% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 22.2K | 13% | 4 | 49.5K | 28.9% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 22.2K | 12.4% | 4 | 49.5K | 27.7% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | 22.2K | 11% | 4 | 60.5K | 29.9% | 2 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Collibra’s and Microsoft Purview’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading.

- **Collibra**: Measured on the search term “collibra”.
- **Microsoft Purview**: Measured on the search term “microsoft purview”.

- [Collibra profile](/demand/global-en/brands/collibra)
- [Microsoft Purview profile](/demand/global-en/brands/microsoft-purview)
- [All data lineage platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/data-lineage-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Is Collibra or Microsoft Purview more popular in search?

In September 2026, Microsoft Purview had more branded searches than Collibra among data lineage platforms worldwide. Microsoft Purview had about 60,500 branded searches, while Collibra had 22,200. Microsoft Purview made up 29.9% of all data lineage platform searches we track, and Collibra accounted for 11%.

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