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BigID vs Microsoft Purview Data Governance comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 3, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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

Customer Service

Sentiment score
9.0
BigID's customer service is supportive and responsive, offering efficient technical assistance, though occasionally delayed or limited in scope.
Sentiment score
6.5
Microsoft Purview Data Governance service is rated positively, but users desire consistent, knowledgeable support and improved response times.
 

Room For Improvement

Sentiment score
5.1
BigID struggles with file viewing, security, reliability, regional classifiers, consent management, cost, and centralized access limitations.
Sentiment score
5.0
Microsoft Purview needs improvements in data lineage, integration, compliance, automation, multilingual support, real-time protection, and user experience.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
6.7
BigID is popular for scalability but requires extra effort and tools, with varying performance and some adoption limitations.
Sentiment score
7.8
Microsoft Purview Data Governance is highly scalable and adaptable, though cost and network challenges may require infrastructure adjustments.
 

Setup Cost

Sentiment score
7.4
BigID offers modular pricing based on features, making it cost-effective for large enterprises but less suitable for small businesses.
Sentiment score
5.2
Microsoft Purview Data Governance is valued for cost-effectiveness but criticized for complex, potentially costly tiered licensing and pricing.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.8
BigID is valued for its stability, leadership, user-friendly interface, and effective training, despite occasional scan visibility issues.
Sentiment score
7.6
Microsoft Purview Data Governance is stable but requires careful patch management; users note occasional bugs and accessibility issues.
 

Valuable Features

Sentiment score
7.8
BigID provides powerful data discovery, classification, and governance features, enhancing compliance and security across diverse data sources.
Sentiment score
8.3
Microsoft Purview offers seamless multi-cloud data protection, automatic classification, and strong compliance features for enhanced governance and security.
 

Categories and Ranking

BigID
Ranking in Data Governance
7th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
10
Ranking in other categories
Data Privacy Management Software (2nd), Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) (7th)
Microsoft Purview Data Gove...
Ranking in Data Governance
1st
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
52
Ranking in other categories
Microsoft Security Suite (8th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Data Governance category, the mindshare of BigID is 7.4%, up from 5.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Microsoft Purview Data Governance is 27.9%, down from 28.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Data Governance
 

Featured Reviews

Scott Margolis - PeerSpot reviewer
Commendable and robust data-centric tool
The initial setup is complex. There's a nuance to it, and that's one of the things that's been interesting as the technologies evolve. It's not complex in and of itself. You can install it quickly and attach data quickly. The complexity arises because most organizations I've worked with are thinking about their data for the first time. So, while installing the software and operationalizing it is easy, the onboarding and understanding of the data, design, legacy systems, and everything from Oracle to side-based to MS Access, that's where it gets tricky. They need to catalog, correlate, combine, rationalize, and really think through it all. So, the software itself is easy to implement and operate. But the operational side, from the client's perspective, requires a commitment. It's like buying a circular saw and expecting to build a house. The tool will take you some of the way, but if you don't have the underlying knowledge, you're going to struggle.
Peter West - PeerSpot reviewer
Data labeling gives visibility into where your confidential and critical data are
There are negatives to the compliance aspect of Purview in that you get a lot of false positives with some of the native scanning and rules in the platform. A lot of them need tweaking to get a more realistic handle on what data there is. Also, I wouldn't say that the remediation of policy violations is particularly great. It has improved, but it's not very easy to dig into things if there is a policy violation. A lot of them are false-positives. It has helped reduce the time to action on insider threats, but there are quite a lot of false positives there as well. Overall, it's a work in progress for Microsoft. I would also like to see pre-built reporting. The dashboard isn't really that intuitive. It would be good to have more intuitive dashboards that you can drill down into or even customizable dashboards.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
25%
Computer Software Company
11%
Insurance Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
6%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Computer Software Company
13%
Government
9%
Insurance Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about BigID?
I like BigID's in-depth discovery and scanning capabilities, especially for unstructured data. This feature is a standout compared to competitors. The tool's data classification capabilities are i...
What needs improvement with BigID?
BigID needs improvement in terms of automation. Its automation capabilities are limited compared to Purview. While BigID can generate outcomes, it is not adept at automating business processes, whi...
What is your primary use case for BigID?
I have used BigID to scan for data discovery, data protection, analyze where the data is found, data classification, and data mapping. I integrated BigID with Microsoft Purview to expand the scope ...
What do you like most about Microsoft Azure Purview?
It is designed to seamlessly connect to various data sources, which is particularly beneficial for our customers who primarily use Microsoft technologies.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Microsoft Azure Purview?
It is cheap or free since we have an EFI license. It is free for the EFI user.
What needs improvement with Microsoft Azure Purview?
There is definitely room for improvement as this product is quite new. In terms of the competence of the tools with the Microsoft ecosystem, the product can do better.
 

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Microsoft Purview, MS Azure Purview
 

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Home Depot, Grant Thornton LLP, Cimpress, Fidelity Investments
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