Microsoft Purview Data Governance vs SAP Data Governance comparison

Microsoft Purview Data Governance vs. SAP Data Governance

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Categories and Ranking

Microsoft Purview Data Gove...

Ranking in Data Governance

1st

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Microsoft Security Suite (8th)

SAP Data Governance

Ranking in Data Governance

22nd

Average Rating

8.0

Number of Reviews

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Mindshare comparison

As of December 2024, in the Data Governance category, the mindshare of Microsoft Purview Data Governance is 28.1%, down from 28.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SAP Data Governance is 0.9%, down from 1.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Peter West

Managing Director at Pesaro IT

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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Vijaya Macherla

GTM Lead at Capgemini

A robust solution that establishes rules, policies, and procedures

The solution is used in Life Cycle Data Management where it can be stored in cheaper storage options like Amazon and OpenShift. It has helped with data retention It is robust solution. SAP should come up with specialized services as per their customer's requirements. I have experience with SAP…

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It's certainly easy to work with all Microsoft data sources like SQL Server, Synapse, and data lakes, but it also has great functionality working with Oracle. And of particular interest to us is the ability to pull data from Excel, CVS files, and other types of flat files."

"The most significant value lies in its seamless integration into the Azure ecosystem, automating various processes and reducing operational burdens."

"Purview helped us automate and control our data without having to rely on people to manually tag documents with specific retention periods."

"I don't know if I've gotten much value out of Purview personally, but our security team loves it. Our biggest concern is leakage or theft of our data because we have a lot of PII and stuff that has not been released. We like the insights Purview provides and the way the solution can track and manage things. I'd say that was probably their favorite piece of it so far. From everything the security team has told me, the policy management and DLP features are working spectacularly."

"It is critical that Purview delivers data protection across multi-cloud and multi-platform environments. That is the number one reason that people are adopting hybrid and best-of-the-breed approaches. Especially in banking, it is critical because people want to protect, govern, and secure their data. This is one of the first conversations that happens with security and the architecture group on the client side."

"The ability to classify data quickly and effortlessly is arguably Microsoft Purview's most valuable feature."

"From my experience and customer feedback, one of the most valuable features of Microsoft Purview is ease of use, especially for content hosted within Microsoft 365 and Azure. I also like that the pricing model for the solution is reasonable."

"My favorite features are eDiscovery and insider risk management, because these are the major threats to an organization that can't be easily traced."

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"It is robust solution."

"The new workflow engine is based on the web app rather than the Java-based approach."

Cons

"There are some limitations with regard to the lineage of data from different parts of the system."

"The product must provide better integrations with OS X and iOS."

"Reflecting organizational changes within Purview is impractical."

"The API needs some improvement when connecting to non-Microsoft API sources. This is a limiting factor."

"There is room for improvement when it comes to Purview's data connector platform in supporting ingestion from non-Microsoft data sources."

"Support should be improved in the form of good documentation and video lessons where a person can check things out. There is a community, but it takes a lot of time if we want to get an answer to a question."

"The product needs improvement to edit the number of assets. It needs to be more inuitive as well."

"Auto-tagging should be available at lower levels of licensing. Right now, a high level of licensing is needed for auto-tagging, and this feature should be made available at a lower license level."

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"I would like to see harmonizing with some of the external third-party products so that it will all be within SAP."

"SAP should come up with specialized services as per their customer's requirements."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing is reasonable because it's part of the 365 E3 or E5 license you buy."

"Licensing is frustrating due to multiple modules and licenses. The feature might be available in the console, but it won't work without the proper license, creating confusion."

"The pricing is decent. It is neither too low nor too high. Given its capabilities, the pricing is justified."

"Microsoft Purview has a pay-per-use pricing model, so it's one of the most cost-effective tools, as your cost will be based on your usage. It's a pricing model that Microsoft has nailed down, making it great whether you're a small organization or a multinational, giant organization."

"The price is a little bit high, but it's worth the money because it has a lot of features."

"The price is reasonable because most of our clients already have an E3 license, which makes implementation easy."

"Microsoft Purview is the best option I have encountered when it comes to price. Maybe some of my information is outdated, but Microsoft offered it so that you could use it almost without paying."

"People often and unjustly say that Microsoft product pricing is not in the scope of reality, that it's just too expensive at times. I do not feel that is the case at all... If I'm able to let go of 30 to 70 percent of my IT administration staff, that makes up for a lot of money."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

15%

Computer Software Company

13%

Government

Insurance Company

Financial Services Firm

15%

Computer Software Company

13%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Energy/Utilities Company

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Questions from the Community

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.

What do you like most about SAP Data Governance?

It is robust solution.

What needs improvement with SAP Data Governance?

SAP should come up with specialized services as per their customer's requirements.

What is your primary use case for SAP Data Governance?

The solution is used in Life Cycle Data Management where it can be stored in cheaper storage options like Amazon and OpenShift. It has helped with data retention.

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Overview

The new Microsoft Purview portal offers an enhanced governance experience, serving as a unified platform for managing and governing data across various sources, including Azure, Microsoft 365, on-premises, and multicloud environments. Designed to streamline governance, compliance, risk, and security efforts, the new portal provides a user-friendly interface and unlocks advanced features like live view and preset scans. Existing users of Microsoft Purview can upgrade to this enhanced experience, gaining access to improved user interface, enhanced capabilities, and consolidated management of data assets. Additionally, the upgrade sets the stage for future developments, including account consolidation and fine-grained access control.

SAP Data Governance helps consolidate and centrally govern the master data lifecycle of information across the organization. Key benefits: Consolidate and manage master data across the business, whether information is exchanged and accessed in SAP or non-SAP solutions on premise or in the cloud. Uses prebuilt data models, rules, workflows, and user interfaces to quickly deploy tasks such as financial consolidation, customer service, and supplier onboarding. And supports all your master data domains in one single application, and implement it in an on-premise, cloud, or hybrid environment.

Sample Customers

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Takisada-Osaka Co. Ltd., The VELUX Group, Asian Paints, AOK Bundesverband, EMC Corporation

Microsoft Purview Data Governance vs. SAP Data Governance