Microsoft Purview Data Governance vs Veritas Data Insight comparison

Microsoft Purview Data Governance vs. Veritas Data Insight

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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)

Veritas Data Insight

Ranking in Data Governance

16th

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

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 Veritas Data Insight is 1.3%, up from 1.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Data Governance

Featured Reviews

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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Jayson Martin

Head IT Data Storage at a insurance company with 5,001-10,000 employees

Identifies valuable business data and distinguishes it from non-essential data

Veritas Data Insight has been instrumental in managing and categorizing data across our storage repository. The tool identifies valuable business data and distinguishes it from non-essential data. This capability empowers us to separate and exclude unnecessary data from our long-term retention strategy. Its valuable feature is alert mitigation. The solution has been crucial to our compliance and risk management efforts. It is an effective audit trail, allowing us to maintain a historical perspective on data-related activities. This capability enables us to reference the validity of data backups and ensures that such activities do not impact our primary data.

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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

"I use the tool in projects as a medium to provide information as reports to the stakeholders."

"It is very easy to learn the interface, and it is very user-friendly."

"Has a good interface and is reasonably priced."

"The audit log has been a lifesaver for a lot of reasons. Historically, when using SaaS products, there were always questions about how the audit was going and whether we were sufficient out of the box. Purview has many capabilities available through centralized reporting that provide a view of a specific segment."

"The user interface is highly intuitive and user-friendly."

"The data protection feature is vital as it controls who can access data when it moves out of our protected boundary."

"We can prevent, block, or audit however we like."

"The data lineage feature stands out. It tracks where the data comes from and any changes made."

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"The most valuable features of Veritas Data Insight are the ease of use, one console deployment for the administration, and backups that can be done in minutes. It is a very fast solution."

"Data Insight is a good product to do everything. It is kind of transparent to administrators. It is also a very good solution with regards to GDPR compliance and regulations. Veritas is a well-established company, and it has a long legacy. Veritas solutions have expected stability and flexibility. It supports most of the flexible solutions in the market and has support for data protection, data monitoring, and things like that. In these ransomware times, it is a very important company with good solutions."

"Veritas Data Insight has been instrumental in managing and categorizing data across our storage repository. The tool identifies valuable business data and distinguishes it from non-essential data. This capability empowers us to separate and exclude unnecessary data from our long-term retention strategy. Its valuable feature is alert mitigation."

"The stability has been great."

"The features I find most valuable in Veritas Data Insight include its exceptional speed in classifying unstructured data and its user risk-scoring functionality."

Cons

"The Microsoft Purview data connector platform, which supports ingestion from non-Microsoft data sources, can be somewhat complex."

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

"The current event-based retention management is very poor."

"One drawback of Microsoft Purview, though it's beneficial and easy to use, is that when you start plugging in connectors for third-party sources when setting the solution up for data collection, it becomes a bit more tricky."

"We are currently in the rollout phase, so I am not entirely sure about specific areas of improvement. However, there are some problems with DLP rules, and it would be great if the security around DLP could be expanded."

"I would like to have complete video documentation for training."

"The technical support has room for improvement."

"Another area for improvement is in managing the business glossary terms. If they could provide the same type of method that we use to configure the scan rule sets, that would be helpful. Currently, there is no option like this, so we have to do it manually. Automatic detection would be great."

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"Veritas Data Insight can improve the price."

"Its deployment can be a little bit complex. It should be easier to set up. The ease of use of this solution can also be improved, and it could have a cleaner, up-to-date, and intuitive GUI. There are a lot of competitors out there with much nicer GUI and easier setup. It should have a better connection with the cloud sources and much more monitoring. I would like to have a single management interface for on-premises and cloud deployments so that we don't have to switch between them. Its technical support can also be a little bit better."

"The solution is not lacking any features at this time."

"The nature of both data processing and start processes often involves varying timeframes for retrieval, mainly dependent on the historical data being accessed. When the request involves pulling information from six months or two years ago, the process may take longer."

"Veritas Data Insight's reporting capabilities require enhancement."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I would rate the cost of Microsoft Purview a six out of ten with ten being the most expensive."

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

"The pricing depends on the client's requirements and the number of applications."

"There is some competition out there, but the other solutions are quite expensive. They are enterprise tools that are a bit more mature but the license costs $100,000 for some of them. Purview is pay-per-use and a lot of companies are interested in that."

"Currently, the licensing differs for the governance side compared to the risk and compliance side."

"Aside from the complexity of the pricing model, the price itself is realistic. Features like AI components and automatic classification require additional licenses. Still, anyone can start using Purview with a basic E3 license if they're using Microsoft 365 and grow with additional licenses as needed. Overall, we're satisfied with the price."

"I consider it cost-efficient because of the metrics it provides."

"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."

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"The solution is cost-effective."

"The price of Veritas Data Insight could improve, it is expensive."

"Licensing is based on the number of users or the usage in terabytes."

"It is my understanding that the license with one year of support is, per user, around 25 Euros."

"For Veritas Data Insight, the usage is based on a per-terabyte model. The annual cost for this usage is approximately one million dollars. It would be roughly 50,000 dollars to provide a more accurate equivalent."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

15%

Computer Software Company

13%

Government

Insurance Company

Financial Services Firm

21%

Computer Software Company

16%

Insurance Company

Healthcare 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 Veritas Data Insight?

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Veritas Data Insight?

The solution is cost-effective.

What needs improvement with Veritas Data Insight?

Veritas Data Insight's reporting capabilities require enhancement. The native reporting is basic, and the interface for generating reports is somewhat cumbersome, which could be streamlined for a b...

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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.

Data Insight gives you the analytics, tracking, and reporting necessary to deliver organizational accountability for file use and security. Designed to manage the needs of organizations with petabytes of data and billions of files, Data Insight integrates with archiving and security solutions to prevent data loss and ensure policy-based data retention.

-Automate governance through workflows and customization
-Drive efficiencies and cost savings in your unstructured data environment
-Maintain regulatory compliance for information access, use, and retention
-Protect confidential information from unauthorized use and exposure

Microsoft Purview Data Governance vs. Veritas Data Insight