Microsoft Purview Information Protection vs Veritas Data Insight comparison

Microsoft Purview Information Protection vs. Veritas Data Insight

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Categories and Ranking

Microsoft Purview Informati...

Ranking in Data Governance

7th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Data Privacy Management Software (3rd), Microsoft Security Suite (13th)

Veritas Data Insight

Ranking in Data Governance

29th

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2026, in the Data Governance category, the mindshare of Microsoft Purview Information Protection is 2.1%, down from 2.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Veritas Data Insight is 0.9%, up from 0.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Data Governance Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Microsoft Purview Information Protection	2.1%
Veritas Data Insight	0.9%
Other	97.0%

Data Governance

Featured Reviews

Abhi T

Associate Director at LTI - Larsen & Toubro Infotech

Achieve comprehensive data protection with reliable performance and room for enhanced discovery accuracy

The product is still in a growing phase. I could see that many use cases in their product are not capable enough in terms of detecting or protecting. Compared to other products, they are in the middle of bringing their solution up to the mark, so it is not a full-grown solution. They have to get more accurate results in terms of data discovery and classification. The second thing is their support; support from Microsoft takes a lot of time to get a response from their support team. The third thing is their OCR capability is not that great in terms of identifying the documents. We would love to see response times of less than 24 hours. Additionally, there is no way to check the policy's current status in terms of whether it got synced or not. You have to wait and test the use cases after 24 hours or after 48 hours, and once it starts working, then it appears the policy got implemented.

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Humberto Tahara

Senior Solution Architect Pre-Sales at Invent Cloud Soluções em Tecnologias Ltda

Legacy backup works well with good UI and amazing support

I use it for backup and virtual machines, and the databases are on-premises and in the cloud It's a good solution. It's been in business a long time working with backup. I love it for legacy backup work, I think so. I need more options for virtualization. I know it's good for virtualization, but…

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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

"The UI is user-friendly, and I have observed that it improves further each year."

"We can restrict access or specify who can see sensitivity labels, which can be based on the classification level. We can encrypt restricted content and limit who can see that from an internal view, too, so Purview is a powerful tool."

"The simplicity of the way we can configure the DLP rules in Microsoft Purview Information Protection is good."

"Microsoft Purview Information Protection integrates with the productivity and security tools that my customers use regularly, allowing them to avoid using multiple information protection solutions."

"The feature I prefer the most is the automated controls around it, such as automated labeling, which is effective."

"I created training materials for end users on applying different labels, explaining their purposes, and providing examples. This was crucial since end users would apply the labels in different protection scenarios. The implementation helped the organization in several ways."

"The features I like the most about Microsoft Purview Information Protection include the ability to set different retention policies, which have benefited my organization by being crucial in maintaining taxpayer anonymity when communicating with government employees."

"My advice to other organizations considering this product is that it is best in the business if you are a heavy Microsoft shop."

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"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 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."

"It's a good solution."

"The stability has been great."

"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."

"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."

"The solution allowed us to handle GDPR and we made sure we were ready and had storage optimization."

"Veritas is a well-established company, and it has a long legacy; Veritas solutions have expected stability and flexibility, support most of the flexible solutions in the market, and have support for data protection, data monitoring, and things like that, so in these ransomware times, it is a very important company with good solutions."

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Cons

"I would like the time it takes to update a DLP policy on an endpoint to be reduced."

"I would evaluate Microsoft's customer support for Microsoft Purview Information Protection as not satisfactory. I'm not happy with Microsoft's customer support."

"During the initial setup, I found the lack of policy segregation at the sub-site level for DLP policies to be a challenge."

"I am concerned about its accuracy levels. Sometimes it throws a lot of false positives."

"I assess its ability to classify data and identify sensitive information as an area where we have not really gotten a lot of progress yet."

"Microsoft can improve the affordability of Purview Information Protection by offering it at a lower cost."

"Scalability is affected by the time it takes to update policies."

"We don't trust Microsoft Purview Information Protection yet."

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

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

"Its deployment can be a little bit complex. It should be easier to set up."

"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."

"I need more options for virtualization."

"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."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Initially, Purview's cost seemed quite high because it was for personal use. I was scanning a tiny tenant and thinking, "If I extrapolate this to an enterprise-scale tenant, it will be quite costly." However, I talked to people who had compared it to other products on the market, and they're spending five figures to get started. At least, Purview has a free trial, so you can try some of the features early on."

"The tool's pricing is not a problem for customers because they often purchase it as part of a bundle. With an E5 license, for example, users get access to the entire functionality. This is one of the main reasons why many customers are choosing Microsoft."

"The product is affordable, and our clients agree. Sensitivity labels come with the MIP license at an additional $2 a month per user, an excellent deal for auto-labeling capabilities."

"The pricing and setup costs are transferred to my clients, who find it affordable and are satisfied with what they receive."

"The price is determined by the enterprise licensing, either the E3 or E5 licensing or the EMS plus security and other feature licensing."

"The tool's pricing is fairly low, less than 100,000 for a year."

"The solution is cost-effective."

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

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

"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."

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

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

16%

Computer Software Company

10%

Retailer

Manufacturing Company

Computer Software Company

13%

Financial Services Firm

12%

Performing Arts

Manufacturing Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	5
Midsize Enterprise	4
Large Enterprise	14

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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Microsoft Purview Information Protection?

It is reasonable from what I can say right now because we are using most of the Microsoft tools right now. We are using the managed SQL server of Microsoft. We are using Microsoft Purview Informati...

What needs improvement with Microsoft Purview Information Protection?

One thing I personally felt is, let's take a use case where I want to know how many crimes Mr. Donald Trump has made in this organization. That kind of information we don't have in our systems. I'm...

What is your primary use case for Microsoft Purview Information Protection?

We are more focused on data quality and master data management perspective. From that angle, things are quite easy and good. In terms of AI integration or integrating with a third-party tool like I...

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

The price in Brazil is not good, however, all tools in Brazil are expensive due to all of the taxes. When compared to others, such as Data Protector, Dell, or other tools, Veritas has a good price.

What needs improvement with Veritas Data Insight?

I need more options for virtualization. I know it's good for virtualization, but another product might be easier to work with, like sending to VendCap and Restore. The interface is easier to work w...

What is your primary use case for Veritas Data Insight?

I use it for backup and virtual machines, and the databases are on-premises and in the cloud.

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Overview

Implement Microsoft Information Protection (MIP) to help you discover, classify, and protect sensitive information wherever it lives or travels.

MIP capabilities are included with Microsoft 365 Compliance and give you the tools to know your data, protect your data, and prevent data loss.

To learn more about our solution, ask questions, and share feedback, join our Microsoft Security, Compliance and Identity Community.

Microsoft

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

Veritas

Microsoft Purview Information Protection vs. Veritas Data Insight