Microsoft Purview
Microsoft Purview
Updated August 20, 2025
Updated August 20, 2025
Microsoft Purview provides tools for data governance and compliance management. It integrates data classification and risk assessment to help organizations monitor and protect sensitive information across multiple environments.
Microsoft Purview provides tools for data governance and compliance management. It integrates data classification and risk assessment to help organizations monitor and protect sensitive information across multiple environments.
Data Discovery and Classification
Data Loss Prevention
Cost considerations
Cost considerations
Functionality
Functionality
Compatibility
Compatibility
User experience
User experience
Customer support
Customer support
Why these ratings?
Cyberse perspective
Cyberse perspective
Solution details
Target industry
Technology
Public sector
Industrials
Healthcare
Retail
Manufacturing
Financial services
Services support
In-house services
Managed services
Product features
Data Loss Prevention (DLP)
Data classification
Pricing
Free trial available
Market segment
Small business
Enterprise
Midmarket
Key features
API access
Platform solution
Integrations
Governance Risk and Compliance
Deployment
Cloud-native
Cloud-hosted
Cloud ecosystem partners
Microsoft Azure Cloud
Ratings
Cost considerations
Pricing is consumption-based, with separate meters for scans, Data Map capacity, DLP requests and other units, so bills rise in step with usage rather than a flat license fee. Power BI and on-prem SQL Server scans are free for now and connectors carry no extra charge, keeping entry costs around industry norms. Costs can still climb because each advanced function (e.g., insider-risk analytics or large data investigations) adds its own charge, making budgets harder to predict than with simpler bundled rivals.
Cost considerations
Pricing is consumption-based, with separate meters for scans, Data Map capacity, DLP requests and other units, so bills rise in step with usage rather than a flat license fee. Power BI and on-prem SQL Server scans are free for now and connectors carry no extra charge, keeping entry costs around industry norms. Costs can still climb because each advanced function (e.g., insider-risk analytics or large data investigations) adds its own charge, making budgets harder to predict than with simpler bundled rivals.
User count
Data scanned (TB/month)
Connector count
Functionality
Microsoft Purview automatically locates and labels sensitive information, applies context-aware DLP rules, and supports customer key control for encryption. Insider Risk Management reviews user actions and highlights unusual behavior. Recent multicloud posture features extend the same protection to data in AWS and Google Cloud.
Functionality
Microsoft Purview automatically locates and labels sensitive information, applies context-aware DLP rules, and supports customer key control for encryption. Insider Risk Management reviews user actions and highlights unusual behavior. Recent multicloud posture features extend the same protection to data in AWS and Google Cloud.
Compatibility
Microsoft Purview offers out-of-the-box connectors for on-premises databases, Azure, AWS, Snowflake, and popular SaaS sources such as Salesforce. Diagnostic data streams directly into Microsoft Sentinel or other syslog-compatible SIEMs, and a published REST API supports custom flows. Together these connections cover the full set of data stores, clouds, SaaS, and security tools required for the highest compatibility score.
Compatibility
Microsoft Purview offers out-of-the-box connectors for on-premises databases, Azure, AWS, Snowflake, and popular SaaS sources such as Salesforce. Diagnostic data streams directly into Microsoft Sentinel or other syslog-compatible SIEMs, and a published REST API supports custom flows. Together these connections cover the full set of data stores, clouds, SaaS, and security tools required for the highest compatibility score.
User experience
Microsoft Purview opens with a unified dashboard, clear navigation and step-by-step wizards that let administrators set policies without heavy scripting. Built-in teaching bubbles and guided tours mean most Microsoft 365 admins become productive after a few hours rather than weeks. Peer reviews note that some reports are text-heavy and periodic UI changes require extra training, so the experience stops short of the most visual, map-based tools.
User experience
Microsoft Purview opens with a unified dashboard, clear navigation and step-by-step wizards that let administrators set policies without heavy scripting. Built-in teaching bubbles and guided tours mean most Microsoft 365 admins become productive after a few hours rather than weeks. Peer reviews note that some reports are text-heavy and periodic UI changes require extra training, so the experience stops short of the most visual, map-based tools.
Customer support
Microsoft Purview customers receive 24×7 phone and web support from Microsoft’s global technical team. Specialist Microsoft Security advisors are available to help with encryption and key-management questions. Purview’s data-classification rules and policies are refreshed automatically as Microsoft pushes cloud updates, so content signatures stay current.
Customer support
Microsoft Purview customers receive 24×7 phone and web support from Microsoft’s global technical team. Specialist Microsoft Security advisors are available to help with encryption and key-management questions. Purview’s data-classification rules and policies are refreshed automatically as Microsoft pushes cloud updates, so content signatures stay current.
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