We performed a comparison between BigID and Informatica Axon based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Data Governance solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The features that I have found most valuable are the user experience, the credentialing, and that BigID is user friendly. Additionally, you can deploy to several other Microsoft platforms and you can use it for other things, like a bigger element or a report."
"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 impressive. It offers custom classifiers and a blend of regular exploration and artificial intelligence, making it a next-generation solution. This enhances data security, and its security posture management is straightforward and user-friendly."
"The data classification offered by the tool can help companies improve their security strategy"
"BigID integrates well with our other products."
"One of the most valuable things in a data-focused world is a tool, a technology that's data-centric, not trying to master data management or whatever else. It's a source of truth for what data an organization holds, giving it the ability to catalog, categorize, and understand its data."
"BigID's scanning feature is its most valuable component."
"The tool's most valuable feature is correlation. Using BigID's data classification capabilities has strengthened our data security. It lets me classify and connect data, which helps me manage data at various classification levels."
"Axon has a marketplace that allows you to showcase all the assets the data owner has, so they can request access. That's one feature we use extensively. Axon also offers great visibility and intuitive searchability, allowing you to easily search data assets. You can check the lineage and see the work EDC does. EDC handles all the classification, cataloging, and lineage. It's integrated with Axon, and anyone can see that."
"The tool's most valuable feature is bulk upload. We upload files in CSV or Excel format."
"The dictionary, the search, and the ratings are without a doubt the most beneficial components of this solution."
"The feature of auto-onboarding of the assets, enterprise assets via EDC is good."
"It's helpful in integration, and it can be moved around in SharePoint. So, from the SharePoint View, data integration and reporting, it help a lot in that way."
"The product is stable."
"The most valuable feature of Informatica Axon has been the data marketplace."
"The solution offers good data governance."
"The challenge we encountered was with data connection across multiple databases. We struggled with configuring the data connection successfully. However, with the assistance of dynamic teams, we resolved this issue."
"BigID is expensive. I prefer McAfee."
"In terms of what could be improved, when you're looking in a BigID file, you cannot really get the whole file. You have to export it to download it to another platform that allows you to completely view it, or run a program. That was one of the things that was really a disappointing point for me. Not to be able to view everything. There's a lot more data, but you can't get it all at once."
"BigID is making some forays into the GRC space, and that's a natural progression. I'd like to see that improve so that data governance is better, data risk is identified, and the ability to control and mitigate it."
"More classifications about different states are needed"
"The tool currently lacks security features."
"Improvement could be made in data consent management and data privacy impact assessment."
"They could improve technical support because it is not good enough at the moment."
"Permissions, scalability, and connection with other informatic tools are the main areas that need development. Integration with other tools, such as IDQ, is challenging. The management of data discovery is highly challenging because many data points have identical definitions."
"The cloud version of Axon is far behind the on-prem, and many of my clients want to go fully to the cloud. However, Axon has to be an on-prem installation. I would like to see their cloud products catch up with their on-prem capabilities."
"The solution still is a bit manual in its functionality. We want t to be more automation-driven."
"Informatica Axon needs to improve its interface."
"There are some limitations with Informatica Axon when one tries to connect or integrate it with Jira."
"The on-prem version's functionalities may not be available on the cloud version."
"The solution should improve its integration."
BigID is ranked 7th in Data Governance with 7 reviews while Informatica Axon is ranked 3rd in Data Governance with 23 reviews. BigID is rated 8.0, while Informatica Axon is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of BigID writes "Commendable and robust data-centric tool". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Informatica Axon writes "It has a marketplace that allows you to showcase all the assets the data owner has". BigID is most compared with Varonis Platform, Microsoft Purview Data Governance, Cyera , Collibra Governance and Imperva Data Security, whereas Informatica Axon is most compared with Microsoft Purview Data Governance, Collibra Governance, Alation Data Catalog, erwin Data Intelligence by Quest and Microsoft Purview Information Protection. See our BigID vs. Informatica Axon report.
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