Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention helps businesses protect sensitive data through robust compliance automation and seamless multi-platform integration, supporting environments like Office 365, Azure, iOS, Android, and macOS.


| Product | Mindshare (%) |
|---|---|
| Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention | 6.7% |
| Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention | 5.1% |
| Varonis Platform | 5.0% |
| Other | 83.2% |
| Type | Title | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Data Loss Prevention (DLP) | May 3, 2026 | Download |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Intune | 4.1 | N/A | 94% | 351 interviewsAdd to research |
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| Company Size | Count |
|---|---|
| Small Business | 14 |
| Midsize Enterprise | 5 |
| Large Enterprise | 11 |
| Company Size | Count |
|---|---|
| Small Business | 314 |
| Midsize Enterprise | 187 |
| Large Enterprise | 738 |
Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention focuses on identifying sensitive data and maintaining compliance through automation and integration with platforms such as Exchange email, SharePoint, OneDrive, and Teams. Auto-labeling, classification controls, and monitoring capabilities ensure secure data management, reducing insider threat response times by 25%. While praised for its capabilities, improvements in system integration, endpoint handling, and incident management are needed. Licensing costs and limited language support pose challenges. Usability can be enhanced through interface updates and better documentation. OCR and scalability enhancements could improve policy propagation speed. More end-user training examples would be beneficial.
What are the key features?In industries such as finance, healthcare, and legal, Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention is crucial for safeguarding sensitive information due to strict compliance demands. It automates data classification and policy configurations, preventing accidental data leakage and ensuring security protocols align with regulatory standards.
Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention was previously known as Microsoft Endpoint Data Loss Prevention, MS Endpoint DLP, Microsoft Endpoint DLP.
| Author info | Rating | Review Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Senior Infrastructure Engineer at a computer software company with 51-200 employees | 4.5 | I've found Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention reliable for securing sensitive data, especially for clients pursuing compliance. It offers strong controls, improved with E5 add-ons, though I'd like faster rule syncing and more robust reporting features. |
| Director, IT Infrastructure at a university with 1,001-5,000 employees | 4.0 | I've found Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention highly effective for data classification, tagging, and compliance, especially within M365. It's reliable, easy to use, and adds great value, though improved implementation guidance would be appreciated. |
| Cloud Architecture Lead at bolder inc | 4.5 | I've used Microsoft Purview DLP for three years, finding it reliable and effective at preventing data leaks without hindering productivity. It's easy to deploy, scales well, integrates naturally with Microsoft tools, and support has been excellent. |
| Director of Cyber Security | 3.0 | I've found Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention useful for email data exfiltration prevention, offering quick alerts on potential breaches, though dealing with false positives is challenging. It enhances our security posture, but quantifying financial ROI remains difficult. |
| Head of Geographies; Data Protection Officer at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees | 4.0 | I've used Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention for over five years to prevent accidental data leaks, and it’s been effective, scalable, and stable, with strong support and AI-driven features that enhance data classification and policy enforcement. |
| Staff Systems Administrator at a tech vendor with 1,001-5,000 employees | 4.0 | I've used Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention for five years to classify sensitive data, finding its automatic tagging and eDiscovery features helpful, though setup and document tracking can be messy, and stability occasionally inconsistent. |
| Co-Owner and Principal Consultant at BriComp Computers | 4.0 | I've found Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention effective for safeguarding sensitive data, with reliable automation, good scalability, and strong discovery features, though setup was initially challenging and support response times could be faster. |
| Security Engineer at baseVISION | 4.0 | I've used Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention for six years, mainly for preventing data exfiltration. It's effective, scalable, and provides strong visibility, though policy propagation could be faster; overall, it integrates well within Microsoft's ecosystem. |