Atlan vs Microsoft Purview Compliance Manager comparison

Atlan and Microsoft are both solutions in the Data Governance category. Atlan is ranked #12 with an average rating of 8.1, while Microsoft is ranked #17 with an average rating of 7.6. Atlan holds a 2.1% mindshare in DG, compared to Microsoft’s 1.0% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Atlan users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 70% of Microsoft users who would recommend it.

Atlan

Read 8 Atlan reviews

1,456 Views
1,427 Comparison Views

100% willing to recommend

Microsoft Purview Complianc...

Read 10 Microsoft Purview Compliance Manager reviews

1,319 Views
660 Comparison Views

70% willing to recommend

Atlan

Microsoft Purview Complianc...

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Download the report

Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 3, 2024

Microsoft Purview Compliance Manager and Atlan are both focused on compliance and data management. While Microsoft Purview Compliance Manager is advantageous for organizations embedded in the Microsoft environment, Atlan gains leverage with its cross-platform data governance and adaptability.

Features: Microsoft Purview Compliance Manager integrates with Microsoft Office and Azure, offering seamless compliance assessments and continuous monitoring. Atlan features collaborative workspaces and customizable workflows, along with robust metadata management, streamlining team data asset organization and management.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Microsoft Purview Compliance Manager simplifies integration for Microsoft ecosystem users and offers reliable support. Atlan's cross-platform data collaboration demands a more detailed initial setup. Atlan's customer service is responsive and accommodates a variety of data management requirements, facilitating a comprehensive onboarding process.

Pricing and ROI: Microsoft Purview Compliance Manager provides competitive pricing for Microsoft-centric organizations, promising ROI through risk mitigation and resource efficiency. Atlan, possibly more costly in setup, warrants its expense by enhancing data governance and unlocking operational insights, delivering significant long-term value.

To learn more, read our detailed Atlan vs. Microsoft Purview Compliance Manager Report (Updated: December 2025).

Buyer's Guide

Atlan vs. Microsoft Purview Compliance Manager

December 2025

Download the complete report

Helped 881,114 peers since 2012

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Categories and Ranking

Atlan

Ranking in Data Governance

12th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

5.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Metadata Management (5th)

Microsoft Purview Complianc...

Ranking in Data Governance

17th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Microsoft Security Suite (23rd)

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Data Governance category, the mindshare of Atlan is 2.1%, up from 1.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Microsoft Purview Compliance Manager is 1.0%, down from 1.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Data Governance Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Atlan	2.1%
Microsoft Purview Compliance Manager	1.0%
Other	96.9%

Data Governance

Featured Reviews

Peter Neumann

IT consultant at Pathfinder

Has struggled to meet business needs but supports technical data exploration and transparency

Atlan can be improved by concentrating more on business data since it is developed from developers for developers, and it needs to be more business relevant. For instance, when re-importing data model diagrams, Atlan provides some diagram automation that is not connected to the business glossary, which I consider a significant fault. Atlan needs to improve by focusing more on the business side of data, not only on technical aspects.If you want to focus on technical considerations, it would be beneficial to have an interface with a real business data modeling tool such as Erwin or other business data tools, since data modeling is not the same as Draw.io. Additionally, Atlan can improve its workflows, which are hard to understand. Working with templates, Excel import, export, and running automations is not self-explanatory, and you always need help from Atlan support team. If business people want to use it and run their own reports, it must be easier to customize for their business needs.

Read full review

Adeboye Oyemade

System Administrator at Templars

Opportunities for improvement overshadow benefits

Microsoft support is great overall. However, their business model of outsourcing to third-party partners, especially in Nigeria with tech experts and other partners, needs improvement. I have raised tickets and worked with these support teams. Microsoft needs to address how partners treat their technical support staff. The quality of support is affected because most support staff seem focused on obtaining five-star ratings rather than resolving problems thoroughly. This appears to be due to the pressure from partners and Microsoft's feedback metrics system. They often rush to close tickets without deeply investigating complaints. From the level of support received, I usually try to resolve issues independently. I rate the engineers favorably understanding their pressures, even when issues remain unresolved. Overall, I would rate Microsoft Support five out of 10.

Read full review

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"They also offer automated lineage embedded in the connectors, allowing us to track where the data is coming from and where it's going. We find it very efficient in cataloging data sources. Additionally, the user-friendly interface is a big plus, making it easy for users to familiarize themselves with the solution. These two features, in my opinion, stand out the most."

"The AI part is integrated for enriching metadata engagement, making it a comprehensive tool."

"The interfaces and automated imports have helped me with transparency, as we have different sources from different techniques such as DBT, Snowflake, and other regular databases, making it effective to connect these sources and navigate through them, filter them, and enrich the data with additional meter information."

"As a senior analytics engineer, Atlan's ability to show end-to-end data lineage is the most important feature for me."

"Atlan has positively impacted the organization since it helps in discovering already available assets, allowing for reduction of redundant ingestion of external data and reduction of time to market for any project."

"Overall, I rate Atlan as a ten out of ten."

"Overall, I rate Atlan a nine out of ten."

"The best feature of Atlan is its integration with communication platforms like Microsoft Teams and Slack, so business users don't have to go into a data catalog to see metadata about data assets."

More Atlan pros

"The most valuable feature is its ability to apply regulations and ensure compliance with various policies. It also provides tools for investigation, risk assessment, and security score evaluations."

"We have more visibility of data and how it is being shared."

"Purview delivers data protection across multi-cloud and multi-platform environments."

"We move data between clouds and also from on-premises to the cloud. There is no other mechanism to check if this data is moving according to industry standards for such things as security, bandwidth, and SSL encryption mechanism. We would not be able to see these metrics without Microsoft Purview Compliance Manager."

"Microsoft Purview eDiscovery is necessary when using Outlook."

"The system provides a dashboard showing our compliance status, which aids in managing compliance tasks."

"Microsoft Purview Compliance Manager is tightly integrated with email solutions like Office 365."

"The data classification reporting is helping us figure out what and where our people are storing files and why."

More Microsoft Purview Compliance Manager pros

Cons

"Certain UI changes could make Atlan more user-friendly."

"The product could be improved by offering scheduled email reports for managed assets."

"There are some improvements. There is a feature called Playbooks, which basically allows me to automate certain activities that would otherwise be manual. It's a very interesting feature, but there is room to improve it because, depending on the task you automate, the playbooks seem to have a hard time handling the task. So, it could be improved there. Even though it's a great feature, it can evolve further."

"The challenge is in the lineage, where it requires improvement."

"One area that could be improved is the capability to find duplicates of datasets."

"One of the main areas for improvement is its governance capabilities. Atlan supports only basic out-of-the-box workflows, and it becomes challenging to customize features like how data owners should approve access to data assets."

"Working with templates, Excel import, export, and running automations is not self-explanatory, and you always need help from Atlan support team."

"The challenge is in the lineage, where it requires improvement. Atlas needs to capture areas where organizations use less known applications."

More Atlan cons

"Integrating add-on licenses, which currently offer additional features at a cost, into the base product would be beneficial, especially for a charity organization to avoid incurring extra costs."

"One area for improvement is the technical support for Purview. With all the other solutions from Microsoft we get really good technical support, but with Purview we had a compliance error and we couldn't find the solution. Purview would not point us to the correct solution, it just indicated the error. We had to troubleshoot it and find out what led to this error. We contacted technical support but it took them one week to identify the root cause of the error."

"The speed and accessibility, particularly in the user interface, require significant work."

"Policy configuration, particularly for web interfaces and OCR scanning, presents challenges."

"The speed and accessibility, particularly in the user interface, require significant work."

"We'd like to see the solution expanded to include firewalls and endpoints."

"When I tried to set up Microsoft Purview Compliance Manager for my organization to ensure people are not sending PII documents, especially payment cards, using keywords for flagging, it disrupted our services, so we had to deactivate it."

More Microsoft Purview Compliance Manager cons

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We pay per-user license. It's a different classification model than with other solutions, where they usually charge you for resources. So, that was a better model for us. And because of this difference in models or classification, it was cheaper for us to go with Atlan."

"The pricing and licensing are moderate because we have other licenses for Microsoft services. The pricing is in line with that."

See which vendors are best for you

Use our free recommendation engine to learn which Data Governance solutions are best for your needs.

See recommendations

881,114 professionals have used our research since 2012.

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Manufacturing Company

15%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Computer Software Company

Insurance Company

Computer Software Company

11%

Healthcare Company

Financial Services Firm

Government

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	1
Midsize Enterprise	1
Large Enterprise	7

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	3
Midsize Enterprise	3
Large Enterprise	4

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Atlan?

Atlas is competitively priced compared to other data governance platforms like Collibra and Informatica. The only major drawback is its lack of an integrated data quality module.

See all answers

What needs improvement with Atlan?

Atlan can be improved by integrating agents that can support users in finding assets of interest.

See all answers

What is your primary use case for Atlan?

Atlan is used as a data catalog and a data governance tool. The primary idea for implementing Atlan for data cataloging in day-to-day work was to create a business data catalog to support asset dis...

See all answers

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Microsoft Purview Compliance Manager?

While not cheap, Microsoft Purview Compliance Manager is priced at 60% to 70% compared to some competitors. Additional costs may involve OCR page scanning.

See all answers

What is your primary use case for Microsoft Purview Compliance Manager?

When I tried to set up Microsoft Purview Compliance Manager for my organization to ensure people are not sending PII documents, especially payment cards, using keywords for flagging, it disrupted o...

See all answers

What advice do you have for others considering Microsoft Purview Compliance Manager?

I have limited experience with the templates in Microsoft Purview Compliance Manager. Our organization hasn't fully utilized the solution beyond checking compliance scores and adjusting basic setti...

See all answers

Comparisons

Microsoft Purview Data Governance vs Atlan

Compared 37% of the time

Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud (IDMC) vs Atlan

Compared 16% of the time

Alation Data Catalog vs Atlan

Compared 12% of the time

Collibra Platform vs Atlan

Compared 9% of the time

Varonis Platform vs Atlan

Compared 5% of the time

More Atlan Competitors

Microsoft Defender XDR vs Microsoft Purview Compliance Manager

Compared 30% of the time

Vanta vs Microsoft Purview Compliance Manager

Compared 15% of the time

Collibra Platform vs Microsoft Purview Compliance Manager

Compared 8% of the time

OneTrust DataGovernance vs Microsoft Purview Compliance Manager

Compared 7% of the time

Microsoft Defender for Cloud vs Microsoft Purview Compliance Manager

Compared 7% of the time

More Microsoft Purview Compliance Manager Competitors

Product Reports

Buyer's Guide

Atlan

January 2026

Download Atlan product report

Buyer's Guide

Microsoft Purview Compliance Manager

January 2026

Microsoft Purview Compliance Manager report

Download Microsoft Purview Compliance Manager product report

Also Known As

No data available

Microsoft Compliance Manager

Overview

Atlan is a comprehensive data management platform designed to enhance data democratization, governance, and collaboration across departments in organizations. It offers a centralized data catalog, intuitive user interface, and robust governance framework to ensure data security and compliance. Users appreciate its efficiency in streamlining processes, promoting better communication, and providing insightful analytics, which drive organizational growth and success.

Atlan

Microsoft Purview Compliance Manager is a feature in the Microsoft 365 compliance center that helps you manage your organization’s compliance requirements with greater ease and convenience. Compliance Manager can help you throughout your compliance journey, from taking inventory of your data protection risks to managing the complexities of implementing controls, staying current with regulations and certifications, and reporting to auditors.

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

Microsoft

Buyer's Guide

Atlan vs. Microsoft Purview Compliance Manager

December 2025

Free Report: Atlan vs. Microsoft Purview Compliance Manager

Find out what your peers are saying about Atlan vs. Microsoft Purview Compliance Manager and other solutions. Updated: December 2025.

DOWNLOAD NOW

881,114 professionals have used our research since 2012.

See our Atlan vs. Microsoft Purview Compliance Manager report.

See our list of best Data Governance vendors.

We monitor all Data Governance reviews to prevent fraudulent reviews and keep review quality high. We do not post reviews by company employees or direct competitors. We validate each review for authenticity via cross-reference with LinkedIn, and personal follow-up with the reviewer when necessary.