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BigID Next vs Proofpoint Enterprise DLP comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 22, 2026

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
7.3
BigID Next offers strong ROI through compliance, data management integration, cost savings, automation, and reduced staffing, avoiding fines.
Sentiment score
4.6
Users find time-saving automation improves efficiency, reduces incidents, and enhances data protection, though financial returns may vary.
It is one of the best tools in the market.
Senior Manager at KPMG
We have seen returns across all three aspects: fewer employees needed, money saved, and time saved with BigID.
Senior Security Consultant at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
I have seen a return on investment from using BigID, particularly as it is a regulatory and compliance tool that helps avoid potential penalties for non-compliance.
Senior Security Consultant at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
The package that Proofpoint provides is better in the long run, especially since results have been seen in prevention and responses to exercises concerning external files being sent out during various departures.
Software Developer at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
ROI from Proofpoint Enterprise DLP is evident in terms of incident reduction, operational efficiency, and breach cost avoidance.
Director Cybersecurity at a media company with 1,001-5,000 employees
This allowed us to coach and train our users in managing their risky behaviors, as well as the alerting capabilities, which were superior and helped free up my team's time to focus on other important tasks.
IT Director at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.9
BigID Next's support is praised for responsiveness, efficiency, and high customer satisfaction, despite occasional delays and time-consuming initial contact.
Sentiment score
6.4
Proofpoint Enterprise DLP customer service is praised for responsiveness, technical skill, and effective communication, ensuring a positive user experience.
BigID has one of the best technical support teams.
Senior Manager at KPMG
I would rate the customer support a six because you cannot directly reach out to L3 or L2 support if there's a major issue.
Senior Security Consultant at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
developing the custom connectors was relatively easy because of the courses I attended at BigID University and the support given by the BigID engineering team.
Senior Security Consultant at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
They are technical and provide options that help narrow down solutions.
Software Developer at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
This service or features plays a big role in protecting the information and protecting the sensitive details which are entered in the email body or somewhere in the emails as a subject, as a signature, or in any form.
Sr System Engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Proofpoint Enterprise DLP consultants are also provided who help in the security domain and analyze the monthly details about attacks and what needs to be done.
Senior Solution Architect at a tech vendor with 5,001-10,000 employees
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
6.9
BigID Next is scalable with mixed opinions, excelling in large environments but facing data handling and presentation challenges.
Sentiment score
6.0
Proofpoint Enterprise DLP is scalable and adaptable, supporting growing data and users across diverse infrastructures with reliable integration.
I have added very large data sources to the BigID environment, and it remains stable.
Senior Security Consultant at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
BigID is scalable, allowing you to purchase as many scanners as you want.
Senior Security Consultant at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
Proofpoint Enterprise DLP scales very well for enterprise environments due to its cloud-native architecture, which supports growth in users, policy complexity, integration volume, and data throughput without performance degradation.
Director Cybersecurity at a media company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Proofpoint Enterprise DLP is scalable and can be used in a large environment, especially for emails and cloud workloads.
Systems Engineer at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Proofpoint Enterprise DLP is very scalable to any size organization, from small, medium to large.
IT Director at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.5
BigID Next is often seen as reliable with some stability concerns but praised for data security and ease of use.
Sentiment score
8.1
Proofpoint Enterprise DLP is reliable with minimal downtime, effective support, consistent performance, and minor upgrade-related instability.
BigID is generally stable, however, there is a noted issue with bulk tagging that can affect scan results.
Senior Associate - IT Governance and Compliance at Fulcrum Digital Inc
It also automatically blocks that sender if the sender is malicious. I really value that feature.
Cyber security Officer at a government with 201-500 employees
Given the single console for managing the entire Proofpoint portfolio solution, as well as managing policies and the privacy controls, it has been a very stable and productive tool.
IT Director at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Proofpoint Enterprise DLP is overall stable with minimal disruption and downtime.
Systems Engineer at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
 

Room For Improvement

BigID Next needs enhancements in file access, security, automation, UI navigation, deployment, data governance, and support features.
Proofpoint Enterprise DLP needs improvements in AI integration, usability, visibility, endpoint monitoring, and addressing specific blind spots.
There is also an issue with incident tagging, where all objects get tagged without an option to untag specific ones, and reverting changes is only possible through MongoDB Central, which can lead to data loss for certain periods.
Senior Associate - IT Governance and Compliance at Fulcrum Digital Inc
I want them to focus on data mapping, assessment, automation workflow, and privacy incident management.
Senior Manager at KPMG
BigID deserves recognition for the data discovery part, which has been wonderful and quite accurate, along with the confidence level process that allows us to fine-tune results for better accuracy from the database.
Assistant Manager - Cyber : Digital Privacy and Trust at Deloitte
An improvement opportunity would be advanced policy simulation tools for conflict detection between rules and clear rule precedence visualization, which would help understand the source of issues.
Director Cybersecurity at a media company with 1,001-5,000 employees
It is quite effective in detecting and preventing data loss through the analysis of user behavior and content.
Manager, Information Technology Operations at a retailer with 10,001+ employees
Occasional mishaps arise related to users' devices affected by Proofpoint or when Proofpoint isn't logging specific device actions.
Software Developer at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
 

Setup Cost

BigID Next offers premium, capacity-based pricing; valued by large enterprises for advanced features, less feasible for smaller businesses.
Proofpoint Enterprise DLP offers advanced features and significant value, with pricing from $2-$10 per user plus additional fees.
BigID might be expensive as it involves various paid services, like data retention and graphic rights management.
Senior Associate - IT Governance and Compliance at Fulcrum Digital Inc
The pricing is competitive in the market, however, I need to ask for the right price.
Senior Manager at KPMG
Proofpoint Enterprise DLP pricing starts on a per user basis, from $2 to up to $8 or $10 per user depending on the features you need.
Senior Solution Architect at a tech vendor with 5,001-10,000 employees
It is a little bit higher and not very cheap compared to other DLP tools, but it also has a lot of value if you use it properly.
Systems Engineer at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
I find with Proofpoint you get what you pay for, so it's a great service.
Manager, Information Security at a legal firm with 201-500 employees
 

Valuable Features

BigID Next offers a user-friendly design, seamless Microsoft integration, and powerful data discovery, classification, and protection capabilities.
Proofpoint Enterprise DLP offers AI-driven data loss prevention, seamless email integration, and adaptive risk scoring for enhanced security.
One of the best features of BigID is its strength in data discovery and governance.
Senior Manager at KPMG
BigID simplifies things by integrating both data protection and data privacy in one environment, making it easier for end users.
Senior Security Consultant at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
The most valuable feature of BigID is its large number of classifiers, which allow us to scan for specific data such as SSN numbers.
Senior Associate - IT Governance and Compliance at Fulcrum Digital Inc
Adaptive information protection with Proofpoint Enterprise DLP has changed how we handle sensitive data and respond to threats, allowing us to block sensitive data if it is being shared with external persons.
Graduate at a university with 10,001+ employees
The adaptive email feature helps me in tracking and automatically identifying if a user is sending sensitive information to the wrong recipient and provides real-time warning banners to nudge users when they are about to make a mistake or reduce accidental data loss.
Risk analyst at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Detailed reporting and automated encryption have helped me because, since our DLP is on monitoring mode, the reporting helps us check how many users are currently sending emails with sensitive information.
Senior Infrastructure Engineer at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
 

Categories and Ranking

BigID Next
Ranking in Data Loss Prevention (DLP)
13th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
15
Ranking in other categories
Data Governance (8th), Data Privacy Management Software (1st), Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) (5th), AI Data Analysis (7th), Data Security Platforms (DSP) (1st)
Proofpoint Enterprise DLP
Ranking in Data Loss Prevention (DLP)
7th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
5.9
Number of Reviews
25
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Data Loss Prevention (DLP) category, the mindshare of BigID Next is 2.4%, down from 4.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Proofpoint Enterprise DLP is 1.3%, down from 1.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Data Loss Prevention (DLP) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Proofpoint Enterprise DLP1.3%
BigID Next2.4%
Other96.3%
Data Loss Prevention (DLP)
 

Featured Reviews

Aniruddha Nath - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Security Consultant at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
Data discovery has transformed compliance workflows and automation now speeds up requests and remediation
The best feature that BigID offers is data discovery and classification, which is the most powerful engine. It allows connecting to many different data sources, ranging from cloud to on-premises to structured to unstructured data. If there is no connector available, you can build your own classifiers as well. Regarding the custom classifier option, you can build custom classifiers using regular expressions, and I have done that if you know how to create regular expressions. Custom connectors are something you create to connect to a database where the connector is not available. BigID has positively impacted my organization as it's a very powerful tool, especially with the increasing regulatory compliances for different countries such as GDPR, CCPA, and India's recent DPDPA act. Having these tools in place greatly helps organizations avoid any penal charges for not being compliant with the regulatory compliances. For example, regarding compliance or reduced risks for my clients, the DSAR process I was talking about allows organizations to respond quickly to user data deletion requests under GDPR law, which traditionally has a 30-day or 60-day timeline. In larger organizations, when the number of requests is high, it becomes tedious. However, using DSAR automation with BigID, it's almost instantaneous; instead of 30 days, you can respond in just one day to what users have requested.
SR
Director Cybersecurity at a media company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Email data controls have reduced accidental leaks and support ongoing compliance monitoring
Overall, Proofpoint Enterprise DLP is a strong platform, but there are areas for improvement to enhance usability and effectiveness. One challenge is policy complexity and lifecycle management. As DLP programs mature, policies become layered and interdependent, leading to frustrations such as rule overlap that causes multiple triggers on a single message. Limited visibility into policy hierarchy impacts, difficulty modeling how new rules interact with existing ones, and change management requiring careful validation can all be challenging. An improvement opportunity would be advanced policy simulation tools for conflict detection between rules and clear rule precedence visualization, which would help understand the source of issues. The administrator user experience can feel dense from an admin perspective, especially when managing multiple layered policies, handling rule precedence, troubleshooting overlapping triggers, and onboarding new administration. As DLP programs mature, policy environments become complex quickly. Improvement opportunities would include visual policy mapping, impact previews, easier bulk policy editing, simpler policy cloning with conflict detection, and smarter recommendations during policy creation that would be very beneficial. Regarding data discovery and risk posture visibility, improvements are needed. While email layer protection is robust, organizations need better visibility across their repositories. There is an opportunity for built-in sensitive data discovery scanning and risk exposure mapping to identify which business units handle more sensitive data. A data movement visualization dashboard could also be beneficial, transitioning from reactive DLP blocking to proactive data exposure intelligence, which would significantly increase maturity.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
18%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Insurance Company
8%
Comms Service Provider
7%
Financial Services Firm
17%
Outsourcing Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Insurance Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business5
Large Enterprise11
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business3
Midsize Enterprise5
Large Enterprise25
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with BigID?
One improvement I would suggest is addressing the intermittent failures of BigID scans, as there are times when some errors occur. I think the BigID team is aware of this and works on resolving iss...
What is your primary use case for BigID?
BigID's main use case is connecting to various data sources to perform the data discovery process, classify the data within those systems, and identify sensitive information across various structur...
What advice do you have for others considering BigID?
I have covered information regarding data scanning, data classification, and the DSAR module, as these are the parts I have worked on, apart from developing custom connectors for a few data sources...
What needs improvement with Proofpoint Enterprise DLP?
Proofpoint Enterprise DLP needs to focus on another area as well. For example, someone might want more security for shared drives and OneDrive. There might need to be some API connectors in the fut...
What is your primary use case for Proofpoint Enterprise DLP?
I have been working with Proofpoint Enterprise DLP for the last 10 years.
What advice do you have for others considering Proofpoint Enterprise DLP?
My core area of expertise is Proofpoint Enterprise DLP and Microsoft security. We provide user guides for normal users and conduct training from time to time, especially for DLP and phishing on ema...
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Home Depot, Grant Thornton LLP, Cimpress, Fidelity Investments
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