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Executive Summary
Updated on Sep 7, 2023

We compared Varonis Platform and BigID based on our users reviews in six parameters. After reading the collected data, you can find our conclusion below:

  • Ease of Deployment

    Based on user feedback, the Varonis Platform is commended for its simple and direct implementation process, intuitive interface, explicit guidance, and supportive assistance. Conversely, BigID's initial setup is characterized as difficult and lengthy, requiring approximately three months to finish.

  • Features

    The Varonis Platform provides data classification and protection, data access governance, threat detection and response, and data visibility and analytics features. On the other hand, BigID stands out for its smooth integration with current products.

  • Room for Improvement

    Both the Varonis Platform and BigID have areas that could be enhanced. The Varonis Platform would benefit from improvements in complexity, performance, documentation, integration, and support. On the other hand, BigID could improve its user interface, performance and scalability, data classification accuracy, integration capabilities, and documentation and support.

  • Pricing and ROI

    The setup cost for Varonis Platform and BigID varies greatly. Varonis Platform's setup cost can be influenced by complexity and requirements, while BigID is generally considered expensive compared to alternatives such as McAfee, based on user experiences. BigID presents potential ROI in various areas such as reducing compliance costs, preventing data breaches, improving operational efficiency, and enabling data monetization.

  • Service and Support

    Users have positive feedback about the customer service of both Varonis Platform and BigID. They commend the support teams for their responsiveness, expertise, promptness, and knowledge.

Comparison Results

In comparing the Varonis Platform to BigID, the Varonis Platform is praised for its ease of deployment, data classification and protection capabilities, data access governance functionality, threat detection and response capabilities, and data visibility and analytics features. However, some users find certain features complex or lacking customization options. On the other hand, BigID is commended for its seamless integration with existing products, but users have mentioned challenges with the user interface, performance and scalability, data classification accuracy, integration with third-party tools, and documentation and support. Varonis has an advantage in terms of ease of deployment and user-friendly interface, while BigID has an advantage in terms of integration capabilities.

To learn more, read our detailed BigID vs. Varonis Platform Report (Updated: March 2024).
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Pros
"BigID's scanning feature is its most valuable component.""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.""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 integrates well with our other products."

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"Varonis Platform is transparent and captures everything in the environment without impacting the performance. The tool helps us unify data feeds into a single reporting system.""The solution has significantly improved data security and compliance posture by allowing us to track and monitor activities. We can see who accesses data and when files are created and understand what's happening in our environment."

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Cons
"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.""The tool currently lacks security features."

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"The product is very complicated."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "The pricing depends. If you have thousands of data sources to connect and manage, and you struggled with an MDM package in the past, you'll find BigID valuable and even cheap. But if you're a small business, it's probably not the right tool for you."
  • "I think that BigID's pricing is very reasonable."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:BigID's scanning feature is its most valuable component.
    Top Answer:It would be great if improvements can be made to the product. Based on one of the meetings that I have had with those who work for BigID, I feel that they don't intend for BigID to focus on the area… more »
    Top Answer:My company works with BigID since it serves as a data governance and security management tool. My company currently has a customer for BigID in the pipeline for whom we configured the product's PoC… more »
    Top Answer:The solution has significantly improved data security and compliance posture by allowing us to track and monitor activities. We can see who accesses data and when files are created and understand… more »
    Top Answer:The tool's update process is not easy as compared to other tools.
    Top Answer:We use the product for auditing, and keeping track of shares. It ensures proper access control and monitors file creation, access by relevant users, and productivity analytics.
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    Overview

    BigID is a leader in data security, privacy, compliance, and governance: enabling organizations to proactively discover, manage, protect, and get more value from their data in a single platform for data visibility and control. Customers use BigID to reduce their data risk, automate security and privacy controls, achieve compliance, and understand their data across their entire data landscape: including multicloud, hybrid cloud, IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, and on-prem data sources.

    • Drives visibility and control for all sensitive & critical datah
    • helps organizations understand and minimize data risk across the cloud & on-prem 
    • AI automation
    • End-to-end data lifecycle management
    • DSPM
    • Data Security
    • Privacy Automation
    • Data inventory
    • Compliance


      Varonis Platform is a comprehensive data security and analytics solution that helps organizations protect their critical data from insider threats and cyberattacks. Its primary use case is to provide visibility and control over data access, usage, and permissions across multiple platforms and environments. 

      The most valuable functionality is its ability to analyze and monitor data activity in real-time, identify abnormal behavior, and provide actionable insights to mitigate risks. It uses machine learning algorithms to detect and alert users to suspicious activities, such as data exfiltration, privilege abuse, and ransomware attacks. 

      This platform enables organizations to understand and manage their data risks effectively. It helps prevent data breaches, identify and remediate vulnerabilities, and ensure compliance with various data protection regulations. By leveraging increased visibility into data usage, organizations make informed decisions regarding access controls and permissions, minimizing the potential for data leakage or unauthorized access. 

      Moreover, Varonis Platform improves incident response and investigation capabilities by providing detailed audit trails and forensics capabilities. It helps organizations quickly identify the source of a security incident, understand its impact, and take appropriate actions to remediate the situation. 

      Sample Customers
      Home Depot, Grant Thornton LLP, Cimpress, Fidelity Investments
      Nottingham Building Society
      Top Industries
      VISITORS READING REVIEWS
      Financial Services Firm26%
      Computer Software Company12%
      Insurance Company7%
      Manufacturing Company6%
      VISITORS READING REVIEWS
      Computer Software Company14%
      Financial Services Firm13%
      Manufacturing Company10%
      Insurance Company8%
      Company Size
      VISITORS READING REVIEWS
      Small Business21%
      Midsize Enterprise8%
      Large Enterprise71%
      VISITORS READING REVIEWS
      Small Business21%
      Midsize Enterprise15%
      Large Enterprise64%
      Buyer's Guide
      BigID vs. Varonis Platform
      March 2024
      Find out what your peers are saying about BigID vs. Varonis Platform and other solutions. Updated: March 2024.
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      BigID is ranked 8th in Data Governance with 4 reviews while Varonis Platform is ranked 10th in Data Governance with 2 reviews. BigID is rated 8.4, while Varonis Platform is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of BigID writes "Commendable and robust data-centric tool". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Varonis Platform writes "Offers visibility and helps to keep track of access ". BigID is most compared with Microsoft Purview, Cyera , Collibra Governance, OneTrust DataGovernance and Alation Data Catalog, whereas Varonis Platform is most compared with Microsoft Purview, SailPoint IdentityIQ, Veritas Data Insight, Microsoft Purview Information Protection and Netskope Data Loss Prevention (DLP). See our BigID vs. Varonis Platform report.

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