As of July 2024, in the Microsoft Security Suite category, the mindshare of Microsoft Purview Audit is 0.2%, down from 0.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Microsoft Purview Information Protection is 0.5%, down from 1.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Microsoft Security Suite

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Log Management

0.3%

Data Governance

4.0%

Data Privacy Management Software

12.5%

Featured Reviews

Sainath Konduru

Information Technology Administrator at a manufacturing company with 51-200 employees

Jul 9, 2024

Provides user-friendly dashboards, but the customization features need improvement

We utilize Microsoft Purview Audit for monitoring security and compliance aspects. The platform has significantly enhanced our operational insight into the overall Microsoft 365 environment. It provides crucial metrics that help us understand our current position and how to progress. One of the…

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Nagendra Nekkala.

Senior Manager ICT & at Bangalore International Airport Limited

Dec 15, 2023

Effectively controls and classifies sensitive information, providing robust protection for our documents and emails

When implementing Microsoft Purview Information Protection, I aimed to automatically classify sensitive data and ensure its protection. The goal was to streamline the process of identifying and securing sensitive information to enhance overall data security measures. Microsoft Purview Information Protection has significantly improved our company by ensuring data security across all locations. I no longer worry about the safety of my data, especially sensitive information. Whether it is critical or not, the system reliably protects our information without any concerns. It has saved us time overall. We are looking at a time savings of around two to three hours a day. It also helped us save money, especially considering the high cost associated with data. Ensuring that our data is secure and not at risk has translated into significant internal cost savings.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The platform has significantly enhanced our operational insight into the overall Microsoft 365 environment."

"We're easily saving at least one hour per day using this solution."

"It ensures that sensitive data is automatically safeguarded, even for email attachments, regardless of the user or device."

"The UI is user-friendly, and I have observed that it improves further each year."

"We can restrict access or specify who can see sensitivity labels, which can be based on the classification level. We can encrypt restricted content and limit who can see that from an internal view, too, so Purview is a powerful tool."

"Before using it, we had a lot of unlabeled data, and the tool helped us quickly and accurately label a large number of documents."

"Incorporating data loss prevention capabilities built into the Microsoft platform to endpoints, such as Windows 10 and Windows 11 computers, can also help prevent data loss and is highly advantageous."

Cons

"Areas for product improvement include enhancing customization options and integrating more comprehensive compliance features."

"We do have a Denial of Access happening."

"Microsoft Purview Information Protection can improve in terms of scan concurrency and scan processing time."

"There is potential for more integration in the use of AI."

"Our primary concern is third-party application visibility. Many people choose other DLP tools, as they can search the Office 365 suite and detect sensitive information across thousands of other apps. The product is weak compared to the competitors on the DLP front, but the classification is good; the tool needs a bit more maturation."

"There is room for improvement with the policy tips feature."

"Microsoft can improve the affordability of Purview Information Protection by offering it at a lower cost."

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The product is affordable, and our clients agree. Sensitivity labels come with the MIP license at an additional $2 a month per user, an excellent deal for auto-labeling capabilities."

"The price is determined by the enterprise licensing, either the E3 or E5 licensing or the EMS plus security and other feature licensing."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

18%

Computer Software Company

14%

Government

Healthcare Company

Financial Services Firm

19%

Computer Software Company

13%

Government

Retailer

Company Size

By reviewers

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Questions from the Community

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

I'm not aware of the pricing of licensing terms.

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What needs improvement with Microsoft Purview Audit?

We do have a Denial of Access happening.

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What is your primary use case for Microsoft Purview Audit?

I use the solution to secure, protect, and manage our Active Directory, and our Microsoft environment.

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What do you like most about Microsoft Purview Information Protection?

It ensures that sensitive data is automatically safeguarded, even for email attachments, regardless of the user or device.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Microsoft Purview Information Protection?

The pricing and licensing for the product are quite expensive. Some advanced features are included in the E5 licensing, and it might be beneficial to see some of those features integrated into E3 t...

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What needs improvement with Microsoft Purview Information Protection?

Microsoft Purview Information Protection can improve in terms of scan concurrency and scan processing time. Currently, the default limit for scans is a bit restrictive, and reducing the time it tak...

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Compared 22% of the time

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Compared 17% of the time

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Compared 15% of the time

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Compared 8% of the time

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Compared 7% of the time

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Overview

The unified auditing functionality in Microsoft 365 provides organizations with visibility into many types of audited activities across many different services in Microsoft 365. Advanced Audit helps organizations to conduct forensic and compliance investigations by increasing audit log retention required to conduct an investigation, providing access to crucial events that help determine scope of compromise, and faster access to Office 365 Management Activity API.

Implement Microsoft Information Protection (MIP) to help you discover, classify, and protect sensitive information wherever it lives or travels.

MIP capabilities are included with Microsoft 365 Compliance and give you the tools to know your data, protect your data, and prevent data loss.

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