Microsoft Purview Compliance Manager vs Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention comparison

Microsoft Purview Compliance Manager vs. Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention

September 2025

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Review summaries and opinions

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ROI

Sentiment score

7.8

Microsoft Purview Compliance Manager reduces costs by 50%, streamlines tasks, and is included in Office 365 E5 licensing.

Sentiment score

6.0

Microsoft Purview DLP offers cost savings, security enhancements, and reduced onboarding time, though ROI varies among users.

The process is reduced from weeks to a day, showcasing a solid nine for return on investment.

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Head of Technology Operations at Pobl Group

No quotes available

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Customer Service

Sentiment score

4.7

Microsoft Purview Compliance Manager support faces mixed reviews, citing long resolution times and outsourced staff inefficiencies.

Sentiment score

5.0

Microsoft Purview DLP support is inconsistent, with quick responses and clear resources but also delays and monopolistic concerns.

Since I approach them with more complicated issues, it takes quite a bit of time to get through those two support tiers.

Tadas Semionovas

Senior security analyst at MB Cybermode

They often rush to close tickets without deeply investigating complaints.

Adeboye Oyemade

System Administrator at Templars

The support staff, who are often outsourced, seem not adequately equipped to handle issues quickly and efficiently.

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Information Technology Auditor at a retailer with 10,001+ employees

Once we got to the Microsoft engineers, the experience was great.

ChrisVinding

Director of Cyber Security

I have escalated questions to technical support and would rate the technical support as a five on a scale of one to ten, where ten is the best.

Prajwal Chougale

System Analyst at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

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Scalability Issues

Sentiment score

7.7

Microsoft Purview Compliance Manager excels in scalable deployment across environments but faces constraints in crafting detailed policies.

Sentiment score

7.7

Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention offers scalable, flexible cloud solutions, but needs improvements in user-friendliness and device-level scalability.

As services increase, eDiscovery capabilities also increase, allowing easy deployment.

Digital Forensic Investigator at Los Angeles Unified School District

It is straightforward since it scans everything, covering all aspects needed in our operations.

Head of Technology Operations at Pobl Group

While the solution is scalable in terms of user numbers, there are limitations when creating more granular level policies.

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Information Technology Auditor at a retailer with 10,001+ employees

The policy working and detection technology need enhancements.

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Solution Architect at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

Stability Issues

Sentiment score

7.9

Microsoft Purview Compliance Manager is reliable but needs improved eDiscovery and search functionality despite regular updates and changes.

Sentiment score

7.8

Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention is highly stable, reliable, and responsive, though minor real-time issues and internal connection challenges exist.

Searching logs for activities, such as critical data being sent outside, can be tricky.

Information Technology Auditor at a retailer with 10,001+ employees

It is reliable and I can depend on it.

Head of Technology Operations at Pobl Group

Despite stability, it needs to be more user-friendly and competitive compared to other eDiscovery tools.

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Digital Forensic Investigator at Los Angeles Unified School District

Sometimes the solution is not stable when the internal connection is not reliable, so this aspect needs improvement.

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Solution Architect at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

Room For Improvement

Microsoft Purview Compliance Manager needs integration, UI improvements, cost reduction, and enhanced policy and monitoring features for better usability.

Microsoft Purview DLP needs better integration, improved UI, enhanced AI features, cost-effective licensing, and better language support.

Microsoft Copilot Security converts human language to search queries using its AdLM language model.

Digital Forensic Investigator at Los Angeles Unified School District

The Purview Compliance Portal's log management could be more user-friendly, making data retrieval, like email logs, challenging.

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Information Technology Auditor at a retailer with 10,001+ employees

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

Tadas Semionovas

Senior security analyst at MB Cybermode

Implementing a degree of severity ranking is essential.

ChrisVinding

Director of Cyber Security

Endpoint Data Loss Prevention needs to be improved as it is not up to expectations.

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Solution Architect at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

Setup Cost

Microsoft Purview Compliance Manager offers cost-efficient pricing, especially for existing Microsoft users, and is notably cheaper than competitors.

Microsoft Purview DLP in E5 licenses offers competitive pricing and flexible payment, valued for security features and added services.

I rate the pricing as a one since it is included in what I am already paying for, as part of the Microsoft 365 E5 licensing.

Head of Technology Operations at Pobl Group

Microsoft Purview Compliance Manager is priced at 60% to 70% compared to some competitors.

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Information Technology Auditor at a retailer with 10,001+ employees

No quotes available

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Valuable Features

Microsoft Purview Compliance Manager streamlines multi-cloud data protection and compliance, enhancing visibility and integrating seamlessly with Microsoft 365.

Microsoft Purview DLP enhances data security with auto-labeling, multi-cloud support, cross-platform protection, and strong compliance features.

The best aspect is that it requires little to no time for implementation if I am using all of Microsoft's tools.

Tadas Semionovas

Senior security analyst at MB Cybermode

It is not accessed daily, but rather when specific tasks are needed such as conducting audits, checking Data Loss Prevention policies, or performing content searches.

Adeboye Oyemade

System Administrator at Templars

Microsoft Purview Compliance Manager's eDiscovery is essential for organizations using Outlook as their email service.

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Digital Forensic Investigator at Los Angeles Unified School District

The feature I find most valuable that I'm currently using is the quickness of the emails that the Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention solution sends to us, where we get notifications that say a user has potentially breached our data guideline rules, and we get those alerts continuously, allowing us to enforce them manually.

ChrisVinding

Director of Cyber Security

Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention usually performs well, except for endpoint Data Loss Prevention, which may need improvements.

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Solution Architect at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention has helped to improve my organization's ability to discover sensitive data.

Prajwal Chougale

System Analyst at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

Categories and Ranking

Microsoft Purview Complianc...

Ranking in Microsoft Security Suite

23rd

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Data Governance (15th)

Microsoft Purview Data Loss...

Ranking in Microsoft Security Suite

16th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Data Loss Prevention (DLP) (1st)

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2025, in the Microsoft Security Suite category, the mindshare of Microsoft Purview Compliance Manager is 1.4%, down from 1.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention is 2.8%, up from 2.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Microsoft Security Suite Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention	2.8%
Microsoft Purview Compliance Manager	1.4%
Other	95.8%

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Featured Reviews

Streamlined data management and improved compliance with efficient document classification

Head of Technology Operations at Pobl Group

The most valuable feature is data classification retention since I deal with terabytes of data, and managing and monitoring it simplifies the process. Additionally, the system provides a dashboard showing our compliance status, which aids in managing compliance tasks. The compliance score feature allows me to assess and compare our compliance across organizations. I've also noticed efficiency gains, especially in handling subject access requests. Previously, these tasks were manual and time-consuming, but now they are streamlined, reducing the process from weeks to just a day.

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Bryan Sprowls

Senior technical consultant at a computer software company with 501-1,000 employees

An affordable and easily scalable tool that decreases the risk of data leakage in an organization

It is important to me that Purview delivers data protection across multi-cloud and multi-platform environments. Otherwise, we would have to have multiple DLP solutions. It is very important to me that the solution was built taking into account critical regulations from around the world. It makes it easier to templatize deployments for data loss prevention. I use the tool for data loss protection. The tool works fairly well in remediating policy violations. There could be a little bit of improvement in policy tips. Policy tips aren't consistent across different experiences. The tool has greatly impacted the visibility of most of our customers. Some of our customers didn't realize they had a lot of PII data being sent externally until after the tool was implemented. Later, they become more aware. The solution enables us to show our compliance as close to real-time as possible. It has affected our meetings with compliance regulators. We don't save time and money directly. The tool saves us time and money by saving on fines for regulatory compliance violations. Without the solution, one of our customers would have been fined about $2,500,000. It is important to me that the product can connect to iOS, Mac, and Android devices, as well as data in other SaaS apps. It's not a complete solution unless it can be used everywhere. We are implementers. People evaluating the product must understand the types of data and the compliance models they must adhere to. Overall, I rate the product an eight out of ten.

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

14%

Financial Services Firm

Government

Healthcare Company

Financial Services Firm

15%

Computer Software Company

11%

Manufacturing Company

Insurance Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	3
Midsize Enterprise	2
Large Enterprise	4

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	11
Midsize Enterprise	3
Large Enterprise	12

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Microsoft Purview Compliance Manager?

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

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.

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...

What do you like most about Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention?

The most valuable features are identifying sensitive data and issuing alerts.

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention?

My experience with the pricing, setup costs, and licensing is not something I manage directly since I'm the owner operator; my colleagues might be more involved with that aspect as we have other te...

What needs improvement with Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention?

Improving Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention would involve recognizing that the whole AI path we are all on is going to help, given the massive amount of data we handle; even if there are true ...

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Also Known As

Microsoft Compliance Manager

Microsoft Endpoint Data Loss Prevention, MS Endpoint DLP, Microsoft Endpoint DLP

Overview

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.

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