Microsoft Purview Data Governance vs Zaloni Data Platform comparison

Microsoft and Zaloni are both solutions in the Data Governance category. Microsoft is ranked #1 with an average rating of 7.8, while Zaloni is ranked #38. Microsoft holds a 13.8% mindshare in DG, compared to Zaloni’s 0.6% mindshare. Additionally, 84% of Microsoft users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 50% of Zaloni users who would recommend it.

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50% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 3, 2024

Zaloni Data Platform and Microsoft Purview Data Governance are competing in the data governance sector. Zaloni is recognized for its flexible pricing and support services, while Microsoft Purview is favored for its wide-ranging features.

Features: Zaloni Data Platform offers data cataloging, lineage tracking, and integration capabilities with agile data management customization. Microsoft Purview provides cloud-native tools, advanced data mapping, and automation, with seamless integration within the Microsoft ecosystem.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Zaloni Data Platform features a user-friendly deployment model and effective support. Microsoft Purview offers streamlined integration with Microsoft services but may require more complex initial configuration; however, it benefits from strong customer service from Microsoft.

Pricing and ROI: Zaloni Data Platform is characterized by flexible and competitive pricing with a potential high ROI due to lower operational expenses. Microsoft Purview, while possibly entailing higher setup costs, delivers significant ROI through its extensive features for businesses already invested in Microsoft, balancing initial costs with improved efficiency and scalability.

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Categories and Ranking

Microsoft Purview Data Gove...

Ranking in Data Governance

1st

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Microsoft Security Suite (8th)

Zaloni Data Platform

Ranking in Data Governance

38th

Average Rating

6.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Data Preparation Tools (13th)

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Data Governance category, the mindshare of Microsoft Purview Data Governance is 13.8%, down from 21.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Zaloni Data Platform is 0.6%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Data Governance Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Microsoft Purview Data Governance	13.8%
Zaloni Data Platform	0.6%
Other	85.6%

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Ayinampudi Srikanth

Tech lead at a healthcare company with 5,001-10,000 employees

Automated data discovery has streamlined management while configuration remains complex

Compared to Big-ID, Microsoft Purview Data Governance looks complicated to me. I do not feel it has a good user-level UI. The interface feels a little complicated compared to Big-ID. I did not appreciate the configuration part. It felt complex, whereas when I went for a Big-ID demo, the interface looked better and was easier to understand for any user.

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reviewer1476264

Solution Architect at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees

Solid multi-ingestion tool but with poor exception handling

The major pain point with Zaloni is that their exception handling is not good. If any event happens (an event is when the job stops in the middle of the process), it doesn't tell you at which point it failed and it doesn't tell the operations team how they should take corrective actions unless you call Zaloni and then identify the issues. That is one issue. Another issue is that sometimes your jobs fail and if you run it a second time, it will go through. A third area it could be improved is the deployment process. When you want to deploy anything, it has a lot of manual processes. For example, you have to create your password in an encrypted format, and then you have to use a lot of manual deployment process. They should actually be building something else, like using Jenkins or automating their process. I have suggested to them that they have to improve their deployment process because they want everyone to run a manual deployment. It takes a lot of time, about half a day, for any single deployment. Then test it, then it might not work, and then reverting back is not easy because of the manual deployment process. I think in recent versions they added a lot of upgrades and additional features including a lot of integrations. Before it was just AWS, later they extended it to Azure. I'm not sure how they have extended it to GCP. It has some built-in features and a lot of improvements now because the UI and the features were not easy to navigate. Regarding showing the metrics, it's okay. I will say it's neither easy nor hard, there is whatever is required. Lastly, on the governance side, it's not very good. We faced some issues with the Ranger version. Ranger was an authentication tool on big data and Zaloni had some compatibility issues with the Ranger at that time. Later they said those are all going to be resolved, but at that time it had some issues. I'm not sure whether it was working with the Sentry or not.

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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 time to onboard is pretty short."

"It starts off with records management, insider risk management, and information protection. And there is the discovery of the clouds, and we can get analytics on that as well, so that we know which user is using which cloud application and for how much time. The Activity explorer tells us which user was transferring out what data at what moment and on which device, including the serial number."

"The data lineage feature stands out. It tracks where the data comes from and any changes made."

"The reporting is excellent. Limiting what people can see is also valuable, especially when tagging documents."

"The custom classifications are one of the most valuable features."

"Microsoft Purview is extremely stable."

"My favorite features are eDiscovery and insider risk management, because these are the major threats to an organization that can't be easily traced."

"Instead of having to manually write down which tables and columns exist and then describe them, you can do that process in one go, by simply connecting to a source. That's a huge time-saver and a great benefit of Purview."

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"You can create a lot of ingestions based on the file levels or based on the time."

"The most valuable feature is the ability to map data and write workflows with logic inside them."

Cons

"Licensing is frustrating due to multiple modules and licenses. The feature might be available in the console, but it won't work without the proper license, creating confusion."

"The support could be better, particularly with consulting."

"We are currently in the rollout phase, so I am not entirely sure about specific areas of improvement. However, there are some problems with DLP rules, and it would be great if the security around DLP could be expanded."

"Setting up Purview in a production tenant proved challenging due to a lack of clear documentation on permission requirements."

"Purview's data loss prevention for macOS endpoints has some limitations, and the end-user experience of recovering from a failure is lacking."

"Another area for improvement is in managing the business glossary terms. If they could provide the same type of method that we use to configure the scan rule sets, that would be helpful. Currently, there is no option like this, so we have to do it manually. Automatic detection would be great."

"In terms of the competence of the tools with the Microsoft ecosystem, the product can do better."

"Auto-tagging should be available at lower levels of licensing. Right now, a high level of licensing is needed for auto-tagging, and this feature should be made available at a lower license level."

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"The major pain point with Zaloni is that their exception handling is not good. If any event happens, it doesn't tell you at which point it failed and it doesn't tell the operations team how they should take corrective actions unless you call Zaloni and then identify the issues. That is one issue."

"Technical support is in need of improvement."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The interesting part is how they are bundling the version into the E5 stack. If it was not for that inclusion, this would have been a difficult conversation for us, so kudos to Microsoft on that. Separating it out may become a problem for customer retention. It is definitely a good move on Microsoft's part to include it as part of any existing or any system upgrades for customers that were on E3."

"The pricing depends on the client's requirements and the number of applications."

"We pay $15,000 per end user for the E5 license."

"Microsoft Purview is the best option I have encountered when it comes to price. Maybe some of my information is outdated, but Microsoft offered it so that you could use it almost without paying."

"There is some competition out there, but the other solutions are quite expensive. They are enterprise tools that are a bit more mature but the license costs $100,000 for some of them. Purview is pay-per-use and a lot of companies are interested in that."

"The price is a little bit high, but it's worth the money because it has a lot of features."

"People often and unjustly say that Microsoft product pricing is not in the scope of reality, that it's just too expensive at times. I do not feel that is the case at all... If I'm able to let go of 30 to 70 percent of my IT administration staff, that makes up for a lot of money."

"Microsoft Purview requires a Microsoft 365 license and is included with an E5 license."

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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm

15%

Computer Software Company

10%

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Midsize Enterprise	13
Large Enterprise	31

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Also Known As

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Overview

The new Microsoft Purview portal offers an enhanced governance experience, serving as a unified platform for managing and governing data across various sources, including Azure, Microsoft 365, on-premises, and multicloud environments. Designed to streamline governance, compliance, risk, and security efforts, the new portal provides a user-friendly interface and unlocks advanced features like live view and preset scans. Existing users of Microsoft Purview can upgrade to this enhanced experience, gaining access to improved user interface, enhanced capabilities, and consolidated management of data assets. Additionally, the upgrade sets the stage for future developments, including account consolidation and fine-grained access control.

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