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Obsidian Security vs Varonis Platform comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Obsidian Security
Ranking in Insider Risk Management
5th
Average Rating
7.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.7
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Varonis Platform
Ranking in Insider Risk Management
1st
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.3
Number of Reviews
20
Ranking in other categories
Email Security (17th), Data Loss Prevention (DLP) (8th), User Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA) (6th), Data Governance (5th), SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM) (1st), Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) (2nd), Compliance Management (8th), Ransomware Protection (7th), Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR) (5th), AI Security (9th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the Insider Risk Management category, the mindshare of Obsidian Security is 1.7%, up from 1.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Varonis Platform is 12.6%, up from 12.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Insider Risk Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Varonis Platform12.6%
Obsidian Security1.7%
Other85.7%
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Featured Reviews

KW
Incident response consultant at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Incident investigations have become faster and deeper but interface and automation still need work
Obsidian Security's platform could offer more automated integrations. I know it is not easy because Obsidian Security supports Software as a Service applications that have different setup processes, so it is not a straightforward, one-size-fits-all solution for getting the integrations going. However, if it could be easier, that would enhance the user experience, although I did not find it particularly challenging overall. Additionally, if it could be set up to be more incident response-friendly, providing more capabilities that allow for deeper investigation and correlation across different log sets, that would be beneficial. The user interface is important, and I think there is room for improvement there.
TarunKumar11 - PeerSpot reviewer
Global Leadership Council at a tech company with 10,001+ employees
Data governance has strengthened and automation now reduces risk and manual compliance work
Varonis Platform offers key features including data discovery, data classification, data analysis, governance, user and entity behavior analysis, also known as UEBA, which helps in ransomware detection, insider threat detection, and compliance reporting. It does a lot of automation from a remediation standpoint, as well as investigation and forensics. The number one feature that makes the biggest difference for my clients is visibility into unstructured data; that is the most difficult for organizations to achieve. They do not have a good understanding of where sensitive data resides, who has access to this data, whether this access is appropriate, and how data is being used. Varonis Platform provides visibility, governance, threat detection, and automated remediation around data. Varonis Platform is a great data discovery platform that provides visibility into sensitive data estimates and how it is being used. Clients have been able to reduce excessive permissions, strengthen their compliance posture, detect insider threats, and ransomware activity, which would otherwise be difficult and manual. Varonis Platform is deployed in my clients' organizations in a combination of all types. Many clients use Varonis Platform in a largely SaaS-based model since it is a data security platform consumed in this way, and many organizations still operate hybrid environments. As far as Varonis Platform is in a position to get the data source and identify systems, it can discover and classify more secure data. Deployment in most of our clients is cloud-based, connecting to Microsoft 365, AWS, or other SaaS applications such as Salesforce. In other environments, it is a hybrid deployment with SaaS and on-premises, including file servers, NAS devices, and AD servers.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Obsidian Security really provides significant value because if you can quickly identify all the malicious activity and run down the investigation, you will not have to overbill and waste money due to extra time spent digging on a fixed-rate matter."
"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 example I used with the hospital gives a very clear picture of the ROI."
"Varonis Platform has positively impacted my organization by providing clarity regarding data and permissions, improving visibility, security, and compliance."
"The solution's classification engine is highly configurable and efficient."
"Overall, if you want to check your data from an initial point of view, Varonis Platform is the best use case you can consider."
"In my experience, the best features that Varonis Platform offers are data labeling, data classification, along with all the integrations and its easy-to-use platform."
"Varonis Platform has definitely reduced the risk of data breaches at many client sites and has definitely lowered manual effort; manual effort has decreased by seventy percent due to automating data classification and permission reviews."
"That alerting and reporting service is great."
 

Cons

"Obsidian Security's platform could offer more automated integrations."
"While Varonis Platform is powerful, the initial data scanning and indexing can take significant time in large environments."
"We have Microsoft Office 365. I just saw an article today which says that they're actually getting integrated with Microsoft Office 365, which would be a useful feature. For user-based reports, log on activity, and stuff like that, it doesn't seem to really be present like Log360. That could just be my inexperience with it. I've been dealing with it for only about two and a half months."
"The troubleshooting capabilities could be improved. It has so many interconnected components."
"There is one thing that if I add something manually, I get so many alerts. That's the biggest bad thing."
"One area for improvement is the calculation engine. When applying rules in Varonis, especially for large datasets (terabytes of data), the calculations can be slow and require time to process. Speeding up this process would be beneficial."
"It would be beneficial if the reporting in Varonis Platform could use PDFs instead of Excel for better graphs, as the dashboards are really good, and it would be nice to have simplified dashboards in PDF for business reporting purposes."
"Varonis requires more access permissions for its core functions compared to competitors, which can be a concern for companies about data safety."
"The GUI should be more functional. There should be a process for connecting through Chrome, Internet Explorer, etc."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"Licensing is on an annual basis. Maintenance and renewal fees are separate. Varonis Datalert is quite expensive."
"It's expensive, kind of, really expensive."
"Varonis Platform wasn't certainly the cheapest solution."
"The platform is expensive. I rate the pricing a nine out of ten."
"I would rate the pricing an eight out of ten, with ten being the most expensive."
"The pricing is good. It neither expensive nor cheap. It is average."
"You could do a subscription, where you pay yearly, or you could purchase it outright. The licensing cost is based on the number of users on the system that you are monitoring."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
14%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Healthcare Company
7%
Comms Service Provider
6%
 

Company Size

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Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business3
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise15
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Obsidian Security?
Unfortunately, I was not very familiar with the pricing, setup cost, or licensing because it was handled by management. I cannot comment on that.
What needs improvement with Obsidian Security?
Obsidian Security's platform could offer more automated integrations. I know it is not easy because Obsidian Security supports Software as a Service applications that have different setup processes...
What is your primary use case for Obsidian Security?
Obsidian Security's main use case is to support incident response investigations. Once my company takes on an investigation, we deploy Obsidian Security and first assess whether clients use Softwar...
What needs improvement with Varonis Platform?
Varonis Platform could be improved because when I used it, we had a significant issue related to the large volume of data on that file share. Although Varonis Platform helped us gain more visibilit...
What is your primary use case for Varonis Platform?
My main use case for Varonis Platform is to monitor access to sensitive data across file shares, Microsoft 365, and SharePoint. The main objective is to identify overexposed data, reduce access ris...
What advice do you have for others considering Varonis Platform?
Varonis Platform receives a rating of seven out of ten. I chose seven out of ten because the user experience was easy, we could apply it and gain more visibility, but the performance of the solutio...
 

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