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Overview

Product Information on Microsoft Purview

Updated 30th January 2026

What is Microsoft Purview?

Microsoft Purview is a software that provides data governance, risk, and compliance solutions for organizations. The software enables businesses to discover, classify, and manage data across various locations including on-premises, multi-cloud, and software as a service environments. It supports the identification and cataloging of sensitive information, helping organizations establish data policies and ensure regulatory compliance. Microsoft Purview offers features such as automated data discovery, data mapping, and policy management, which help address challenges related to data visibility, protection, and lifecycle management. The software facilitates secure data sharing and access control while supporting audit and reporting functions to meet compliance requirements.

Microsoft Purview Pricing

Microsoft Purview software uses a tiered pricing model based on the type and volume of data managed, as well as the specific capabilities and modules selected. Pricing varies depending on data mapping, data classification, analytics, and regulatory compliance features chosen within the software.

Overall experience with Microsoft Purview

Manager Of It Services
1B - 3B USD, Transportation
FAVORABLE

“Microsoft Purview Improves Data Governance But Customization and Speed Remain Challenges”

4.0
Mar 2, 2026
My overall experience with Microsoft Purview has been positive, especially in terms of data governance, information protection and compliance management. Purview provides a unified platform to classify, monitor and protect data which has helped streamline workflows and improve visibility for data usage and the risks associated with it. Integration with Microsoft365 products and services makes it easier to enforce compliance and policies across all platforms. Data Loss Prevention policies are flexible and effective across cloud apps, Office apps and helps in preventing accidental or intentional data leakage. However, some scans, content searches and eDiscovery tasks may take longer than expected, especially in a large environment.
Sales Engineering Manager
3B - 10B USD, Telecommunication
CRITICAL

“Data Governance Simplified With Purview But Complex Setup And Performance Issues Noted”

3.0
Mar 3, 2026
Overall, Purview does a good job with basic governance. It integrates well with the Microsoft suite, and it does a good job with the essential controls it provides.

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Company Description

Updated 11th August 2023

Microsoft enables digital transformation for the era of an intelligent cloud and an intelligent edge. Its mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. Microsoft is dedicated to advancing human and organizational achievement. Microsoft Security helps protect people and data against cyberthreats to give peace of mind.

Company Details

Updated 25th March 2024
Company type
Public
Year Founded
1975
Head office location
Redmond, Washington, United States
Number of employees
10000+
Annual Revenue
30B+ USD
Website
https://microsoft.com

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Reviewer Insights for: Microsoft Purview

Microsoft Purview Likes & Dislikes

Like

Purview's automated data classification is a major plus point. Built-in classifiers and machine learning models help identify and tag confidential information with high accuracy. The dashboards provide clear visibility into risk trends and user activity. This helps in quickly detecting issues and taking corrective actions before they escalate. Purview works seamlessly with Exchange, OneDrive, SharePoint, Teams, Defender and Windows endpoints. This ensures that retention policies, sensitivity labels and data loss prevention are consistently applied across the entire ecosystem.

Like

1. Comprehensive Data Governance -- Purview provides a unified catalog across multiple product lines 2. Seamless Integration -- Purview, as you would expect, integrates natively with Defender, Sentinel, Entra, and all of the essential parts of the Microsoft ecosystem 3. Pre-built templates -- Canned policy templates for different types of data or different frameworks like GDPR and HIPAA help make it familiar and predictable

Like

The integration with Microsoft 365 and Azure is excellent, it simplifies our security posture and ensures consistent data protection everywhere.

Dislike

Purview offers many modules like DLP, eDiscovery, Data Lifecycle etc, but each requires detailed configuration. For new users it might feel like a steep learning curve. Sometimes content searches and scans are slow in large environments which can impact troubleshooting and response times. Also, the dashboards available can't be fully customized. Some users need deeper level reporting or more flexible filtering but the built in dashboards can feel restrictive or too high-level

Dislike

1. Limited cross-platform flexibility -- It doesn't seem to work very well on anything that is not native Microsoft. 2. Complex -- To get started with my own permissions, connectors, classifications, etc. is pretty complex and time consuming. 3. Slow -- The longer you use Purview, the more data gets added to the system, and then everything slowly takes longer and longer to use.

Dislike

The initial configuration and setup of the data scanners can be quite complex and time consuming and often requires significant trial and error to get the mapping and classification right.

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  • Manager Of It Services
    1B-10B USD
    Transportation
    Review Source

    Microsoft Purview Improves Data Governance But Customization and Speed Remain Challenges

    4.0
    Mar 2, 2026
    My overall experience with Microsoft Purview has been positive, especially in terms of data governance, information protection and compliance management. Purview provides a unified platform to classify, monitor and protect data which has helped streamline workflows and improve visibility for data usage and the risks associated with it. Integration with Microsoft365 products and services makes it easier to enforce compliance and policies across all platforms. Data Loss Prevention policies are flexible and effective across cloud apps, Office apps and helps in preventing accidental or intentional data leakage. However, some scans, content searches and eDiscovery tasks may take longer than expected, especially in a large environment.
  • It Manager
    50M-1B USD
    Transportation
    Review Source

    Beyond a Technical Tool: A unified strategic platform for data governance

    5.0
    Feb 25, 2026
    Automated data classification and a unified map. It automatically identifies sensitive information across the entire organization. This automation eliminates the manual burden of tagging files and ensures that our compliance policies are applied across our company.
  • Sales Engineering Manager
    1B-10B USD
    Telecommunication
    Review Source

    Data Governance Simplified With Purview But Complex Setup And Performance Issues Noted

    3.0
    Mar 3, 2026
    Overall, Purview does a good job with basic governance. It integrates well with the Microsoft suite, and it does a good job with the essential controls it provides.
  • Manager Of It Services
    50M-1B USD
    Insurance (except health)
    Review Source

    Strong Data Discovery And Compliance With Challenging Initial Configuration Processes

    4.0
    Mar 2, 2026
    Microsoft Purview provides a comprehensive and well-integrated data governance and compliance solution. This helps me with data discovery, classification, data loss prevention, insider risk management and regulatory compliance in to a single unified experience. While the initial configuration can be complex, the overall value, visibility and centralized control it provides make it an outstanding solution for enterprise data governance.
  • It Manager
    <50M USD
    Insurance (except health)
    Review Source

    Efficient Compliance Management With Pureview Amid Frequent Software Changes

    5.0
    Mar 5, 2026
    I've been using Pureview for years now, it's the best solution for managing data governance and compliance. It integrates amazingly well into our Microsoft ecosystem.
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Customer Experience

Evaluation & Contracting

4.7

Integration & Deployment

4.3

Service & Support

3.9

Product Capabilities

4.3