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What is Microsoft Purview?
You can’t innovate without knowing where your data is. Get visibility, manage data securely, and go beyond compliance with Microsoft Purview. Safeguard all your data across platforms, apps, and clouds with comprehensive solutions for information protection, data governance, risk management, and compliance.
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88 Likeliness to Recommend
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91 Plan to Renew
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84 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value
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Emotional Footprint Overview
- Product Experience:
- 86%
- Negotiation and Contract:
- 87%
- Conflict Resolution:
- 95%
- Strategy & Innovation:
- 98%
- Service Experience:
- 91%
Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.
+92 Net Emotional Footprint
The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.
How much do users love Microsoft Purview?
Pros
- Continually Improving Product
- Respectful
- Client Friendly Policies
- Altruistic
How to read the Emotional Footprint
The Net Emotional Footprint measures high-level user sentiment towards particular product offerings. It aggregates emotional response ratings for various dimensions of the vendor-client relationship and product effectiveness, creating a powerful indicator of overall user feeling toward the vendor and product.
While purchasing decisions shouldn't be based on emotion, it's valuable to know what kind of emotional response the vendor you're considering elicits from their users.
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Feature Ratings
Data Discovery (DLP)
Activity Monitoring Alerts
Forensic Analysis Support
Email and IM Support
Customizable and Pre Canned Policies
Encryption and Decryption Support
Endpoint Support
Environment Support
Multiple Enforcement Actions
Centralized Reporting Engine
Real Time Scanning
Vendor Capability Ratings
Business Value Created
Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement
Quality of Features
Breadth of Features
Ease of Customization
Availability and Quality of Training
Ease of IT Administration
Ease of Data Integration
Usability and Intuitiveness
Ease of Implementation
Vendor Support
Microsoft Purview Reviews

Birley B.
- Role: Sales Marketing
- Industry: Media
- Involvement: End User of Application
Submitted May 2025
Comprehensive Data Governance with Purview.
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Microsoft Purview from other similar products?
In the area of data governance, Microsoft Purview is well-known for its complete integration with other Microsoft services, including Azure and Microsoft 365. This makes it easier for organizations to control their data assets and keep up consistent safety standards across all platforms.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
I really appreciate Microsoft Purview's data cataloguing feature, since it makes it easy for organizations to find and oversee their data assets. This technology makes it easier for teams to see their data and work together, and also speeds up how users get and use the information they need for decision making.
What do you dislike most about this product?
One major disadvantage of Microsoft Purview is that it is quite complex, and this may confuse people not used to working with data governance tools. A difficult learning process can make Purview a tough sell, especially to non-technical employees, possibly affecting how well it works in the organization.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
For individuals evaluating Microsoft Purview, I think it is important to take the time to analyze your organization unique data governance requirements. When you know your requirements, you can better use the product’s features and get more value for your organization.
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing
- Role: C-Level
- Industry: Consulting
- Involvement: IT Leader or Manager
Submitted Apr 2025
Powerful Data Governance with Room to Grow Beyond
Likeliness to Recommend
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing

Jeet P.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Technology
- Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Submitted Oct 2024
Easy to use, kind of costly but worth it.
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Microsoft Purview from other similar products?
The functionality and the ease of access to various features
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
IT supports
What do you dislike most about this product?
Cost factor
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
Use it for the features if pricing isn’t the issue
Pros
- Respectful
- Client Friendly Policies
- Altruistic
- Acts with Integrity
Cons
- Less Reliable
- Less Performance Enhancing
- Less Productive