Link copied to clipboard # Alation vs Microsoft Purview Data Governance Comparison - What are their main differences? Share [ Export ](/compare/alation/microsoft-purview-data-governance/export.csv) AlationMicrosoft Purview Data...[+ Add Product](#) Reviews **Alation** [ 4.4/5(98) ](https://www.g2.com/products/alation/reviews#reviews) **Microsoft Purview Data Governance** [ 4.7/5(18) ](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-purview-data-governance/reviews#reviews) Pricing **Alation** Free Trial No pricing available **Microsoft Purview Data Governance** No pricing available **Pricing Insights** from reviews Time to Implement **Alation** 5 months Based on 10 responses **Microsoft Purview Data Governance** Not enough reviews yet Return on Investment **Alation** 21 months Based on 6 responses **Microsoft Purview Data Governance** Not enough reviews yet Perceived Cost **Alation** $$$$$ **Microsoft Purview Data Governance** $$$$$ Average Discount **Alation** 13% **Microsoft Purview Data Governance** Not enough reviews yet Pros & Cons **Alation** [ Ease of Use (16) ](https://www.g2.com/products/alation/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2357715&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[ Data Discovery (10) ](https://www.g2.com/products/alation/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2357385&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[ Slow Performance (8) ](https://www.g2.com/products/alation/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2357659&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[ Missing Features (6) ](https://www.g2.com/products/alation/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2357758&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews) **Microsoft Purview Data Governance** [ Helpful (1) ](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-purview-data-governance/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2279690&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[ Software Instability (1) ](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-purview-data-governance/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2279681&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews) Integrations **Alation** [ ![Product Avatar 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](https://www.g2.com/products/alation/integrations) **Microsoft Purview Data Governance** Not enough data Screenshots **Alation** ![Alation screenshot](https://images.g2crowd.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,height=600,fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,/https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/attachment/file/1916295/Lineage---1.png) **Microsoft Purview Data Governance** No screenshot available Ratings Meets Requirements **Alation** 8.3 8.368 **Microsoft Purview Data Governance** 8.6 8.613 Ease of Use **Alation** 8.4 8.478 **Microsoft Purview Data Governance** 8.6 8.613 Ease of Setup **Alation** 8.1 8.150 **Microsoft Purview Data Governance** 7.8 7.86 Ease of Admin **Alation** 8.5 8.541 **Microsoft Purview Data Governance** 8.1 8.16 Quality of Support **Alation** 8.6 8.667 **Microsoft Purview Data Governance** 8.5 8.512 Has the product been a good partner in doing business? **Alation** 8.8 8.844 **Microsoft Purview Data Governance** 8.6 8.66 Product Direction (% positive) **Alation** 9.0 9.072 **Microsoft Purview Data Governance** 9.1 9.113 Features Machine Learning Data Catalog[Hide 54 FeaturesShow 54 Features](javascript:void(0);) 7.5 30 Not enough data Data Governance User Access Management 7.9(won by default) 26 Not enough data Dynamic Data Masking 7.5(won by default) 26 Not enough data Data Lineage 7.3(won by default) 25 Not enough data Workflow Management Not enough data Not enough data Data Preparation Search 8.2(won by default) 28 Not enough data Data Quality and Cleansing 7.9(won by default) 27 Not enough data Data Transformation 7.5(won by default) 25 Not enough data Data Modeling 7.0(won by default) 25 Not enough data Collaboration Commenting 8.4(won by default) 25 Not enough data Profiling and Classification 8.0(won by default) 25 Not enough data Business and Data Glossary 8.7(won by default) 27 Not enough data Metadata Management 7.9(won by default) 23 Not enough data Master Data Management Not enough data Not enough data Data Storage Management Not enough data Not enough data Data Management Not enough data Not enough data Artificial Intelligence Machine Learning Recommendations 7.2(won by default) 25 Not enough data Natural Language Query 7.5(won by default) 24 Not enough data Automatic Data Cleansing 6.3(won by default) 22 Not enough data Generative AI AI Text Generation 7.6(won by default) 15 Not enough data AI Text Summarization 7.6(won by default) 15 Not enough data Generative AI Not enough data Not enough data Agentic AI - Machine Learning Data Catalog Autonomous Task Execution 6.8(won by default) 13 Not enough data Multi-step Planning 6.9(won by default) 13 Not enough data Cross-system Integration 6.9(won by default) 12 Not enough data Adaptive Learning 7.4(won by default) 12 Not enough data Decision Making 7.5(won by default) 12 Not enough data Third-Party Integrations Not enough data Not enough data Additional Functionality Metadata Extraction Not enough data Not enough data Automatic Backup Not enough data Not enough data Search/Filter Not enough data Not enough data Collaboration Tools Not enough data Not enough data Activity Tracking Not enough data Not enough data Authentication Not enough data Not enough data Data Security Not enough data Not enough data Data Mapping Not enough data Not enough data Archiving & Retention Not enough data Not enough data Data Discovery Not enough data Not enough data Data Catalog Not enough data Not enough data Multiple Data Sources Not enough data Not enough data Categorization/Grouping Not enough data Not enough data AI Copilot Not enough data Not enough data Reporting/Analytics Not enough data Not enough data Tagging Not enough data Not enough data Drag & Drop Not enough data Not enough data Activity Dashboard Not enough data Not enough data Role-Based Permissions Not enough data Not enough data Single Sign On Not enough data Not enough data Data Governance Not enough data Not enough data Content Library Not enough data Not enough data Data Synchronization Not enough data Not enough data Data Import/Export Not enough data Not enough data Access Controls/Permissions Not enough data Not enough data Data Visualization Not enough data Not enough data API Not enough data Not enough data Data Governance[Hide 70 FeaturesShow 70 Features](javascript:void(0);) 7.1 51 Not enough data Administration Data Modelling 6.8(won by default) 39 Not enough data Recommendations 7.2(won by default) 42 Not enough data Workflow Management 7.0(won by default) 40 Not enough data Dashboards and Visualizations 7.1(won by default) 40 Not enough data Configurable Workflow Not enough data Not enough data Rules-Based Workflow Not enough data Not enough data Management Business Glossary 8.3(won by default) 42 Not enough data Data Discovery 8.5(won by default) 45 Not enough data Data Profililng 6.8(won by default) 39 Not enough data Reporting and Visualization 7.0(won by default) 40 Not enough data Data Lineage 7.4(won by default) 41 Not enough data Data Visualization Not enough data Not enough data Compliance Sensitive Data Compliance 7.6(won by default) 39 Not enough data Training and Guidelines 7.7(won by default) 40 Not enough data Policy Enforcement 7.6(won by default) 37 Not enough data Compliance Monitoring 7.3(won by default) 40 Not enough data Real-Time Monitoring Not enough data Not enough data Security Access Control 7.6(won by default) 37 Not enough data Roles Management 7.7(won by default) 37 Not enough data Compliance Management 7.6(won by default) 38 Not enough data Deletion Management Not enough data Not enough data Access Controls/Permissions Not enough data Not enough data User Management Not enough data Not enough data Process Management Not enough data Not enough data Audit Management Not enough data Not enough data Metadata Management Not enough data Not enough data Data Quality Data Preparation 6.9(won by default) 38 Not enough data Data Unification 7.4(won by default) 38 Not enough data Data Distribution Feature Not Available Not enough data Maintainence Data Quality Management 7.3(won by default) 36 Not enough data Policy Management 7.2(won by default) 35 Not enough data Data Storage Management Not enough data Not enough data Generative AI AI Text Generation 6.5(won by default) 30 Not enough data AI Text Summarization 6.6(won by default) 30 Not enough data Generative AI Not enough data Not enough data Agentic AI - Data Governance Autonomous Task Execution 5.8(won by default) 8 Not enough data Multi-step Planning 6.5(won by default) 8 Not enough data Cross-system Integration 6.7(won by default) 8 Not enough data Adaptive Learning 6.4(won by default) 7 Not enough data Natural Language Interaction 5.8(won by default) 8 Not enough data Decision Making 5.8(won by default) 8 Not enough data Third-Party Integrations Not enough data Not enough data Active Directory Integration Not enough data Not enough data Additional Functionality AI Copilot Not enough data Not enough data Reporting & Statistics Not enough data Not enough data Data Migration Not enough data Not enough data Archiving & Retention Not enough data Not enough data Data Capture and Transfer Not enough data Not enough data Audit Trail Not enough data Not enough data Data Synchronization Not enough data Not enough data Single Sign On Not enough data Not enough data Customizable Reports Not enough data Not enough data Data Profiling Not enough data Not enough data Authentication Not enough data Not enough data Role-Based Permissions Not enough data Not enough data Tagging Not enough data Not enough data Secure Data Storage Not enough data Not enough data Data Security Not enough data Not enough data HIPAA Compliant Not enough data Not enough data SSL Security Not enough data Not enough data Risk Assessment Not enough data Not enough data Data Mapping Not enough data Not enough data Search/Filter Not enough data Not enough data Self Service Portal Not enough data Not enough data Multiple Data Sources Not enough data Not enough data Document Storage Not enough data Not enough data API Not enough data Not enough data Activity Tracking Not enough data Not enough data Automatic Backup Not enough data Not enough data Visual Analytics Not enough data Not enough data Active Metadata Management[Hide 47 FeaturesShow 47 Features](javascript:void(0);) 7.9 28 Not enough data Data management Metadata Management 8.3(won by default) 24 Not enough data Automation Features 7.5(won by default) 25 Not enough data Collaboration 8.3(won by default) 24 Not enough data Data Lineage 8.1(won by default) 24 Not enough data Data Discovery 8.3(won by default) 24 Not enough data Reporting Intelligent Insights 7.6(won by default) 24 Not enough data Dashboards 7.4(won by default) 20 Not enough data Actionable Insights Feature Not Available Not enough data Generative AI AI Text Generation 7.0(won by default) 19 Not enough data AI Text Summarization 7.1(won by default) 19 Not enough data Additional Functionality Metadata Management 8.3(won by default) 24 Not enough data Data Lineage 8.1(won by default) 24 Not enough data Data Discovery 8.3(won by default) 24 Not enough data Data Governance Not enough data Not enough data Data Aggregation Not enough data Not enough data Compliance Management Not enough data Not enough data Search/Filter Not enough data Not enough data AI Copilot Not enough data Not enough data Data Migration Not enough data Not enough data Configurable Workflow Not enough data Not enough data Workflow Management Not enough data Not enough data Archiving & Retention Not enough data Not enough data Policy Metadata Management Not enough data Not enough data Tagging Not enough data Not enough data Third-Party Integrations Not enough data Not enough data Big Data Analytics Not enough data Not enough data Data Security Not enough data Not enough data Metadata Extraction Not enough data Not enough data Data Integration Not enough data Not enough data Dashboard Not enough data Not enough data Generative AI Not enough data Not enough data Data Catalog Not enough data Not enough data Data Profiling Not enough data Not enough data Data Connectors Not enough data Not enough data Data Visualization Not enough data Not enough data Reporting/Analytics Not enough data Not enough data Data Glossary Not enough data Not enough data Data Quality Control Not enough data Not enough data Data Management Not enough data Not enough data Data Sampling Not enough data Not enough data Data Modeling Not enough data Not enough data Data Mapping Not enough data Not enough data Data Dictionary Management Not enough data Not enough data Secure Data Storage Not enough data Not enough data Version Control Not enough data Not enough data Document Database Not enough data Not enough data Access Control Not enough data Not enough data Show 5 feature categories with incomplete data Artificial Intelligence[Hide 37 FeaturesShow 37 Features](javascript:void(0);) Not enough data Not enough data Additional Functionality Tagging Not enough data Not enough data Natural Language Processing Not enough data Not enough data Data Extraction Not enough data Not enough data Multi-Language Not enough data Not enough data Predictive Analytics Not enough data Not enough data Drag & Drop Not enough data Not enough data Speech Recognition Not enough data Not enough data Reporting/Analytics Not enough data Not enough data Data Storage Management Not enough data Not enough data Virtual Personal Assistant (VPA) Not enough data Not enough data AI Copilot Not enough data Not enough data Customer Segmentation Not enough data Not enough data Collaboration Tools Not enough data Not enough data Data Import/Export Not enough data Not enough data Generative AI Not enough data Not enough data For eCommerce Not enough data Not enough data Role-Based Permissions Not enough data Not enough data Customizable Branding Not enough data Not enough data Search/Filter Not enough data Not enough data Monitoring Not enough data Not enough data Document Management Not enough data Not enough data API Not enough data Not enough data Data Visualization Not enough data Not enough data Trend Analysis Not enough data Not enough data Machine Learning Not enough data Not enough data Access Controls/Permissions Not enough data Not enough data Alerts/Escalation Not enough data Not enough data Performance Metrics Not enough data Not enough data Real-Time Data Not enough data Not enough data Third-Party Integrations Not enough data Not enough data Mobile App Not enough data Not enough data Multiple Data Sources Not enough data Not enough data For Sales Teams/Organizations Not enough data Not enough data Sentiment Analysis Not enough data Not enough data Activity Dashboard Not enough data Not enough data Chatbot Not enough data Not enough data Workflow Automation Not enough data Not enough data Governance, Risk & Compliance[Hide 45 FeaturesShow 45 Features](javascript:void(0);) Not enough data Not enough data Additional Functionality Incident Management Not enough data Not enough data Real-Time Monitoring Not enough data Not enough data Evidence Management Not enough data Not enough data Risk Alerts Not enough data Not enough data Reporting & Statistics Not enough data Not enough data Third-Party Integrations Not enough data Not enough data Workflow Management Not enough data Not enough data Risk Analysis Not enough data Not enough data Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance Not enough data Not enough data Single Sign On Not enough data Not enough data Compliance Management Not enough data Not enough data Policy Management Not enough data Not enough data Real-Time Reporting Not enough data Not enough data Audit Trail Not enough data Not enough data Assessment Management Not enough data Not enough data HIPAA Compliant Not enough data Not enough data Operational Risk Management Not enough data Not enough data Document Storage Not enough data Not enough data Enterprise Risk Management Not enough data Not enough data Data Visualization Not enough data Not enough data Configurable Workflow Not enough data Not enough data Vendor Management Not enough data Not enough data IT Risk Management Not enough data Not enough data User Management Not enough data Not enough data Issue Management Not enough data Not enough data Internal Controls Management Not enough data Not enough data AI Copilot Not enough data Not enough data Environmental Compliance Not enough data Not enough data Customizable Reports Not enough data Not enough data Data Import/Export Not enough data Not enough data Risk Management Not enough data Not enough data API Not enough data Not enough data Document Management Not enough data Not enough data Risk Assessment Not enough data Not enough data Activity Dashboard Not enough data Not enough data Task Management Not enough data Not enough data Audit Management Not enough data Not enough data Generative AI Not enough data Not enough data Governance Not enough data Not enough data Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA) Not enough data Not enough data Alerts/Notifications Not enough data Not enough data FDA Compliance Not enough data Not enough data Secure Data Storage Not enough data Not enough data Approval Process Control Not enough data Not enough data Version Control Not enough data Not enough data AI Governance Tools[Hide 29 FeaturesShow 29 Features](javascript:void(0);) Not enough data Not enough data AI/Machine Learning AI/Machine Learning Not enough data Not enough data Decision Support Decision Support Not enough data Not enough data Collaboration Tools Collaboration Tools Not enough data Not enough data Access Controls/Permissions Access Controls/Permissions Not enough data Not enough data Task Management Task Management Not enough data Not enough data Real-Time Monitoring Real-Time Monitoring Not enough data Not enough data Natural Language Processing Natural Language Processing Not enough data Not enough data AI Policy Mapping AI Policy Mapping Not enough data Not enough data AI Risk Management AI Risk Management Not enough data Not enough data Ethical AI Monitoring Ethical AI Monitoring Not enough data Not enough data Audit Trail Audit Trail Not enough data Not enough data Integration into Third Party Applications Integration into Third Party Applications Not enough data Not enough data Product Lifecycle Management Product Lifecycle Management Not enough data Not enough data Proactive Recommendations Proactive Recommendations Not enough data Not enough data AI Compliance Regulatory Reporting Not enough data Not enough data Automated Compliance Not enough data Not enough data Audit Trails Not enough data Not enough data Risk Management & Monitoring AI Risk Management Not enough data Not enough data Real-time Monitoring Not enough data Not enough data AI Lifecycle Management Lifecycle Automation Not enough data Not enough data Access Control and Security Pole-based Access Control (RBAC) Not enough data Not enough data Collaboration and Communication Model Sharing and Reuse Not enough data Not enough data Agentic AI - AI Governance Tools Autonomous Task Execution Not enough data Not enough data Multi-step Planning Not enough data Not enough data Cross-system Integration Not enough data Not enough data Adaptive Learning Not enough data Not enough data Natural Language Interaction Not enough data Not enough data Proactive Assistance Not enough data Not enough data Decision Making Not enough data Not enough data Digital Communications Governance[Hide 8 FeaturesShow 8 Features](javascript:void(0);) Not enough data Not enough data Policy Management - Digital Communications Governance Communications Policies Enforcement And Tracking Not enough data Not enough data Customizable Policy Templates Not enough data Not enough data Surveillance - Digital Communications Governance Real-Time Monitoring Of Digital Communications Channels Not enough data Not enough data Alert System To Identify And Address Violation Of Policies Not enough data Not enough data Analytics and Reporting - Digital Communications Governance Tools To Analyze Communication Trends And Patterns Not enough data Not enough data Compliance Metrics Not enough data Not enough data Compliance Management - Digital Communications Governance Legal Requirements Not enough data Not enough data Regulations Change Updates Not enough data Not enough data AI Agent Builders[Hide 43 FeaturesShow 43 Features](javascript:void(0);) Not enough data Not enough data Customization - AI Agent Builders Natural Language Configuration Not enough data Not enough data Tone Customization Not enough data Not enough data Security Guardrails Not enough data Not enough data API Security Not enough data Not enough data Data Security Not enough data Not enough data Authentication Not enough data Not enough data Functionality - AI Agent Builders Omni-channel Support Not enough data Not enough data Agent Branding Not enough data Not enough data Proactive Response Capabilities Not enough data Not enough data Seamless Human Escalation Not enough data Not enough data Multimedia Support Not enough data Not enough data Multi-Modal Input Support Not enough data Not enough data Data and Analytics - AI Agent Builders Analytics & Reporting Not enough data Not enough data Contextual Awareness Not enough data Not enough data Data Privacy Compliance Not enough data Not enough data Integration - AI Agent Builders Workflow Automation Not enough data Not enough data API Usage Not enough data Not enough data Platform Interoperability Not enough data Not enough data CRM Data Integration Not enough data Not enough data Third-Party Integrations Not enough data Not enough data Additional Functionality Version Control Not enough data Not enough data Scalability Not enough data Not enough data Personalization Not enough data Not enough data Data Extraction Not enough data Not enough data Webhooks Not enough data Not enough data API Not enough data Not enough data Natural Language Processing Not enough data Not enough data Fallback Handling Not enough data Not enough data Drag & Drop Not enough data Not enough data Multiple LLM Models Not enough data Not enough data Built-in AI Assistant Not enough data Not enough data Automated Testing Not enough data Not enough data Data Governance Not enough data Not enough data Collaboration Tools Not enough data Not enough data Pre-built Templates Not enough data Not enough data Agent Design Tools Not enough data Not enough data Deep Learning Not enough data Not enough data Model Training Not enough data Not enough data Analytics Not enough data Not enough data Single Sign On Not enough data Not enough data Debugging Not enough data Not enough data Deployment Management Not enough data Not enough data Proactive Error Detection Not enough data Not enough data User Insights Reviewers' Company Size [![Alation](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/04b74de09c935489f6655b55336505d5/alation.svg "Alation")](https://www.g2.com/products/alation/reviews) Alation Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.) 7.8% Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.) 31.1% Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.) 61.1% [![Microsoft Purview Data Governance](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_13aba37ae908d9cf29a2452925257ccc/microsoft-purview-data-governance.jpeg "Microsoft Purview Data Governance")](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-purview-data-governance/reviews) Microsoft Purview Data Governance Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.) 33.3% Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.) 16.7% Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.) 50.0% Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 7.8% 33.3% Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 31.1% 16.7% Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 61.1% 50.0% Reviewers' Industry [![Alation](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/04b74de09c935489f6655b55336505d5/alation.svg "Alation")](https://www.g2.com/products/alation/reviews) Alation Information Technology and Services 13.3% Financial Services 8.9% Airlines/Aviation 5.6% Computer Software 5.6% Insurance 5.6% Other 61.1% [![Microsoft Purview Data Governance](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_13aba37ae908d9cf29a2452925257ccc/microsoft-purview-data-governance.jpeg "Microsoft Purview Data Governance")](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-purview-data-governance/reviews) Microsoft Purview Data Governance Information Technology and Services 22.2% Computer Software 11.1% Telecommunications 5.6% Logistics and Supply Chain 5.6% Information Services 5.6% Other 50.0% Alternatives **Alation Alternatives** ![Atlan](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/722784271f56e840d415fd7ca4d6e2f6/atlan.svg "Atlan") [ Atlan ](/products/atlan/reviews) ![Collibra](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/e60286dbdf38c65ae3dae9ac03b00d4a/collibra.svg "Collibra") [ Collibra ](/products/collibra/reviews) ![Egnyte](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/91bb854a397a0e939339a805a61acf75/egnyte.svg 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Platform ](/products/avepoint-confidence-platform/reviews) ## Alation vs Microsoft Purview Data Governance When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Microsoft Purview Data Governance easier to use. However, Alation is easier to set up and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Alation overall. - Reviewers felt that Microsoft Purview Data Governance meets the needs of their business better than Alation. - When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Alation is the preferred option. - For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Microsoft Purview Data Governance over Alation.