Link copied to clipboard # Lightbeam vs Microsoft Purview Information Protection Comparison - What are their main differences? Share [ Export ](/compare/lightbeam/microsoft-purview-information-protection/export.csv) LightbeamMicrosoft Purview...[+ Add Product](#) Reviews **Lightbeam** [ 4.4/5(12) ](https://www.g2.com/products/lightbeam/reviews#reviews) **Microsoft Purview Information Protection** [ 4.4/5(32) ](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-purview-information-protection/reviews#reviews) Pricing **Lightbeam** Free Trial No pricing available **Microsoft Purview Information Protection** No pricing available **Pricing Insights** from reviews Time to Implement **Lightbeam** Not enough reviews yet **Microsoft Purview Information Protection** Not enough reviews yet Return on Investment **Lightbeam** Not enough reviews yet **Microsoft Purview Information Protection** Not enough reviews yet Perceived Cost **Lightbeam** Not enough reviews yet **Microsoft Purview Information Protection** $$$$$ Average Discount **Lightbeam** Not enough reviews yet **Microsoft Purview Information Protection** Not enough reviews yet Pros & Cons **Lightbeam** [ Automated Classification (4) ](https://www.g2.com/products/lightbeam/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2067148&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[ Automation (4) ](https://www.g2.com/products/lightbeam/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2067087&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[ Bug Issues (1) ](https://www.g2.com/products/lightbeam/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2067120&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[ Bugs (1) ](https://www.g2.com/products/lightbeam/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2067142&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews) **Microsoft Purview Information Protection** [ Ease of Use (2) ](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-purview-information-protection/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2270453&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[ Affordable (1) ](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-purview-information-protection/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2270443&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[ Difficult Setup (1) ](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-purview-information-protection/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1147615&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[ Expensive (1) ](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-purview-information-protection/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1147476&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews) Screenshots **Lightbeam** ![Lightbeam 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/1254842/Screenshot-2025-06-06-at-11.33.35-AM.png) **Microsoft Purview Information Protection** No screenshot available Ratings Meets Requirements **Lightbeam** 9.1 9.19 **Microsoft Purview Information Protection** 8.5 8.524 Ease of Use **Lightbeam** 9.3 9.39 **Microsoft Purview Information Protection** 8.4 8.424 Ease of Setup **Lightbeam** Not enough data **Microsoft Purview Information Protection** 8.0 8.014 Ease of Admin **Lightbeam** Not enough data **Microsoft Purview Information Protection** 8.0 8.014 Quality of Support **Lightbeam** 8.9 8.99 **Microsoft Purview Information Protection** 8.5 8.522 Has the product been a good partner in doing business? **Lightbeam** Not enough data **Microsoft Purview Information Protection** 8.7 8.713 Product Direction (% positive) **Lightbeam** 8.7 8.79 **Microsoft Purview Information Protection** 7.9 7.922 Features Cloud Data Security[Hide 11 FeaturesShow 11 Features](javascript:void(0);) Not enough data 8.6 11 Data Protection Data Masking Not enough data 9.2(won by default) 6 Data Encryption/Security Not enough data 8.8(won by default) 8 Data loss Prevention Not enough data 8.3(won by default) 8 Anomoly Detection Not enough data 8.7(won by default) 5 Sensitive Data Compliance Not enough data 8.3(won by default) 8 Analysis Cloud Gap Analytics Not enough data 8.6(won by default) 6 Compliance Monitoring Not enough data 8.9(won by default) 6 User Analytics Not enough data 8.8(won by default) 8 Administration Auditing Not enough data 9.4(won by default) 8 Data Discovery Not enough data 7.9(won by default) 7 Access Control Not enough data 8.1(won by default) 8 Sensitive Data Discovery[Hide 50 FeaturesShow 50 Features](javascript:void(0);) Not enough data 8.4 8 Functionality Structure type Not enough data 7.9(won by default) 7 Contextual search Not enough data 7.0(won by default) 5 Template algorithms Not enough data 8.3(won by default) 5 Multiple file and location types Not enough data 9.0(won by default) 5 Real-time monitoring Not enough data 9.2(won by default) 6 Dashboard Not enough data 8.6(won by default) 6 Reporting Not enough data 8.9(won by default) 6 Custom algorithms Not enough data Not enough data False-positive management Not enough data Not enough data Compliance Not enough data Not enough data Data Dictionary Management Not enough data Not enough data Metadata Management Not enough data Not enough data Workflow Management Not enough data Not enough data Compliance Management Not enough data Not enough data Agentic AI - Sensitive Data Discovery 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 Proactive Assistance Not enough data Not enough data Third-Party Integrations Not enough data Not enough data Additional Functionality Data Visualization Not enough data Not enough data Visual Analytics Not enough data Not enough data Multiple Data Sources Not enough data Not enough data Sensitive Data Identification Not enough data Not enough data Data Import/Export Not enough data Not enough data Trend Analysis Not enough data Not enough data Data Transformation Not enough data Not enough data AI Copilot Not enough data Not enough data Search/Filter Not enough data Not enough data File Sharing Not enough data Not enough data API Not enough data Not enough data Customizable Reports Not enough data Not enough data Dashboard Creation Not enough data Not enough data Forecasting Not enough data Not enough data Reporting/Analytics Not enough data Not enough data Generative AI Not enough data Not enough data Self Service Data Preparation Not enough data Not enough data Data Connectors Not enough data Not enough data Data Mapping Not enough data Not enough data Access Controls/Permissions Not enough data Not enough data Data Extraction Not enough data Not enough data Activity Tracking Not enough data Not enough data Data Cleansing Not enough data Not enough data Drag & Drop Not enough data Not enough data Alerts/Notifications Not enough data Not enough data Publishing/Sharing Not enough data Not enough data Data Synchronization Not enough data Not enough data Big Data Analytics Not enough data Not enough data Ad hoc Query Not enough data Not enough data Data Modeling Not enough data Not enough data AI/Machine Learning Not enough data Not enough data Show 11 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 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 Data-Centric Security[Hide 57 FeaturesShow 57 Features](javascript:void(0);) Not enough data Not enough data Data Protection Sensitive Data Discovery Not enough data Not enough data Structured and Unstructured Data Not enough data Not enough data Encryption Not enough data Not enough data Persistent Protection Not enough data Not enough data Data Masking Not enough data Not enough data Data Governance and Access Management Not enough data Not enough data Audit and Reporting Not enough data Not enough data Web Traffic Reporting Not enough data Not enough data Real-Time Reporting Not enough data Not enough data Real-Time Data Not enough data Not enough data Endpoint Protection Not enough data Not enough data DDoS Protection Not enough data Not enough data Compliance At-Risk Analysis Not enough data Not enough data DLP Configuration Not enough data Not enough data Usability Visualization Not enough data Not enough data AI Algorithyms Not enough data Not enough data Cross-Platforms Not enough data Not enough data Generative AI Not enough data Not enough data Data Visualization Not enough data Not enough data Additional Functionality Threat Response Not enough data Not enough data Real-Time Analytics Not enough data Not enough data Collaboration Tools Not enough data Not enough data Secure Login Not enough data Not enough data AI/Machine Learning Not enough data Not enough data Data Security Not enough data Not enough data Single Sign On Not enough data Not enough data Behavioral Analytics Not enough data Not enough data Prioritization Not enough data Not enough data Reporting & Statistics Not enough data Not enough data IOC Verification Not enough data Not enough data Monitoring Not enough data Not enough data Third-Party Integrations Not enough data Not enough data Two-Factor Authentication Not enough data Not enough data Server Monitoring Not enough data Not enough data Vulnerability Scanning Not enough data Not enough data Activity Tracking Not enough data Not enough data Activity Dashboard Not enough data Not enough data HIPAA Compliant Not enough data Not enough data Event Logs Not enough data Not enough data Risk Assessment Not enough data Not enough data Real-Time Notifications Not enough data Not enough data AI Copilot Not enough data Not enough data Real-Time Monitoring Not enough data Not enough data Whitelisting/Blacklisting Not enough data Not enough data Authentication Not enough data Not enough data Audit Trail Not enough data Not enough data API Not enough data Not enough data Access Controls/Permissions Not enough data Not enough data Activity Monitoring Not enough data Not enough data Alerts/Notifications Not enough data Not enough data Secure Data Storage Not enough data Not enough data Risk Alerts Not enough data Not enough data Behavior Tracking Not enough data Not enough data Anti Virus Not enough data Not enough data Tokenization Not enough data Not enough data Security Auditing Not enough data Not enough data SSL Security Not enough data Not enough data Data Privacy Management[Hide 50 FeaturesShow 50 Features](javascript:void(0);) Not enough data Not enough data Functionality Data Subject Access Requests Not enough data Not enough data Identity Verification Not enough data Not enough data Privacy Impact Assessments Not enough data Not enough data Data Mapping - survey-based Not enough data Not enough data Data Mapping - automated Not enough data Not enough data Data Discovery Not enough data Not enough data Data Classification Not enough data Not enough data De-identification/pseudonymization Not enough data Not enough data Breach notification Not enough data Not enough data Consent management Not enough data Not enough data Website tracking scanning Not enough data Not enough data Data access governance Not enough data Not enough data Alerts/Notifications Not enough data Not enough data Policy Management Not enough data Not enough data Vendor Risk Management Not enough data Not enough data Audit Management Not enough data Not enough data Customer Data Management Not enough data Not enough data Internal Controls Management Not enough data Not enough data Vulnerability Management Not enough data Not enough data Risk Management Not enough data Not enough data Metadata Management Not enough data Not enough data Data Storage Management Not enough data Not enough data Compliance Management Not enough data Not enough data Sensitive Data Identification Not enough data Not enough data Risk Assessment Not enough data Not enough data Deletion Management Not enough data Not enough data Additional Functionality Reporting & Statistics Not enough data Not enough data Single Sign On Not enough data Not enough data Generative AI Not enough data Not enough data Access Controls/Permissions Not enough data Not enough data Automatic Backup Not enough data Not enough data Authentication Not enough data Not enough data Archiving & Retention Not enough data Not enough data HIPAA Compliant Not enough data Not enough data Data Mapping Not enough data Not enough data Security Breach Monitoring Not enough data Not enough data Data Masking Not enough data Not enough data Data Lineage Not enough data Not enough data Collaboration Tools Not enough data Not enough data Data Recovery Not enough data Not enough data Third-Party Integration Not enough data Not enough data Privacy Options Not enough data Not enough data AI Copilot Not enough data Not enough data API Not enough data Not enough data Data Security Not enough data Not enough data Secure Data Storage Not enough data Not enough data Data Subject Requests (DSR/DSAR) Not enough data Not enough data PIA/DPIA Not enough data Not enough data Encryption Not enough data Not enough data GDPR Compliance Not enough data Not enough data Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA)[Hide 5 FeaturesShow 5 Features](javascript:void(0);) Not enough data Not enough data Functionality Centralized platform Not enough data Not enough data Tracking Not enough data Not enough data Templates Not enough data Not enough data Workflow Not enough data Not enough data Reporting and analytics Not enough data Not enough data Consent Management Platform (CMP)[Hide 9 FeaturesShow 9 Features](javascript:void(0);) Not enough data Not enough data Functionality Dashboard Not enough data Not enough data Reporting Not enough data Not enough data Integrations Not enough data Not enough data End-user management Not enough data Not enough data Audit trails Not enough data Not enough data APIs Not enough data Not enough data Mobile SDK Not enough data Not enough data Customizable design Not enough data Not enough data Server-side storage Not enough data Not enough data Cookie Tracking[Hide 5 FeaturesShow 5 Features](javascript:void(0);) Not enough data Not enough data Functionality Auto scans Not enough data Not enough data Auto privacy policy update Not enough data Not enough data Cookie notice report Not enough data Not enough data Easy installation Not enough data Not enough data Reporting Not enough data Not enough data Cloud Security[Hide 48 FeaturesShow 48 Features](javascript:void(0);) Not enough data Not enough data Cloud Visibility Data Discovery Not enough data Not enough data Cloud Registry Not enough data Not enough data Cloud Gap Analytics Not enough data Not enough data Security Data Security Not enough data Not enough data Data loss Prevention Not enough data Not enough data Security Auditing Not enough data Not enough data Real-Time Data Not enough data Not enough data Cloud Application Security Not enough data Not enough data SSL Security Not enough data Not enough data Identity SSO Not enough data Not enough data Governance Not enough data Not enough data User Analytics Not enough data Not enough data Real-Time Analytics Not enough data Not enough data Visual Analytics Not enough data Not enough data Reporting/Analytics Not enough data Not enough data Additional Functionality Alerts/Notifications Not enough data Not enough data AI Copilot Not enough data Not enough data Access Controls/Permissions Not enough data Not enough data Endpoint Management Not enough data Not enough data Intrusion Detection System Not enough data Not enough data Compliance Management Not enough data Not enough data HIPAA Compliant Not enough data Not enough data Search/Filter Not enough data Not enough data API Not enough data Not enough data Two-Factor Authentication Not enough data Not enough data Data Visualization Not enough data Not enough data Risk Assessment Not enough data Not enough data Real-Time Monitoring Not enough data Not enough data Event Logs Not enough data Not enough data Activity Dashboard Not enough data Not enough data Audit Management Not enough data Not enough data Cloud Security Policy Management Not enough data Not enough data Vulnerability Protection Not enough data Not enough data Anti Virus Not enough data Not enough data Incident Management Not enough data Not enough data Threat Intelligence Not enough data Not enough data Real-Time Reporting Not enough data Not enough data Reporting & Statistics Not enough data Not enough data User Management Not enough data Not enough data Encryption Not enough data Not enough data Vulnerability Scanning Not enough data Not enough data Generative AI Not enough data Not enough data Status Tracking Not enough data Not enough data Third-Party Integrations Not enough data Not enough data Real-Time Notifications Not enough data Not enough data Patch Management Not enough data Not enough data Monitoring Not enough data Not enough data Cloud Encryption Not enough data Not enough data Data Security[Hide 12 FeaturesShow 12 Features](javascript:void(0);) Not enough data Not enough data Compliance Access Management Not enough data Not enough data At-Risk Analysis Not enough data Not enough data DLP Configuration Not enough data Not enough data Sensitive Data Compliance Not enough data Not enough data Administration Database Management Not enough data Not enough data Deduplication Not enough data Not enough data Backup Not enough data Not enough data API / integrations Not enough data Not enough data Security Multi-Factor Authentication Not enough data Not enough data Data Transport Not enough data Not enough data Data Types Not enough data Not enough data Security Tools Not enough data Not enough data Data Subject Access Request (DSAR)[Hide 4 FeaturesShow 4 Features](javascript:void(0);) Not enough data Not enough data Functionality Identity Verification Not enough data Not enough data Workflow Not enough data Not enough data DSAR Portal Not enough data Not enough data Reporting and logs Not enough data Not enough data Data Breach Notification[Hide 5 FeaturesShow 5 Features](javascript:void(0);) Not enough data Not enough data Functionality Centralized platform Not enough data Not enough data Automated response Not enough data Not enough data Breach notification law compliance Not enough data Not enough data Workflow Not enough data Not enough data Reporting Not enough data Not enough data User Insights Reviewers' Company Size [![Lightbeam](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/2d81497e49041cdda59f6a23e2db1f6d/lightbeam.svg "Lightbeam")](https://www.g2.com/products/lightbeam/reviews) Lightbeam Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.) 41.7% Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.) 25.0% Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.) 33.3% [![Microsoft Purview Information Protection](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/a8a99a96fda235658139f710592f8a53/microsoft-purview-information-protection.svg "Microsoft Purview Information Protection")](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-purview-information-protection/reviews) Microsoft Purview Information Protection Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.) 20.0% Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.) 30.0% Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.) 50.0% Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 41.7% 20.0% Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 25.0% 30.0% Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 33.3% 50.0% Reviewers' Industry [![Lightbeam](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/2d81497e49041cdda59f6a23e2db1f6d/lightbeam.svg "Lightbeam")](https://www.g2.com/products/lightbeam/reviews) Lightbeam Financial Services 25.0% Computer Software 25.0% Real Estate 8.3% Marketing and Advertising 8.3% Leisure, Travel & Tourism 8.3% Other 25.0% [![Microsoft Purview Information Protection](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/a8a99a96fda235658139f710592f8a53/microsoft-purview-information-protection.svg "Microsoft Purview Information Protection")](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-purview-information-protection/reviews) Microsoft Purview Information Protection Information Technology and Services 30.0% Financial Services 10.0% Staffing and Recruiting 6.7% Computer Software 6.7% Food & Beverages 6.7% Other 40.0% Alternatives **Lightbeam Alternatives** ![Twilio 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Microsoft Purview Information Protection.