# Microsoft Purview Information Protection vs Netwrix Access Analyzer Comparison | | Microsoft Purview Information Protection | Netwrix Access Analyzer | |---|---|---| | **Star Rating** | 4.4 out of 5 | 4.3 out of 5 | | **Total Reviews** | 32 | 26 | | **Largest Market Segment** | Enterprise (50.0% of reviews) | Enterprise (61.5% of reviews) | | **Entry Level Price** | No pricing available | No pricing available | --- ## Top Pros & Cons ### Microsoft Purview Information Protection Pros: - Ease of Use (2 reviews) - Affordable (1 reviews) Cons: - Difficult Setup (1 reviews) - Expensive (1 reviews) ### Netwrix Access Analyzer **Not enough data** --- ## Ratings Comparison | Rating | Microsoft Purview Information Protection | Netwrix Access Analyzer | |---|---|---| | **Meets Requirements** | 8.5 (24 reviews) | 9.2 (24 reviews) | | **Ease of Use** | 8.4 (24 reviews) | 7.6 (24 reviews) | | **Ease of Setup** | 8.0 (14 reviews) | 7.3 (24 reviews) | | **Ease of Admin** | 8.0 (14 reviews) | 7.9 (24 reviews) | | **Quality of Support** | 8.5 (22 reviews) | 9.0 (24 reviews) | | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 8.7 (13 reviews) | 9.0 (24 reviews) | | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 7.9 (22 reviews) | 9.0 (24 reviews) | --- ## Pricing ### Microsoft Purview Information Protection #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial No information available ### Netwrix Access Analyzer #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial No information available --- ## Features Comparison By Category ### Data Governance | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Microsoft Purview Information Protection** | N/A | N/A | | **Netwrix Access Analyzer** | N/A | N/A | #### Administration | Feature | Microsoft Purview Information Protection | Netwrix Access Analyzer | |---|---|---| | **Data Modelling** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Recommendations** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Workflow Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Dashboards and Visualizations** | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Management | Feature | Microsoft Purview Information Protection | Netwrix Access Analyzer | |---|---|---| | **Business Glossary** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Data Discovery** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Data Profililng** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Reporting and Visualization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Data Lineage** | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Compliance | Feature | Microsoft Purview Information Protection | Netwrix Access Analyzer | |---|---|---| | **Sensitive Data Compliance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Training and Guidelines** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Policy Enforcement** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Compliance Monitoring** | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Security | Feature | Microsoft Purview Information Protection | Netwrix Access Analyzer | |---|---|---| | **Access Control** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Roles Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Compliance Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Data Quality | Feature | Microsoft Purview Information Protection | Netwrix Access Analyzer | |---|---|---| | **Data Preparation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Data Distribution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Data Unification** | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Maintainence | Feature | Microsoft Purview Information Protection | Netwrix Access Analyzer | |---|---|---| | **Data Quality Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Policy Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Generative AI | Feature | Microsoft Purview Information Protection | Netwrix Access Analyzer | |---|---|---| | **AI Text Generation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **AI Text Summarization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Agentic AI - Data Governance | Feature | Microsoft Purview Information Protection | Netwrix Access Analyzer | |---|---|---| | **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 | | **Decision Making** | Not enough data | Not enough data | ### Cloud Data Security | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Microsoft Purview Information Protection** | 8.6/10 | 11 | | **Netwrix Access Analyzer** | N/A | N/A | #### Data Protection | Feature | Microsoft Purview Information Protection | Netwrix Access Analyzer | |---|---|---| | **Data Masking** | 9.2 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Data Encryption/Security** | 8.8 (8 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Data loss Prevention** | 8.3 (8 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Anomoly Detection** | 8.7 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Sensitive Data Compliance** | 8.3 (8 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Analysis | Feature | Microsoft Purview Information Protection | Netwrix Access Analyzer | |---|---|---| | **Cloud Gap Analytics** | 8.6 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Compliance Monitoring** | 8.9 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | | **User Analytics** | 8.8 (8 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Administration | Feature | Microsoft Purview Information Protection | Netwrix Access Analyzer | |---|---|---| | **Auditing** | 9.4 (8 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Data Discovery** | 7.9 (7 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Access Control** | 8.1 (8 reviews) | Not enough data | ### Data-Centric Security | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Microsoft Purview Information Protection** | N/A | N/A | | **Netwrix Access Analyzer** | N/A | N/A | #### Data Protection | Feature | Microsoft Purview Information Protection | Netwrix Access Analyzer | |---|---|---| | **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 | #### Compliance | Feature | Microsoft Purview Information Protection | Netwrix Access Analyzer | |---|---|---| | **At-Risk Analysis** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **DLP Configuration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Usability | Feature | Microsoft Purview Information Protection | Netwrix Access Analyzer | |---|---|---| | **Visualization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **AI Algorithyms** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Cross-Platforms** | Not enough data | Not enough data | ### Sensitive Data Discovery | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Microsoft Purview Information Protection** | 8.4/10 | 8 | | **Netwrix Access Analyzer** | N/A | N/A | #### Functionality | Feature | Microsoft Purview Information Protection | Netwrix Access Analyzer | |---|---|---| | **Structure type** | 7.9 (7 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Contextual search** | 7.0 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Template algorithms** | 8.3 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Custom algorithms** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **False-positive management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Multiple file and location types** | 9.0 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Real-time monitoring** | 9.2 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Dashboard** | 8.6 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Compliance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Reporting** | 8.9 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Agentic AI - Sensitive Data Discovery | Feature | Microsoft Purview Information Protection | Netwrix Access Analyzer | |---|---|---| | **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 | ### Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Microsoft Purview Information Protection** | N/A | N/A | | **Netwrix Access Analyzer** | N/A | N/A | #### Discovery & Classification - Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) | Feature | Microsoft Purview Information Protection | Netwrix Access Analyzer | |---|---|---| | **Continuous real‑time monitoring** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Discover & classify sensitive data** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Custom classification support** | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Risk Prioritization - Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) | Feature | Microsoft Purview Information Protection | Netwrix Access Analyzer | |---|---|---| | **Detect excessive entitlements & toxic combinations** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Compliance posture assessment** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Risk‑based exposure scoring** | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Remediation & Governance - Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) | Feature | Microsoft Purview Information Protection | Netwrix Access Analyzer | |---|---|---| | **Guided remediation actions** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Integration with enforcement tools** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Track remediation progress & trends** | Not enough data | Not enough data | ### Cloud Security | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Microsoft Purview Information Protection** | N/A | N/A | | **Netwrix Access Analyzer** | N/A | N/A | #### Cloud Visibility | Feature | Microsoft Purview Information Protection | Netwrix Access Analyzer | |---|---|---| | **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 | Feature | Microsoft Purview Information Protection | Netwrix Access Analyzer | |---|---|---| | **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 | #### Identity | Feature | Microsoft Purview Information Protection | Netwrix Access Analyzer | |---|---|---| | **SSO** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Governance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **User Analytics** | Not enough data | Not enough data | ### Data Security | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Microsoft Purview Information Protection** | N/A | N/A | | **Netwrix Access Analyzer** | N/A | N/A | #### Compliance | Feature | Microsoft Purview Information Protection | Netwrix Access Analyzer | |---|---|---| | **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 | Feature | Microsoft Purview Information Protection | Netwrix Access Analyzer | |---|---|---| | **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 | Feature | Microsoft Purview Information Protection | Netwrix Access Analyzer | |---|---|---| | **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 | --- ## Categories **Shared Categories (1):** [Sensitive Data Discovery Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/sensitive-data-discovery) **Unique to Microsoft Purview Information Protection (2):** [Data-Centric Security Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/data-centric-security), [Cloud Data Security Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/cloud-data-security) **Unique to Netwrix Access Analyzer (2):** [Data Governance Tools](https://www.g2.com/categories/data-governance-tools), [ Data Security Posture Management (DSPM)](https://www.g2.com/categories/data-security-posture-management-dspm) --- ## Reviewer Demographics ### By Company Size | Segment | Microsoft Purview Information Protection | Netwrix Access Analyzer | |---|---|---| | **Small-Business** | 20.0% | 11.5% | | **Mid-Market** | 30.0% | 26.9% | | **Enterprise** | 50.0% | 61.5% | ### By Industry #### 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% - **Alternative Medicine:** 3.3% - **Automotive:** 3.3% - **Banking:** 3.3% - **Business Supplies and Equipment:** 3.3% - **Computer & Network Security:** 3.3% - **Other:** 23.3% #### Netwrix Access Analyzer - **Insurance:** 19.2% - **Retail:** 7.7% - **Pharmaceuticals:** 7.7% - **Packaging and Containers:** 7.7% - **Oil & Energy:** 7.7% - **Legal Services:** 7.7% - **Financial Services:** 7.7% - **Telecommunications:** 3.8% - **Law Practice:** 3.8% - **Internet:** 3.8% - **Other:** 23.1% --- ## Alternatives ### Alternatives to Microsoft Purview Information Protection - [Varonis Data Security Platform](https://www.g2.com/products/varonis-data-security-platform/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (88 reviews) - [BigID](https://www.g2.com/products/bigid/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (16 reviews) - [Egnyte](https://www.g2.com/products/egnyte/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (1163 reviews) - 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Title: [Is the StealthAUDIT Management platform flexible?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/platform-flexibility) — 1 comment, 1 upvote *(includes official response)* > **Top comment:** "StealthAUDIT enables organizations of all sizes to automate manual and repeatable tasks, create interoperability between systems and processes, interact with..." - Title: [How does STEALTHbits automate reporting?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/automated-reporting) — 1 comment, 1 upvote *(includes official response)* > **Top comment:** "The StealthAUDIT Management Platform enables you to easily retrieve the data you need, analyze it, implement automated or programmatic workflows and..." - Title: [How will STEALTHbits integrate with other technologies we are currently using?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/product-integration) — 1 comment, 1 upvote *(includes official response)* > **Top comment:** "StealthAUDIT can push and pull data to and from dozens of technologies (including home-grown systems) to enhance the value of existing and future technology..." - Title: [How does STEALTHbits scale?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/product-scaling) — 1 comment, 1 upvote *(includes official response)* > **Top comment:** "Regardless of the scenario, StealthAUDIT employs best-of-breed approaches for gathering data that make simple work of otherwise tall tasks. STEALTHbits..." --- **Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/microsoft-purview-information-protection-vs-netwrix-access-analyzer)