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Microsoft Purview Data Governance vs Zaloni Data Platform comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Microsoft Purview Data Gove...
Ranking in Data Governance
2nd
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
60
Ranking in other categories
Microsoft Security Suite (11th)
Zaloni Data Platform
Ranking in Data Governance
41st
Average Rating
6.6
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
Data Preparation Tools (12th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2026, in the Data Governance category, the mindshare of Microsoft Purview Data Governance is 8.5%, down from 20.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Zaloni Data Platform is 0.8%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Data Governance Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Microsoft Purview Data Governance8.5%
Zaloni Data Platform0.8%
Other90.7%
Data Governance
 

Featured Reviews

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Tech lead at a healthcare company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Automated data discovery has streamlined management while configuration remains complex
Compared to Big-ID, Microsoft Purview Data Governance looks complicated to me. I do not feel it has a good user-level UI. The interface feels a little complicated compared to Big-ID. I did not appreciate the configuration part. It felt complex, whereas when I went for a Big-ID demo, the interface looked better and was easier to understand for any user.
reviewer1476264 - PeerSpot reviewer
Solution Architect at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Solid multi-ingestion tool but with poor exception handling
The major pain point with Zaloni is that their exception handling is not good. If any event happens (an event is when the job stops in the middle of the process), it doesn't tell you at which point it failed and it doesn't tell the operations team how they should take corrective actions unless you call Zaloni and then identify the issues. That is one issue. Another issue is that sometimes your jobs fail and if you run it a second time, it will go through. A third area it could be improved is the deployment process. When you want to deploy anything, it has a lot of manual processes. For example, you have to create your password in an encrypted format, and then you have to use a lot of manual deployment process. They should actually be building something else, like using Jenkins or automating their process. I have suggested to them that they have to improve their deployment process because they want everyone to run a manual deployment. It takes a lot of time, about half a day, for any single deployment. Then test it, then it might not work, and then reverting back is not easy because of the manual deployment process. I think in recent versions they added a lot of upgrades and additional features including a lot of integrations. Before it was just AWS, later they extended it to Azure. I'm not sure how they have extended it to GCP. It has some built-in features and a lot of improvements now because the UI and the features were not easy to navigate. Regarding showing the metrics, it's okay. I will say it's neither easy nor hard, there is whatever is required. Lastly, on the governance side, it's not very good. We faced some issues with the Ranger version. Ranger was an authentication tool on big data and Zaloni had some compatibility issues with the Ranger at that time. Later they said those are all going to be resolved, but at that time it had some issues. I'm not sure whether it was working with the Sentry or not.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"Purview helped us automate and control our data without having to rely on people to manually tag documents with specific retention periods."
"The integration ecosystem with Microsoft Purview is the most valuable aspect."
"I use the tool in projects as a medium to provide information as reports to the stakeholders."
"Overall, the potential for this solution is really large."
"It is pretty early, but the decision to go with this investment was largely driven by the simplification of our information security technology management stack. That is the primary objective. Once you simplify and you have a connected structure, it allows for faster adoption there. It also gives us additional capabilities as we go on using the technology that we are familiar with, and we do not have to depend on outside parties to come in and tell us how to do certain things."
"MIP also provides strong information rights management settings, such as the ability to specify who has access to content and at what time."
"The custom classifications are one of the most valuable features."
"The audit log has been a lifesaver for a lot of reasons. Historically, when using SaaS products, there were always questions about how the audit was going and whether we were sufficient out of the box. Purview has many capabilities available through centralized reporting that provide a view of a specific segment."
"You can create a lot of ingestions based on the file levels or based on the time."
"The entire need was to ingest it into big data and Zaloni was the fastest product to test and implement into production."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to map data and write workflows with logic inside them."
 

Cons

"Licensing is frustrating due to multiple modules and licenses. The feature might be available in the console, but it won't work without the proper license, creating confusion."
"There should be more clarity about the costing, particularly how the cost is calculated, especially when utilizing health reports and quality features."
"There are some non-Microsoft file formats that are not supported."
"We haven't really gotten too far into it to identify areas for improvement just yet."
"Enhancing the tool's capability to connect to multiple sources would be valuable."
"I would like to have complete video documentation for training."
"In my experience, Purview hasn't come far enough yet to help us reduce the number of solutions that interact with each other."
"The custom data classification for the African region needs to be improved."
"The major pain point with Zaloni is that their exception handling is not good. If any event happens, it doesn't tell you at which point it failed and it doesn't tell the operations team how they should take corrective actions unless you call Zaloni and then identify the issues. That is one issue."
"The major pain point with Zaloni is that their exception handling is not good."
"When we have gone to the support team because something is wrong with the product, I would say that it has not been easy for them to sort things out and quickly give us a patch."
"Technical support is in need of improvement."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing is decent. It is neither too low nor too high. Given its capabilities, the pricing is justified."
"Purview is included in our Microsoft E5 licensing."
"The pricing is moderate. It's not too expensive, but it's not the most competitive."
"It is cheap. It is based on consumption. If somebody wants to start using it, the price is definitely cheaper than a tool like Collibra."
"The pricing depends on the client's requirements and the number of applications."
"I would rate the cost of Microsoft Purview a six out of ten with ten being the most expensive."
"Purview's price is pretty high when you factor in storage costs."
"The solution is extremely affordable for the K-12 space."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
13%
Computer Software Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Government
6%
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Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Company SizeCount
Small Business20
Midsize Enterprise12
Large Enterprise33
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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Microsoft Azure Purview?
Microsoft Purview Data Governance is quite affordable compared to other market solutions, which have high initial costs. It allows for a cost-effective start with negligible initial cost. However, ...
What needs improvement with Microsoft Azure Purview?
The features in the actual data governance could be improved, and I think there is room for improvement in the product. We haven't used role-based access control in a complex way; it's somehow embe...
What is your primary use case for Microsoft Azure Purview?
We are currently working with Microsoft Purview Data Governance and other Microsoft products. We are using Microsoft Purview Data Governance.
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Also Known As

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