Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention vs Virtru Data Protection Gateway comparison

Microsoft and Virtru are both solutions in the Data Loss Prevention (DLP) category. Microsoft is ranked #1 with an average rating of 7.8, while Virtru is ranked #50. Microsoft holds a 8.9% mindshare in DLP, compared to Virtru’s 0.6% mindshare. Additionally, 94% of Microsoft users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Virtru users who would recommend it.

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94% willing to recommend

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100% willing to recommend

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Categories and Ranking

Microsoft Purview Data Loss...

Ranking in Data Loss Prevention (DLP)

1st

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Microsoft Security Suite (13th)

Virtru Data Protection Gateway

Ranking in Data Loss Prevention (DLP)

50th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

8.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Secure Web Gateways (SWG) (60th)

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Data Loss Prevention (DLP) category, the mindshare of Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention is 8.9%, down from 15.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Virtru Data Protection Gateway is 0.6%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Data Loss Prevention (DLP) Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention	8.9%
Virtru Data Protection Gateway	0.6%
Other	90.5%

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ClayHampton

Senior Infrastructure Engineer at a computer software company with 51-200 employees

Protects sensitive data across devices and helps address client compliance needs proactively

The reporting in Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention is a little easier than most Microsoft portals. I understand the licensing cost, especially if you're a Business Premium or in the SMB world, and a lot of clients run with a Business Premium. That comes with data loss prevention in a manual process, whereas E5 gives automation. Microsoft has said, 'Okay, here's your Microsoft 365 E5 compliance add-on that can go on the Business Premium.' So Business Premium users can get the data loss prevention features of E5, which is fantastic. That was the big point that they were missing, and I'm glad that they actually have an add-on now that makes it possible. So truly, I don't think there's a downside. Maybe more reporting, but that's it.

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Mike Perry

Software Developer at Minisoft

Secure email workflows have reduced manual steps and now protect sensitive data effortlessly

The best features Virtru Data Protection Gateway offers are email encryption, application email encryption, email DLP, and email gateway. Email encryption has made the biggest impact for my team because it adds an extra layer of security. Email encryption allows us to encrypt emails without installing or exchanging keys with the recipient; we can have the sender manually encrypt the email, or based on keywords in the email, we suggest the user encrypt the email, or we auto-encrypt the email with ease. I also appreciate the DLP feature because it helps us gain DLP capabilities in a simple and straightforward way. Virtru Data Protection Gateway has positively impacted my organization by providing better security. Better security has meant ensuring customer sensitive information is well protected and secured for my organization; we have noticed fewer incidents, improved compliance, and it saves approximately 50 hours a month by enabling us to eliminate manual work and reduce several daily workflow steps for our representatives.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The product has improved compliance and confidence. We are aware of the data that is leaving our organization. It provides confidence in data management and information storage."

"Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention has absolutely helped improve my organization's ability to manage data because we use M365 for the majority of our knowledge worker storage, and that's where people's data lives."

"I like the sensitivity labels and data security posture management for AI."

"Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention protects the organization from user data getting out that should not be out and works very well when assessing the ability to prevent unauthorized sharing of sensitive information."

"Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention's responses are faster. Its installation is also reliable. The security score helps with the security part."

"The auto-labeling feature is definitely the most valuable feature. It goes in and labels the documents for you in different repositories. It covers the Outlook and Exchange repositories along with SharePoint and OneDrive. It is really helpful in those areas."

"The impact of Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention's classification and policy controls on our productivity within our organization is significant, as it's helped our security team."

"The solution's IDM (Indexed Document Matching), EDM (Exact Data Matching), and DCM (Described Content Matching) features have been most effective in identifying and mitigating potential data leaks."

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"I truly value this platform because it provides and safeguards my data, our data, and our client's data, making it an effortless email encryption solution with a seamless Gmail integration tool."

"Virtru Data Protection Gateway has positively impacted my organization by providing better security; better security has meant ensuring customer sensitive information is well protected and secured for my organization, we have noticed fewer incidents, improved compliance, and it saves approximately 50 hours a month by enabling us to eliminate manual work and reduce several daily workflow steps for our representatives."

Cons

"It could cover more solutions and technologies."

"The support is poor."

"The platform can be challenging to navigate and has the potential for improvement."

"At this time, I have not seen a return on investment with Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention."

"Perhaps with the advent of AI, it can be enhanced, especially with organizations that handle and process huge amounts of data."

"Technical support is awful."

"Because it's an academic institution, we got really excited about the level of granularity we could implement, but that granularity overwhelmed our users."

"A site can have different containers where you store data. We have always wanted to apply compliance, labels, and policies at the container level, rather than to an outer shell or at the site level. That is something we have been looking forward to and I believe Microsoft is already planning something like that."

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"One area in which I believe Virtru Data Protection Gateway should improve is the native Google Docs file encryption."

"One area that Virtru Data Protection Gateway should improve is that I sometimes experience problems when using a different browser or when I have to switch computers."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"You get the solution in a bundle if you get the E5 suite."

"I am satisfied with the tool's pricing."

"The pricing is reasonable."

"It's a little bit pricey compared to competitors, but it's not too high."

"The cost works out to about $15 per user per month."

"Though I am not a specialist, the tool is quite expensive."

"The product has the best price-to-performance ratio."

"If one is very cheap and ten is very expensive, I rate the price as one out of ten."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

15%

Computer Software Company

10%

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Insurance Company

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Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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Company Size	Count
Small Business	14
Midsize Enterprise	5
Large Enterprise	15

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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention?

The pricing of Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention is acceptable for us.

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What needs improvement with Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention?

I think that a feature on the side where you could click on something with a question mark, and then if you click on it, it would open up a new window and give you more information on that, almost ...

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What is your primary use case for Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention?

My main use case is to upload mailboxes. We're using Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention to upload mailboxes. The migration tool that's built into the Microsoft Hybrid isn't working on our domai...

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Also Known As

Microsoft Endpoint Data Loss Prevention, MS Endpoint DLP, Microsoft Endpoint DLP

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Overview

At Microsoft, our mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. Our mission is grounded in both the world in which we live and the future we strive to create. Today, we live in a mobile-first, cloud-first world, and the transformation we are driving across our businesses is designed to enable Microsoft and our customers to thrive in this world.

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Protect data before it leaves or enters your network while maintaining complete control and visibility. Virtru's server-side encryption automatically secures sensitive data shared via email, unprotected endpoints, and SaaS apps like Salesforce and Zendesk so you can protect data without disrupting workflows.

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