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Microsoft Purview Audit pros and cons

Vendor: Microsoft
4.1 out of 5

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PROS

Microsoft Purview Audit saves at least one hour per day for users.
It significantly enhances operational insight into the Microsoft 365 environment.
Microsoft consistently updates and evolves functionalities and the overall experience of Microsoft Purview Audit.
There is common integration of services, data, and identity within Microsoft Purview Audit.
User accounts, user access, and privileged access are effectively managed through Microsoft Purview Audit.

CONS

There is a recurring issue with Denial of Access.
Improvement is needed in customization options.
More comprehensive compliance features are required.
Users are still in early stages of leveraging Microsoft Purview Audit solely for audit functions.
Time-consuming efforts are needed to explain eDiscovery and related functions to users.
 

Microsoft Purview Audit Pros review quotes

Nagendra Nekkala - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Manager ICT & Innovations at Bangalore International Airport Limited
Jun 17, 2024
We're easily saving at least one hour per day using this solution.
SK
Information Technology Administrator at a manufacturing company with 51-200 employees
Jul 9, 2024
The platform has significantly enhanced our operational insight into the overall Microsoft 365 environment.
Matthew Hoerig - PeerSpot reviewer
President at Trustsec Inc.
Aug 6, 2025
The overall user experience with Microsoft Purview Audit is of higher quality than when it was branded as Compliance Center, and Microsoft consistently updates and evolves functionalities and the overall experience.
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OK
Cloud Solution Engineer at a computer software company with 51-200 employees
Jan 26, 2026
The main Microsoft feature is that it offers common integration of services, of data, of identity, meaning user accounts, user access, and privileged access.
 

Microsoft Purview Audit Cons review quotes

Nagendra Nekkala - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Manager ICT & Innovations at Bangalore International Airport Limited
Jun 17, 2024
We do have a Denial of Access happening.
SK
Information Technology Administrator at a manufacturing company with 51-200 employees
Jul 9, 2024
Areas for product improvement include enhancing customization options and integrating more comprehensive compliance features.
Matthew Hoerig - PeerSpot reviewer
President at Trustsec Inc.
Aug 6, 2025
We are still in the early stages of leveraging Microsoft Purview Audit. Currently, it's primarily used for the audit function.
Find out what your peers are saying about Microsoft, Splunk, IBM and others in Log Management. Updated: January 2026.
881,733 professionals have used our research since 2012.
OK
Cloud Solution Engineer at a computer software company with 51-200 employees
Jan 26, 2026
I had a case where I spent three or four hours working deeply with a customer to explain how to work with eDiscovery, why Content Search is not there when it was before, what is an eDiscovery case, and why we are talking about all of this just to review a list of kept emails.