Senior Security Consultant at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Top 20
Dec 19, 2025
One improvement I would suggest is addressing the intermittent failures of BigID scans, as there are times when some errors occur. I think the BigID team is aware of this and works on resolving issues when I share log reports, but it would be beneficial if the occurrence of those errors were reduced.
Senior Security Consultant at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Top 10
Nov 27, 2025
One area where BigID can be improved is the UI, which has a lot of bugs. I believe that if they improve their UI experience, that would greatly help. In general, sometimes you see bugs, but there's nothing specific that I can point out right now regarding needed improvements.
BigID does not currently support Kerberos authentication for DataStax. On the user interface, analyzing true and false positives can be challenging, as I can only view 2,000 characters at a time. When tagging scan results, all objects get tagged without the option to untag specific ones. This requires reverting changes through MongoDB, which can result in data loss.
BigID needs improvement in terms of automation. Its automation capabilities are limited compared to Purview. While BigID can generate outcomes, it is not adept at automating business processes, which is why we often need to export APIs into Purview and use Microsoft's Power Automate tools.
The solution needs to improve: Scan Reliability. Enhancing the functionality and speed of the remote scanner setup is imperative. User Interface Navigation: The dashboards and findings landscape require significant improvement. API Flexibility: It is crucial to make enhancements in data export operations. Navigation and Usability: Some users find catalog navigation challenging due to the lack of a search-by-column feature, making locating specific data difficult. Export Functionality: The export feature tends to be buggy, particularly when dealing with large data sets, leading to delays and necessitating manual intervention FalsePositives: The process has to find a new way to validate the regex match pattern by validating with some external source
Associate at a training & coaching company with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Top 10
Apr 30, 2024
The interface has been updated and looks good. Earlier, it was bit outdated. One concern I have with BigID is regarding certain scans, like the multi-scan. The issue is that we can stop and retrieve these scans, but once they start, they go through an enumeration process. This process doesn't show an exact timeline, so we can't estimate its duration. In previous versions, I believe there was an estimated time for this process, but the new update seems to have removed it. The other concern is the price. The comprehensive support and features come at a premium cost. Additionally, deployment and access for all users could be improved. Currently, it seems to be centralized, and perhaps it could be deployed for individual devices as well.
It would be great if improvements can be made to the product. Based on one of the meetings that I have had with those who work for BigID, I feel that they don't intend for BigID to focus on the area of security. We would not get good feedback from BigID if our company suggested BigID's personnel focus more on the area of security as it does not fall under the main part of the product's offering. When I talk to the prospects, I should be able to tell them that they need not worry in terms of security, especially data security, since such issues can be resolved by buying just one solution, which is BigID. I should be able to tell prospective customers that apart from scanning and compliance, the product also offers data security. The tool currently lacks security features. If the tool can include security features in its offering, it can be fantastic.
Managing Director, Data Governance & Compliance at Ernst & Young
Real User
Dec 12, 2023
BigID is making some forays into the GRC space, and that's a natural progression. I'd like to see that improve so that data governance is better, data risk is identified, and the ability to control and mitigate it. So, that's where I see the opportunity for advancement.
Data Governance Operations Consultant/Program Manager at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
Consultant
Jan 7, 2021
In terms of what could be improved, when you're looking in a BigID file, you cannot really get the whole file. You have to export it to download it to another platform that allows you to completely view it, or run a program. That was one of the things that was really a disappointing point for me. Not to be able to view everything. There's a lot more data, but you can't get it all at once. They should improve on the viewing of the various files. If somebody wants to view a specific file, they should be able to view it all the way to the end and not just see maybe three quarters or so.
BigID Next offers advanced data discovery, classification, and governance tools, streamlining compliance with privacy laws while integrating seamlessly with Microsoft platforms.BigID Next provides comprehensive data management through machine learning-enhanced capabilities, supporting data discovery and classification for both structured and unstructured data. By simplifying processes for GDPR and CCPA compliance, and facilitating data scanning and mapping across databases, it optimizes data...
One improvement I would suggest is addressing the intermittent failures of BigID scans, as there are times when some errors occur. I think the BigID team is aware of this and works on resolving issues when I share log reports, but it would be beneficial if the occurrence of those errors were reduced.
One area where BigID can be improved is the UI, which has a lot of bugs. I believe that if they improve their UI experience, that would greatly help. In general, sometimes you see bugs, but there's nothing specific that I can point out right now regarding needed improvements.
BigID does not currently support Kerberos authentication for DataStax. On the user interface, analyzing true and false positives can be challenging, as I can only view 2,000 characters at a time. When tagging scan results, all objects get tagged without the option to untag specific ones. This requires reverting changes through MongoDB, which can result in data loss.
BigID needs improvement in terms of automation. Its automation capabilities are limited compared to Purview. While BigID can generate outcomes, it is not adept at automating business processes, which is why we often need to export APIs into Purview and use Microsoft's Power Automate tools.
The solution needs to improve: Scan Reliability. Enhancing the functionality and speed of the remote scanner setup is imperative. User Interface Navigation: The dashboards and findings landscape require significant improvement. API Flexibility: It is crucial to make enhancements in data export operations. Navigation and Usability: Some users find catalog navigation challenging due to the lack of a search-by-column feature, making locating specific data difficult. Export Functionality: The export feature tends to be buggy, particularly when dealing with large data sets, leading to delays and necessitating manual intervention FalsePositives: The process has to find a new way to validate the regex match pattern by validating with some external source
Improvement could be made in data consent management and data privacy impact assessment.
The interface has been updated and looks good. Earlier, it was bit outdated. One concern I have with BigID is regarding certain scans, like the multi-scan. The issue is that we can stop and retrieve these scans, but once they start, they go through an enumeration process. This process doesn't show an exact timeline, so we can't estimate its duration. In previous versions, I believe there was an estimated time for this process, but the new update seems to have removed it. The other concern is the price. The comprehensive support and features come at a premium cost. Additionally, deployment and access for all users could be improved. Currently, it seems to be centralized, and perhaps it could be deployed for individual devices as well.
It would be great if improvements can be made to the product. Based on one of the meetings that I have had with those who work for BigID, I feel that they don't intend for BigID to focus on the area of security. We would not get good feedback from BigID if our company suggested BigID's personnel focus more on the area of security as it does not fall under the main part of the product's offering. When I talk to the prospects, I should be able to tell them that they need not worry in terms of security, especially data security, since such issues can be resolved by buying just one solution, which is BigID. I should be able to tell prospective customers that apart from scanning and compliance, the product also offers data security. The tool currently lacks security features. If the tool can include security features in its offering, it can be fantastic.
BigID is making some forays into the GRC space, and that's a natural progression. I'd like to see that improve so that data governance is better, data risk is identified, and the ability to control and mitigate it. So, that's where I see the opportunity for advancement.
In terms of what could be improved, when you're looking in a BigID file, you cannot really get the whole file. You have to export it to download it to another platform that allows you to completely view it, or run a program. That was one of the things that was really a disappointing point for me. Not to be able to view everything. There's a lot more data, but you can't get it all at once. They should improve on the viewing of the various files. If somebody wants to view a specific file, they should be able to view it all the way to the end and not just see maybe three quarters or so.