IBM Guardium vs. Microsoft Purview Information Protection
| Product | Rating | Most Used By | Product Summary | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
IBM Guardium | Score9.1 out of 10 | N/A | IBM Guardium is IBM's data security posture management solution, that aims to offer organizations comprehensive visibility, actionable insights and real-time controls to help users comply with regulations, preserve privacy and secure sensitive data no matter where it is stored. | N/A |
![]() Microsoft Purview Information Protection | Score8 out of 10 | N/A | Microsoft Purview Information Protection (formerly Azure Information Protection) is a solution designed to enable users to better protect sensitive information. With it, users can control and secure email, documents, and sensitive data shared outside a company. From classification to embedded labels and permissions, users can enhance data protection at all times with Azure Information Protection—no matter where it’s stored or who it’s shared with. | N/A |
| IBM Guardium | Microsoft Purview Information Protection | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Editions & Modules | No answers on this topic | No answers on this topic | ||||||||||||||
| Offerings |
| |||||||||||||||
| Entry-level Setup Fee | Optional | No setup fee | ||||||||||||||
| Additional Details | Pricing is dependent based on data source environment. | — | ||||||||||||||
| More Pricing Information | ||||||||||||||||
| IBM Guardium | Microsoft Purview Information Protection | |
|---|---|---|
| Considered Both Products | No answer on this topic | ![]() No answer on this topic |
| Key User Insights | ||
| Would buy again | ||
99% Would buy again 77 Answers | No answers on this topic | |
| Delivers good value for the price | ||
97% Delivers good value for the price 61 Answers | No answers on this topic | |
| Happy with the feature set | ||
94% Happy with the feature set 73 Answers | No answers on this topic | |
| Lived up to sales and marketing promises | ||
94% Lived up to sales and marketing promises 50 Answers | No answers on this topic | |
| Implementation went as expected | ||
95% Implementation went as expected 63 Answers | No answers on this topic | |
| IBM Guardium | Microsoft Purview Information Protection | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) |
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| IBM Guardium | Microsoft Purview Information Protection | |
|---|---|---|
| Likelihood to Recommend | 9.5 | 8.0 |
| Likelihood to Renew | 7.4 | - |
| Usability | 5.6 | - |
| Support Rating | 4.5 | - |
| Ease of integration | 4.5 | - |
| Product Scalability | 6.4 | - |
| IBM Guardium | Microsoft Purview Information Protection | |
|---|---|---|
| Likelihood to Recommend |
| ![]()
|
| Pros |
| ![]() No answers on this topic |
| Cons |
| ![]() No answers on this topic |
| Likelihood to Renew |
| ![]() No answers on this topic |
| Usability |
| ![]() No answers on this topic |
| Support Rating |
| ![]() No answers on this topic |
| Alternatives Considered |
| ![]() No answers on this topic |
| Scalability |
| ![]() No answers on this topic |
| Return on Investment |
| ![]() No answers on this topic |
| ScreenShots | IBM Guardium Screenshots |








