Amazon Macie vs. Varonis Data Security Platform

Amazon Macie is a security service that uses machine learning to automatically discover, classify, and protect sensitive data in AWS. Amazon Macie recognizes sensitive data such as personally identifiable information (PII) or intellectual property, and provides you with dashboards and alerts that give visibility into how this data is being accessed or moved.

Varonis is a leading data and AI security platform that helps enterprise organizations safely connect AI to sensitive data without compromising security and trust. By putting data at the center of security, Varonis delivers automated visibility, continuous risk reduction, and human and non-human identity threat detection across SaaS, multi-cloud, and on-prem environments. With rapid deployment, autonomous remediation, and 24x7 MDDR, Varonis helps security teams significantly reduce risk and safely scale AI with confidence.