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Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention vs. Mimecast Aware

A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.

MetricMicrosoft Purview Data Loss Prevention

by Microsoft

Mimecast Aware

by Mimecast

Overall rating4.63.8
Review count2216
Ease of use8.78.3
Ease of setup8.88.1
Quality of support9.08.2
Meets requirements9.18.8
NPS76.1904760
Small Business13.6%50.0%
Mid-Market59.1%31.3%
Enterprise27.3%18.8%
Total page views25599
Total LLM citations2,6262

Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention

Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention (DLP) is a comprehensive, cloud-native solution designed to help organizations identify, monitor, and protect sensitive information across various platforms, including endpoints, Office 365, OneDrive, SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, and Microsoft 365 Copilot. By implementing DLP policies, organizations can prevent unauthorized sharing, transfer, or use of sensitive data, thereby reducing the risk of data breaches and ensuring compliance with regulations such as HIPAA and GDPR.

Pros

  • Data Protection
  • Email Security

Mimecast Aware

Aware is Mimecast's governance and compliance solution for collaboration platforms like Slack, Microsoft Teams, and Zoom. It gives IT, security, legal, and compliance teams full visibility into collaboration data in one place, plus custom detection rules that catch sensitive data sharing and policy violations as they happen. When something gets flagged, Aware surfaces the full context, surrounding messages, files, and edits, so teams understand intent fast, with AI-powered summaries to speed up investigations.

Pros