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Pros
"They also offer automated lineage embedded in the connectors, allowing us to track where the data is coming from and where it's going. We find it very efficient in cataloging data sources. Additionally, the user-friendly interface is a big plus, making it easy for users to familiarize themselves with the solution. These two features, in my opinion, stand out the most."

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"One of the most valuable things in a data-focused world is a tool, a technology that's data-centric, not trying to master data management or whatever else. It's a source of truth for what data an organization holds, giving it the ability to catalog, categorize, and understand its data.""I like BigID's in-depth discovery and scanning capabilities, especially for unstructured data. This feature is a standout compared to competitors. The tool's data classification capabilities are impressive. It offers custom classifiers and a blend of regular exploration and artificial intelligence, making it a next-generation solution. This enhances data security, and its security posture management is straightforward and user-friendly.""BigID integrates well with our other products.""BigID's scanning feature is its most valuable component.""The features that I have found most valuable are the user experience, the credentialing, and that BigID is user friendly. Additionally, you can deploy to several other Microsoft platforms and you can use it for other things, like a bigger element or a report."

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Cons
"There are some improvements. There is a feature called Playbooks, which basically allows me to automate certain activities that would otherwise be manual. It's a very interesting feature, but there is room to improve it because, depending on the task you automate, the playbooks seem to have a hard time handling the task. So, it could be improved there. Even though it's a great feature, it can evolve further."

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"BigID is expensive. I prefer McAfee.""Improvement could be made in data consent management and data privacy impact assessment.""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.""The tool currently lacks security features.""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."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "We pay per-user license. It's a different classification model than with other solutions, where they usually charge you for resources. So, that was a better model for us. And because of this difference in models or classification, it was cheaper for us to go with Atlan."
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  • "The pricing depends. If you have thousands of data sources to connect and manage, and you struggled with an MDM package in the past, you'll find BigID valuable and even cheap. But if you're a small business, it's probably not the right tool for you."
  • "I think that BigID's pricing is very reasonable."
  • "The solution is not licensed per user but rather based on capacity. For instance, organizations with large amounts of data, such as 50 GB or more, are the ones that typically qualify for BigID."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:They also offer automated lineage embedded in the connectors, allowing us to track where the data is coming from and where it's going. We find it very efficient in cataloging data sources… more »
    Top Answer:We pay per-user license. It's a different classification model than with other solutions, where they usually charge you for resources. So, the more assets, the more data sources, the more processing… more »
    Top Answer:There are some improvements. There is a feature called Playbooks, which basically allows me to automate certain activities that would otherwise be manual. It's a very interesting feature, but there is… more »
    Top Answer:BigID's scanning feature is its most valuable component.
    Top Answer: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… more »
    Top Answer:My company works with BigID since it serves as a data governance and security management tool. My company currently has a customer for BigID in the pipeline for whom we configured the product's PoC… more »
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    out of 57 in Data Governance
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    374
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    9.0
    7th
    out of 57 in Data Governance
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    Comparisons
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    2
    Average Words per Review
    504
    Rating
    8.5
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    Overview

    Atlan is the single source of truth for your team to discover, trust, and understand data they care about.

    BigID is a leader in data security, privacy, compliance, and governance: enabling organizations to proactively discover, manage, protect, and get more value from their data in a single platform for data visibility and control. Customers use BigID to reduce their data risk, automate security and privacy controls, achieve compliance, and understand their data across their entire data landscape: including multicloud, hybrid cloud, IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, and on-prem data sources.

    • Drives visibility and control for all sensitive & critical datah
    • helps organizations understand and minimize data risk across the cloud & on-prem 
    • AI automation
    • End-to-end data lifecycle management
    • DSPM
    • Data Security
    • Privacy Automation
    • Data inventory
    • Compliance


      Sample Customers
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      Home Depot, Grant Thornton LLP, Cimpress, Fidelity Investments
      Top Industries
      VISITORS READING REVIEWS
      Manufacturing Company15%
      Financial Services Firm14%
      Computer Software Company12%
      Insurance Company9%
      VISITORS READING REVIEWS
      Financial Services Firm26%
      Computer Software Company13%
      Insurance Company7%
      Manufacturing Company6%
      Company Size
      VISITORS READING REVIEWS
      Small Business20%
      Midsize Enterprise9%
      Large Enterprise72%
      REVIEWERS
      Small Business50%
      Large Enterprise50%
      VISITORS READING REVIEWS
      Small Business21%
      Midsize Enterprise8%
      Large Enterprise71%
      Buyer's Guide
      Data Governance
      April 2024
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      Atlan is ranked 12th in Data Governance with 1 review while BigID is ranked 7th in Data Governance with 5 reviews. Atlan is rated 9.0, while BigID is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Atlan writes "Offers numerous out-of-the-box connectors, user-friendly interface and easy to manage". On the other hand, the top reviewer of BigID writes "Commendable and robust data-centric tool". Atlan is most compared with Microsoft Purview Data Governance, Alation Data Catalog, Collibra Governance and Informatica Axon, whereas BigID is most compared with Varonis Platform, Microsoft Purview Data Governance, Cyera , Collibra Governance and OneTrust DataGovernance.

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