# Varonis Data Security Platform alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 384 of the 504 answers in the 2 categories where Varonis Data Security Platform holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/varonis-data-security-platform/alternatives

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management: 74
- Microsoft Purview: 36
- Teramind: 18
- Cyera: 14
- ActivTrak: 9
- Wiz: 9

## Data security posture management

**Small business**: 72 of 84 answers did not name Varonis Data Security Platform (Varonis Data Security Platform is #11 of 11 at 0%).

- Microsoft Purview: first choice in 20 of those 72
- Wiz: first choice in 7 of those 72
- Cyera: first choice in 5 of those 72
- Amazon Macie: first choice in 3 of those 72
- Microsoft Purview Suite for Microsoft 365 Business Premium: first choice in 3 of those 72
- Sentra: first choice in 3 of those 72
- Concentric AI: first choice in 2 of those 72
- Nightfall AI: first choice in 2 of those 72

**Mid-market**: 61 of 84 answers did not name Varonis Data Security Platform (Varonis Data Security Platform is #5 of 11 at 8%).

- Microsoft Purview: first choice in 12 of those 61
- Cyera: first choice in 6 of those 61
- Sentra: first choice in 5 of those 61
- Amazon Macie: first choice in 3 of those 61
- Wiz: first choice in 2 of those 61
- Aikido Security DSPM: first choice in 1 of those 61
- Concentric AI: first choice in 1 of those 61
- Microsoft Defender for Cloud: first choice in 1 of those 61

**Enterprise**: 42 of 84 answers did not name Varonis Data Security Platform (Varonis Data Security Platform is #1 of 12 at 20%).

- Microsoft Purview: first choice in 4 of those 42
- BigID: first choice in 3 of those 42
- Cyera: first choice in 3 of those 42
- Forcepoint DSPM: first choice in 1 of those 42
- IBM Guardium: first choice in 1 of those 42
- Prisma Cloud: first choice in 1 of those 42
- Risk Finder: first choice in 1 of those 42
- Thales CipherTrust DSPM: first choice in 1 of those 42

## Insider risk management

**Small business**: 80 of 84 answers did not name Varonis Data Security Platform.

- Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management: first choice in 32 of those 80
- Teramind: first choice in 11 of those 80
- ActivTrak: first choice in 5 of those 80
- Microsoft Purview Suite for Microsoft 365 Business Premium: first choice in 5 of those 80
- Above Security: first choice in 3 of those 80
- Apploye: first choice in 3 of those 80
- Coro: first choice in 3 of those 80
- Code42 Incydr: first choice in 2 of those 80

**Mid-market**: 71 of 84 answers did not name Varonis Data Security Platform (Varonis Data Security Platform is #9 of 13 at 2%).

- Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management: first choice in 21 of those 71
- Teramind: first choice in 7 of those 71
- ActivTrak: first choice in 4 of those 71
- Code42 Incydr: first choice in 4 of those 71
- Above Security: first choice in 2 of those 71
- Apploye: first choice in 2 of those 71
- DTEX Systems: first choice in 2 of those 71
- Code42: first choice in 1 of those 71

**Enterprise**: 58 of 84 answers did not name Varonis Data Security Platform (Varonis Data Security Platform is #9 of 13 at 0%).

- Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management: first choice in 21 of those 58
- DTEX InTERCEPT: first choice in 4 of those 58
- DTEX Systems: first choice in 4 of those 58
- Above Security: first choice in 3 of those 58
- Proofpoint Insider Threat Management: first choice in 2 of those 58
- Exabeam: first choice in 1 of those 58
- Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management add-on: first choice in 1 of those 58

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