Data security posture management · October 2026 Edition
Microsoft Purview vs Sentra
Zero of fourteen models named Microsoft Purview first on the direct prompt; seven named Sentra. Both were named by all fourteen models and Microsoft Purview carries 37 labels and Sentra 26, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in nine categories this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
First-choice share18%16%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate11%4%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#1#2A position in a field of 12; printed, not drawn.
Labels3726A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Microsoft Purview reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Cyera was named alongside these two in twelve of the fourteen direct answers. Microsoft Purview vs Wiz · Microsoft Purview vs Cyera · Microsoft Purview vs Varonis Data Security Platform
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the data security posture management page.
By framing
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
Microsoft PurviewFirst choices, of fourteen modelsSentra
Direct07
Paraphrase50
Comparative00
Budget-constrained411 against Microsoft Purview
Scale-constrained00
Negative003 against Microsoft Purview · 1 against Sentra
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Microsoft Purview and Sentra stood in it.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | | | | ||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | | | |||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | | | ||
| Perplexity Sonar | | | | | ||
| Grok 4.1 Fast | | | | |||
| Mistral Small | | | | |||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | | | |||
| Llama 4 Maverick | | |||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | | | |||
| Kimi K2 | | | | |||
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | | | |||
| MiniMax M2.5 | | | | |||
| GPT-6 Luna | | | | |||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | | | | |
Microsoft Purview Sentra first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Microsoft Purview on the left and Sentra on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Microsoft Purview and Sentra stood in it.
Sentra first, Microsoft Purview an alternative
7 of 14 modelsMicrosoft Purview was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Perplexity SonarSentra alternatives: Concentric, Cyera, Prisma Cloud DSPM, Wiz
Grok 4.1 FastSentra alternatives: Concentric AI, Cyera, Varonis Data Security Platform
Mistral SmallSentra alternatives: Concentric, Cyera
DeepSeek V4 FlashSentra alternatives: Concentric AI, Cyera
Llama 4 MaverickConcentric, Cyera, Sentra
MiniMax M2.5Cyera, Sentra alternatives: Concentric, Forcepoint DSPM, Microsoft Purview
Muse Glimmer 30BSentra alternatives: Concentric AI, Cyera
Neither was the first choice, one was named
5 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Claude Haiku 4.5Cyera alternatives: Netwrix, Normalyze, Sentra
GPT-5.4 miniVaronis Data Security Platform alternatives: Microsoft Purview, Teleskope
Gemini 3.5 FlashWiz alternatives: CrowdStrike, Cyera, Proofpoint DSPM, Sentra
GLM 4.7 FlashXSecuriti, Varonis Data Security Platform alternatives: Cyera, Microsoft Purview
GPT-6 LunaWiz DSPM alternatives: Cyera, Microsoft Purview, Sentra
Neither was named
2 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Qwen 3.7 FlashWiz alternatives: Cyera, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Orca Security
Kimi K2Wiz alternatives: BigID, Varonis Data Security Platform
Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Microsoft Purview leads by thirty-six points.
Microsoft Purview36%#1 of 12Sentra0%#10 of 12Mid-marketThe figures above
Microsoft Purview leads by two points.
Microsoft Purview18%#1 of 12Sentra16%#2 of 12Enterprise
Microsoft Purview leads by twelve points.
Microsoft Purview14%#4 of 11Sentra2%#6 of 11What the models said about Microsoft Purview
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of three in this category shown.
“is outstanding for Microsoft-heavy environments ... but is notoriously limited when dealing with AWS, GCP, or non-Microsoft SaaS applications” Gemini 3.5 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“organizations that don't already have M365 E5 licensing will find that advanced DSPM capabilities come at significant additional cost” Claude Haiku 4.5 · budget prompt · soft negative
“Start with Microsoft Purview Suite ($10-12/user/month) if you're already in the Microsoft ecosystem—it offers the best balance of features, support, and predictable costs.” Kimi K2 · budget prompt · first choice
What the models said about Sentra
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of five in this category shown.
“AI Multiple's 2026 vendor overview lists explicit cons for Sentra: Not a dedicated "data labeling" service; no deep data discovery or classification capabilities.” Muse Glimmer 30B · negative prompt · soft negative
“Sentra – Recommended for cloud-focused pragmatism, making it a strong fit for mid-market companies heavily invested in cloud environments.” Mistral Small · direct prompt · first choice
“the strongest default choice is Sentra if your priority is pragmatic cloud data security with relatively focused deployment” Perplexity Sonar · direct prompt · first choice
“Start with Sentra if you are cloud-first, want agentless discovery with reasonable time-to-value and a pragmatic price band.” Muse Glimmer 30B · direct prompt · first choice
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Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.