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

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 406 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://it-ai-index.com/vendors/varonis-data-security-platform/alternatives/

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

- Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management: 56
- Microsoft Purview: 45
- Coro: 19
- Above Security: 18
- Cyera: 12
- Wiz: 11

## Data security posture management

**Small business**: 78 of 84 answers did not name Varonis Data Security Platform (Varonis Data Security Platform is #11 of 12 at 0%).

- Microsoft Purview: first choice in 23 of those 78
- Wiz: first choice in 8 of those 78
- Amazon Macie: first choice in 5 of those 78
- Cyera: first choice in 5 of those 78
- Google DLP API: first choice in 4 of those 78
- Nightfall AI: first choice in 4 of those 78
- Bedrock Data Security Platform: first choice in 2 of those 78
- Metomic: first choice in 2 of those 78

**Mid-market**: 65 of 84 answers did not name Varonis Data Security Platform (Varonis Data Security Platform is #5 of 12 at 4%).

- Sentra: first choice in 7 of those 65
- Cyera: first choice in 5 of those 65
- Microsoft Purview: first choice in 5 of those 65
- Wiz: first choice in 3 of those 65
- Bedrock Data Security Platform: first choice in 2 of those 65
- BigID: first choice in 2 of those 65
- Safetica: first choice in 2 of those 65
- Amazon Macie: first choice in 1 of those 65

**Enterprise**: 42 of 84 answers did not name Varonis Data Security Platform (Varonis Data Security Platform is #1 of 11 at 22%).

- Microsoft Purview: first choice in 3 of those 42
- BigID: first choice in 2 of those 42
- Cyera: first choice in 2 of those 42
- Forcepoint DSPM: first choice in 2 of those 42
- CrowdStrike's Falcon Cloud Security: first choice in 1 of those 42
- IBM Guardium: first choice in 1 of those 42
- Securiti: first choice in 1 of those 42
- Securiti.ai: first choice in 1 of those 42

## Insider risk management

**Small business**: 83 of 84 answers did not name Varonis Data Security Platform.

- Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management: first choice in 24 of those 83
- Coro: first choice in 16 of those 83
- Microsoft Purview: first choice in 14 of those 83
- Above Security: first choice in 9 of those 83
- Teramind: first choice in 6 of those 83
- E-Monitor: first choice in 4 of those 83
- Safetica: first choice in 4 of those 83
- EmpMonitor: first choice in 2 of those 83

**Mid-market**: 74 of 84 answers did not name Varonis Data Security Platform (Varonis Data Security Platform is #9 of 12 at 0%).

- Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management: first choice in 11 of those 74
- Above Security: first choice in 7 of those 74
- Code42 Incydr: first choice in 6 of those 74
- Coro: first choice in 3 of those 74
- E-Monitor: first choice in 3 of those 74
- Cyberhaven: first choice in 2 of those 74
- DTEX InTERCEPT: first choice in 2 of those 74
- Proofpoint Insider Threat Management: first choice in 2 of those 74

**Enterprise**: 64 of 84 answers did not name Varonis Data Security Platform (Varonis Data Security Platform is #4 of 13 at 6%).

- Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management: first choice in 21 of those 64
- DTEX Systems: first choice in 4 of those 64
- Above Security: first choice in 2 of those 64
- DTEX InTERCEPT: first choice in 2 of those 64
- Varonis Platform: first choice in 2 of those 64
- Code42 Incydr: first choice in 1 of those 64
- Cyberhaven: first choice in 1 of those 64
- Darktrace: first choice in 1 of those 64

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