About BigID
BigID is a commercial data security and privacy platform for large organizations. Its core job is finding and classifying sensitive information, both structured and unstructured, wherever it sits, then using that inventory to support security, privacy, governance and compliance work.
The solution catalog spans data security posture management, cloud data loss prevention, insider risk, access governance and data detection and response. On the privacy side it lists privacy operations, data subject request automation, a privacy portal, cookie consent, data mapping and impact assessments. Data management features cover cataloging, retention, lifecycle and cleansing, and a growing set of AI features covers shadow AI, AI risk and AI governance.
BigID is sold as an enterprise product, with demos arranged through the vendor. The homepage shows a pricing link, but plan details are not part of the supplied facts. It is aimed at security, privacy and data teams in regulated or data-heavy organizations.
Key features
- Data discovery and classification across data stores
- Data security posture management
- Data subject request automation
- Privacy impact and AI impact assessments
- Data mapping, retention and lifecycle tools
- AI risk and shadow AI governance
Good fit for
- →Building a sensitive data inventory
- →Automating privacy requests at scale
- →Governing data used for AI training
- Tags
- data-discovery
- dspm
- privacy
- data-security
- ai-governance
- compliance
- enterprise
BigID: questions and answers
- What is BigID used for?
- BigID is an enterprise platform that finds, classifies and protects sensitive data in cloud, on-premises and AI environments, with privacy automation. It is a good fit for building a sensitive data inventory, automating privacy requests at scale and governing data used for AI training.
- How much does BigID cost?
- BigID doesn't publish fixed prices; pricing is quoted on request.
- Is BigID open source?
- No. BigID is proprietary (closed-source) software. In the Security category, open-source options include Wazuh, OSSEC and uBlock Origin.
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