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Should I use BigID?

Enterprise Data Security Platform for DSPM & AI - bigid.com

Depends. BigID fits large organizations with serious data sprawl, privacy obligations, and budget for a sales-led deployment. Small teams or anyone wanting transparent pricing and fast time-to-value should look elsewhere.

Confidence

Medium. Based on 25+ public sources; many review snippets were truncated, so user quotes are partial.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depth
  • Support qualityNo direct user reports; 2026 layoffs raise risk
  • Security posture

Pricing

Custom quote (sales-led)

Enterprise

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed

Best for

  • Large enterprises with sensitive-data sprawl
  • Privacy/compliance teams (GDPR, DSARs)
  • Security teams needing DSPM plus AI-data governance
  • Regulated orgs (government, education, finance)

Not for

  • Small teams and startups — extreme overkill
  • Anyone wanting transparent, self-serve pricing
  • Orgs without dedicated security or privacy staff
  • Buyers needing fast time-to-value

Gotchas - check before you buy

high

Pricing is fully custom and quote-based; expect high licensing costs and negotiation

medium

20% workforce cut (~150 people) in 2026; support continuity uncertain

medium

Users report painful scanning configuration before seeing value; plan a long pilot

medium

A Reddit user reports BigID deleting data; verify deletion safeguards in your pilot

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Deep data discovery and classification — even competitors call it deep
  • Broad coverage: DSPM, privacy, classification, AI data security in one platform
  • 4.8/5 on G2 across 155 reviews
  • Enterprise credibility: US Army and University of Maryland case studies
  • Strong compliance coverage praised in DSPM evaluations

Cons

  • No public pricing; sales-led custom quotes only
  • Reviewers and competitors cite high licensing costs
  • Scanning setup frustrated users enough to quit
  • Stored XSS flaw (CVE-2024-44771) in Privacy Portal
  • Laid off 20% of staff in 2026

Sources & method

Analyzed 9/25/2026 - 14 sources - Vendor publishes security bulletins and encryption details; one 2024 stored-XSS CVE exists in the Privacy Portal.

official x4review x6security x2news x2
  • CVE-2024-44771 — stored XSS in BigID Privacy Portal, Stored cross-site scripting disclosed January 2025 by AppGate.

Key stats

  • Value for money: 2/5

    Rating

  • Not disclosed

    Starting price

  • 14

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 2/5. Custom pricing; high licensing costs cited
  • Ease of use: 2/5. Scanning setup drove users to quit
  • Feature depth: 5/5. DSPM, privacy, classification, AI security all-in-one
  • Support quality. No direct user reports; 2026 layoffs raise risk
  • Security posture: 4/5. Encryption and bulletins; one 2024 XSS CVE
  • 4.8/5 G2 rating 155 G2 reviews
  • 81 reviews Gartner Peer Insights BigID Next product
  • Custom quote Starting price No public pricing
  • $1B+ Valuation Unicorn; $60M raise, Mar 2024

Pricing

Enterprise

Not disclosed

  • Data discovery, classification, DSPM, privacy apps
  • Sold via AWS and Azure marketplaces

Security

Vendor publishes security bulletins and encryption details; one 2024 stored-XSS CVE exists in the Privacy Portal.

  • CVE-2024-44771 — stored XSS in BigID Privacy PortalStored cross-site scripting disclosed January 2025 by AppGate.⁷

What users say

Reviewers praise discovery depth and compliance coverage but complain about opaque pricing and painful scanning setup.

“BigID deleted our entire…”
Reddit, r/ITManagers
“First off, the scanning…”
Reddit, r/cybersecurity

Alternatives

Compare BigID with each alternative.

  • OneTrust

    Privacy-first rival; strong consent and compliance workflows

  • Sentra

    Cloud-native DSPM aimed squarely at security teams

    BigID vs Sentra

  • Nightfall AI

    Lightweight data discovery and classification for smaller teams

Companies that use it

  • US Army13
  • University of Maryland14
Full analysis

Based on 25+ public sources; many review snippets were truncated, so user quotes are partial.

Enterprise data-security platform (DSPM, privacy, AI). Deep and respected, but custom-priced, complex, and overkill for small teams.

Methodology

Based on 25+ public sources; many review snippets were truncated, so user quotes are partial.

Sources

  1. BigID Next Reviews & Ratings | Gartner Peer Insightsgartner.com
    review
  2. BigID Products | G2g2.com
    review
  3. Frustrations with BigID – Finally Gave Up (Reddit)reddit.com
    review
  4. What were the downsides of using BigID? (Reddit)reddit.com
    review
  5. DSPM Evaluation help (Reddit)reddit.com
    review
  6. Compare BigID vs. Ketchketch.com
    review
  7. CVE-2024-44771 Stored XSS in BigID Privacy Portal (AppGate)appgate.com
    security
  8. BigID Security Bulletinsbigid.com
    security
  9. BigID Securitybigid.com
    official
  10. BigID Next on AWS Marketplaceaws.amazon.com
    official
  11. BigID cuts 20% of workforce (Calcalist)calcalistech.com
    news
  12. BigID raises $60M growth round (PR Newswire)prnewswire.com
    news
  13. US Army Customer Storyhome.bigid.com
    official
  14. BigID and UMD Case Studyhome.bigid.com
    official

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