Trusted by over 1,000 companies worldwide to protect sensitive unstructured data.
Lepide delivers the auditing, permissions governance, and threat detection capabilities most organizations need—without the complexity of a larger cloud-native security platform.
Easier to deploy. Easier to manage.
Lepide is designed for IT and security teams that need fast time to value. With a unified platform for auditing, permissions analysis, sensitive data discovery, and threat detection, administrators can spend less time managing tools and more time improving security.
Built for hybrid Microsoft environments.
Protect Active Directory, Entra ID, Microsoft 365, Windows file servers, NAS, and SharePoint from a single platform. Lepide gives security teams complete visibility across hybrid environments without the operational complexity of managing multiple products.
Practical permissions governance.
Go beyond auditing by identifying excessive permissions, enforcing least privilege, and remediating risky access with one-click actions and policy rollback. Lepide helps organizations reduce their attack surface while simplifying ongoing access governance.
See how Lepide compares across the capabilities that matter most to IT and security teams. While both platforms deliver enterprise-grade data security, each is designed for different priorities.
| Buying Priority | Lepide | Varonis |
|---|---|---|
| Best for | Organizations looking for a simpler way to secure hybrid, cloud, or on-premises Microsoft environments | Organizations building a broader cloud-native data security program |
| Time to Value | Fast deployment with an intuitive interface and minimal operational overhead | Powerful enterprise platform that typically requires more planning and administration |
| Ease of Management | Unified platform that's easy for IT and security teams to deploy, manage and maintain | Extensive capabilities with a larger operational footprint |
| Hybrid Microsoft Security | Purpose-built for Active Directory, Entra ID, Microsoft 365, Windows File Servers, SharePoint, Exchange and NAS | Strong Microsoft support plus broader SaaS application coverage |
| Permissions Governance | Practical least-privilege workflows with permission analysis, remediation, and focus on excessive permissions. | Advanced governance integrated into a wider data security platform |
| Licensing | Straightforward licensing that's easy to understand and scale | Quote-based licensing with multiple platform options |
| Capability | Lepide | Varonis |
|---|---|---|
| Data Discovery & Classification | Discover, classify and report on sensitive data across on-premises and cloud repositories with built-in classification policies. | Advanced data classification with broad coverage across cloud and SaaS applications. |
| Active Directory & Entra ID Security | Comprehensive auditing, change tracking, permissions analysis and threat detection for hybrid identity environments. | Strong identity visibility integrated with broader data-centric security analytics. |
| File & Microsoft 365 Auditing | Detailed auditing across Windows File Servers, Microsoft 365, SharePoint, Exchange, NAS and more with intuitive reporting. | Comprehensive auditing across Microsoft 365 plus extensive support for additional SaaS platforms. |
| Permissions Governance | Identify excessive permissions, enforce least privilege and remediate risky access with policies. | Policy-driven permissions governance with advanced automation capabilities. |
| Threat Detection | Real-time alerts, anomaly detection, scripted response and SIEM integration help security teams respond quickly. | Data-centric UEBA, automated response workflows and managed detection options. |
| Compliance Reporting | Hundreds of built-in reports simplify compliance, investigations and audit preparation. | Extensive reporting and analytics for enterprise security and compliance programs. |
| Deployment Options | Flexible deployment for on-premises, virtual and hybrid environments. | Cloud-native architecture with hybrid support. |
| Administration | Designed for fast deployment, intuitive management and lower day-to-day operational overhead. | Broader functionality with more configuration and administration requirements. |
Lepide delivers the capabilities organizations need most—without the deployment, licensing, and operational complexity of a larger cloud-native data security platform.
Lepide combines auditing, sensitive data discovery, permissions governance, and threat detection in a single platform that's easy to deploy and manage. Security teams can quickly gain visibility into their environment without spending months implementing or tuning multiple modules. Security without compromise.
Monitor and protect Active Directory, Entra ID, Microsoft 365, Windows File Servers, SharePoint, Exchange, NAS, and more from one console. Lepide provides the visibility and control needed to secure hybrid environments while simplifying compliance and investigations.
Understanding who has access to sensitive data is only part of the challenge. Lepide helps administrators identify excessive permissions, enforce least privilege, and remediate risky access through intuitive workflows designed for day-to-day operations.
Real-time monitoring, customizable alerts, and automated response capabilities help security teams detect suspicious activity before it becomes a breach. Detailed audit trails and investigation tools make it easier to understand what happened and respond confidently.
“Lepide is straightforward to use and effective right off the bat. Plus, the level of patience, attentiveness and technical knowhow is far beyond most support and sales teams I’ve seen before.”
“Lepide gave as almost instant insight into changes into our AD environment. For auditing Group Policy, its reports are hands down the most intuitive.”
We chose Lepide as they were able to offer us threat detection and response, and a way of separating out reporting duties to a web console – all from one platform.”
Lepide saved money and time. Their sales rep answered my questions quickly, and our examiners really like the solution. The solution itself is really easy to use, manage, and configure for our requirements. ”
Lepide allowed us to capture forensic-level data without requiring high-volume storage or additional systems. Auditing began on day one. Immediate value. ”
Impressive Varonis competitor at a fraction of the cost.
"Product is very impressive, captures all the information as advertised & performs well. Implementation engineer assigned to our account was knowledgeable and readily available."
Global Security Manager, USA
Yes. Lepide provides auditing, permissions governance, sensitive data discovery, threat detection, and compliance reporting in a single platform. Organizations looking for a simpler approach to securing hybrid Microsoft environments often choose Lepide as an alternative to Varonis.