BigID
Sensitive-data discovery that extends to privacy, access and AI governance
Overview
BigID is an enterprise data-security platform that discovers and classifies sensitive data across cloud, SaaS, on-premises and mainframe systems. On that inventory it adds data security posture management, access governance for people and AI agents, privacy automation and AI governance. It is sold in quoted Express, Business and Enterprise packages, from SaaS to air-gapped deployments.
Pricing
Pricing shown for reference only. These figures reflect RECATOOLS research as of 14 Oct 2026 and may be out of date or incomplete. This is not financial or purchasing advice — always confirm the current price on the provider’s official website before making any decision.
- Preconfigured deployment with guided onboarding
- Discovery and classification across the sources in scope
- The capabilities the first use case needs
- Multiple use cases on one discovery foundation
- Broader coverage across cloud, SaaS, on-premises and AI systems
- Room to add use cases
- Petabyte-scale coverage
- Single-tenant, self-hosted and air-gapped deployment
- Dedicated support and professional services
Use cases
What you can produce with BigID
- A classified inventory of sensitive and regulated data across cloud, SaaS, on-premises and mainframe stores
- Exposure findings showing which people, service accounts and AI agents can reach sensitive data
- Data subject access and deletion requests fulfilled with records correlated to each identity
- An inventory of AI models, agents, copilots and RAG pipelines linked to the data they use
- AI and privacy assessments checked against the EU AI Act and NIST frameworks
- Context-aware data loss prevention policies built on BigID classification
- Remediation triggered in other tools through BigID's API and MCP access
BigID is among the strongest options for finding and classifying sensitive data at scale, and Forrester placed it among three Leaders in Q2 2026. Its newer AI controls, which map what copilots and agents can reach and govern data flowing into employee AI tools, extend that foundation sensibly, and deployment options run from SaaS to air-gapped for data-residency needs.
It is enterprise software in every sense: quote-only packages, scoping calls and an implementation project. Regulated organisations handling PDPA, GDPR or AI Act obligations across large estates should shortlist it; smaller teams should look at lighter privacy tools.
What we found
BigID is a New York data-security company with roots in Tel Aviv that set out in 2016 to give organisations an inventory of what data they hold, whose it is and where it lives. Its platform discovers and classifies sensitive data across cloud, SaaS, on-premises and mainframe systems, then builds on that inventory: data security posture management, access governance for people and machine identities, privacy automation for data subject requests, consent and records of processing, retention and deletion, and increasingly AI security and governance. Dimitri Sirota leads it as chief executive.
The AI work is where the product has moved fastest. BigID now inventories models, agents, copilots, RAG pipelines and vector stores, maps each to the data and identities it can reach, and checks them against the EU AI Act and NIST frameworks. At the RSA Conference in April 2026 it announced DLP Prism for context-aware data loss prevention, AskBigID GPT for plain-language questions about security posture, Agentic Access Governance for what AI agents can reach, and controls on sensitive data flowing into employees' AI tools. The same month Forrester named it one of three Leaders in its Q2 2026 Wave for sensitive data discovery and classification.
BigID passed a $1 billion valuation with a $70 million Series D in late 2020, and in March 2024 raised $60 million more, led by Riverwood Capital with Silver Lake Waterman and Advent, taking total funding to $320 million. SecurityWeek reported the company's claim of nearly $100 million in recurring revenue. Earlier versions of this page said five of the ten largest US banks use BigID; that figure could not be traced and has been removed.
Pricing is quoted only. BigID sells Express, Business and Enterprise packages scoped to the data sources, AI systems, deployment mode and services involved, and offers a free risk assessment rather than a trial. Deployment ranges from multi-tenant SaaS to fully air-gapped. It suits large regulated organisations; small teams will find it heavy.
Compiled by RECATOOLS from public sources: vendor documentation and pricing, code repositories and published reporting.
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