Concentric Software

Name: Concentric Software
Brand: Concentric Software
Rating: 4.8 (273 reviews)

Protect your unstructured and structured business-critical data

Est 2018|Valuation $290M|Raised $65.7M|22 Ref Customers

LinkedIn 33K|Web traffic 50K|FTEs 166|HQ San Jose, California, US

MarketsData Governance Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP)Data Security Platforms Security Service Edge (SSE)Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)

01Competitive Landscape

Narrative analysis

#### Where Concentric tends to perform well - Classification fidelity and explainability: reviewer excerpts highlight contextual/semantic classification and reduced false positives. - Deployment simplicity in many environments: agentless approach and positive comments about onboarding and support. - DSPM focus: reviewers indicate the product is focused on DSPM functions rather than attempting to be a broad platform in every area. #### Where competitors may be stronger - Varonis: broader platform approach with deeper access governance and detection/response workflows across multiple enterprise scenarios. - BigID: often chosen for broader data governance and privacy programs with a wide discovery catalog. - Cyera / Securiti: vendors that present modular approaches for DSPM and AI governance/privacy operations. #### Pricing comparison - Concentric: volume scanned, quote-based - Varonis: commonly sold as modules/users/connectors; public marketplace listings show per-integration pricing examples and evidence suggests it can be costly in some configurations - BigID/Cyera/Securiti: mostly quote-based; public pages emphasize customized pricing #### Customer switching / competitive mentions - The vendor website includes a customer quote comparing Concentric favorably to Varonis; such claims should be validated via reference interviews and direct case studies.

	Concentric AI	Varonis	BigID
Starting Price	Not publicly listed; priced by volume scanned	Not transparently public; marketplace shows per-integration monthly items (examples listed on the marketplace)	Custom/quote-based; pricing depends on sources/connectors/deployment (no public tiers)
Best For	Teams prioritizing semantic/context classification and agentless DSPM with faster operationalization	Organizations seeking a broad data security platform suite (DSPM, DAG, DDR, etc.) and willing to invest	Organizations needing broad data discovery/classification and governance/privacy workflows across many systems
Key Strength	Semantic/contextual classification; reviewers cite fewer false positives and strong explainability	Mature platform breadth; established ecosystem and category presence	Broad discovery and governance positioning; modular bundles for security and privacy use cases
Key Weakness	Coverage gaps for certain storage types; agentless limits UEBA/insider-risk depth; pricing opacity	Frequently cited as expensive (category-wide sentiment); marketplace packaging may add complexity	Can be complex to implement depending on scope; user complaints exist in community threads

01Competitive Landscape

Narrative analysis

Where Concentric tends to perform well

Classification fidelity and explainability: reviewer excerpts highlight contextual/semantic classification and reduced false positives.
Deployment simplicity in many environments: agentless approach and positive comments about onboarding and support.
DSPM focus: reviewers indicate the product is focused on DSPM functions rather than attempting to be a broad platform in every area.

Where competitors may be stronger

Varonis: broader platform approach with deeper access governance and detection/response workflows across multiple enterprise scenarios.
BigID: often chosen for broader data governance and privacy programs with a wide discovery catalog.
Cyera / Securiti: vendors that present modular approaches for DSPM and AI governance/privacy operations.

Pricing comparison

Concentric: volume scanned, quote-based
Varonis: commonly sold as modules/users/connectors; public marketplace listings show per-integration pricing examples and evidence suggests it can be costly in some configurations
BigID/Cyera/Securiti: mostly quote-based; public pages emphasize customized pricing

Customer switching / competitive mentions

The vendor website includes a customer quote comparing Concentric favorably to Varonis; such claims should be validated via reference interviews and direct case studies.

	Concentric AI	Varonis	BigID
Starting Price	Not publicly listed; priced by volume scanned	Not transparently public; marketplace shows per-integration monthly items (examples listed on the marketplace)	Custom/quote-based; pricing depends on sources/connectors/deployment (no public tiers)
Best For	Teams prioritizing semantic/context classification and agentless DSPM with faster operationalization	Organizations seeking a broad data security platform suite (DSPM, DAG, DDR, etc.) and willing to invest	Organizations needing broad data discovery/classification and governance/privacy workflows across many systems
Key Strength	Semantic/contextual classification; reviewers cite fewer false positives and strong explainability	Mature platform breadth; established ecosystem and category presence	Broad discovery and governance positioning; modular bundles for security and privacy use cases
Key Weakness	Coverage gaps for certain storage types; agentless limits UEBA/insider-risk depth; pricing opacity	Frequently cited as expensive (category-wide sentiment); marketplace packaging may add complexity	Can be complex to implement depending on scope; user complaints exist in community threads