PromptGlass vs Microsoft Purview
for workplace AI.
Many organizations evaluate PromptGlass alongside Microsoft Purview when they govern generative AI. PromptGlass is purpose-built for AI usage: it covers Microsoft and non-Microsoft AI tools, model APIs and local models, and adds cost, adoption and efficiency analytics to data protection.
Why teams add PromptGlass
Built only for AI usage
Every AI tool, not one ecosystem
ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Cursor, Perplexity, model APIs and local LLMs sit next to Microsoft 365 Copilot in one view.
Cost and adoption built in
Seat utilization, token spend and use-case analytics live alongside risk events.
Works with what you have
PromptGlass reads Microsoft 365 Copilot data through Microsoft Graph and can forward events to Microsoft Sentinel.
Deploy anywhere
SaaS in your region, or self-hosted on any Kubernetes cluster, including air-gapped.
Evaluation checklist
Questions to ask any AI governance vendor
Here is how PromptGlass answers each one. Put the same questions to every vendor on your shortlist.
| Question | PromptGlass |
|---|---|
| Which AI interactions are covered: web, desktop, IDE, API and local models? | ✓All five, using four sensors (gateway, browser extension, endpoint agent and SaaS API connectors) that report into one timeline per user. |
| Can it tell personal accounts from corporate workspaces in the same AI app? | ✓Yes. Account type is recorded per interaction and can be used in policy. |
| What actions are available besides block? | ✓Log, coach, redact (with restore in the response) and reroute to an approved model, in addition to allow and block. |
| Does it measure AI adoption, efficiency and ROI, not only risk? | ✓Yes. Use-case clustering, prompt quality, re-prompt rates and time-saved estimates per team. |
| Does it find unused AI seats and duplicate AI subscriptions? | ✓Yes. Seat utilization for ChatGPT, Claude, Microsoft 365 Copilot and GitHub Copilot, plus overlap reports. |
| Can it govern API traffic from internal apps and agents? | ✓Yes. An OpenAI- and Anthropic-compatible gateway with virtual keys, budgets and routing. |
| Can it run fully self-hosted or air-gapped? | ✓Yes. Helm chart for Kubernetes, with an offline edition for air-gapped networks. |
| How is employee privacy protected? | ✓Pseudonymization by default, per-policy storage modes, four-eyes re-identification and regional data residency. |
PromptGlass vs Microsoft Purview: FAQ
Can PromptGlass and Microsoft Purview be used together?
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Yes. Many teams keep Purview for Microsoft 365 data governance and add PromptGlass for cross-vendor AI usage, AI cost and API gateway controls, with events sent to the same SIEM.
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