A Canadian alternative to Varonis
Varonis is a data security platform for enterprises (source). Lavawall® is a Canadian alternative for Active Directory, Microsoft 365, and file auditing, owned and hosted in Canada, with the closest match for each Varonis capability listed below.
On this page: Varonis at a glance, feature by feature, Varonis and Canada, and moving over.
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Varonis at a glance
What Varonis says about itself, with a link to the page each fact comes from.
| Made for | Enterprises (source) |
|---|---|
| Pricing model | Per user (licensed by user count, not data volume); price by quote (source) |
| Free trial or free plan | Trial (30 days); also a free data risk assessment (source) |
| Platforms | AWS, Azure, Google Cloud; coverage pages also list Microsoft 365, Windows/NAS file shares, SaaS apps, and databases (source) |
| Deployment | Cloud (SaaS) (legacy self-hosted product reaches end of life by December 31, 2026) (source) |
| Integrations it lists | Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, Salesforce, Box, and ServiceNow (source) |
| Data export | Reports can be exported as Excel, PDF, or CSV (described for DatAdvantage, the legacy self-hosted product) (source) |
Varonis has announced the end of life of its self-hosted product by December 31, 2026, as it moves to SaaS.
Varonis feature by feature
Varonis lists these capabilities on its own website; each links to its source. Beside each is the closest Lavawall® feature and the article that shows how to use it.
| What Varonis says it does | Closest Lavawall® feature | How-to article |
|---|---|---|
| Sensitive data discovery and classification (source) | Lavawall does not include data loss prevention. | |
| Data access governance and permissions visibility (source) | Microsoft 365 access reviews and access certification | Access Review |
| Data-centric threat detection and response (source) | Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace breach detection | Microsoft 365 Breach Console |
| Data loss prevention and activity monitoring (source) | Lavawall does not include data loss prevention. | |
| Agentless database activity monitoring (source) | No direct equivalent in Lavawall. Check whether you need it before you move. | |
| AI-native email and browser phishing protection (source) | Lavawall does not offer autonomous AI agents for this. | |
| 24x7 managed data detection and response (source) | Lavawall does not provide a 24/7 staffed SOC. It works alongside one. | |
| Security for AI tools and copilots (source) | Lavawall does not offer autonomous AI agents for this. |
Lavawall® has a close match for 2 of these 8 Varonis capabilities. For the other 6, check whether you rely on them before you move.
For a longer comparison, see Lavawall® compared with Varonis.
Varonis and Canada
Varonis lists Miami, Florida, as its headquarters. Varonis announced a Canadian data centre for its SaaS offering.
| Canadian criterion | Lavawall® | Varonis |
|---|---|---|
| Headquarters and ownership | Calgary, Alberta; fully Canadian-owned | Miami, Florida |
| Hosting in Canada | Yes, by default | Yes, a Canadian data centre (source) |
| Canadian-dollar pricing | Yes, with GST, HST, PST, and QST | See Varonis’s pricing |
| Console in French | Yes: Canadian French, Canadian English and US English, chosen by each person (details) | No French option documented on its website (checked October 2026) |
Taken from Varonis’s own website and documentation in September 2026 and linked on this page. Tell us if something has changed and we will correct it.
Lavawall® is built and owned by ThreeShield Information Security Corporation in Calgary, hosted in Canada by default, billed in Canadian dollars, supported from Canada, and available in Canadian French. What makes Lavawall® Canadian.
Moving from Varonis to Lavawall®
- Export what you need from Varonis. Its documentation describes this: reports can be exported as Excel, PDF, or CSV (described for DatAdvantage, the legacy self-hosted product).
- Start a free Lavawall® trial and add your companies.
- Install the Lavawall® agent on your file servers and computers, and connect your Microsoft 365 tenants. Monitoring starts as the agent reports in.
- Set up each feature from the table above. The how-to articles to start with: Access Review, Microsoft 365 Breach Console.
- Run both side by side and turn Varonis off one company at a time, when your team is ready.
Where Varonis may fit better
If you need an enterprise audit archive with the deepest data-source coverage, Varonis is built for that; Lavawall® covers what MSPs typically need for compliance inside a full RMM. If Canadian hosting is your only requirement, Varonis’s Canadian option may already meet it.
Lavawall® has no direct equivalent for these Varonis capabilities, so check whether you need them:
- sensitive data discovery and classification: Lavawall does not include data loss prevention.
- data loss prevention and activity monitoring: Lavawall does not include data loss prevention.
- agentless database activity monitoring
- AI-native email and browser phishing protection: Lavawall does not offer autonomous AI agents for this.
- 24x7 managed data detection and response: Lavawall does not provide a 24/7 staffed SOC. It works alongside one.
- security for AI tools and copilots: Lavawall does not offer autonomous AI agents for this.
Frequently asked questions
- Is Lavawall a Canadian alternative to Varonis?
- Yes. Lavawall® is Canadian-owned and hosted in Canada by default. Of the 8 Varonis capabilities listed on this page, Lavawall has a close match for 2.
- Does Varonis host data in Canada?
- Yes, according to its own documentation. Varonis announced a Canadian data centre for its SaaS offering.
- How is Varonis priced?
- Its own website describes its pricing as per user (licensed by user count, not data volume); price by quote. Lavawall® publishes its prices in Canadian dollars on its pricing page, month-to-month.
- Does Varonis offer a free trial?
- Its own website lists this: trial (30 days); also a free data risk assessment. Lavawall® offers a 14-day free trial with no credit card.
- What does Lavawall not replace in Varonis?
- Lavawall® has no direct equivalent for these Varonis capabilities: sensitive data discovery and classification, data loss prevention and activity monitoring, agentless database activity monitoring, AI-native email and browser phishing protection, 24x7 managed data detection and response, and security for AI tools and copilots.
- Can Lavawall replace Varonis?
- For most MSPs and small and mid-sized organizations, yes: Lavawall® covers the Active Directory, Microsoft 365, and file activity monitoring they use for compliance, in the same console as the RMM.
- Can I export my data from Varonis?
- Varonis’s documentation describes this: reports can be exported as Excel, PDF, or CSV (described for DatAdvantage, the legacy self-hosted product).
- Is Varonis available in French?
- Varonis does not document a French option on its website (checked October 2026). Lavawall® works in Canadian French, Canadian English and US English, chosen by each person.
Varonis is a trademark of its owner. Other product names are trademarks of their respective owners. Lavawall is not affiliated with Varonis.