We performed a comparison between Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention and OpenText Data Protector based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Data Loss Prevention (DLP) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The most useful features of Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention are the transfer through Bluetooth can be blocked and the transfer to the cloud-based storage can be blocked. The features are wonderful."
"The most valuable feature of Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention is the OCR."
"Forcepoint's data visibility is the most valuable feature."
"The ease of configuration was probably one of its biggest selling points."
"After the configuration, it is very stable, and in the last two years, I haven't been faced with many issues or product-related challenges."
"Forcepoint DLP's most valuable feature is that it provides complete end-to-end security."
"The workflow remediation is quite good. That is a key feature because of which it has the upper hand over other DLP solutions."
"It has helped us meet CTI requirements. Some employees accidentally shared information and it was able to block that information. That is one of the biggest benefits we have seen from this tool."
"Deduplication implementation with CAPA is very good."
"The stability of the product seems to be quite good."
"What we find most valuable in Micro Focus Data Protector is that it provides Japanese data protection, for example, it protects information such as the full Japanese name, address, etc."
"The dashboards in Micro Focus Data Protector are very good. They are similar to the dashboards in Veeam Backup & Replication."
"Ability to automatically detect and secure new data sources without requiring manual configuration intervention."
"It's a good product that's pretty easy to use."
"It is very easy to use and the interaction with various systems is very handy."
"I like that it supports HPE UNIX servers since many backup solutions do not - this is the main reason why we chose this solution."
"I can't push a report by a certain organizational entity or unit without a lot of work. The reporting could be better."
"An area for improvement for Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention is its price. It would be good if they could offer better pricing."
"It would be wonderful if the solution could develop more AI and machine learning capabilities. It would also be good if the solution was able to integrate with other ML and AI solutions. Right now, this is lacking."
"When you automatically try to upgrade the agent it causes problems."
"The deployment can be difficult."
"Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention can improve by having an uninstall option for the client or restart of a client agent can be controlled from the server. This feature is missing which is available with other solutions."
"The support could improve Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention."
"There's zero Forcepoint presence in West Africa. Customers typically like having these things close to them. It would help if they had a presence here. Right now, Forcepoint West Africa has been administered from South Africa. Because of this, customers can't access premium support in our region."
"If you compare the solution with the same specific features and enhancements on another solution, Data Protector is expensive. This is especially true when compared to, for example, Veeam."
"Micro Focus are improving Data Protector with every new version and since we began undergoing training with the latest version we have not faced any real challenges yet. However, their support does need to be improved, in my opinion. In certain critical cases that we've had, they did not provide a satisfactory level of support."
"People prefer Veeam because the interface is easier, and Data Protector is difficult in comparison."
"Faster VEAgent Restores"
"We're not satisfied with the robustness and stability of the software since Micro Focus took it in-house. The GUI is one thing they could improve. It's still a bit archaic. Data Protector needs a more functional, user-friendly GUI."
"They should design the solution so that it is much easier for deployment and make the UI easy to use."
"It would be ideal if they could improve their level of support."
"It's very expensive compared to Veeam and other similar solutions."
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Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention is ranked 2nd in Data Loss Prevention (DLP) with 52 reviews while OpenText Data Protector is ranked 24th in Backup and Recovery with 100 reviews. Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention is rated 8.0, while OpenText Data Protector is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention writes "DLP great for encryptions; tech support is quite helpful". On the other hand, the top reviewer of OpenText Data Protector writes "User-friendly, competitive, agent-based, and easy to manage". Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention is most compared with Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention, Digital Guardian, Symantec Data Loss Prevention, CoSoSys Endpoint Protector and McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator, whereas OpenText Data Protector is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Commvault Cloud, Veritas NetBackup, HPE StoreOnce and Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain). See our Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention vs. OpenText Data Protector report.
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