We performed a comparison between Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention and Digital Guardian based on our users’ reviews in five categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison results: Based on the parameters we compared, Forcepoint DLP comes out ahead of Digital Guardian. While the two solutions feature valuable endpoint detection and management tools, Digital Guardian’s support team, as well as its licensing cost leave room for improvement.
"We have been able to monitor access to files from each of our workstations."
"It has the added advantage of offering forensic analysis."
"It can scale from 100 to 10,000. There's no problem with the scalability."
"Some of the features that are highly appreciated are its robust data loss prevention capabilities, flexible deployment options, and the ability to monitor data transfer across multiple vectors."
"The technical support is really terrific."
"There is a built-in endpoint detection response that helps save money."
"I like the solution's adaptive inspection and container inspection."
"In Digital Guardian, they have the cloud correlation servers that give you visibility work like EBR and the correlation server works very well for security analysis."
"Some good features are basically its UAV Analytics engine. And even fingerprinting is really good in Forcepoint."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is that it captures where the data is being moved."
"Scalability-wise, I rate this solution a nine out of ten."
"The fingerprinting technology is the solution's most valuable feature. It's unique to Forcepoint."
"We don't require a lot of downtime, but when we do then we are getting proper support with no issue."
"One of the most valuable features is being able to see file movement, where files are going. Every week we review the files. It can identify software codes, so we code files and we know where they're going and who's doing what. It gives us visibility."
"This solution has a great encryption feature."
"Forcepoint DLP's most valuable feature is that it provides complete end-to-end security."
"The room for improvement with Digital Guardian is that it will be better with the Linux agent because it is the only DLP solution for Linux workstations. It still needs to upgrade the agents to the latest version for the Linux kernel."
"Digital Guardian is an excellent solution but our experience with the partner has been the most horrible experience we have ever had with any partner."
"Technical support could be better."
"The initial setup is a bit more complex than other solutions."
"The solution has complexities around policy creation and deployment."
"There are a lot of issues with the current version of the Endpoint agent. It's not stable, it's resource-consuming, and there are some performance issues. If they could improve the stability of the agent it would be great."
"If the client uses Windows 10 or 11 and Microsoft updates the operating system's version, Digital Guardian must update their product to match compatibility."
"It would be helpful if there was an on-premise version of the solution for companies that cannot use the cloud, such as government sectors."
"If you are a macOS user, there are issues in the area of USB control."
"With respect to the discovery component, the reports are very hard to interpret because they come out in an illogical format."
"Feature requests do take some time to implement."
"The solution's interface is still not user-friendly for some customers. So, its interface can be better."
"There is room for improvement regarding OCR. I would like to see it enhanced to handle multiple languages and it should be easier to manage."
"In terms of display, the support and the Mac platform requires a lot of improvement."
"The initial setup of Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention is of medium difficulty level."
"You have to monitor the solution all the time."
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Digital Guardian is ranked 10th in Data Loss Prevention (DLP) with 11 reviews while Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention is ranked 2nd in Data Loss Prevention (DLP) with 52 reviews. Digital Guardian is rated 7.4, while Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Digital Guardian writes "Great data classification and data discover with built-in endpoint detection and response". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention writes "DLP great for encryptions; tech support is quite helpful". Digital Guardian is most compared with Symantec Data Loss Prevention, Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention, CrowdStrike Falcon, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint and Faronics Deep Freeze, whereas Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention is most compared with Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention, Symantec Data Loss Prevention, CoSoSys Endpoint Protector, Zscaler DLP and Palo Alto Networks Enterprise Data Loss Prevention. See our Digital Guardian vs. Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention report.
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