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Avanan vs Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 3, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

ROI

Sentiment score
8.4
Avanan improved email security, reduced phishing, increased user trust, enhanced mobile protection, and boosted ROI and revenue growth.
Sentiment score
5.3
Forcepoint DLP offers rapid compliance, data leak prevention, and cost savings akin to an insurance policy, benefiting privacy assurance.
I have seen a return on investment, and the biggest one is saving time.
Neetwork Security Engineer at a consultancy with 1-10 employees
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
8.1
Avanan's customer service is highly responsive, professional, and proactive, with excellent communication and extensive support staff knowledge.
Sentiment score
5.8
Forcepoint DLP gets mixed reviews for support, with praise for technical staff but issues with slow response and escalation.
They conduct sessions to check logs and policies, unlike Symantec, where engineers may temporarily check and ask for logs, causing delays.
Cyber Security Technical Engineer at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
I expect that ticket alignment within Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention support should depend on the type of case, and that is not there.
Team Leader at L & T Finance
We were very happy with the technical support engineers that are supporting us.
Senior CyberSecurity Consultant at a computer software company with 51-200 employees
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
8.2
Avanan integrates with Office 365 and Google, praised for scalability, admin capabilities, and efficient email protection across diverse organizations.
Sentiment score
7.2
Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention offers scalable solutions for varying business sizes, easily expanding via supplemental servers and additional licenses.
The key principle of a scalable DLP uses a single policy engine across multiple data channels such as endpoint, email, web, cloud, and network.
Data Security Specialist at BOK
It is easily scalable because it is purely deployed on on-premises and with less downtime.
Senior CyberSecurity Consultant at a computer software company with 51-200 employees
Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention performs well in terms of scalability, as it can handle growth because the license is a trust-based license, so it will not block the growth.
Team Leader at L & T Finance
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.5
Avanan is highly praised for its stability, efficiency, security, minimal maintenance, seamless Microsoft 365 integration, and reliable AI-based scanning.
Sentiment score
7.4
Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention is stable and mature, with minor issues in cloud components and hardware requirements noted by users.
The stability of Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention is reliable, with minimum crashes, errors, or performance issues.
Data Security Specialist at BOK
 

Room For Improvement

Users feel Avanan needs improvements in Active Directory dependency, email quarantining, AI logic, training, UI, performance, pricing, mobile app, and integrations.
Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention needs UI, language support, training improvements, plus enhanced deployment, integration, reporting, and AI capabilities.
While Forcepoint is mostly on-premises, I suggest that to compete with Symantec, they should consider cloud solutions.
Cyber Security Technical Engineer at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
The AI component is missing in Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention, where based on user behavior analytics, it could give us suggestions.
Team Leader at L & T Finance
Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention is already capable enough to integrate with data classification tools such as Boldon James and Microsoft MIP.
Senior CyberSecurity Consultant at a computer software company with 51-200 employees
 

Setup Cost

Avanan provides flexible pricing for Office 365, with straightforward setup and costs between $4 to $8 per user.
Forcepoint DLP pricing is high, with a minimum 250 licenses, offering negotiable annual, perpetual, and subscription options.
There have been situations where the license expired before the purchased license was sent, resulting in the DLP being out of service.
Information Security Officer at Kustodian Sentral Efek Indonesia (KSEI)
The pricing is reasonable and medium, not very low, but fair for the product offered.
Cyber Security Technical Engineer at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing for Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention is that the pricing was reasonable.
Neetwork Security Engineer at a consultancy with 1-10 employees
 

Valuable Features

Avanan provides advanced malware and phishing detection, 24/7 cloud protection, easy integration with Microsoft 365, and ensures secure communications.
Forcepoint DLP offers advanced data protection with machine learning, OCR, customizable policies, regulatory compliance, and extensive reporting capabilities.
It provides multiple customization options for policies, which makes it superior to Symantec.
Cyber Security Technical Engineer at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
It supports 50 file types and continuously improves accuracy with user feedback, enabling auto-discovery across cloud, endpoint, and on-premises data stores without extra cost of repeated scans.
Data Security Specialist at BOK
Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention's email workflow checks whether emails sent from the office are forbidden by DLP rules and sends a notification to the manager accordingly.
Information Security Officer at Kustodian Sentral Efek Indonesia (KSEI)
 

Categories and Ranking

Avanan
Ranking in Data Loss Prevention (DLP)
40th
Average Rating
9.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.8
Number of Reviews
18
Ranking in other categories
Email Security (22nd)
Forcepoint Data Loss Preven...
Ranking in Data Loss Prevention (DLP)
2nd
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.4
Number of Reviews
65
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2026, in the Data Loss Prevention (DLP) category, the mindshare of Avanan is 1.2%, up from 1.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention is 4.3%, down from 8.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Data Loss Prevention (DLP) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention4.3%
Avanan1.2%
Other94.5%
Data Loss Prevention (DLP)
 

Featured Reviews

Robert Melendez - PeerSpot reviewer
Vice President Information Technology at Makeready
Enhances email security and has a very simple and easy-to-use UI
Spam protection is the most valuable feature. We have implemented the tool to enhance our email security. It helps prevent phishing attacks. The anomaly detection capabilities are baked into the security platform. The product integrates wonderfully with Microsoft 365. It's built right on a cloud platform and works almost natively. The solution has a very simple and easy-to-use UI. The tool appears extremely powerful and has a good solid feature set. It catches things that are bad for my environment. The user interface is good the way it is. If the solution continues down that path, I see no problems with the way it is going. It feels like a mature product.
Madhukar Pandey - PeerSpot reviewer
Team Leader at L & T Finance
Quarantine workflows have shifted risk to business and provide strong PII protection across channels
Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention can be improved because the options nowadays involve the use of AI. The approach of Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention is still very traditional, where I have to create the policy for each and everything. The AI component is missing in Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention, where based on user behavior analytics, it could give us suggestions. This type of improvement is needed in Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention. Additionally, the hardware costing goes up when it comes to Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention because it requires large resources in the implementation part. Not regarding the user interface, but nowadays other DLP solutions have come up with the CASB part and the SaaS platform they are providing. Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention is still lagging there, and I have to rely on the on-premises setups. The management part has been difficult as I have to patch the servers, restart them, and regularly take backups. These are a few tedious things that I have to do while managing Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention. This part also needs to be improved in Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
10%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Outsourcing Company
9%
Computer Software Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
15%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Outsourcing Company
8%
Insurance Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business7
Midsize Enterprise8
Large Enterprise6
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business33
Midsize Enterprise7
Large Enterprise29
 

Questions from the Community

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention?
Need to bare server cost if you are going for on prem setup. License cost is negotiable.
What needs improvement with Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention?
Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention can be improved because the options nowadays involve the use of AI. The approach of Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention is still very traditional, where I have to create...
What is your primary use case for Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention?
My main use case for Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention is that I have used it for all three channels: the endpoint, web, and email. The main use case is preventing the exfiltration of personally iden...
 

Also Known As

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Forcepoint DLP, Forcepoint Data Security Suite, Websense Data Security Suite
 

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Sample Customers

Bethel School District, ServiceSource, Capital Caring
Alphawest, Betsson, Cellcom Israel Ltd., Chelsea & Westminster Hospital, Confartigianato Vicenza, EverBank, Finansbank, iGATE, Landa Digital Printing, Northern California Bank, Reliance Capital, Remosa, Toyota, Scavolini, Zim Integrated Shipping Services
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