Bitdefender GravityZone Extended Detection and Response (XDR) vs Digital Guardian comparison

Bitdefender and Fortra are both solutions in the Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) category. Bitdefender is ranked #38 with an average rating of 8.3, while Fortra is ranked #61. Bitdefender holds a 0.5% mindshare in EDR, compared to Fortra’s 0.5% mindshare. Additionally, 85% of Bitdefender users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 80% of Fortra users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 9, 2024

Digital Guardian and Bitdefender GravityZone Extended Detection and Response (XDR) are both advanced cybersecurity solutions. Bitdefender seems to have the upper hand due to its comprehensive threat detection and response suite, making it more appealing despite its higher price.

Features: Digital Guardian is known for its robust data protection capabilities, granular policy enforcement, and data visibility. Bitdefender XDR integrates multiple security tools into a single platform, offers superior threat detection, and provides cross-platform protection with analytics-driven insights.

Room for Improvement: Digital Guardian could improve scalability, simplify rule management, and enhance user interface intuitiveness. Bitdefender XDR could enhance cloud integration, refine threat hunting tools, and improve reporting capabilities.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Digital Guardian's deployment can be cumbersome and complex, requiring significant time and effort, though customer service is responsive. Bitdefender XDR is noted for straightforward deployment and user-friendly setup procedures, with well-regarded customer service.

Pricing and ROI: Digital Guardian is seen as cost-intensive with mixed ROI feedback due to high initial setup costs. Bitdefender XDR justifies its higher price point through extensive features and effective threat mitigation, leading to a more favorable ROI perception.

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Categories and Ranking

Bitdefender GravityZone Ext...

Ranking in Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)

38th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Network Detection and Response (NDR) (18th), Extended Detection and Response (XDR) (29th)

Digital Guardian

Ranking in Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)

61st

Average Rating

7.4

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Data Loss Prevention (DLP) (24th), Endpoint Encryption (14th), Mobile Data Protection (6th), Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) (32nd)

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) category, the mindshare of Bitdefender GravityZone Extended Detection and Response (XDR) is 0.5%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Digital Guardian is 0.5%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Bitdefender GravityZone Extended Detection and Response (XDR)	0.5%
Digital Guardian	0.5%
Other	99.0%

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Company Advisor

Automated protection has reduced our management time and keeps all client environments consistently secure

Reporting in Bitdefender GravityZone Extended Detection and Response (XDR) could be improved. It has some reporting in it, but it's a little cumbersome to work with, so the reporting that is there could be improved. The analytics dashboards of Bitdefender GravityZone Extended Detection and Response (XDR) are quite useful, and they are nice in that we can see an overview very quickly and drill down into specific issues or specific clients. The dashboards are quite good, though it would be nice if we had the same with automated reports. It would be much more useful for us to have that via email or having a report. The only downside that we find is that the product is a little bit slow.

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Syed Mubeen

IT Manager at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

Enterprise data protection has supported regulatory compliance and integrates with classification tools

In terms of functionality, many features are valuable in Digital Guardian, as the first thing for most customers is that they are using solutions such as Boldon James and Titus, which fall under the classification side, and Digital Guardian can easily integrate with this data classification solution and has a very granular level of configuration and policy tuning. Digital Guardian's data protection policies are indeed useful for my clients. Regarding Digital Guardian, I find it to be a very good solution, and in fact, it is an enterprise-level solution that has very tight integration with most of the products, with Fortra but also with others.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The product is easy to use."

"The best thing about Bitdefender is that it has got top-notch features and it is not tied to specific countries like some other antivirus tools."

"The threat detection rates are exceptionally good, better than most of the competition."

"The best features in the product, as a reseller, are the integrated SOC; integration with a SOC is one of the advantages."

"I find Bitdefender GravityZone Ultra Plus to be a pretty good solution for the mid-level market, specifically for organizations with up to two hundred fifty users. I like that it is an averagely priced solution. It also has a straightforward installation that can be completed within three to five minutes. Its technical support is also good enough."

"We moved from Sophos antivirus to Bitdefender GravityZone Extended Detection and Response (XDR), and ever since then, we've been very happy with the product."

"Bitdefender GravityZone Ultra Plus is highly stable."

"The solution has best-in-breed technology and scores very highly on efficacy rates."

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"The feature we call desktop recording is the most valuable aspect of the solution. Not only can we collect data from the user's usage, but we also capture his screenshots when he is trying to steal the data."

"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 most valuable feature of Digital Guardian is its reputation. They have scored high on the Gartner Magic Quadrant."

"The technical support is really terrific."

"Regarding Digital Guardian, I find it to be a very good solution, and in fact, it is an enterprise-level solution that has very tight integration with most of the products, with Fortra but also with others."

"It has been scalable."

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Cons

"Some customers would like additional features that aren't available through the current GravityZone platform. Some feedback has been about the deletion of other software not going smoothly during the installation of Bitdefender, particularly the removal of previous software like Sophos."

"Reporting in Bitdefender GravityZone Extended Detection and Response (XDR) could be improved."

"Adding a feature like Data Loss Prevention would be beneficial."

"I would like automatic issue fixing for users without needing to physically open the PC. I'd prefer updates and fixes from the cloud to avoid headaches and save time."

"The solution seems to be pretty amateur for an EDR solution, and it should be more in sync in terms of features, with solutions such as FireEye and SentinelOne."

"Some customers would like additional features that aren't available through the current GravityZone platform."

"Detection and response is a disadvantage that could be improved."

"The solution must improve its management features."

"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."

"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."

"When considering potential areas for improvement, it may be beneficial for Digital Guardian to optimize its processes and reduce the computational demands on the system, particularly with regard to high CPU usage. Although Digital Guardian offers numerous benefits, it can consume a substantial amount of RAM and CPU power."

"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."

"I would like to see the workflow, to get all the rules and policies set up, be less complicated."

"Some features on Mac and Linux are not complete currently. For example, some device control features haven't been transferred over to the other systems. If they could have their Windows features also available on Mac and Linux, that would be perfect. Some of our customers have a Mac environment for their RD environment. Having the solution fully capable of handling everything in a Mac environment is crucial."

"Technical support could be better."

"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."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Bitdefender GravityZone Ultra Plus is pretty average, meaning it's not cheaper, but it's pretty good. It has average pricing."

"We have purchased licenses for the use of Bitdefender GravityZone Ultra Plus. The price of the solution is reasonable but could be better."

"The price of Digital Guardian is expensive."

"I rate the solution's pricing an eight out of ten because Digital Guardian is expensive."

"The cost was around $300,000."

"The price of Digital Guardian is on the higher end compared to other vendors."

"Digital Guardian has both, subscription and perpetual licenses, but I think when everything (all technologies) will go to the cloud they will only offer subscriptions."

"If I compare Digital Guardian with Symantec, the license cost is lower, but McAfee can be cheaper than Digital Guardian. It depends on how many licenses you plan to buy and how big the project is. The cost is not so high as Symantec, but not as cheap as McAfee. They can easily sell the solution for price."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

16%

Comms Service Provider

14%

Educational Organization

University

Financial Services Firm

13%

Computer Software Company

10%

Manufacturing Company

Healthcare Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	6
Large Enterprise	1

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	10
Large Enterprise	3

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Bitdefender GravityZone Ultra Plus?

It's a good price for the solution and for the customer.

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What needs improvement with Bitdefender GravityZone Ultra Plus?

Detection and response is a disadvantage that could be improved. It could be improved by the technical teams of Bitdefender GravityZone Extended Detection and Response (XDR). I think the detection ...

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What is your primary use case for Bitdefender GravityZone Ultra Plus?

I work as a reseller for Bitdefender GravityZone Extended Detection and Response (XDR). My clients are using the Endpoint Risk Analytics feature. I use Bitdefender GravityZone Extended Detection an...

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What needs improvement with Digital Guardian?

Regarding points for improvement, from a technical aspect, I do not see any suggestions that have come to my notice, but it is an enterprise-level product, and the issue is that it works only with ...

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What is your primary use case for Digital Guardian?

The main use case for Digital Guardian is for endpoint DLP, as it is the product for endpoint-level DLP and is one of the core requirements for many enterprises that have to follow compliance, so t...

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What advice do you have for others considering Digital Guardian?

I would recommend Digital Guardian to other users, as I mentioned, we have to see the client's existing environment, and since we are not bound to sell Digital Guardian, we are open to selling even...

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Also Known As

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Overview

Bitdefender GravityZone XDR enhances network security via advanced threat detection, offers centralized incident response, and comprehensive endpoint protection. Users value the user-friendly interface, robust analytics, and streamlined management, significantly boosting organizational efficiency and productivity.

Bitdefender

Digital Guardian is proud to be part of Fortra’s comprehensive cybersecurity portfolio, and one of the Data Protection family of products. Fortra simplifies today’s complex cybersecurity landscape by bringing complementary products together to solve problems in innovative ways. These integrated, scalable solutions address the fast-changing challenges you face in safeguarding your organization. With the help of the powerful protection from Digital Guardian and others, Fortra is your relentless ally, here for you every step of the way throughout your cybersecurity journey.

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