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Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration vs McAfee Total Protection for 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:
 

Categories and Ranking

Check Point Harmony Email &...
Ranking in Data Loss Prevention (DLP)
5th
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
67
Ranking in other categories
Email Security (5th), Cloud Workload Protection Platforms (CWPP) (9th)
McAfee Total Protection for...
Ranking in Data Loss Prevention (DLP)
27th
Average Rating
7.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
29
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2025, in the Data Loss Prevention (DLP) category, the mindshare of Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration is 1.6%, down from 2.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of McAfee Total Protection for Data Loss Prevention is 1.0%, down from 1.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Data Loss Prevention (DLP)
 

Featured Reviews

Nasseer Qureshi - PeerSpot reviewer
Email security effectively detects a wide range of threats and improves productivity
Since we have been using Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration for a year, we haven't encountered significant challenges. However, it would be beneficial if it could support other email security services beyond Microsoft and Google. Integration with other platforms would enhance its appeal since the features are commendable. While the analytics are commendable, they don't provide deep dive insights. They show the overall counts of malware, phishing, and business compromise emails, but there isn't a robust ability to dive deeper into those categories to see specifics. Analytics should allow us to explore which users received malware emails the most or trends among departments. Currently, we have to sift through manually, which is not ideal. A more profound analytical capability would elevate the tool to become the complete email security solution for any user.
VivekGupta7 - PeerSpot reviewer
Versatile with good patching and a straightforward setup
There is some fine-tuning needed, even once you define something. We need to do a lot of configuration. It would be easier if they made the configuration simpler, especially in the beginning. They need to give the user more choices and provide more guidance to help avoid problems later on. We'd like some more built-in predictive analytics so we can be prepared for what might happen in the future. We did have some bandwidth issues during setup. If your update fails, you may have stability issues. We find it difficult to reach higher levels of support when we face larger issues.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"This DLP is very useful, as it gives our users additional protection."
"We are able to protect sensitive business data and maintain regulatory compliance with advanced data leak prevention (DLP)."
"It is very intuitive. It is a point and click type of deal."
"In my opinion, it's one of the best products. It does protect other things like Slack and Salesforce, which are more about communication."
"Overall, I would rate it ten out of ten."
"I can count the number of endpoints, emails, and collaborations being used in the environment."
"Data loss and data leakage prevention are well deployed which helps businesses to scale and expand effortlessly without any trouble."
"The most valuable features would be its ability to intercept phishing emails and emails laden with malware, viruses, false links, etc."
"Offers some good protection features."
"The product provides us with an excellent, dependable solution to recommend to clients for their security needs."
"The tool focuses on endpoints rather than networks. Endpoints cover everything. It wouldn't be possible to steal confidential information from endpoints."
"The initial setup process was easy."
"The product is largely stable."
"McAfee Total Protection for Data Loss Prevention is a very stable product."
"The solution has good stability and endpoint."
"The most valuable feature is strong data leak prevention for data protection."
 

Cons

"While the analytics are commendable, they don't provide deep dive insights. They show the overall counts of malware, phishing, and business compromise emails, but there isn't a robust ability to dive deeper into those categories to see specifics."
"Although it has good characteristics, it should improve the graphical interface and the latency that it sometimes presents."
"The next release should focus more on email categorization and provide options for unlocking blocked safe emails."
"They could continue to offer more stringent security policy measures for threat point management."
"After updates, the internet connection fails, and I have to restart my desktop to resume initial functionalities."
"At this time, the two-factor authentication does not work for Active Directory."
"Check Point should integrate with features available in Barracuda."
"Since the portal to the management and administration entry sometimes has performance problems and takes a long time to respond to what has arrived, the handling of the tool is difficult."
"The solution needs an easier integration in heterogeneous and dynamic environments."
"The licensing cost for McAfee Total Protection could be cheaper, but apart from that, I don't need anything else. The software has what I need."
"The interface can be improved, it's too cluttered."
"The product fails to offer automatic classification capabilities to its users."
"When this solution is used it requires a lot of administration because the users can have difficulties using it and require assistance. The administrators are continuously modifying the policies for the users. Technical support will be used frequently."
"McAfee needs to clarify its rules."
"The solution needs to be a one-stop protection shop. And yet, the DLP isn't strong. Anyone can break it quite easily."
"There needs to be support for blocking the sending of files by email because even if you block or remove an external disk, the files are not protected."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing and licensing are always negotiable."
"You can get CloudGuard as part of Infinity. When you do the solution through Infinity, it's a per user type of license cost."
"The price is very good, based on what they deliver."
"The pricing is in the middle. Check Point's pricing is not the highest in the competitive market."
"I rate the platform’s pricing a seven and a half."
"Reasonable cost, quick and easy implementation, and transparent."
"I'm in this business as a system integrator, so I need to suggest Check Point to some customers who are comparing products. I sell Check Point, Fortinet, and Palo Alto solutions. In terms of licensing, this solution is quite competitive but very costly. For someone looking at security as a primary concern, they should only invest in Check Point. For a customer who is looking at security combined with pricing, Check Point might not be the core solution for them. In today's market, customers are looking for effective security with efficient pricing, and Check Point is not suitable for these types of customers."
"Having information stolen by a hacker would be more expensive than purchasing a license."
"Licensing fees are paid on a yearly basis."
"I'm paying the license for McAfee Total Protection yearly. It could be cheaper, but it's fine."
"McAfee Total Protection for Data Loss Prevention is an expensive solution."
"The pricing seems expensive both for the license and the support."
"If the client purchases the entire suite of McAfee Endpoint, the license is included."
"There is an annual license to use this solution."
"The price of the solution could improve."
"The price is high for this type of product."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
20%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Healthcare Company
5%
Computer Software Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Retailer
7%
Real Estate/Law Firm
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Check Point Harmony Email & Office?
Pricing is a bit expensive, but it is worth it considering the features that Check Point provides.
What is your primary use case for Check Point Harmony Email & Office?
The main use case for Check Point Harmony ( /products/avaya-workforce-engagement-reviews ) Email & Collaboration is to protect incoming and outgoing emails. We use Microsoft Office 365 ( /produ...
What do you like most about Check Point Harmony Email & Office?
The product offers good and easy integration capabilities with other products.
What do you like most about McAfee Total Protection for Data Loss Prevention?
The tool focuses on endpoints rather than networks. Endpoints cover everything. It wouldn't be possible to steal confidential information from endpoints.
 

Also Known As

Check Point CloudGuard, Check Point CloudGuard SaaS , Check Point Harmony Email & Office
McAfee Total Protection for Data, McAfee Total Protection for DLP, Total Protection for Data, Intel Security Total Protection for Data
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Helvetia, Denham Capital, Daymark Solutions, Neopharm Group
Kleberg Bank
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