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Check Point Pointsec [EOL] vs WinMagic SecureDoc comparison

 

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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 Pointsec [EOL]
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.8
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
WinMagic SecureDoc
Average Rating
7.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.4
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
Endpoint Encryption (8th), Mobile Data Protection (5th)
 

Featured Reviews

AshleyMorales - PeerSpot reviewer
Cloud computing at ITQS
Very good disk encryption, secure authentication, and centralized administration
At the time when this tool was launched on the market, it had new technologies integrated within. It was the beginning of the revolution of computing, and at the beginning, with the characteristics, everything was wonderful. However, if we compare it with today's technologies, we see that it is lacking quite a few things, including a nice interface, more functionalities, integrations with third parties, more security administration in policies, and more detailed reports.
it_user774159 - PeerSpot reviewer
System Administrator at a tech vendor with 501-1,000 employees
Provides DLP and security of all company data on workstations, however we had issues with deployment on legacy-formatted drives
The Central Management server Provides DLP and security of all company data on workstations. MacOS X is missing features. OS X High Sierra is still not supported. 11 months. We had issues with deployment on legacy-formatted drives so make sure you know how your drives are formatted. The…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"One of the characteristics that give us the most value is that it offers the ability to perform HTTPS inspections."
"If you have a Premium Support plan then the technical support is very good."
"Check Point GAiA is easy to use."
"From the moment we started using Check Point Secure Web Gateway, we realized its great value and ability to take it not only on-premise but also into our cloud-based environment."
"Full disk encryption helps us ensure that data stored on a device is encrypted."
"At the time when this tool was launched on the market, it had new technologies integrated within."
"The Central Management server."
"The technical support is very good."
 

Cons

"The UI was one of the most difficult points to get used to. Due to the UI, even though it was used every day, the administration was complicated."
"The installation was quite complex."
"In the next release of this solution, I would like to see application identity support."
"Overall, this is a good product but it does lack features that we need."
"We would maybe want (in the future) advanced security in the filtering of access to the metaverse by augmented reality cameras."
"MacOS X is missing features."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"Licensing and pricing is on par with the market."
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Top Industries

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Construction Company
14%
Government
11%
Computer Software Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
10%
 

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Also Known As

Pointsec
SecureDoc
 

Overview

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Sample Customers

Glatfelter
NEC Group,Export Development Canada, SecureDoc University of Guelph, Swiss Bank, Suva (Swiss Accident Insurance), Money Partners (UK), Children's Hospital of Denver, The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), Arch Chemicals
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