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Updated on May 2, 2023

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.

  • Ease of Deployment: Both solutions are described as being moderately complex to deploy, needing a fair amount of user education to complete the process.
  • Features: Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention offers complete end-to-end security, valuable incident management and fingerprinting capabilities, as well as file movement visibility. However, its real-time reporting features, third-party integration, and availability for Linux need improvement. Digital Guardian features built-in endpoint detection and response, data classification, and forensic analysis tools, as well as robust data loss prevention capabilities. Its substantial amount of RAM and CPU usage, agent deployment console, and complex implementation, leave room for improvement.
  • Pricing: Forcepoint DLP’s cost is reasonable and competitive, while that of Digital Guardian is said to be potentially expensive for smaller enterprises.
  • Service and Support: Forcepoint DL’s support team is described as more professional than that of other solutions, while Digital Guardian’s support team is said to need improvement, despite their 24/7 availability.
  • ROI: Reviewers noted that both solutions give them a return on investment.

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.

To learn more, read our detailed Digital Guardian vs. Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention Report (Updated: May 2023).
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Pros
"It has the added advantage of offering forensic analysis.""It can scale from 100 to 10,000. There's no problem with the scalability.""It has been scalable.""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.""We have been able to monitor access to files from each of our workstations.""There is a built-in endpoint detection response that helps save money.""The most valuable feature of Digital Guardian is its reputation. They have scored high on the Gartner Magic Quadrant."

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"Our organization's intellectual property is not misused or extracted without permission.""I like that you can quickly create policies and enforce them in a matter of minutes.""Stable and scalable solution for data protection. It offers good technical support, and has no major installation issues.""The incident management and fingerprinting have been the most valuable features.""The Forcepoint tool is well developed. It is ranked in many evaluations at the top when it comes to enterprise DLP solutions. It has good artificial intelligence that enables our customers to focus on specific incidents, instead of having a complicated list of uncategorized incidents.""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.""Technical support has been helpful.""I did not experience any crashes. The solution has been stable in my usage."

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Cons
"The solution has complexities around policy creation and deployment.""The initial setup is a bit more complex than other solutions.""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.""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.""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.""Technical support could be better.""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."

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"The deployment can be difficult.""The APIs for device integration are limited, so that could be improved.""Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention can improve by having an uninstall option for the client or restart of a client agent can be controlled from the server. This feature is missing which is available with other solutions.""Lacks the ability to control the USB port devices so that content coming out of the port is blocked.""The solution lacks sufficient customization.""An area for improvement for Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention is its price. It would be good if they could offer better pricing.""With respect to the discovery component, the reports are very hard to interpret because they come out in an illogical format.""We faced some issues with the endpoint installation of the agent as it is not from a common ground."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "The price of Digital Guardian is expensive."
  • "The cost was around $300,000."
  • "The price of Digital Guardian is on the higher end compared to other vendors."
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  • "Its pricing is quite low considering the features they are offering. As compared to other solutions, it is reasonable. They do have professional support. If we need professional support, then there will be additional costs."
  • "The licensing of Forcepoint is quite straightforward. It's based on the number of users. The support fees are a separate cost."
  • "The pricing is reasonable. That's why we went with Forcepoint. They were pretty competitive."
  • "They have to look at a different pricing structure for small to medium-sized enterprises because the cost is too high."
  • "They are flexible regarding the pricing and they have a good model for an OEM data classification tool... Forcepoint has been one of the most competitively priced products over the last few years."
  • "Pricing for this solution could be better."
  • "Forcepoint has been very cost-effective because they gave us a good deal while procuring the DLP solution."
  • "Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention is costlier than other brands, but not all. Of the solutions, I have used Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention is more costly."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:The most valuable feature of Digital Guardian is its reputation. They have scored high on the Gartner Magic Quadrant.
    Top Answer: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.
    Top Answer:We appreciate the user-friendliness and ease of implementation of the Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention platform. The availability of the vendor support team is an added advantage.
    Top Answer:There is an annual subscription model and the amount depends on the type of implementation.
    Top Answer:The support could improve Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention.
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    Also Known As
    Forcepoint DLP, Forcepoint Data Security Suite, Websense Data Security Suite
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    Overview

    Digital Guardian Endpoint Data Loss Prevention (DLP) protects sensitive data on all your endpoints. It protects intellectual property and personal information. An endpoint agent that captures and records all system, user and data events on or off the network. It has a granular control of all data movement that can be configured to automatically block, justify or encrypt sensitive data in or attached to email, files moved to removable drives, cloud storage, or web - malware and malware-free - before sensitive data is lost. It has a built-in advanced data classification that creates and modifies classification and usage policies through content inspection, context-awareness and user classification. It provides design policies with controls that won't block actions that comply with corporate policy so employees remain productive while the data stays safe.

    Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention (DLP) is a data loss prevention tool that protects users from advanced threats and data breaches. Forcepoint DLP’s technologies can quickly identify and protect sensitive data and provide insight and awareness into attacks on endpoint devices both on and off the network.

    With company data constantly on the move, data security teams must have visibility and control across all channels - endpoint, web, network, email, and cloud. Forcepoint DLP provides protection and visibility across all data in the cloud as well as on-premises. One of the key features of Forcepoint DLP is its ability to identify data at rest, in motion, and in use and efficiently secure sensitive information.

    Forcepoint DLP key features:

    • Identify, remediate and secure sensitive data with network, cloud, and endpoint discovery.
    • Central management of policies across all channels, including cloud, endpoint, network, web, and email.
    • Optical Character Recognition (OCR) to identify data embedded in images.
    • Personally Identifiable Information (PII) for validation checks, real name detection, and proximity analysis.
    • Custom encryption identification for exposing concealed data.
    • Machine learning, which allows users to train the system to identify unfamiliar data. Users can provide the engine with positive and negative examples so similar data can be flagged.
    • Analytics for identifying changes in user behavior. These analytics are leveraged to better understand user risk and are then implemented as automated policy enforcement based on the risk level of the user.
    • Cloud protection for monitoring and preventing the loss of sensitive data online, and assessing the risk posed by visited websites.

    Reviews from Real Users

    Forcepoint DLP stands out among its competitors for a number of reasons. Two major ones are its risk analysis features and its OCR and data discovery capabilities.

    Allan P., an associate consultant at Atos, writes, “With OCR and Risk Analysis, we are able to determine if anything sensitive has been shared. OCR helps us to safeguard those things and with risk ranking, we can determine which user is trying to violate policies multiple times even though they have been blocked. It does require additional servers, as the processing and result of the incident is high, however, it's worth using to see all the use cases being met with these two features as well. They are the best features provided by Forcepoint.”

    Mahesh D., A senior manager at 2Five1, notes, “The workflow remediation is quite good. That is a key feature because of which it has the upper hand over other DLP solutions. Endpoint protection, web protection, network protection, and storage use are valuable features. Among these, endpoint protection is most valuable. It has good policies and good mechanisms to detect incidents. The workflow remediation is quite good. That is a key feature because of which it has the upper hand over other DLP solutions. Endpoint protection, web protection, network protection, and storage use are valuable features. Among these, endpoint protection is most valuable. It has good policies and good mechanisms to detect incidents.”

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    The Fifth Avenue Theatre, Jabil Circuit
    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
    Top Industries
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    Computer Software Company16%
    Financial Services Firm12%
    Manufacturing Company8%
    Insurance Company7%
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    Financial Services Firm23%
    Computer Software Company14%
    Security Firm9%
    Comms Service Provider9%
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    Computer Software Company17%
    Financial Services Firm15%
    Comms Service Provider9%
    Manufacturing Company7%
    Company Size
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    Small Business73%
    Large Enterprise27%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business20%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise67%
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    Small Business51%
    Midsize Enterprise10%
    Large Enterprise39%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business20%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise67%
    Buyer's Guide
    Digital Guardian vs. Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention
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    Digital Guardian is ranked 6th in Data Loss Prevention (DLP) with 7 reviews while Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention is ranked 2nd in Data Loss Prevention (DLP) with 30 reviews. Digital Guardian is rated 7.0, while Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Digital Guardian writes "Highly customizable, helpful support, and multiple modules available". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention writes "Good interface, powerful OCR and data discovery capabilities, customizable". Digital Guardian is most compared with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Symantec Data Loss Prevention, Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention, CrowdStrike Falcon and Carbon Black CB Defense, whereas Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention is most compared with Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention, Symantec Data Loss Prevention, CoSoSys Endpoint Protector, Zscaler Cloud DLP and GTB Technologies Inspector. See our Digital Guardian vs. Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention report.

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