We performed a comparison between Digital Guardian and McAfee Complete Data Protection based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Endpoint Encryption solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."It has been scalable."
"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."
"The most valuable feature of Digital Guardian is its reputation. They have scored high on the Gartner Magic Quadrant."
"There is a built-in endpoint detection response that helps save money."
"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."
"It has the added advantage of offering forensic analysis."
"The technical support is really terrific."
"I like the solution's adaptive inspection and container inspection."
"Complete Data Protection lets us define roles in our data products. It helps us identify something suspicious on the client's device."
"I have found the USB part most valuable."
"The beauty of McAfee is that they are not looking at encryption from one single standpoint. It is a broader solution."
"It is capable of acting as Web control, Device Control, or Data Control."
"The most valuable feature is security."
"I don't need to have any interaction with this product, which means that it is very, very good, and it is doing its job."
"We can scale the solution."
"It worked for me: it's easy to use and has been very effective."
"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."
"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."
"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."
"I would like to see the workflow, to get all the rules and policies set up, be less complicated."
"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."
"The initial setup is a bit more complex than other solutions."
"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."
"The solution has complexities around policy creation and deployment."
"We encountered several problems with the solution's stability."
"We are looking for more granular control over the policies."
"The product consumes too much RAM and CPU for its processing and this can lead to resource issues on PCs."
"They could be better in terms of Complete Data Protection."
"A better GUI platform would make it easier to present information to management; I would not need to fix the data before I present it."
"They need to segregate McAfee Complete Data Protection for endpoints and servers."
"The solution needs to reduce the number of false positives. There are too many of them."
"The solution's pricing could be better."
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Digital Guardian is ranked 8th in Endpoint Encryption with 11 reviews while McAfee Complete Data Protection is ranked 5th in Endpoint Encryption with 31 reviews. Digital Guardian is rated 7.4, while McAfee Complete Data Protection is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Digital Guardian writes "Great data classification and data discover with built-in endpoint detection and response". On the other hand, the top reviewer of McAfee Complete Data Protection writes "Bandwidth is reduced and online protection does a good job of identifying traits". Digital Guardian is most compared with Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention, Symantec Data Loss Prevention, Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention, CrowdStrike Falcon and Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, whereas McAfee Complete Data Protection is most compared with Microsoft BitLocker, Symantec Endpoint Encryption, Cisco Secure Endpoint, Trend Micro Endpoint Encryption and Sophos SafeGuard. See our Digital Guardian vs. McAfee Complete Data Protection report.
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