Digital Guardian vs Panda Adaptive Defense 360 comparison

Fortra and WatchGuard are both solutions in the Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) category. Fortra is ranked #41 with an average rating of 7.8, while WatchGuard is ranked #23 with an average rating of 8.9. Fortra holds a 0.4% mindshare in EDR, compared to WatchGuard’s 1.7% mindshare. Additionally, 77% of Fortra users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 95% of WatchGuard users who would recommend it.

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95% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 9, 2024

Panda Adaptive Defense 360 and Digital Guardian are two notable security solutions. Users seem more satisfied with the ease of deployment and customer service of Panda Adaptive Defense 360, whereas Digital Guardian appears superior in features and ROI.

Features: Panda Adaptive Defense 360 offers robust threat detection, automatic response, and advanced threat hunting capabilities. Digital Guardian provides data classification, context-aware detection, and comprehensive endpoint protection.

Room for Improvement: Panda Adaptive Defense 360 users mention occasional false positives, a need for better report customization, and improvements in real-time monitoring. Digital Guardian users highlight the complexity of initial setup, occasional performance impact, and the need for a more intuitive user interface.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Panda Adaptive Defense 360 is appreciated for its straightforward deployment and responsive customer support. Digital Guardian, while effective, is noted for a steeper learning curve during deployment.

Pricing and ROI: Panda Adaptive Defense 360 users report satisfactory setup costs and a good ROI, despite some considering it pricey. Digital Guardian users feel the product is worth its higher cost due to its superior feature set.

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Categories and Ranking

Digital Guardian

Ranking in Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)

41st

Average Rating

7.4

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Data Loss Prevention (DLP) (11th), Endpoint Encryption (9th), Mobile Data Protection (7th), Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) (23rd)

Panda Adaptive Defense 360

Ranking in Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)

23rd

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) (29th)

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) category, the mindshare of Digital Guardian is 0.4%, down from 0.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Panda Adaptive Defense 360 is 1.7%, up from 1.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)

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Sandeep Jopat

Cyber Security Researcher at a engineering company with 10,001+ employees

Highly customizable, helpful support, and multiple modules available

Digital Guardian is generally considered stable, with its robust data loss prevention capabilities being highly valued by organizations. However, as with any complex software solution, there may be occasional challenges in terms of compatibility with certain operating systems or applications. In such cases, it may be necessary to modify settings or entries within Digital Guardian to ensure optimal performance. Overall, Digital Guardian is a stable solution that can be highly customized to meet the specific needs and requirements of organizations. As with any software solution, regular maintenance and support from a team of experts is necessary to ensure optimal performance and stability.

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PaolaLamura

SOC & Incident Manager at Retelit

While being easy to manage and create reports, the tool also offers a good UI

I rate the ease of use and management of Panda Adaptive Defense 360 an eight on a scale of one to ten. The tool's ability to provide information about the vulnerability is the most impactful feature of the product that has an impact on our company's security posture. Speaking about scenarios where the solution effectively prevented the security breach, I would say that our company sees how the tool blocks when our customers accidentally click on some malware, after which it quarantines that file. My company makes a playbook with the SOAR tool that Panda Adaptive Defense 360 uses to block and isolate attacks. In our company's system, if there is a big event that occurs, then to block the endpoint, we use SOAR with Panda Adaptive Defense 360 to block and isolate attacks or threats. The solution's real-time monitoring has improved our company's ability to detect threats if we use it in our company with Panda SIEMFeeder. Only if in my company there is a need to do some research, prepare a report, or if we want to change the policy, so it is not very often that we use the visualization part of the tool in our company. The reporting and analytics part of the tool has helped with the decision-making in our company since we combine different kinds of logs and situations from different ingestion logs, and we can configure a specific alert. In my company, we use the tool's data search functionality if required to check the information we need. Presently, our company uses the configuration alert and SIEMFeeder in our system. I rate the tool a nine out of ten.

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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 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 technical support is really terrific."

"It has been scalable."

"We have been able to monitor access to files from each of our workstations."

"I like the solution's adaptive inspection and container inspection."

"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."

"It has the added advantage of offering forensic analysis."

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"The most valuable feature of the solution is its device control."

"It offers an easy initial setup."

"It is easy to manage."

"The product so far has been good at protecting us. We haven't faced a breach."

"I've found it's got excellent web protection."

"It prevents our users from circumventing security. Everything is password protected so they can't get into it. They can't uninstall it. They can't do anything."

"It is stable, and the performance is good."

"It's very easy to deploy, we don't have any problem or issues. It's most full automatic. It basically takes the assumption that everything is supposed to be a suspect; files, processes, URL accesses, and so on."

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Cons

"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."

"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."

"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."

"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."

"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."

"The solution has complexities around policy creation and deployment."

"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."

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"It needs improvements in its EDR and its ability to manage all the nodes. I'd like better communication between the console and the nodes, so I don't have to remote into each individual machine that's having an issue with the protection."

"Panda Security Adaptive Defense can improve by including the intrusion and prevention system not only on their most expensive platform. Additionally, it blocks software that is legitimate from users. They complain and then we have to manually unblock the software, by hash, or we receive a message. Some of the prevention features are not available and this might cause us to need a separate firewall or something to protect the company."

"Needs a better way to scan the hardware to detect whether it's valid."

"Panda Security Adaptive Defense’s stability could be improved."

"The only part I really don't use as much is their firewall. It's a bit superfluous. Most people have their own firewall in place, so they don't really need that part portion of the solution."

"Improvements could be made in terms of how the reporting is structured."

"The stability could be improved. My teammates who use Panda Security and I have experienced some issues."

"It needs some improvements in the DNS security feature. Currently, it does not have full DNS security. It only has semi-DNS security, which can be improved. It is an important feature for us, and it would be really good if they can improve the DNS security feature. Our group has some plans to change to Cisco AMP, which has features such as DNS, Umbrella. We are trying to learn about Cisco AMP and compare it with Panda."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

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

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

"The price of Digital Guardian is expensive."

"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."

"The cost was around $300,000."

"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."

"Customers need to pay monthly licensing costs for Panda Security Adaptive Defense, which is not expensive."

"I don't think Panda's license is too expensive, but they're charging more than it's worth. It's a yearly license. For 1,000 endpoints, it's around $18,000."

"Our licensing fee is 1M Euro per month, so it is about 80 Euro's per user."

"There is a license needed to use this solution and it is approximately $30 annually."

"The price of this solution depends on the number of licenses that you are purchasing."

"The solution is priced well for what features it provides."

"The licensing is subscription-based and priced well compared to other endpoint security solutions."

"The licensing costs are not too high. We pay about 20 Euros a year. It's a reasonable amount to pay."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

24%

Financial Services Firm

14%

Manufacturing Company

Healthcare Company

Computer Software Company

16%

Comms Service Provider

14%

Hospitality Company

Financial Services Firm

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Digital Guardian?

I like the solution's adaptive inspection and container inspection.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Digital Guardian?

Technical support is included in the subscription package. But if, during the subscription, our clients want to include the professional services of a Digital Guardian engineer, the price changes. ...

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What needs improvement with Digital Guardian?

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.

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What do you like most about Panda Security Adaptive Defense?

The most valuable features of the solution stem from the fact that I like the tool's UI, ease of management, ease of making reports, and the ability to export information easily.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Panda Security Adaptive Defense?

Although it is not a cheap solution, it is satisfying and functional. It is worth the money and provides good return on investment.

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What needs improvement with Panda Security Adaptive Defense?

The software has performance issues due to its requirements on the processor, however, these issues are common with other vendors, not just WatchGuard.

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Panda Security Endpoint Protection, Panda Security for Desktops

Overview

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.

Fortra

Advanced Security to Stop Breaches
Unified Endpoint Protection (EPP) and Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) capabilities, with our unique Zero-Trust Application Service and Threat Hunting Service in one single solution, to effectively detect and classify 100% of processes running on all the endpoints within your organization.

Cloud-delivered endpoint prevention, detection, containment and response technologies against advanced threat, zero-day malware, ransomware, phishing, in-memory exploits and malware-less attacks. It also provides IDS, firewall, device control, email protection, URL & content filtering capabilities.

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Sample Customers

The Fifth Avenue Theatre, Jabil Circuit

Indra, Valea AB, Fineit, Aemcom, Data Solutions INC., Gloucestershire NHS, Golden Star Resources Ltd, Hispania Racing Team, Instituto Dos Museus e da ConserÊo, Escuelas Pias Provincia Emaus, Axiom Housing Association, Municipality of Bjuv, Lesedi Nuclear, Mullsj_ municipality, Eng. skolan Norr AB, Dalakraft AB, Peter Green Haulage Ltd

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