We performed a comparison between Symantec DLP and Digital Guardian based on our users’ reviews in five categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison results: Based on the parameters we compared, Symantec DLP comes out ahead of Digital Guardian. While both solutions offer valuable endpoint security and data analysis, Digital Guardian’s lack of support and high price leaves room for improvement.
"There is a built-in endpoint detection response that helps save money."
"I like the solution's adaptive inspection and container inspection."
"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."
"In Digital Guardian, they have the cloud correlation servers that give you visibility work like EBR and the correlation server works very well for security analysis."
"It has the added advantage of offering forensic analysis."
"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."
"We have been able to monitor access to files from each of our workstations."
"It has been scalable."
"The product is very robust."
"They have a feature on the management side called the document indexer. Let's say you have a unique document with many near identical versions, which have one or several values that change, while the rest of the content stays the same. You can collect 50 of those documents and put them into this feature of the Symantec DLP system. It will compress them and create a profile specifically for that document."
"The most valuable feature is file-level DLP."
"We find the product is easy to manage and maintain."
"The data matching features are the most valuable due to the easy policy setup and implementation."
"The most valuable aspect of Symantec DLP is its powerful policy system."
"All of the features are really important, including DLP for the OCR and endpoint. It will be all of the combined features that will give you the strength to control the data. Every feature has its own uniqueness, different control and will help you to protect the data."
"There's only one policy needed to implement for all channels."
"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."
"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."
"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."
"Technical support could be better."
"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."
"Agent configuration should be improved for easier interaction for users, particularly by allowing configuration changes to be done on a grid."
"This product is very powerful but it is very complex, so making it simpler to use would be an improvement."
"They need to expand the channels they check."
"The product's technical support services need improvement."
"There are some features that are not available which are required by every data loss prevention solution."
"Symantec could be better with infrastructure."
"Since being acquired by Broadcom, the support has really degraded for small and medium enterprises."
"Technical support is pathetic."
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Digital Guardian is ranked 10th in Data Loss Prevention (DLP) with 11 reviews while Symantec Data Loss Prevention is ranked 3rd in Data Loss Prevention (DLP) with 53 reviews. Digital Guardian is rated 7.4, while Symantec Data Loss Prevention is rated 8.0. 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 Symantec Data Loss Prevention writes "Consitent, accurate, and simple". Digital Guardian is most compared with Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention, Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, CrowdStrike Falcon and Faronics Deep Freeze, whereas Symantec Data Loss Prevention is most compared with Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention, Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention, CoSoSys Endpoint Protector, Zscaler DLP and Trend Micro Integrated Data Loss Prevention. See our Digital Guardian vs. Symantec Data Loss Prevention report.
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