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Digital Guardian vs VMware Carbon Black Endpoint comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 9, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
5.8
Digital Guardian improved data protection, reduced breach risks, ensured compliance, saved money, and enhanced security and operational efficiency.
Sentiment score
5.6
VMware Carbon Black Endpoint delivers strong ROI with enhanced security, reducing costs and malware incidents within six months.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.7
Digital Guardian's customer service is prompt but can be inconsistent, especially for complex issues or international clients.
Sentiment score
6.3
VMware Carbon Black Endpoint support is knowledgeable but inconsistent, with varied satisfaction and room for improvement in response times.
For vendor support, such as Fortra support, I would rate it a seven because all the support comes from different parts that sometimes have challenges meeting time zones, and sometimes they reroute to distributors and rely on partners.
IT Manager at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Regarding the technical support of Broadcom, they are responsive and helpful.
Senior VP, Technology & Leading Technology Office at a outsourcing company with 1,001-5,000 employees
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
8.0
Digital Guardian efficiently scales across environments, managing endpoints for organizations of all sizes, despite minor regional replication challenges.
Sentiment score
7.1
VMware Carbon Black Endpoint is highly scalable, supporting diverse environments efficiently, despite some data extraction and management complexities.
Regarding scalability, it is a 10 out of 10.
IT Manager at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.6
Digital Guardian offers superior stability with frequent updates, but some users face challenges requiring specific modifications for optimal performance.
Sentiment score
7.5
VMware Carbon Black Endpoint offers reliable security, but some users experience stability issues and update-related challenges for resource allocation.
 

Room For Improvement

Digital Guardian needs improvements in compatibility, ease of use, performance, support, and efficiency across platforms for better operation.
VMware Carbon Black Endpoint needs better integration, UI, mobile support, pricing, responsiveness, threat detection, and stability improvements.
The issue is that it works only with users or companies with more than 500 users.
IT Manager at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
 

Setup Cost

Digital Guardian provides flexible licensing and custom solutions, considered the best DLP option despite higher costs.
VMware Carbon Black Endpoint is seen as pricey, varying by deployment size, with mixed views on its value and flexibility.
 

Valuable Features

Digital Guardian enhances data security with scalable DLP, seamless integration, advanced features, and comprehensive monitoring for compliance.
VMware Carbon Black Endpoint excels in threat detection, management, and integration, providing scalable and efficient security with minimal resource use.
Digital Guardian can easily integrate with this data classification solution and has a very granular level of configuration and policy tuning.
IT Manager at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
I assess VMware Carbon Black Endpoint's machine learning capabilities in detecting unknown threats as fantastic.
Senior VP, Technology & Leading Technology Office at a outsourcing company with 1,001-5,000 employees
 

Categories and Ranking

Digital Guardian
Ranking in Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)
61st
Average Rating
7.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
12
Ranking in other categories
Data Loss Prevention (DLP) (24th), Endpoint Encryption (14th), Mobile Data Protection (6th), Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) (32nd)
VMware Carbon Black Endpoint
Ranking in Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)
30th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
64
Ranking in other categories
Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) (37th), Security Incident Response (6th), Ransomware Protection (8th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) category, the mindshare of Digital Guardian is 0.5%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of VMware Carbon Black Endpoint is 1.8%, down from 2.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
VMware Carbon Black Endpoint1.8%
Digital Guardian0.5%
Other97.7%
Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)
 

Featured Reviews

Syed Mubeen - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Manager at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Enterprise data protection has supported regulatory compliance and integrates with classification tools
In terms of functionality, many features are valuable in Digital Guardian, as the first thing for most customers is that they are using solutions such as Boldon James and Titus, which fall under the classification side, and Digital Guardian can easily integrate with this data classification solution and has a very granular level of configuration and policy tuning. Digital Guardian's data protection policies are indeed useful for my clients. Regarding Digital Guardian, I find it to be a very good solution, and in fact, it is an enterprise-level solution that has very tight integration with most of the products, with Fortra but also with others.
reviewer2689206 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior VP, Technology & Leading Technology Office at a outsourcing company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Behavior analytics has strengthened threat prediction yet still needs to improve overall standing
Regarding the real-time monitoring feature with VMware Carbon Black Endpoint, it is helpful in addressing unseen threats. I find the behavior analysis feature beneficial. I assess VMware Carbon Black Endpoint's machine learning capabilities in detecting unknown threats as fantastic. The behavior and analytics feature employs machine learning, and these are features which make the product and give that distinguishing, differentiating factor. The intelligent threat hunting capabilities have impacted my customers' cybersecurity efforts by giving them the edge to be prepared well in advance. Whenever this feature provides prediction, you know what action to take. You are aware of a possible attack and what kind of attack it may be, so you are much better prepared.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
14%
Computer Software Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Healthcare Company
7%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Computer Software Company
10%
Government
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business10
Large Enterprise3
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business31
Midsize Enterprise9
Large Enterprise31
 

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Carbon Black CB Defense, Bit9, Confer
 

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Sample Customers

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