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Fortra's Digital Guardian vs GTB Technologies Inspector comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 3, 2024

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Categories and Ranking

Fortra's Digital Guardian
Ranking in Data Loss Prevention (DLP)
14th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
7
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
GTB Technologies Inspector
Ranking in Data Loss Prevention (DLP)
25th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
8
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the Data Loss Prevention (DLP) category, the mindshare of Fortra's Digital Guardian is 1.3%, up from 1.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of GTB Technologies Inspector is 1.8%, down from 2.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Data Loss Prevention (DLP) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Fortra's Digital Guardian1.3%
GTB Technologies Inspector1.8%
Other96.9%
Data Loss Prevention (DLP)
 

Featured Reviews

Mohamed Abdel-Hassanein - PeerSpot reviewer
Co-Founder and Business Development at TeCrypt
Consolidated data protection has streamlined compliance and incident response from one dashboard
The biggest advantage in Fortra's Digital Guardian is that two products in a single product can be configured, monitored, and troubleshot through a single dashboard. Another advantage is that they split the tool for database and the network. If the customer needs to do data classification or DLP for the database, they can purchase the license for the database only. If the customer needs to do it for the network, they can purchase the network license only. If it is an enterprise customer and they need to buy both, they can. However, one disadvantage is that they do not focus on small to mid customers. They start talking about 400 users and more. Regarding real-time data visibility, it helps manage data security for the clients completely. I can do everything from a single dashboard, including gap analysis and instant response. I have over 15 years of experience as a technical person working hands-on with the product, so I have technical skills. The advantage of Fortra's Digital Guardian is that it includes a forensics tool and incident response, which allows me to determine incidents before and after they occur. In case of an incident, I can put a scenario and action plan, and if the customer gets hacked or attacked, I can identify where, who, how, and when this happened. That is a good advantage. Fortra's Digital Guardian is very effective in detecting insider threats in the company, especially for low awareness customers who can send unexpected messages. As we all know, most attacks come from the inside, and more than 79% of attacks result from human error, not malicious intent, but it can be accidental. So if I can classify the data and put some restrictions, it is not a constraint on the employees inside but instead protects them and the company. Speaking of cross-platform protection in Fortra's Digital Guardian, it streamlines data protection processes for the clients. The most important factor is to protect the customer's data, which is their real asset, regardless of where the data resides—on the cloud or on-premises, in static or in transit. What matters is how to protect that data, and I need visibility on it, which is very well managed within Fortra's Digital Guardian. Regarding the network, it can also be managed and controlled if it is split across on-prem or in the cloud, and I have complete and clear visibility on all assets. The flexibility of deployment within Fortra's Digital Guardian is good, but it is not more than 90% of Arab countries, mainly Egypt, that allow on-cloud implementation. As such, on-prem solutions are the most applicable implementations fully fulfilled by Fortra's Digital Guardian.
Marcelo Grandchamp - PeerSpot reviewer
General Manager (Founder and Owner) at nnhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/marcelograndchamp/ovax
Enables organizations to monitor the network and protect themselves from data leakage
The initial setup process is very simple and easy. We have no issues to do it for ourselves or our customers. The deployment takes less than 20 days. The integration is very simple. However, first, we must understand what we want to have on our network and what we want to prevent. If we don't have this information before we start the configuration, we will be lost. We must know what kind of protection we need in our company. We have LGPD in Brazil. It is similar to GDPR in Europe. It prevents any personal information from being linked to other companies without permission. We have to take care of the personal information of our customers, employees, and partners. To deploy the tool, we must understand what we need to do. We must download the whole package and have our infrastructure ready to receive it. We must get the SSL certification and start to configure our platform. When the process is finished, we must roll out a small portion of our network to ensure everything will be well. After that, we must do the full rollout.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The biggest advantage in Fortra's Digital Guardian is that two products in a single product can be configured, monitored, and troubleshot through a single dashboard."
"The complexity of the rules and the monitoring capabilities of Fortra's Digital Guardian have helped my team because other DLPs, such as Microsoft's, were unable to understand the action that the user did inside AutoCAD or were unable to find metadata inside of a CAD file."
"Endpoint DLP can detect activity without implementing any rules, unlike other DLP solutions where you need to configure rules and policies; Fortra's Digital Guardian can detect any user activity after installation and commissioning without the need for policy implementation, and it just works by system default."
"We have accurate detection on data protection and more visibility on different data channels compared to other DLP solutions. So, basically, more on the principle, there is ROI."
"As a general impression, I can say that Fortra's Digital Guardian is a worthwhile investment when it comes to DLP tools."
"As long as you know the flow and how the setup phase works, the process can be totally straightforward."
"Fortra's Digital Guardian has impacted my organization positively, especially for companies with remote or automation-focused teams, as it effectively prevents data leaks without bothering the users or blocking their development tools, making it very useful for a big company for preventing data leaks and for not blocking development tools."
"The classifications in place are very helpful in making policies for ensuring sensitive data can be contained."
"All features in GTB are very valuable and effective."
"The main thing that I like about GTB is that it has a single agent for DLP and data classification. You can use the same agent. In terms of licensing too, it has a single license. When it comes to data classification, it supports open-source document platforms such as ChainSoft and OpenOffice."
"The most valuable feature is we can develop what we want. If we have an old or new requirement, they are able to support us to develop it all within one month."
"The monitoring features are valuable."
"They have a fingerprint feature that is very awesome. OCR is very awesome to have too."
"This solution helps classify what is confidential and what is not, allowing products to be installed at home if they do not contain confidential information."
"I am impressed with the tool's ease of deployment."
 

Cons

"The trouble with the tool is its ability to integrate with a third-party application."
"Several areas need improvement. System reporting and default system reporting are not totally usable and require customization to be practical."
"I give Fortra's Digital Guardian a seven because it doesn't compromise my system performance, but I don't get any visibility about what's happening and I don't know which criteria are used for preventing data leaks or classifying my files as sensitive or not sensitive."
"The main concerns I have are pricing and the fact that it is handled through a distributor or reseller."
"Fortra's Digital Guardian should be more economical than the current license cost, more user-friendly in approaching the policy, especially when starting from scratch, and have easier use cases to analyze and apply."
"In my opinion, there's a need for an extensive skill set or knowledge of creating policies. There's room for improvement to make it more user-friendly in creating custom rules and policies."
"The tool needs to be more optimized in terms of CPU usage."
"The tool should include better AI features."
"The solution’s performance must be improved."
"The performance could be better."
"The solution could improve by providing additional availability requirements."
"The product needs to improve its support so that users can just log in and create tickets as opposed to sending emails. Sending emails is difficult to track. It also needs to work on its analytics platform."
"It would be great if they have information rights management (IRM) on the same agent."
"To stay competitive, they should expand to smartphones."
"They have a roadmap for the Linux platform and Mac as well, and in the next quarter, they might have patch management also for Windows. However, they don't have that much for Linux and Mac. So, we need those things in Linux and Mac as well."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"As long as your needs are fulfilled, even if the price is high, you will buy the tool."
"The tool has a fair price."
"When comparing GTB Technologies Inspector to other solutions you receive a good value for your money when considering all the features and benefits."
"The tool's pricing is affordable and based on the number of endpoints."
"They offer a lot of features in a single bundle. So, if you want to remove some features from GTB, you can remove those. You don't need to buy those, and the price will reduce accordingly. I am very happy with the pricing."
"Its price is very reasonable and competitive."
"The tool is not expensive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
13%
Outsourcing Company
13%
Comms Service Provider
11%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Comms Service Provider
14%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Outsourcing Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
9%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business3
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise3
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business7
Large Enterprise1
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Fortra's Digital Guardian?
It is not affordable for us in terms of the license because it is not something related to the license as much as from a company perspective; Fortra needs to put themselves on a scale for enterpris...
What needs improvement with Fortra's Digital Guardian?
The main concerns I have are pricing and the fact that it is handled through a distributor or reseller. Fortra does not have a local team here in the country, and they depend completely on distribu...
What is your primary use case for Fortra's Digital Guardian?
The most important use case for my clients in Fortra's Digital Guardian is that it consolidates two products into a single product: the DLP and data classification instead of having to implement an...
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