Fortra's Digital Guardian vs Netwrix Endpoint Protector comparison

Fortra and Netwrix are both solutions in the Data Loss Prevention (DLP) category. Fortra is ranked #19 with an average rating of 9.5, while Netwrix is ranked #6 with an average rating of 8.5. Fortra holds a 0.7% mindshare in DLP, compared to Netwrix’s 2.2% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Fortra users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 96% of Netwrix users who would recommend it.

Fortra's Digital Guardian

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Netwrix Endpoint Protector

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 3, 2024

Netwrix Endpoint Protector and Fortra's Digital Guardian are products in data security. While Netwrix is noted for competitive pricing and support, Fortra's feature set may justify its higher price.

Features: Netwrix Endpoint Protector offers data monitoring, access control, and user data protection. Fortra's Digital Guardian provides data discovery, classification, and threat detection with advanced analytics.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Netwrix Endpoint Protector offers an easy deployment process and strong customer service. Fortra's Digital Guardian has a complex integration but provides comprehensive support.

Pricing and ROI: Netwrix Endpoint Protector is cost-effective, ideal for smaller budgets. Fortra's Digital Guardian requires a higher investment, offering long-term benefits through its feature-rich platform.

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Categories and Ranking

Fortra's Digital Guardian

Ranking in Data Loss Prevention (DLP)

19th

Average Rating

9.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Netwrix Endpoint Protector

Ranking in Data Loss Prevention (DLP)

6th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2025, in the Data Loss Prevention (DLP) category, the mindshare of Fortra's Digital Guardian is 0.7%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Netwrix Endpoint Protector is 2.2%, down from 4.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Data Loss Prevention (DLP)

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Christian Dagal

Security Architect Manager at Aboitiz Equity Ventures, Inc.

Ease of sensitive information detection and provides flexibility to customize and redefine policies and user analytics that detect data channels

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. In future releases, I would like to see a quick glance at detected data without downloading the actual file for both Windows and MacOS.

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Mohammad Amir Hossain

Head of IT Infrastructure at Samsung

Block USBs and manage ports effectively across multiple OS platforms

There is an important feature that needs to be added. In Linux, it is difficult to control uninstallation. Users can uninstall it at any time, and we can only monitor that it is uninstalled. If there is a feature that can notify in the master dashboard that an agent has been uninstalled, it would be very beneficial.

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Quotes from Members

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Pros

"As long as you know the flow and how the setup phase works, the process can be totally straightforward."

"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."

"The product is forward-looking, in my opinion, which is a requirement nowadays."

"It is fantastic in terms of the granularity of the policies. It has many built-in policies, and we can add or create more policies as well. It is perfect, and it gives us more options. We have some users who go outside and then come inside. With EPP, we can even control those users who are outside. If they need to access the media that we are using right now, we can provide OTP messages so that they can access the media even when they are outside of their organization. With our previous solution, we were facing some issues in doing this."

"There are effectively two areas of DLP to look at from a technical perspective. One is how it performs the pickup of information traversing the system and the other is how the policy engine, which analyzes the data, works. On the first aspect, CoSoSys is probably best of breed for macOS because they're reasonably well-integrated into the operating system. They're looking at the file system operations level, not at the execution level."

"I rate technical support as ten out of ten."

"The product's most valuable feature is its ability to support Linux operating systems."

"Compared to a lot of the USB management systems out there, Endpoint Protector is the only one that comes with true USB management and the DLP side of it. I'm pretty impressed because I've used several solutions with DLP and USB management, and I've never seen granularity like this solution has."

"The core of its value lies in obtaining logs remotely and exercising control over what employees can or cannot use."

"The search for keywords is very important in our security operations because one of the key use cases we had was for the ability to search keyword-based on an internal database of keywords that have been submitted by other project managers within the company that's around intellectual property. The ability to search on keywords was part of that."

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Cons

"The trouble with the tool is its ability to integrate with a third-party application."

"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."

"I have faced issues which shouldn't be related to this product. This product is purely a DLP, so it should only protect my data. I don't know what is happening with their agent or what is happening with the software, but it messes up my endpoint. For example, people are facing bandwidth issues. Before I deployed this on an endpoint, people were getting internet speeds of 40 or 50 Mbps. After deploying it, that would come down to 10 Mbps. And if I uninstalled the agent, it would go back to 50 Mbps."

"Customization could be a lot better."

"I would like to see an alert feature that when a system is started, it checks to make sure that the client has the most up-to-date policies."

"I would rate the role-based access features for administrators a six out of ten. There's work to be done on the granularity of roles that can be assigned to an administrator but there is role-based administrator access present. That's why it's not a zero rating."

"They have many predefined classifiers in terms of data identifiers, and they should improve this."

"The policy engine could use a bit of work. They're definitely going in the right direction. We've been working with them over the last few weeks to try and optimize that. But it's reasonably clear that they're just not putting as much effort into the policy engine as into other things, like content discovery."

"Endpoint Protector, in particular, had some features to be desired for the Mac operating system."

"When we started, the price was reasonable, but it has been increasing over time."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"As long as your needs are fulfilled, even if the price is high, you will buy the tool."

"This is a budget-friendly solution that covers all the aspects of host-level DLP."

"From what we've seen, their pricing is a lot lower than the other stuff we've looked at. I actually don't have any concerns with their pricing. They were probably the most reasonable company out there for the features that were offered. It was pretty straightforward in terms of licensing, and you just pay for the license."

"The software comes with a higher price tag when compared to other DLP solutions."

"For what it's doing, the cost is somewhat high for us, but it's the cost of doing business with the clients that we have."

"Pricing is quite reasonable. For smaller organizations, it lets them get into the product domain, whereas a lot of vendors won't even talk to them. CoSoSys is just about at that sweet spot of being serious enough that you have to budget for it, but at the same time, affordable enough that the value is well worth it."

"The minimum number of licenses they sell is 50 or 150 users."

"The pricing depends on the customers."

"The pricing is very competitive and is cheaper in comparison to that of other solutions. It makes it an easy decision to go with EPP for the data loss prevention infrastructure."

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Computer Software Company

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Manufacturing Company

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Fortra's Digital Guardian?

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.

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

As per my experience with both of my clients, I would say that the price is a bit high, but it didn't matter once they noticed the thing they wanted for their application. As long as your needs are...

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What needs improvement with Fortra's Digital Guardian?

The trouble with the tool is its ability to integrate with a third-party application. For example, integrating an SIEM with the firewalls that the client currently uses can be difficult. The main t...

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What do you like most about Endpoint Protector?

Its robust security audit and compliance functionalities prove especially beneficial for businesses in sectors like BFSI (Banking, Financial Services, and Insurance) and Information Technology.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Endpoint Protector?

When we started, the price was reasonable, but it has been increasing over time. I rate the price as four, indicating it is a bit high.

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What needs improvement with Endpoint Protector?

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Overview

Fortra's Digital Guardian is celebrated for its robust data protection, especially in data loss prevention across various endpoints. It enhances organizational efficiency, streamlines workflows, and provides deep insights via advanced analytics and real-time alerts, significantly improving data security and compliance management. Ideal for monitoring, customizing policies, and guarding against internal and external threats.

Fortra

Content Aware Protection
Scanning data in motion
Monitor, control and block file transfers. Detailed control through both content and context inspection.

Device Control
USB & peripheral port control
Lockdown, monitor and manage devices. Granular control based on Vendor ID, Product ID, Serial Number and more.

Enforced Encryption
Automatic USB encryption
Encrypt, manage and secure USB storage devices by safeguarding data in transit. Password-based, easy to use and very efficient.

eDiscovery
Scanning data at rest
Discover, encrypt and delete sensitive data. Detailed content and context inspection through manual or automatic scans

Netwrix

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Samsung, Toyota, Philips, Zeppelin, Western Union, eBay

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