McAfee Complete Data Protection vs McAfee Total Protection for Data Loss Prevention comparison

McAfee Complete Data Protection vs. McAfee Total Protection for Data Loss Prevention

March 2020

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ROI

Sentiment score

5.9

McAfee Complete Data Protection offers automated incident response, robust security features, and cost savings by preventing unauthorized access and breaches.

Sentiment score

4.1

Users reported positive financial outcomes from McAfee Total Protection, though some did not experience favorable financial results.

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Customer Service

Sentiment score

6.8

Users generally appreciate McAfee's prompt and knowledgeable support, though some encounter response delays or expertise issues in specific areas.

Sentiment score

6.3

Users find McAfee's customer service prompt but note regional gaps, accessibility issues, and varied response times needing improvement.

I've spoken to support engineers out of the USA, and they're excellent. They know what they're talking about. They're passionate about the product.

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Information Security Analyst at a real estate/law firm with 5,001-10,000 employees

Improvements could be made in response time or quality as all of them can be rated a seven.

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Country Manager at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score

7.3

McAfee Complete Data Protection is praised for scalability and adaptability despite minor cloud integration and encryption complexities.

Sentiment score

6.7

McAfee Total Protection is scalable and efficient, though planning and resource management are needed to maintain performance during scans.

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Stability Issues

Sentiment score

7.1

McAfee Complete Data Protection is stable, reliable in prevention and monitoring, with swift bug resolution and few performance issues.

Sentiment score

7.1

McAfee Total Protection is stable and reliable but faces challenges on legacy systems; proper configuration ensures optimal performance.

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Sometimes there are some issues in the product itself; whenever they release a new version, vulnerabilities come into the picture, and we need to update the product to mitigate such issues.

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Sr. System Engineer at Zensar Technologies

Room For Improvement

McAfee needs better user-friendliness, compatibility, and stability, with improved dashboards, encryption, and support for diverse platforms.

McAfee Total Protection needs UI and integration improvements, cost efficiency, AI refinement, advanced threat defense, and simpler setup.

On a technical level, when I draw a comparison between McAfee Complete Data Protection and CrowdStrike, McAfee Complete Data Protection is a one out of ten, and then CrowdStrike is a ten out of ten.

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Information Security Analyst at a real estate/law firm with 5,001-10,000 employees

They must improve or address USB-bound viruses and external media-bound viruses properly in McAfee Complete Data Protection.

Thamodharan Sathaiah

Analyst at PCS

Sometimes there are some issues in the product itself; whenever they release a new version, vulnerabilities come into the picture, and we need to update the product to mitigate such issues.

Sr. System Engineer at Zensar Technologies

I see enhancement in reporting for McAfee Total Protection for Data Loss Prevention as a potential area of improvement to think from a data asset perspective, not from a policy perspective, and do more analysis regarding the user's perspective rather than the policy's perspective.

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Country Manager at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

Setup Cost

McAfee Complete Data Protection offers competitive pricing with comprehensive features, but additional cloud control costs may confuse users.

Enterprise users find McAfee Total Protection costly, but competitive when bundled, with varied satisfaction on pricing and complexity.

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I rate the pricing for McAfee as competitive compared to other companies; they are in the same range, not a cheap product and not an expensive product.

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Country Manager at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

Valuable Features

McAfee Complete Data Protection offers scalable, cost-effective data security with encryption, threat prevention, and cross-platform compatibility.

McAfee Total Protection offers user-friendly data security, strong customization, reliable performance, affordability, and extensive endpoint coverage.

McAfee Complete Data Protection has its own encryption version, and it works independently.

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Information Security Analyst at a real estate/law firm with 5,001-10,000 employees

We are just restricting data to be uploaded, which is the best option that allows us to control organizational data, making it the biggest benefit for us in McAfee Total Protection for Data Loss Prevention.

Sr. System Engineer at Zensar Technologies

I find unique value in McAfee Total Protection for Data Loss Prevention specifically in controlling the application from a DLP perspective; when a computer downloads a package, you can understand where it downloaded this package from, and you can create a policy regarding the source of the download.

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Country Manager at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

Categories and Ranking

McAfee Complete Data Protec...

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Endpoint Encryption (5th)

McAfee Total Protection for...

Average Rating

7.4

Reviews Sentiment

6.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Data Loss Prevention (DLP) (27th)

Mindshare comparison

McAfee Complete Data Protection and McAfee Total Protection for Data Loss Prevention aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. McAfee Complete Data Protection is designed for Endpoint Encryption and holds a mindshare of 6.2%, down 8.0% compared to last year.
McAfee Total Protection for Data Loss Prevention, on the other hand, focuses on Data Loss Prevention (DLP), holds 1.0% mindshare, up 0.9% since last year.

Endpoint Encryption Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
McAfee Complete Data Protection	6.2%
Microsoft BitLocker	23.6%
ESET Endpoint Encryption	11.7%
Other	58.5%

Endpoint Encryption

Data Loss Prevention (DLP) Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
McAfee Total Protection for Data Loss Prevention	1.0%
Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention	8.9%
Varonis Platform	6.5%
Other	83.6%

Data Loss Prevention (DLP)

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Secures data loss for our law firm but has struggled with outdated, complex management

Information Security Analyst at a real estate/law firm with 5,001-10,000 employees

On a technical level, when I draw a comparison between McAfee Complete Data Protection and CrowdStrike, McAfee Complete Data Protection is a one out of ten, and then CrowdStrike is a ten out of ten. I say that technically McAfee Complete Data Protection is so low because the console and the portal haven't changed in almost ten years. It's had some slight visual improvements, but that's it. It's not really working in a modern portal the way that some of the enterprise apps like CrowdStrike actually work. McAfee Complete Data Protection is also very difficult to use. It takes a lot of time to get my head around how it actually operates. It's not very intuitive. However, in terms of pricing and the specific use cases that I have, it's good.

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Data protection has improved as we restrict uploads to third-party sites and control devices

Sr. System Engineer at Zensar Technologies

We are using customizable policies in the product. Everything is fine regarding alerting and reporting features; we got a notification as well as we received the required events, and it is working well. McAfee Total Protection for Data Loss Prevention is different; whatever the logs are there, they are available on the ePO, so we cannot directly integrate DLP to any third-party tool. We need to actually integrate the ePO itself to enable integration. We are just restricting data to be uploaded, which is the best option that allows us to control organizational data, making it the biggest benefit for us in McAfee Total Protection for Data Loss Prevention. We are protecting data to be uploaded on third party URLs, which helps us meet our needs.

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Government

12%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Manufacturing Company

Healthcare Company

Computer Software Company

12%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Manufacturing Company

Retailer

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	18
Midsize Enterprise	6
Large Enterprise	9

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	18
Midsize Enterprise	4
Large Enterprise	8

Questions from the Community

Would you choose Microsoft BitLocker or McAfee Complete Data Protection?

Microsoft BitLocker is very intuitive and easy to maintain. It is basically the global standard solution for drive encryption and successfully fulfills regulatory needs in terms of data protection....

What do you like most about McAfee Complete Data Protection?

It worked for me: it's easy to use and has been very effective.

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for McAfee Complete Data Protection?

The huge problem I see is pricing. We understand that DLP is not cheap anywhere in the world, but we constantly lose our protection because of pricing. Sometimes, this is because end users prefer t...

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for McAfee Total Protection for Data Loss Prevention?

I rate the pricing for McAfee as competitive compared to other companies; they are in the same range, not a cheap product and not an expensive product.

What needs improvement with McAfee Total Protection for Data Loss Prevention?

Sometimes there are some issues in the product itself; whenever they release a new version, vulnerabilities come into the picture, and we need to update the product to mitigate such issues. Sometim...

What is your primary use case for McAfee Total Protection for Data Loss Prevention?

We are working with McAfee Total Protection for Data Loss Prevention and Trellix products in our environment, but not all the products; we are using only the DLP product. We are using DLP and devic...

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McAfee Total Protection for Data, McAfee Total Protection for DLP, Total Protection for Data, Intel Security Total Protection for Data

Overview

Sensitive data is constantly at risk of loss, theft, and exposure. Many times, the data simply walks right out the front door on a laptop or USB device. Companies that suffer such a data loss risk serious consequences, including regulatory penalties, public disclosure, brand damage, customer distrust, and financial losses. According to a Ponemon Institute report, 7% of all corporate laptops will be lost or stolen sometime during their useful life. The rapid proliferation of mobile devices with large storage capacities and often internet access is opening up even more channels for data loss or theft, so protecting sensitive, proprietary, and personally identifiable information must be a top priority. McAfee Complete Data Protection Suites address all of these concerns and many more.

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McAfee Total Protection for Data solution suite protects your data using a combination of powerful encryption, access control, and user-behavior monitoring.

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Sample Customers

Xcel Energy

Kleberg Bank