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McAfee MVISION Mobile vs Sophos SafeGuard comparison

 

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

Categories and Ranking

McAfee MVISION Mobile
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
8.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Mobile Threat Defense (8th)
Sophos SafeGuard
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
44
Ranking in other categories
Endpoint Encryption (2nd), Mobile Data Protection (2nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

McAfee MVISION Mobile and Sophos SafeGuard aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. McAfee MVISION Mobile is designed for Mobile Threat Defense and holds a mindshare of 4.9%, up 4.3% compared to last year.
Sophos SafeGuard, on the other hand, focuses on Endpoint Encryption, holds 6.3% mindshare, up 1.9% since last year.
Mobile Threat Defense Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
McAfee MVISION Mobile4.9%
Zimperium26.1%
Lookout18.9%
Other50.1%
Mobile Threat Defense
Endpoint Encryption Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Sophos SafeGuard6.3%
Microsoft BitLocker17.8%
ESET Endpoint Encryption8.0%
Other67.9%
Endpoint Encryption
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer1066482 - PeerSpot reviewer
Managing Director at a consultancy with 1-10 employees
A market leader that integrates nicely with other McAfee security products and is quite stable
We are just customers and end-users. We are using the most up-to-date version available at this time. I'd advise potential new users that the key thing is to clearly understand what your requirements are and what your use cases are, and both your business requirements, your technical requirements, and your regulatory requirements. It's important to understand all of those. A company needs to clearly understand all the use cases it needs to manage and make sure they do the appropriate due diligence to find a product that can achieve all those requirements and handle all those use cases. It was an extensive process for us. We did about four to six months of paper-based due diligence - not even a field trial - to make that we were picking the right product. We leveraged a lot of outside vendor-neutral sources like Gartner. So far, I'd rate the solution at a nine out of ten.
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Enterprise Manager and Technical Sales at TechSol Infosec Pvt Ltd
Easy installation and maintenance have improved data security with two-way encryption
I don't see any area for improvement in Sophos SafeGuard. Sophos SafeGuard doesn't have on-premises solutions; it's completely available on the cloud only. It's on a public cloud; they don't have any other deployment models, just their own lease. We are not properly aware if they are using AWS or Microsoft Azure since Sophos employs their own cloud solution, which I think is Amazon. AI is not integrated into Sophos SafeGuard; AI is available in EDR and XDR. AI is not required for this product; it is only focused on key management which they already manage well in other products. The overall rating for the product is a ten out of ten.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The product is one of the market leaders, according to Gartner, on mobile protection."
"Due to the fact that we bought a number of McAfee security products, one of the significant benefits for our company was the integration across multiple security controls, giving us a single pane of glass to monitor, administer, and manage multiple security controls."
"The product filters phishing emails."
"The antivirus is not just running on my system to protect it against viruses, it's also allowing me to lock my systems so that nobody can execute anything without my authorization."
"Security-wise, it's one of the best."
"The reason why I went for Sophos SafeGuard is that it's got every function that I would need for an antivirus or system protection, and another thing that Sophos has done that makes it even more important for me is the synchronized security."
"The most valuable features of the solution are the fact that they are able to encrypt the hard disk and to encrypt USB sticks."
"The solution offers very good performance and the user interface is simple, which makes it very easy to use."
"Integration with other solutions is one of its strongest points. It's very easy to integrate and automate."
"It's a straightforward solution."
 

Cons

"The one thing that I know that they're working on, that's not quite there in the product, is the artificial intelligence aspect."
"The one thing that I know that they're working on, that's not quite there in the product, is the artificial intelligence aspect."
"What would make Sophos SafeGuard better than competitors is if its management console also includes firewall management. In the future, I want Sophos SafeGuard to be more scalable."
"The solution's ability to integrate with other solutions, such as a DLP, should be addressed."
"It just needs a little bit more on the reporting side. Its reporting can be improved a little bit in terms of being able to know that things are in the right status. I should be able to pull a report to make sure that everything is all right. It could also have cloud integration. At the time I was using it, it wasn't a cloud product."
"The product's next release could have integration features with different internal and external systems. Sometimes, it doesn't work with Azure."
"Sometimes, when the product has a firmware upgrade, we encounter implementation problems, which can delay the connection and require a reset and reinstallation. It has been a persistent issue with Sophos SafeGuard."
"SafeGuard's user interface is ugly and doesn't provide reports, so we have to go into the database and get information from there by creating queries."
"The product's initial setup process could be easier to understand for new users."
"The solution is not using other features like booting encryption, because it causes very heavy processing of the workstation."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The licenses are dependant on the number of users and computers you have to protect."
"I rate the product price a six on a scale of one to ten, where one is a low price, and ten is a high price."
"I rate Sophos SafeGuard's pricing a five out of ten."
"We have a yearly license with Sophos which is around $1000-$1200 or so per annum. There are no additional costs beyond the standard licensing fee."
"We pay around $10 a year for each endpoint, including support."
"We used it for three years. It costs about 1000 ZAR. Maintenance was part of it, so we don't have extra cost. On a scale of one to ten, where one is a low price and ten is a high price, I rate the solution's pricing a three."
"I rate the pricing two or three on a scale of one to ten, where one is expensive, and ten is cheap."
"The pricing is reasonable."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
15%
Construction Company
13%
Healthcare Company
8%
Outsourcing Company
6%
 

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
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Company SizeCount
Small Business30
Midsize Enterprise9
Large Enterprise8
 

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Sophos SafeGuard?
I cannot compare prices precisely, so I would give it a five out of ten rating. I am uncertain. Sophos is slightly more expensive than some other vendors. A bundle might be an option for cost-consc...
What needs improvement with Sophos SafeGuard?
I don't think they have anything to add except that maybe they should do their research to see if there are new additions needed. Everything seems very straightforward.
 

Also Known As

McAfee MDP, MVISION Mobile
SafeGuard, SafeGuard Encryption
 

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