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McAfee MVISION Mobile vs Sophos SafeGuard comparison

Review summaries and opinions

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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 (5th)
Sophos SafeGuard
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
42
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 5.4%, down 7.5% compared to last year.
Sophos SafeGuard, on the other hand, focuses on Endpoint Encryption, holds 2.3% mindshare, down 3.6% since last year.
Mobile Threat Defense
Endpoint Encryption
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer1066482 - PeerSpot reviewer
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.
ManelAlvarez - PeerSpot reviewer
Protects user data and offers data control and has an easy deployment
The most valuable feature is encryption control. If you have a laptop, it guarantees that the data is not missing or lost. It’s easy to deploy and has a central console where you can see whether the laptops are encrypted, updated, and protected. It protects devices, including USB and other external devices, and guarantees data loss protection. Additionally, with device control, you can ensure that no ransomware is introduced into the network. For me, this is of very high value.

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."
"The user interface is simple, It makes it very easy to use."
"It's quite easy to integrate Safeguard with BitLocker"
"The features that I have found most valuable are encryption tools that encrypt the hard disk and the USB sticks."
"The product is easy to use."
"It's a straightforward solution."
"I like that Sophos SafeGuard provides excellent technical support."
"The monitoring features are easy to use."
"SafeGuard's best feature is its stability."
 

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."
"It would be ideal if the solution had different features within one agent."
"Technical support could be a bit better."
"The dashboards lack sufficient information."
"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 recovery process could be improved."
"The solution is not using other features like booting encryption, because it causes very heavy processing of the workstation. If they could find some way to handle the encryption and decryption to be lighter on the workstation it would be better."
"The focus should be on making things automated ."
"I cannot think of any improvements right now."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"Pricing for Sophos SafeGuard should be transparent. If you want to get support for Sophos SafeGuard, you don't get pricing information about support costs, and in the end, you'll get charged more."
"I rate Sophos SafeGuard's pricing a five out of ten."
"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."
"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."
"Licensing for this solution is on a yearly basis."
"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."
"Licensing is on a yearly basis and the pricing could be better."
"We pay around $10 a year for each endpoint, including support."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
13%
Computer Software Company
11%
Healthcare Company
11%
Real Estate/Law Firm
9%
 

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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 cannot think of any improvements right now.
 

Also Known As

McAfee MDP, MVISION Mobile
SafeGuard, SafeGuard Encryption
 

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Sample Customers

LeadQual
Rushmoor Borough Council