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McAfee Total Protection for Data Loss Prevention vs Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention comparison

McAfee and Microsoft are both solutions in the Data Loss Prevention (DLP) category. McAfee is ranked #27 with an average rating of 7.7, while Microsoft is ranked #1 with an average rating of 7.5. McAfee holds a 1.0% mindshare in DLP, compared to Microsoft’s 14.2% mindshare. Additionally, 76% of McAfee users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 92% of Microsoft users who would recommend it.
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92% willing to recommend
 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 3, 2024

McAfee Total Protection for Data Loss Prevention and Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention compete in the data security category. Microsoft Purview seems to have an upper hand due to its strong integration with Microsoft's ecosystem and comprehensive compliance features, especially in multi-platform environments.

Features: McAfee Total Protection offers features like USB control, robust endpoint protection, and straightforward management which makes it user-friendly. Microsoft Purview provides strong compliance integration, auto-labeling capabilities, and cross-platform data protection which are valuable for businesses handling sensitive data across different environments.

Room for Improvement: McAfee could improve its resource consumption on virtual machines, provide a more intuitive user interface, and offer better AI-driven integrations. Microsoft could enhance its integration abilities with non-Microsoft systems, improve incident handling, and provide more intuitive setup wizards.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: McAfee mainly focuses on on-premises deployment with some cloud options and robust technical support, though delays and regional limitations could be improved. Microsoft Purview supports hybrid and private cloud models, offering flexibility in deployment, and benefits from Microsoft's robust support structure.

Pricing and ROI: McAfee Total Protection is perceived as relatively expensive with concerns about licensing and support fees. Microsoft Purview, often bundled with Microsoft's E5 suite, provides extensive features that offer significant value within the Microsoft ecosystem despite its higher cost, potentially offering better cost-effectiveness in integrated environments.

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Categories and Ranking

McAfee Total Protection for...
Ranking in Data Loss Prevention (DLP)
27th
Average Rating
7.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
29
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Microsoft Purview Data Loss...
Ranking in Data Loss Prevention (DLP)
1st
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
22
Ranking in other categories
Microsoft Security Suite (17th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2025, in the Data Loss Prevention (DLP) category, the mindshare of McAfee Total Protection for Data Loss Prevention is 1.0%, down from 1.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention is 14.2%, down from 17.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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VivekGupta7 - PeerSpot reviewer
Versatile with good patching and a straightforward setup
There is some fine-tuning needed, even once you define something. We need to do a lot of configuration. It would be easier if they made the configuration simpler, especially in the beginning. They need to give the user more choices and provide more guidance to help avoid problems later on. We'd like some more built-in predictive analytics so we can be prepared for what might happen in the future. We did have some bandwidth issues during setup. If your update fails, you may have stability issues. We find it difficult to reach higher levels of support when we face larger issues.
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Roby Skariah - PeerSpot reviewer
Automation has given us consistent analytics and improved quality of insights into user activity
One of the valuable features of Purview is the ability to create a legal hold on a user's account within the compliance portal. That's pretty useful when it comes to any litigation or if you want to redeem the content within a mailbox, OneDrive, or a generic public SharePoint site. If you want to retain the user's data until the case is resolved, you can use the legal hold feature. Also, it's important that Purview can connect to iOS, Mac, and Android devices. With smartphone involvement, so many applications can now be accessed through them and it is important to apply Purview across operating systems and platforms. Purview's natively integrated compliance across Azure Dynamics and Office 365 is also significant because within Microsoft 365 there are multiple applications. Irrespective of whether it's Dynamics or Azure, it's very important that it has native support. The data connectivity should be efficient enough to support and secure their own platform's data. In addition, with varying regulations in different industries and matters, Purview lets you create rules and conditions based on industry standards around the world. That is important. Our company is in pharmaceuticals and the rules and conditions are different from other industries. It is important to be able to keep track of all these regulations and have a tool that is flexible enough to create the regulatory rules and conditions we need. And when it comes to data loss protection, Purview has features that can recognize patterns and detect any sort of data loss, where the data is being transferred from its platform to a different one. The default settings that come with it are pretty nice for identifying data transfer or data loss across the platform. It also comes with a lot of training materials, with use cases and examples, to help educate users and make them familiar with the tool.
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Quotes from Members

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Pros

"It can scale."
"The solution is very user-friendly and valuable."
"The stability of the solution can be good. However, the configuration takes a long time for it to be done properly."
"The product is largely stable."
"The overall features of McAfee Total Protection for Data Loss Prevention are very good."
"The administrative capabilities and the interface make this product accessible and easy to use."
"The solution has good stability and endpoint."
"The ability to block all USBs from the McAfee portal has been great."
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"The auto-labeling feature is definitely the most valuable feature. It goes in and labels the documents for you in different repositories. It covers the Outlook and Exchange repositories along with SharePoint and OneDrive. It is really helpful in those areas."
"It's secure and can be integrated with an existing Forcepoint DLP setup."
"I rate Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention's stability a ten out of ten."
"We can triage based on quick and sometimes constant alerts."
"The product has improved compliance and confidence. We are aware of the data that is leaving our organization. It provides confidence in data management and information storage."
"The solution's IDM (Indexed Document Matching), EDM (Exact Data Matching), and DCM (Described Content Matching) features have been most effective in identifying and mitigating potential data leaks."
"The solution's most valuable feature is the mature O365 DLP, which works with SharePoint and Teams."
"It has helped our clients to reduce the time to action on insider threats because it can be integrated."
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Cons

"McAfee Total Protection for Data Loss Prevention needs to improve the resources it uses for CPU and RAM."
"Technical support doesn't really offer fast response times."
"I would like the solution to improve the AI features for anti-virus detection. I also want the software to include a tool for malware detection."
"There are a lot of vulnerabilities and viruses and malware can proliferate."
"The licensing cost for McAfee Total Protection could be cheaper, but apart from that, I don't need anything else. The software has what I need."
"Our client is not very happy with the lack of support, the skills, and the effectiveness of the tool."
"McAfee Total Protection for Data Loss Prevention could improve by having artificial intelligence."
"The user interface is messy and could be simplified."
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"The solution should provide better integration with other systems."
"All the security operations are better defined in Forcepoint, while in Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention, you will have to use a specific workflow and then an application to release blocked emails."
"It could cover more solutions and technologies."
"The platform can be challenging to navigate and has the potential for improvement."
"The support is poor."
"They do not provide language options beyond the ones already available, so our language option is missing."
"Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention's licensing is expensive."
"There is a lot of ambiguity when you are setting up labels, such as sensitive information labels. It is a little daunting at first if you don't have prior knowledge, and there is a little bit of a learning curve for setting up the labels. Some of the setup wizards could be more helpful from an AI perspective. They can streamline the setup through more AI technologies so that you don't have to jump through so many hoops and different menus and dropdowns. It would be useful to have a setup wizard that is more hands-off and engaging for setting up the information type labels. If you tell them this is what we're trying to protect, it should basically start to lead you down that path of best practices. Such a feature would be great."
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Pricing and Cost Advice

"I'm paying the license for McAfee Total Protection yearly. It could be cheaper, but it's fine."
"If the client purchases the entire suite of McAfee Endpoint, the license is included."
"There is an annual license to use this solution."
"Licensing fees are paid on a yearly basis."
"The price is high for this type of product."
"It's not a cheap option."
"McAfee Total Protection for Data Loss Prevention is an expensive solution."
"The price of the solution could improve, it is expensive. We typically sell one and three-year licenses."
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"You get the solution in a bundle if you get the E5 suite."
"The cost works out to about $15 per user per month."
"If one is very cheap and ten is very expensive, I rate the price as one out of ten."
"Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention is part of a bundle and is not sold as a standalone product."
"It's a little bit pricey compared to competitors, but it's not too high."
"Though I am not a specialist, the tool is quite expensive."
"The solution’s pricing is reasonable."
"It is a part of our Microsoft licensing. We pay for a yearly renewal. Its price is reasonable for the size of the organization we are. It is fairly competitive, and you get what you pay for. We have an E5 license, and a part of understanding the E5 license is to see what all you get with it. If you really look at it from that standpoint, you get a lot of value. You have Defender and all its security features in there as well. Their licensing is fairly flexible. They have different programs. We've seen ones where you could pay for up to three to five years in advance. There is also a monthly pay-as-you-go type of deal, but we're doing a yearly renewal and fixing the budget."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Retailer
7%
Non Profit
6%
Financial Services Firm
15%
Computer Software Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Insurance Company
6%
 

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about McAfee Total Protection for Data Loss Prevention?
The tool focuses on endpoints rather than networks. Endpoints cover everything. It wouldn't be possible to steal confidential information from endpoints.
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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for McAfee Total Protection for Data Loss Prevention?
McAfee Total Protection for Data Loss Prevention is expensive.
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What needs improvement with McAfee Total Protection for Data Loss Prevention?
The product’s pricing could be cheaper.
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What do you like most about Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention?
The most valuable features are identifying sensitive data and issuing alerts.
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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention?
My experience with the pricing, setup costs, and licensing is not something I manage directly since I'm the owner operator; my colleagues might be more involved with that aspect as we have other te...
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What needs improvement with Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention?
Improving Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention would involve recognizing that the whole AI path we are all on is going to help, given the massive amount of data we handle; even if there are true ...
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Also Known As

McAfee Total Protection for Data, McAfee Total Protection for DLP, Total Protection for Data, Intel Security Total Protection for Data
Microsoft Endpoint Data Loss Prevention, MS Endpoint DLP, Microsoft Endpoint DLP
 

Overview

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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