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McAfee Total Protection for Data Loss Prevention vs Sophos SafeGuard comparison

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Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Cloudflare
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Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
76
Ranking in other categories
CDN (1st), Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) Protection (1st), Managed DNS (1st), Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) (13th)
McAfee Total Protection for...
Average Rating
7.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.3
Number of Reviews
30
Ranking in other categories
Data Loss Prevention (DLP) (27th)
Sophos SafeGuard
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
43
Ranking in other categories
Endpoint Encryption (2nd), Mobile Data Protection (2nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

Data Loss Prevention (DLP) Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
McAfee Total Protection for Data Loss Prevention1.0%
Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention13.0%
Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention9.0%
Other77.0%
Data Loss Prevention (DLP)
Endpoint Encryption Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Sophos SafeGuard3.3%
Microsoft BitLocker35.3%
ESET Endpoint Encryption17.3%
Other44.10000000000001%
Endpoint Encryption
 

Featured Reviews

Carlos Alam Hernandez Baruch - PeerSpot reviewer
Fast and secure deployments simplify operations for government and fintech clients
It is a fast and secure DNS. It is very easy to deploy, and my customers are happy with this tool. Additionally, the CDN performance in Mexico is excellent, providing fast service and tools. It offers reliability during high-traffic periods, ensuring no impact on the environment. It helps my clients avoid using on-premise boxes, simplifying operations as they only use the prices on Cloudflare.
Kamal Abdelrahman - PeerSpot reviewer
Has provided strong data protection capabilities while offering valuable policy customization options
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. This is actually an important and valuable feature, specifically in enterprises where they download, upload, and export critical reports from their business applications. I appreciate the customized policy features in McAfee Total Protection for Data Loss Prevention because we didn't find these features in other competing applications. This may be a requirement from business customers who have important or critical applications; they expect to understand that these are critical files because this is a critical application. This cannot be done although we are with Trellix or McAfee solution.
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

"It's very user-friendly."
"We're using dynamic components to build flexible pages to create and manage Git merge requests for code and reviews."
"The most valuable feature of Cloudflare DNS is its global reach and it is always evolving."
"The web application firewall brought us good security and a view of the accesses/blocks of the entire domain and subdomain that were accessed both by region (country) and IPs."
"Centralized, full-featured DNS."
"Cloudflare has many features."
"The solution provides good load balancing and protection against DDoS attacks."
"Cloudflare offers CDN and DDoS protection. We have the front end, API, and database in how you structure applications."
"I am impressed with the tool's firewalls and web protection."
"You can manage your compliance in line with legislation such as GDPR and POPIA."
"Offers some good protection features."
"The solution is stable."
"The most valuable features of McAfee Total Protection for Data Loss Prevention are the DLP. The DLP, data loss prevention is the most important feature right now that users are looking for."
"McAfee Total Protection for Data Loss Prevention works perfectly as a DLP solution; it is a matured and established solution that may have a shortage in applying AI, but it has good new approaches in data classification, built-in solution, and also re-architecture for the OCR solution inside the application."
"The pricing of the product is excellent. It's very affordable."
"Everything in this DLP is great. It"
"I like the support most of all."
"The platform has significantly enhanced our data security posture by ensuring that sensitive information remains encrypted and protected from unauthorized access."
"The overall rating for the product is a ten out of ten."
"The product features we find most effective are web filtering and VPN functionalities."
"The monitoring features are easy to use."
"I like that Sophos SafeGuard provides excellent technical support."
"The product filters phishing emails."
"The malware protection and the scanning features are most valuable in this solution."
 

Cons

"They lack a good way to manage DNS as a company, since everything is relegated to single account logins until you get to the higher levels. They have come out with a paid feature to remedy this, but I have not had a chance to fully review it yet to know if it fixes the access problem."
"We are a product integrator and reseller, and we would like to have a better partner relationship, similar to a channel sales relationship. Sometimes we are on our own or get diverted by Cloudflare because they have direct sales, which competes with us and makes it difficult to build a relationship with this company since we want to be an MSP or a managed service provider for the solution."
"Eventually, things go sideways and require fixes when it would have been easier to prevent the issue initially."
"It should have easier documentation for the configuration. It's very technical and people who aren't technical should also be able to do the configuration."
"Cloudflare doesn't have a reverse lookup. We can only do a DNS lookup to get the IP address from the hostname. It doesn't work if you want to look up the hostname from an IPA address."
"Technical support is not well developed. While there are good engineers, Cloudflare does not offer hands-on technical support to fix customer problems but rather a self-service model."
"Cloudflare's console should be made more user-friendly."
"Cloudflare could offer a better view or maybe dashboards of the main resources used in the client."
"When this solution is used it requires a lot of administration because the users can have difficulties using it and require assistance. The administrators are continuously modifying the policies for the users. Technical support will be used frequently."
"McAfee Total Protection for Data Loss Prevention could improve by making the customer aware of the benefits of the solution which would increase the adoption. Additionally, if there were features to suit multi-cloud environments it would be helpful. If the solution can intelligently identify which is important data for the organization and should not be released from the organization without authorization would be a benefit."
"We have a shortage in integration capabilities with DRM solutions, such as Seclore, while it had been working before."
"Integration with other vendors could be improved. For example, with Chrome or Firefox."
"It could improve how it deals with solar data."
"The initial setup is very complex."
"The user interface is messy and could be simplified."
"We faced many issues with the solution's customer support, and it should be made customer-friendly and more responsive."
"The cost is rather expensive. It's a pain point for many clients. They should work to see if they can reduce pricing."
"The tutorials need to be simplified. The existing ones need to be easier to follow and we could use some tutorials for basic setups. They should aim to be more like Cisco, which offers very good tutorials and materials."
"The recovery process could be improved."
"Sometimes, multiple updates and crashes happen in the tool, making it an area where improvements are required."
"The dashboards lack sufficient information."
"The security does not have 100% authentication."
"Having a DLP integrated with the encryption engine would be very good."
"It's a good product, but some are not happy with the boot BCN, and the point-to-point VPN requires the best protection."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"There are no additional costs beyond the standard licensing fees."
"The cost primarily depends on the size of the organization."
"When you compare Cloudflare DNS to other solutions, such as Akamai, the price is reasonable."
"The price is reasonable."
"The price of the solution is expensive."
"That is one of the great features. I was able to access the majority of the features and services for free."
"I believe their performance has improved, but I'd like to refrain from discussing the pricing aspect related to the cloud. The pricing, in my opinion, could be simplified, and I think they should consider reevaluating the pricing for support, as it can be quite high. At times, this cost can make it challenging to choose CARFAGuard or opt for the support."
"We are using the free tier of the solution."
"The price is high for this type of product."
"McAfee Total Protection for Data Loss Prevention is expensive."
"The pricing seems expensive both for the license and the support."
"McAfee Total Protection for Data Loss Prevention is an expensive solution."
"There is an annual license to use this solution."
"I'm paying the license for McAfee Total Protection yearly. It could be cheaper, but it's fine."
"It's not a cheap option."
"The price of the solution could improve."
"There is a need to make annual payments towards the licensing charges attached to the product."
"Regarding pricing, it's a middle-priced solution. We typically use Sophos SafeGuard with the Sophos firewall, which includes VPN connections. The cost depends on the number of users, with some customers requiring hundreds of connections and others needing around a thousand."
"I rate the pricing two or three on a scale of one to ten, where one is expensive, and ten is cheap."
"We pay around $10 a year for each endpoint, including support."
"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."
"Pricing for Sophos SafeGuard could be improved because it could reach a thousand dollars depending on the product, edition, and software key purchased."
"The licensing costs depend on the series. For example, XG 85 can be around $200. If you go to ACC or to a four or five-year enterprise solution, you will find these devices can cost $10,000. It depends on the series."
"The licenses are dependant on the number of users and computers you have to protect."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
14%
Comms Service Provider
11%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Computer Software Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Retailer
9%
Non Profit
6%
Healthcare Company
13%
Computer Software Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Educational Organization
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business45
Midsize Enterprise8
Large Enterprise25
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business18
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise7
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business30
Midsize Enterprise9
Large Enterprise8
 

Questions from the Community

Which is the best DDoS protection solution for a big ISP for monitoring and mitigating?
Cloudflare. We are moving from Akamai prolexic to Cloudflare. Cloudflare anycast network outperforms Akamai static GR...
Which would you choose - Cloudflare DNS or Quad9?
Cloudflare DNS is a very fast, very reliable public DNS resolver. It is an enterprise-grade authoritative DNS service...
What do you like most about Cloudflare?
Cloudflare offers CDN and DDoS protection. We have the front end, API, and database in how you structure applications.
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 conf...
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 mo...
What needs improvement with Sophos SafeGuard?
We need more products to be added in Sophos, such as SASE, which is currently not available. The only drawback I see ...
 

Also Known As

Cloudflare DNS
McAfee Total Protection for Data, McAfee Total Protection for DLP, Total Protection for Data, Intel Security Total Protection for Data
SafeGuard, SafeGuard Encryption
 

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