We performed a comparison between OpenText Data Protector and Symantec Data Loss Prevention based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Backup and Recovery solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The most valuable feature is the capability to back up our SQL server."
"I like that Micro Focus keeps a separate catalog of our data."
"Regarding scalability, it's unlimited with Data Protector. You can link multiple installations and let them work together. They can share backup devices. You have many possibilities with Data Protector. It's very proficient."
"The initial setup was relatively easy."
"This solution is quite stable because we have only three users."
"It is very easy to use and the interaction with various systems is very handy."
"It is a stable solution. Stability-wise, I rate the solution a nine out of ten...The initial setup process for the solution is easy."
"The solution allows us to be able to backup and exchange directly, to backup Microsoft exchange."
"The data matching features are the most valuable due to the easy policy setup and implementation."
"The dashboard, management section, and reporting are good."
"What I like about Symantec Data Loss Prevention is the technical support it provides. It's good."
"It is a scalable solution...The solution's technical support was good."
"I have found the most valuable feature to be partial enlisting."
"The solution can easily scale."
"Good end point encryption and data loss prevention."
"The product is very robust."
"The Micro Focus Data Protector support is not as good as Veeam Backup & Replication's support."
"The new backup systems are using new mechanisms for the recovery phases; for example, VM, recovery and testing the backup before recovering it. These features are not available in Data Protector."
"People prefer Veeam because the interface is easier, and Data Protector is difficult in comparison."
"The technical support is poor and should be improved."
"Micro Focus are improving Data Protector with every new version and since we began undergoing training with the latest version we have not faced any real challenges yet. However, their support does need to be improved, in my opinion. In certain critical cases that we've had, they did not provide a satisfactory level of support."
"It has a lot of undeveloped functions like window searching and patent searching, and within the main backup processes like VMware and Microsoft Exchange. It's completely not user-friendly, and it has no built-in antivirus software. In my opinion, Micro Focus Data Protector is not an enterprise level solution."
"The GUI could be updated. The GUI hasn't changed since version 6. It's on version 10 now. The reporting could also be better. Also, while Data Protector is excellent for backing up physical hardware, it needs more features for backing up VM images because many environments use hypervisor."
"Other tools seem to be easier to use."
"Virtualization is not currently supported."
"In a majority of cases, most of the companies are using DLP for endpoint sessions, where you have a user that might be communicating information outside of the company. However, they forget there are actual interfaces that can directly communicate with either the database or other files within the data center that uses end-to-end encryption. In those cases, you might need things like your DLP to be able to monitor and block some of that. The solution needs to catch information communicated through the data center on the server-side."
"We are finding delayed response if the macOS is updated. They need to make sure their solution is compatible."
"Symantec Data Loss Prevention could improve by having better system resource management, cloud option, and more features."
"Symantec could improve by being more creative and simplifying the functions. Additionally, the data protection should be bundled with data classification and labeling instead of them being separate."
"Their support program needs a lot of improvement. If you are stuck somewhere, getting their support can be difficult."
"We want a more proactive reporting structure."
"In the object capture recognition, which we implemented recently, there are a lot of false positives that have been happening."
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OpenText Data Protector is ranked 23rd in Backup and Recovery with 99 reviews while Symantec Data Loss Prevention is ranked 3rd in Data Loss Prevention (DLP) with 53 reviews. OpenText Data Protector is rated 7.6, while Symantec Data Loss Prevention is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of OpenText Data Protector writes "User-friendly, competitive, agent-based, and easy to manage". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Symantec Data Loss Prevention writes "Consitent, accurate, and simple". OpenText Data Protector is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Commvault Cloud, Veritas NetBackup, HPE StoreOnce and Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain), whereas Symantec Data Loss Prevention is most compared with Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention, Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention, Digital Guardian, CoSoSys Endpoint Protector and Amazon Macie. See our OpenText Data Protector vs. Symantec Data Loss Prevention report.
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