Sophos SafeGuard vs Vormetric Data Security Platform [EOL] comparison

Sophos and Thales are both solutions in the Endpoint Encryption category. Additionally, 93% of Sophos users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Thales users who would recommend it.

Sophos SafeGuard

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93% willing to recommend

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100% willing to recommend

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Categories and Ranking

Sophos SafeGuard

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Endpoint Encryption (2nd), Mobile Data Protection (2nd)

Vormetric Data Security Pla...

Average Rating

9.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

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Featured Reviews

Umesh Shetty

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.

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Ravi Chandarana

IT manager at a construction company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Reliable and stable with the ability to encrypt external memory

The initial setup was very simple. We were migrating and we had to follow a guide. The installation guide was great. It was simple to follow, and, as long as we did, all we had to do was try out some tests. For the home environment, deployment took two or three days. However, if a company is going into production then it may take a bit more time. On the client-side, there will be a firewall, a server, and many other things in the environment to contend with. It may take five to ten days to deploy if you're talking about deploying on a production site. In house, we handled it, as I said, in two to three days. After installation, it requires about two to three engineers to handle the maintenance due to the production activity.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The user experience and the quality of the features are good."

"The setup process is straightforward."

"What I love most about Sophos SafeGuard is its user-friendly interface. My company has another software with a complex user interface versus Sophos SafeGuard, which is extremely easy to use."

"It's the best solution on the market."

"The Intercept X feature is the most valuable feature. You can't find this feature in other firewalls because Intercept X works as if it has an interaction between the endpoint and the firewall."

"The malware protection and the scanning features are most valuable in this solution."

"The intrusion detection system."

"The features that I have found most valuable are encryption tools that encrypt the hard disk and the USB sticks."

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"The solution is reliable and stable. You can edit it and it's flexible."

Cons

"The dashboards lack sufficient information."

"When you have the PPM chipset, you can have the power-on authentication, when you boot up your machine, you can set the six-digit passcode. As of right now, SafeGuard can't manage the six-digit passcode in terms of the expiration, and I need that added as a feature."

"It would be ideal if the solution had different features within one agent."

"The recovery process could be improved."

"The focus should be on making things automated ."

"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 solution's ability to integrate with other solutions, such as a DLP, should be addressed."

"The lack of need for the patch for an extra password is a shortcoming. It will be a great improvement if the patch requires an extra password so that they can find out how to synchronize your Windows password with the same password for Sophos SafeGuard."

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"The solution really needs to improve the data pile. With the pile, if we could also do a column-level encryption or something like third-level encryptions that would be great. It would be a slight variation of same product."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."

"The pricing is good and now they offer three year and five year plans. After that if one lokes the service they can choose the lifetime service."

"Licensing is on a yearly basis and the pricing could be better."

"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."

"The platform is reasonably priced considering its functionality and adaptability. It is subscription-based."

"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."

"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 pricing is reasonable."

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"I'm unsure of the exact pricing of the licensing, but I'd estimate we pay approximately $5-7,000. There are licensing as well as support costs and other ancillary fees."

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Top Industries

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Healthcare Company

11%

Outsourcing Company

10%

Manufacturing Company

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Company Size

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Small Business	30
Midsize Enterprise	9
Large Enterprise	8

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Sophos SafeGuard?

The product is easy to use.

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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...

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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.

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Also Known As

SafeGuard, SafeGuard Encryption

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Overview

Protect your confidential information and comply with regulatory mandates safely and securely with SafeGuard Enterprise, Utimaco's comprehensive modular information protection platform. SafeGuard Enterprise is a modular information protection control platform that enforces policy-based security for PCs and mobile devices across mixed environments. SafeGuard Enterprise offers full transparency to end-users and is easy to administer from a single central console.

Sophos

The Vormetric Data Security Platform makes it easy and efficient to manage data-at-rest security across your entire organization. Built on an extensible infrastructure, the platform features multiple data security products that can be deployed individually or in combination to deliver advanced encryption, tokenization and centralized key management. The platform allows you to address data security policies, compliance mandates and best practices by protecting and controlling access to databases, files, and containers for assets residing in cloud, virtual, big data, and physical infrastructures. This scalable, flexible and efficient data security platform prepares your organization for the next security challenge and new compliance requirement at the lowest TCO.

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