Compare Forcepoint vs IDERA

Forcepoint

Based on 203 reviews.

IDERA

Based on 92 reviews.

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Overview

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Idera Software is a computer software provider, headquartered in Houston, Texas and founded in 2004. Idera is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner. In June, 2010 Idera Software acquired iDevFactory. Idera has won several awards for fast growing technology company.

Sample Customers

Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention

Alphawest, Betsson, Cellcom Israel Ltd., Chelsea & Westminster Hospital, Confartigianato Vicenza, EverBank, Finansbank, iGATE, Landa Digital Printing, Northern California Bank, Reliance Capital, Remosa, Toyota, Scavolini, Zim Integrated Shipping Services

Popular Solutions

Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention

13 reviews

Forcepoint Secure Web Gateway

13 reviews

Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall

11 reviews

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Top Industries

Computer Software Company

13%

Financial Services Firm

12%

Manufacturing Company

Comms Service Provider

Financial Services Firm

18%

Computer Software Company

Manufacturing Company

Insurance Company

Quotes From Member Reviews

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

Most Helpful Reviews

MuhammadJunaid7
Data Security Specialist at BOK
We are using Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention to prevent our organization's data from unauthorized access. Forcepoint...
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Anonymous User
CEO at a comms service provider
I might not be the right person to discuss the main use cases for Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall for these...
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Anonymous User
PS & Technical Manager at a tech services company
We have no big project, but we are trying to sell it in the market here. We are working with Forcepoint because there...
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CarlosMendoza
Deputy Manager of Networks and Communications at a financial services firm
I use the solution as a secure web gateway, similar to a proxy, to control access to the Internet for users. It is...
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Tharaka Athukorala
Solution Specialist at South Asian Technologies
Our primary use case for Forcepoint Risk Adaptive Protection for DLP is in the banking environment. We deal with...
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Jaime Caballero
Tech Support Analyst at Cibernética, S.A.
Some use the solution as a day-to-day tool for querying databases to have information.
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Nafiu Garba
Special Assistant to the Governor ICT COO at a tech services company
We're using IDERA Uptime Infrastructure Monitor for infrastructure monitoring, particularly for monitoring devices,...
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reviewer3261598
Business Solutions Specialist at a energy/utilities company
I have been working with data modeling tools. Personally, I have been working with Erwin for many years now....
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Anonymous User
Automation Test Engineer Il at a computer software company
I used to work with Selenium at the start of my career, but right now, from the last almost four and a half years,...
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Anonymous User
Database Administrator at a insurance company
Auditing. We mainly use it to follow up on changes to the individual databases. We audit exactly what the database...
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Customer Service

AtulVats
Information Security Consultant at a tech services company
Forcepoint's technical support is very good - they help you the moment you log the ticket. They're much more helpful...
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Hassan Moussafir
Information Security Senior Expert at Wafaassurance
Technical support was good.
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AhmedHawana
Network and Security Engineer at a government
Technical support from Forcepoint is rated ten out of ten. I have had a good experience with them.
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OusaidAbaz
Security Network Architect at Inmac
We didn't have a support contract with Forcepoint because we were planning to move to a different technology.
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Lipaz Hessel
Integration Manager at Gilat Satellite Networks
We contacted technical support but it was not the typical support situation where we opened a ticket and they...
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Nikolay Dimitrov
Cyber Security Engineer at Paysafe / IBM
Forcepoint technical support was not very good. It was some of the worst support I ever have dealt with. Basically,...
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Nataraj KS
CISO at V Guard Industries Ltd
We had a lot of discussions during the implementation phase, but those issues have been clarified. The customer...
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Shamirhan Sulaiman
Director Market Growth and Development at a tech services company
Being the distributor for Forcepoint, we have our own engineers to cover from day zero to day two in terms of...
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Anonymous User
IT Security Engineer at isit
Technical support with Forcepoint Web Security is very good.
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MarkEdward
Technical Support Engineer at MCS
Technical support can be better. The support themselves are skilled but when you call for support you have to wait...
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MUHAMMAD FAHAD HASSAN
System Engineer at ABM Info. tech
I would rate Forcepoint's technical support at eight to nine out of 10. The support has separate sections, including...
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Anonymous User
Infrastructure Support Officer at a government
I have interacted with them. Nine out of ten times, their support is really good. There are different packages you...
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Owen Nunez
Security Engineer at Protego Trust Bank
Customer support simply directs us to links to read up on our own. When we contact support, we need one on one help,...
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Anonymous User
Security Product Manager at a tech services company
The support is very good, they are qualified professionals.
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Anonymous User
Head of Infrastructure & Cloud Section at a computer software company
I might have contacted them for some questions related to managing instances. We sometimes had problems with...
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Aamir Ejaz
Head of IT Department at Mana
Technical support is sometimes slow to respond, and it takes longer to resolve issues. This has been true across all...
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DragosBasmaluta
Co-Founder at Avant Consulting
We have had the opportunity to use their technical support. They were very prompt and very good about getting us what...
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Anonymous User
Technical Support Engineer at a tech services company
The technical support for Forcepoint CASB receives a rating of seven out of ten.
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Aamir Ejaz
Head of IT Department at Mana
My company logs tickets in the Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention support portal whenever there's an issue....
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Badrul Hisyam Jamil
IT Manager at a financial services firm
It can be hard to contact customer service and support, and their response times and solutions can be slow and...
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Sanjeet Kumar Bhuyan
Security Consultant and Cybersecurity Support at a tech services company
The technical support is very nice. I don't have any issues other than the time zones. It's a bit of an issue for me....
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Anonymous User
Systems Engineer at a tech services company
The technical support is very good. Here, in Saudi Arabia, service engineers are very cooperative and the Forcepoint...
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Jay Stelmach
Adjunct Professor at Southern New Hampshire University
Customer Service: Great. They made sure that we were choosing the right version and helped us understand the...
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AbhijeethReetoo
Business Development Management at a computer retailer
My company hasn't gone through the POC for Forcepoint ZTNA yet, so I still haven't reached out to the technical...
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Shaikh Mubashshir
Cyber Security Technical Engineer at a consultancy
Whenever there are issues, the support engineer is available to handle them. They conduct sessions to check logs and...
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Anonymous User
Director, Cloud & Data Security at a financial services firm
Initially, we had some challenges that Bitglass resolved quickly. The challenges were around communication. There...
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Anonymous User
Security Product Manager at a tech services company
Technical support is not within my scope because I work as a pre-sales representative for one of Forcepoint's partners.
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Anonymous User
Assistant Manager, Information Security at a financial services firm
The technical support for Forcepoint is fine. They are polite and available twenty-four hours and usually resolve...
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David Overton
Sr. Director of Information Security & Enterprise Architecture at Childrens Home Society of Florida
If I do have an issue or a support need, the organization is responsive. I'm on the East Coast, and they're on the...
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Tharaka Athukorala
Solution Specialist at South Asian Technologies
In terms of presale support, I receive proper support from Forcepoint. The after-sale support needs improvement.
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Nafiu Garba
Special Assistant to the Governor ICT COO at a tech services company
Before my organization subscribed to IDERA Uptime Infrastructure Monitor, it had issues with the support, but after...
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StuartBarker
Managing Director at Corecom Quality Engineering
The technical support is quick to respond but they did not provide a resolution for my issue.
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StuartBarker
Managing Director at Corecom Quality Engineering
The solution's technical support hasn't resolved one or two of my problems. In general, the solution's technical...
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Anonymous User
Senior SQL Server Developer at a tech vendor
Customer Service: It was pretty good once the licensing phase was completed. Technical Support: It's good.
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Anonymous User
Associate Director, Enterprise Data Management, Practice Lead for Life Sciences UK&I at a tech services company
Customer Service: We are fully satisfied. Technical Support: We are fully satisfied.
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Jean-Luc Mercier
Managing Partner at DXC Technology
There is plenty of documentation available online for assistance, making it straightforward to address any issues.
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Anonymous User
Senior DBA Lead at a government
I would evaluate tech support as "fair." It has declined over recent years. It's not what it once was.
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Anonymous User
Database Designer at a manufacturing company
Tech support has been good. I have no complaints about it. We haven't needed to use tech support in quite a while....
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Anonymous User
Senior Systems Administrator at a hospitality company
Customer Service: 5 stars! Excellent. Technical Support: 5 stars! Excellent.
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Anonymous User
Senior DBA Lead at a government
By and large, their tech support has been pretty good over the years. Recently, because we have been a customer of...
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Anonymous User
Sr. Data Engineer at a computer software company
While they weren’t always able to solve my issue (feature limitations not bugs/education issues), when I did reach...
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Anonymous User
Senior DBA
Tech support has been okay, not that great, but they made sure that we got what we were looking for.
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Mike Grove
DBA at a consumer goods company
Tech support is very helpful. I have only had to engage with them once, as far as I can remember, during an upgrade....
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Anonymous User
Database Administrator at a energy/utilities company
Tech support has been okay. I ran into an issue earlier this year where my collection had stopped for a week. I had a...
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Anonymous User
Systems Administrator & CSA at a tech company
Regular. They are good in the sales and e-mail support, but they failed at very important failover times.
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Anonymous User
Data Management Specialist at a government
Customer Service: It's good. Technical Support: It's good.
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Anonymous User
Infrastructure Expert at a tech services company
Good, although they don’t always contact you with a solution to problems if they think it’s your problem.
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Anonymous User
Data Architect at a computer software company
We bought premium support and so far it is good. The normal technical support is okay; I would not rate it too high....
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Anonymous User
Database Architect at a healthcare company
Customer Service: Customer service is very good but they're a west coast company and we're on the east coast and I...
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reviewer3261598
Business Solutions Specialist at a energy/utilities company
I cannot comment on customer service as we haven't purchased the tool yet and are still in the evaluation process.
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Stuart Barker
Test Architect at Zest Consulting
Customer support could be enhanced. All the support is provided via chat and emails. Sometimes, you really need to...
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Anonymous User
Sr Data Integration Modeler at a insurance company
The technical support people are pretty good and I would rate them a nine out of ten. Whatever the tool is capable...
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Anonymous User
Cloud Database Administrator at a tech services company
Customer Service: The Idera team is amazing: 10 out of 10. Technical Support: The Idera team is amazing: 10 out of 10.
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Uros Gavric
QA Automation Engineer at a computer software company
I haven't used their tech support directly because all I needed was info that I was able to find in their knowledge...
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Anonymous User
DBA at a consultancy
Tech support hasn't been as good lately as it was in the past. It is down to "average."
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Anonymous User
QA Coordinator at a tech vendor
Quite good and fast for my interactions with them.
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Mariya Salamatova
Senior Business Intelligence Developer at a construction company
Overall, technical support is okay. It's fast and usually, within four or five hours, I get a reply.
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Anonymous User
Software Engineer in Research & Development at a tech consulting company
Very good.
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Anonymous User
Database Administrator at a media company
I don't have any issues with their technical support.
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Anonymous User
Senior Manager, Data Operations at a consumer goods company
Our experience with technical support has been good.
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