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Forcepoint

Based on 200 reviews.

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Based on 138 reviews.

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Buyer's Guide

Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention vs. McAfee Total Protection for Data Loss Prevention

July 2025

McAfee Total Protection for Data Loss Prevention vs. Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention

Updated: July 2025

Buyer's Guide

Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention vs. McAfee Total Protection for Data Loss Prevention

July 2025

Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention vs. McAfee Total Protection for Data Loss Prevention

Updated: July 2025

Sample Customers

Forcepoint Secure Web Gateway

Adventist Health, Alphawest, Amadori, Anoka County, Compartamos Banco, Davies Turner, EverBank, iGATE, Karlstad Municipality, Lake Michigan Credit Union, Scavolini, Smurfit Kappa, Toyota

Forcepoint ONE

UNC-Charlotte

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

Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall

California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR)

McAfee Total Protection for Data Loss Prevention

Kleberg Bank

Popular Solutions

Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention

12 reviews

Forcepoint Secure Web Gateway

12 reviews

Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall

10 reviews

McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator

8 reviews

McAfee Complete Data Protection

6 reviews

McAfee Total Protection for Data Loss Prevention

4 reviews

Top Industries

Computer Software Company

14%

Financial Services Firm

12%

Manufacturing Company

Comms Service Provider

Financial Services Firm

11%

Computer Software Company

10%

Manufacturing Company

Government

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

Pablo-Verdina
Sales Manager at Mega tech S.A
We mostly work with finance, specifically with banks most of the time. We use Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall for...
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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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Shaikh Mubashshir
Cyber Security Technical Engineer at a consultancy
Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention is used for endpoint email security and data loss prevention for web.
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NikunjGodawat
Works
I have used Forcepoint Secure Web Gateway primarily for DLP, content filtering, and initially the reverse proxy in...
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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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Review 1 of 5

ObaseunAwoyinfa
Security Consultant at Trinexia
For any type of protection strategy, the natural use cases involve protecting sensitive data that shouldn't be...
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VivekGupta7
DGM at a financial services firm
McAfee Web Protection is for our entire system, regardless of the brand. It is implemented in all systems through an...
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Wahidur Rahman
Senior Executive Officer at United Commercial Bank Limited
Our primary use case for this solution is activity, authentication, and scans for audit purposes and priority...
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PankajKumar24
IT Manager at Gigabit Technologies Pvt Ltd
The use cases for McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator involve deploying multiple customers for endpoint solutions, EPP...
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Akhtar Hussain Rizvi
Deputy Group Manager - Systems at Titan Company Ltd
The solution is mainly used for sensitive data protection.
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Customer Service

Ashish Choudhary
Co-founder | Product Manager | CEO @ ReDi at TRIAD Technologies
Technical support is okay.
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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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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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MuhammadRicky Anggoro Pratomo
Senior Network Engineer at a tech services company
I think their support capabilities have a lot of room for improvement because my company has had several issues. Of...
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Nikunj Godawat
Deputy Manager at a energy/utilities company
Forcepoint's technical support is good, but in the future, I'd like them to provide more tutorial documentation.
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Shipra Gupta
Service Delivery Manager at Paramount Computer Systems
We’ve been in touch with technical support. That's nearly our daily task. The tech support is also very good. We are...
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Shamirhan Sulaiman
Director Market Growth and Development at a tech services company
Technical support can be improved. It is currently provided from two locations, India and the US. Depending on the...
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ManjitSingh
Cyber Security Engineer, team lead at a wellness & fitness company
I would say that their technical support is quite helpful. I would rate them a seven, on a scale from one to 10, with...
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Secengin46
Security Engineer at a tech services company
Technical support for this solution is average. In terms of providing a solution, from the technical aspect, and for...
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Anonymous User
Ict Help Desk Administrator Individual Contributor at a transportation company
I would evaluate Forcepoint Secure Web Gateway's technical support for a first time user as an eight out of nine.
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Yasir Zubair
Senior Manager - ICT Technical at CNS Engineering
We have been very satisfied with the customer service.
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Anonymous User
Regional Solutions Manager at a tech services company
Technical support is great and are available during the week and on weekends. The respond promptly to tickets. If...
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Anonymous User
Security Specialist at a energy/utilities company
The technical support for this solution is great. We have a support contract and we can create a ticket when...
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Anonymous User
Information Security Engineer at a tech services company
We also use Symantec and since they've moved to Broadcom, their technical support is terrible. The customer base has...
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Surodas Deb Roy
Chief Technology Officer at Penta Global Limited
Technical support was fine. They were well trained and knowledgable.
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Robson Giovanelli Silva
CIO at Content-ti
We feel the product's technical support could be better, as this relates to the solution itself, to the installation...
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Anonymous User
General Manager - Consulting & AMS at a tech services company
We've been pleased with the level of support on offer. Technical support has been great.
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Anonymous User
Sr. Network Engineer at a university
I'd rate technical support at eight out of ten, but they're response times are suddenly a bit longer because most of...
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Tharaka Athukorala
Solution Specialist at South Asian Technologies
Forcepoint should improve its technical support. Sometimes they take a lot of time to resolve the issues.
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David Levine
Vice President, Corporate Information Security & Chief Security Officer at Ricoh Americas
The support and company engagement from day one have been great about being open and available. Over time, I have...
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Anonymous User
Presales Network & Security Engineer at a tech services company
The technical support is very good. From a Forcepoint perspective, they're quite responsive. If I were to open a...
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Anonymous User
Regional Solutions Manager at a tech services company
I have been in contact with technical support and they are great. Every time I call for assistance, they always help....
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Anonymous User
Technical Lead at a tech vendor
I think support is good but requires a lot of chasing. They don't actively monitor governance, so support is average....
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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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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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Ziad Ramoly
IT Support Technician at Secure Services
Their support is very good. When you have issues, you call them and open a ticket based on the severity, then receive...
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Arvind KR
Director at Foresight Software Solutions Pvt Ltd
I'd say that customer service is above average.
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Anonymous User
Owner at a tech services company
I will rate their technical support a seven out of ten because their response time is very slow.
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NikunjGodawat
Works
Customer service and support are generally satisfactory. However, there are instances where both the response time...
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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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Irshad Kazi
Lead Technical Consultant at ITC Infotech
I would rate tech support a five out of ten. When our company is in the process of resolving patching issues, and on...
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Shreyansh Sharma
Instrument and Control Engineer at Reliance Industries Ltd
We have found the technical support to be very helpful. They are responsive and available when we need them to help...
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Shrikant Pillay
Service Management Consultant at Tata Consultancy
I've never had an issue with McAfee. I've never had to reach out to technical support.
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Muco Aga
Cloud Security Solutions Consultant at CloudCan
We did not directly reach out to McAfee, the corporation, in terms of support. We can get help from their partners....
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BernardLugalia
Cyber Security Engineer at a tech services company
The tool itself is great, but the technical support is not always perfect. There have been some support issues. When...
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Kirolos Labeb
CyberSecurity Operations at EliteVAD
They are good and give quick responses. I rate it ten out of ten.
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Victor Akidiva
CEO at Semper Systemis Ltd
There are instances where McAfee interferes with business applications. So, in those cases, we require an...
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Erika Valiente
Product Manager at Ran Security
The support from McAfee Web Protection could improve. The quality of support depends on who you end up getting on the...
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Lokesh Puthalapattu
Senior Marketing Specialist II at Harman International
When we raise a ticket with the support they respond based on the severity of the matter. I rate the support from...
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Anonymous User
Business Analyst at a consultancy
Another person is responsible for dealing with technical support, so I do not have experience with them.
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Stephen Odongo
Technical Support Engineer at Professional Technologies Kenya
The technical support is very good and they respond quite quickly.
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Anonymous User
Computer Framework at a healthcare company
I can't comment on technical support, because we really did not use it other than for downloading new versions or for...
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Anonymous User
Sr. Product Management Specialist at a comms service provider
The technical support is good, but it could be better.
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Anonymous User
Senior Consultant at a financial services firm
We had a local technical support company and did not deal with McAfee at the regional level. I can say that our local...
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Anonymous User
Network Analyst at a financial services firm
Customer Service: Customer service is good. You will generally have access to a team of account managers, should...
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Mohit Dhingra
Senior Vice President IT at AS IT Consulting Pvt. Ltd.
The technical support's response time and turnaround time as the solution provider are excellent. They go the extra...
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Shaik Sayeed
Information Technology Solutions Manager at UBG
I think that the technical support can be improved. It should be cheaper, faster and more comprehensive as far as the...
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Anonymous User
Security Professional
Customer Service: We were a McAfee EMEA Premier Managed Service Provider at the time, so we had no problems getting...
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Mohd Fadhil
Security Engineer at Mavisco Resources Sdn Bhd
The technical support is good.
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Anonymous User
Management Executive at a security firm
The support in South Africa could be much better.
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Abel Abenemi
IT Lead\Network Security Analyst at Oiltest Services Limited
McAfee has very good support. We can submit a report online to open a case and they will contact you immediately to...
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SambhajiBhosale
Network Security Consultant at a tech services company
The technical support of McAfee is great.
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Anonymous User
cybersecurity specialist at a mining and metals company
That's a question I can't answer because I haven't had to deal with them, personally. In general, when we're having...
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Sanjit Achary
Senior Manager at a tech services company
We've been in touch with technical support in the past. They've been quite good. We've been satisfied with their...
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Anonymous User
System Engineer at Inbox Business Technologies
Their support is really good. I would rate it a nine out of ten. I have never any issues with their support. They...
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Anonymous User
Lead Cyber Security Consultant at a security firm
The most important thing is how they enable our team. They provide us with good support during the pre-sales stages.
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Anonymous User
IT Security Specialist at a tech services company
Technical support is not too bad. They are quite mature and have experience with the product. We have not experienced...
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RahulRaju
Security Specialist at Perth Airport
While there are bugs and a few functionality issues, it is just a matter of raising them with the support team....
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Anonymous User
IT Manager at a financial services firm
Technical support is good. They are timely in responding.
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Anonymous User
Network Architect at a tech services company
I've never dealt with technical support in the past. I can't speak to how knowledgeable or responsive they are. I've...
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Technical Support

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