Digital Guardian vs. Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention
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Digital Guardian | Score9 out of 10 | N/A | The Digital Guardian Platform from Fortra (formerly HelpSystems, acquired in late 2021) is a cloud-delivered data protection platform purpose-built to stop data loss by both insiders and outsiders on Windows, Mac and Linux operating systems. Additionally, Digital Guardian User Activity Monitoring enables users to detect, investigate and mitigate suspicious user actions to ensure sensitive data doesn’t get out. And Digital Guardian for Data Discovery provides visibility and auditing of sensitive… | N/A |
![]() Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention | Score7.1 out of 10 | N/A | Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention is used to provide intelligent detection and control of sensitive information across Office 365, OneDrive, SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, and on the endpoint. It also helps prevent data loss through identifying and preventing risky or inappropriate sharing, transfer, or use of sensitive data on endpoints, apps, and services. | N/A |
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No answers on this topic | 93% Would buy again 13 Answers | |
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No answers on this topic | 100% Delivers good value for the price 12 Answers | |
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No answers on this topic | 93% Happy with the feature set 13 Answers | |
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No answers on this topic | 82% Lived up to sales and marketing promises 9 Answers | |
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No answers on this topic | 100% Implementation went as expected 13 Answers | |
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| Small Businesses | No answers on this topic | No answers on this topic |
| Medium-sized Companies | Forcepoint DLP Score6.2 out of 10 | Forcepoint DLP Score6.2 out of 10 |
| Enterprises | Forcepoint DLP Score6.2 out of 10 | Forcepoint DLP Score6.2 out of 10 |
| All Alternatives | View all alternatives | View all alternatives |
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| Likelihood to Recommend | 9.0 | 7.8 |
| Usability | - | 1.0 |
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| ScreenShots | Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention Screenshots |









