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We performed a comparison between Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention and McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Data Loss Prevention (DLP) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
To learn more, read our detailed Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention vs. McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator Report (Updated: February 2023).
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Pros
"The incident management and fingerprinting have been the most valuable features.""After the configuration, it is very stable, and in the last two years, I haven't been faced with many issues or product-related challenges.""The most valuable feature of this solution is that it captures where the data is being moved.""We don't require a lot of downtime, but when we do then we are getting proper support with no issue.""Our organization's intellectual property is not misused or extracted without permission.""The most valuable feature of Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention is the OCR.""The ease of configuration was probably one of its biggest selling points.""The technical support for the solution is very good."

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"The general endpoint protection is valuable, and it is easy to manage.""The most valuable features of McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator are the easy-to-use console, and lots of reports, such as customized reports and inventory reports. Additionally, overall the centralized management is very good where you can see the compliance levels and inventory.""The valuable feature of the McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator is the management of the policies.""McAfee is helping us to clean all of the viruses from the machines, protecting our desktops from the latest threats.""I like the solution's feasibility. McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator is also better and easier to use than other ePOs.""The most valuable feature of the solution is the central management console, which is used for DLP, endpoint security, drive encryption, and application control.""The initial setup is very easy.""McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator has a built-in advanced pattern, which is very useful because it can detect any pattern."

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Cons
"Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention can improve by having an uninstall option for the client or restart of a client agent can be controlled from the server. This feature is missing which is available with other solutions.""The tool needs to integrate data classification.""The ease of deployment wasn't as flexible as Digital Guardian.""The support could improve Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention.""They can improve a bit in the OCR category. The OCR deployment could be simplified. Right now, you have to set up a separate server to manage all the data going through the network, especially the images. Forcepoint could better integrate the OCR component with central management.""I would like to see the product extended into the cloud as a single solution.""Usually for the biome of a small company, like 50 users, setup takes more than one week.""Everything takes a long time, as it does in every software company, especially since COVID. That is something I notice with every product I use."

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"The way that ePolicy launches the updates is very slow. It would be great if that was faster.""McAfee should improve in terms of customer support and assigning a knowledgeable TAM to customers.""We need to consolidate multiple features into one console. It would be beneficial to have all the important features on a single platform.""The solution sometimes has some false positives on IP addresses, from the web control aspect of the product. This needs to be improved.""There should be more insights and completeness into the cyber kill chain, similar to CrowdStrike and SentinelOne. It just seems a little outdated in being 100% signature-based without all of the insights and protections that come with CrowdStrike and SentinelOne. Overall, they've got some catching up to do if they plan to compete in the comprehensive EDR space.""The impact of the agent on the endpoint's performance - the resources it takes. Additionally, the difficulties we experience with inheriting and breaking inheritance on the organization's structure breakdown for policy inheritance and then for rules inheritance. We are actually struggling with this.""The solution is difficult to tune to avoid false positives.""McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator should improve its integration with other tools."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "It's not the cheapest solution but it's not the most expensive. It's a good price for a good product."
  • "The pricing and licensing are okay."
  • "The pricing and licensing fees could be improved."
  • "I prefer Forceoint because it is cheaper than Symantec."
  • "The cost for the product for our use is less than $10 per user."
  • "Forcepoint DLP is a bit expensive."
  • "One feature that I'm getting ready to take advantage of more is the ability to add more data crawlers to the DLP on-prem environment, without any extra Forcepoint costs or licensing needed for that additional data server. That will help in reducing the stress on the data server that we're using now."
  • "Its pricing is quite low considering the features they are offering. As compared to other solutions, it is reasonable. They do have professional support. If we need professional support, then there will be additional costs."
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  • "Compared to other Antivirus products, the cost of this solution is a bit high."
  • "McAfee tries to package different things into different products, then sell them as different products with different licenses. They just split everything up into multiple things. That's just their sales pitch and how they do it."
  • "This solution is priced in the mid-range."
  • "For large enterprise companies, the price should be alright, but for small businesses, the uptake might be slow because, for these clients, the price doesn't look very attractive."
  • "It is attractively priced. It is a fraction of what we're going to pay for CrowdStrike or SentinelOne, but it only has a fraction of the capabilities as well."
  • "There is a license required to use this solution. If we use the additional components, such as DLP encryption, there is an additional cost. However, it is similar to a separate product altogether. If you want to use that or not, it is optional, but when you use it, it will cost you additional pricing."
  • "McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator is not an expensive solution."
  • "$The price of McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator is expensive, it is approximately $6,000 to $9,000 per license annually."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:The technical support for the solution is very good.
    Top Answer:They need to improve their reporting feature as well as the incident response. They have very limited and basic response rules available for incident management so they need to improve them.
    Top Answer:Our organization ran comparison tests to determine whether Mcafee's MVision ePO or ePolicy Orchestrator network security software was the better fit for us. We decided to go with Mcafee's ePolicy… more »
    Top Answer:I like the solution's feasibility. McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator is also better and easier to use than other ePOs.
    Top Answer:I do not have exact pricing details, however, I would rate the price at a four out of ten overall. There may be some extra costs for support if you get it from a partner.
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    Also Known As
    Forcepoint DLP, Forcepoint Data Security Suite, Websense Data Security Suite
    McAfee ePO, ePolicy Orchestrator, Intel Security ePolicy Orchestrator, McAfee MVISION ePO
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    Overview

    Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention (DLP) is a data loss prevention tool that protects users from advanced threats and data breaches. Forcepoint DLP’s technologies can quickly identify and protect sensitive data and provide insight and awareness into attacks on endpoint devices both on and off the network.

    With company data constantly on the move, data security teams must have visibility and control across all channels - endpoint, web, network, email, and cloud. Forcepoint DLP provides protection and visibility across all data in the cloud as well as on-premises. One of the key features of Forcepoint DLP is its ability to identify data at rest, in motion, and in use and efficiently secure sensitive information.

    Forcepoint DLP key features:

    • Identify, remediate and secure sensitive data with network, cloud, and endpoint discovery.
    • Central management of policies across all channels, including cloud, endpoint, network, web, and email.
    • Optical Character Recognition (OCR) to identify data embedded in images.
    • Personally Identifiable Information (PII) for validation checks, real name detection, and proximity analysis.
    • Custom encryption identification for exposing concealed data.
    • Machine learning, which allows users to train the system to identify unfamiliar data. Users can provide the engine with positive and negative examples so similar data can be flagged.
    • Analytics for identifying changes in user behavior. These analytics are leveraged to better understand user risk and are then implemented as automated policy enforcement based on the risk level of the user.
    • Cloud protection for monitoring and preventing the loss of sensitive data online, and assessing the risk posed by visited websites.

    Reviews from Real Users

    Forcepoint DLP stands out among its competitors for a number of reasons. Two major ones are its risk analysis features and its OCR and data discovery capabilities.

    Allan P., an associate consultant at Atos, writes, “With OCR and Risk Analysis, we are able to determine if anything sensitive has been shared. OCR helps us to safeguard those things and with risk ranking, we can determine which user is trying to violate policies multiple times even though they have been blocked. It does require additional servers, as the processing and result of the incident is high, however, it's worth using to see all the use cases being met with these two features as well. They are the best features provided by Forcepoint.”

    Mahesh D., A senior manager at 2Five1, notes, “The workflow remediation is quite good. That is a key feature because of which it has the upper hand over other DLP solutions. Endpoint protection, web protection, network protection, and storage use are valuable features. Among these, endpoint protection is most valuable. It has good policies and good mechanisms to detect incidents. The workflow remediation is quite good. That is a key feature because of which it has the upper hand over other DLP solutions. Endpoint protection, web protection, network protection, and storage use are valuable features. Among these, endpoint protection is most valuable. It has good policies and good mechanisms to detect incidents.”

    McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator (McAfee ePO) is the most advanced, extensible, and scalable centralized security management software in the industry. Unifying security management through an open platform, McAfee ePO makes risk and compliance management simpler and more successful for organizations of all sizes.
    Sample Customers
    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
    Brelje & Race, Cognizant, Sutherland Global Services, Eagle Rock Energy, Arab National Bank, Bank Central Asia, Kleberg Bank, Leading Mexican Bank, SF Police Credit Union, Macquarie Telecom, Seagate Technology, Blackburn & Darwen Council, California Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation, IRCEP, Major U.S. State Government, State of Alaska, State of Colorado, Cemex, Deutsche Edelstahlwerke
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    Financial Services Firm27%
    Computer Software Company19%
    Security Firm8%
    Comms Service Provider8%
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    Financial Services Firm15%
    Computer Software Company14%
    Manufacturing Company9%
    Insurance Company6%
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    Manufacturing Company14%
    Financial Services Firm14%
    Comms Service Provider14%
    Computer Software Company9%
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    Government12%
    Financial Services Firm10%
    Manufacturing Company9%
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    Small Business51%
    Midsize Enterprise9%
    Large Enterprise40%
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    Small Business20%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise65%
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    Small Business30%
    Midsize Enterprise25%
    Large Enterprise45%
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    Midsize Enterprise10%
    Large Enterprise70%
    Buyer's Guide
    Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention vs. McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator
    February 2023
    Find out what your peers are saying about Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention vs. McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator and other solutions. Updated: February 2023.
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    Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention is ranked 2nd in Data Loss Prevention (DLP) with 52 reviews while McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator is ranked 9th in Security Orchestration Automation and Response (SOAR) with 39 reviews. Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention is rated 8.0, while McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention writes "DLP great for encryptions; tech support is quite helpful". On the other hand, the top reviewer of McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator writes "Useful agent communication, reliable, but lacking support for microservices". Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention is most compared with Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention, Digital Guardian, Symantec Data Loss Prevention, CoSoSys Endpoint Protector and Zscaler DLP, whereas McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator is most compared with Splunk SOAR, Microsoft Sentinel, Symantec Data Loss Prevention and Zscaler DLP. See our Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention vs. McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator report.

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