We performed a comparison between OpenText Data Protector and Symantec Data Loss Prevention based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Backup and Recovery solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The solution allows us to be able to backup and exchange directly, to backup Microsoft exchange."
"It is a traditional backup model. If you talk about file server and the official Windows database, it's a stable product."
"Integration with HP storage is a very strong point for Micro Focus Data Protector. It is the best solution for general operations like backup and restore. Zero downtime backup (ZDB) is one very important feature, which is basically the integration with the storage array. It is a very strong feature. We're using storage with snapshots with this integration."
"This solution is quite stable because we have only three users."
"The most valuable feature is the capability to back up our SQL server."
"The initial setup was relatively easy."
"It's supports Unix, Linux, all of the OS's. It's very stable software."
"It is very easy to use and the interaction with various systems is very handy."
"It can prevent copying and encoding of HTTP data to various sites like Google, and Webex."
"I like how I have the possibility to check different channels with the same policy set."
"They have a feature on the management side called the document indexer. Let's say you have a unique document with many near identical versions, which have one or several values that change, while the rest of the content stays the same. You can collect 50 of those documents and put them into this feature of the Symantec DLP system. It will compress them and create a profile specifically for that document."
"DLP's most valuable feature is compliance."
"The accuracy in terms of the rate of detection is good."
"The solution offers great reporting."
"It is a scalable solution...The solution's technical support was good."
"The most valuable features of Symantec Data Loss Prevention are endpoint security, endpoint agent, and DLP. Additionally, we have been satisfied with the policies."
"In terms of what can be improved, I would say integrations with MongoDB. We use MongoDB and we need to go to scripts to do backups. We need more integrations."
"We're not satisfied with the robustness and stability of the software since Micro Focus took it in-house. The GUI is one thing they could improve. It's still a bit archaic. Data Protector needs a more functional, user-friendly GUI."
"The downside of the flexibility on offer is if you over-configure it, it may fail to function as some configurations may not match."
"It can occasionally be inaccurate in its backup/recovery time estimates."
"The interface has been the same for many years and needs to be updated"
"OpenText Data Protector is more difficult to use and configure than OpenText VIM. The user-friendliness of OpenText Data Protector has to be increased, and the complexity of the tool needs to be reduced."
"If you compare the solution with the same specific features and enhancements on another solution, Data Protector is expensive. This is especially true when compared to, for example, Veeam."
"We have so many specific technological cracks in Micro Focus, but we are not getting the features, facilities, or coordination between the global delivery centers and the R&D team that we need to express our ideas."
"There are some features that are not available which are required by every data loss prevention solution."
"Where things could be improved is that product engineering takes time to respond when we make a request. They get on a call for troubleshooting, but fixing the issue takes time."
"The deployment is complex."
"What could be improved in Symantec Data Loss Prevention is its security. It should be more secure."
"Agent configuration should be improved for easier interaction for users, particularly by allowing configuration changes to be done on a grid."
"Since being acquired by Broadcom, the support has really degraded for small and medium enterprises."
"That fine tuning has to be done for the customer as well as the vendor. So if I take Symantec DLP, we have to have some final fine tuning but we may need some time developing this depending on the customer. This is an area where something can be done to improve the product."
"The enforce service is difficult to understand, and free courses made available on the internet would be useful."
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OpenText Data Protector is ranked 24th in Backup and Recovery with 100 reviews while Symantec Data Loss Prevention is ranked 3rd in Data Loss Prevention (DLP) with 53 reviews. OpenText Data Protector is rated 7.6, while Symantec Data Loss Prevention is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of OpenText Data Protector writes "User-friendly, competitive, agent-based, and easy to manage". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Symantec Data Loss Prevention writes "Consitent, accurate, and simple". OpenText Data Protector is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Commvault Cloud, Veritas NetBackup, HPE StoreOnce and Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention, whereas Symantec Data Loss Prevention is most compared with Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention, Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention, Digital Guardian, Zscaler DLP and McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator. See our OpenText Data Protector vs. Symantec Data Loss Prevention report.
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