Digital Guardian vs Netwrix Endpoint Protector comparison

Fortra and Netwrix are both solutions in the Data Loss Prevention (DLP) category. Fortra is ranked #16 with an average rating of 8.0, while Netwrix is ranked #14 with an average rating of 8.5. Fortra holds a 2.5% mindshare in DLP, compared to Netwrix’s 2.0% mindshare. Additionally, 80% of Fortra users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 96% of Netwrix users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 3, 2024

Digital Guardian and Netwrix Endpoint Protector compete in data protection and endpoint security. Digital Guardian offers superior threat protection with detailed data loss prevention, whereas Netwrix provides easier integration and management.

Features: Digital Guardian offers advanced data classification, real-time data visibility, and supports various data loss prevention strategies. Meanwhile, Netwrix Endpoint Protector excels in device control, enforces encryption, and ensures content-aware protection.

Room for Improvement: Digital Guardian could enhance deployment simplicity and reduce configuration complexity. Its user interface might benefit from updates for better accessibility. Additionally, lowering initial costs would be advantageous. Netwrix Endpoint Protector might enhance data classification features and expand its analytics capabilities. Improving system performance and reducing latency can also be considered.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Digital Guardian's deployment is intricate but supported by professional services for comprehensive assistance. Netwrix Endpoint Protector offers straightforward implementation with intuitive setup and efficient management tools, paired with responsive customer service for easier adoption.

Pricing and ROI: Digital Guardian has higher upfront costs, justified by advanced protection, promising long-term savings. Netwrix Endpoint Protector provides a cost-effective model with significant immediate ROI, making it attractive for smaller enterprises.

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Cloudflare One

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Data Loss Prevention (DLP) category, the mindshare of Cloudflare One is 1.7%, up from 1.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Digital Guardian is 2.5%, down from 3.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Netwrix Endpoint Protector is 2.0%, down from 2.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Data Loss Prevention (DLP) Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Netwrix Endpoint Protector	2.0%
Digital Guardian	2.5%
Cloudflare One	1.7%
Other	93.8%

Data Loss Prevention (DLP)

Featured Reviews

Cobe Van Coller

Network Architect at IP Dimension

Cloud security has improved remote access and has reduced costs for smaller client sites

I have used Cloudflare One's Identity-Aware Proxy, and it is quite straightforward from what I have seen so far. The app registration on the Azure side integrates fully into Cloudflare, and I am very satisfied with that part because it is easy to set up. The integration of Cloudflare One's Secure Web Gateway and Zero Trust Network Access works without any issues. That part is pretty automatic, and if you complete the rest of the setup, it comes together by itself with no issues from my side. What makes it nice is that we can actually start replacing on-site firewalls at this stage for the smaller clients because it does not matter if they go to a coffee shop or work from home; they are still secured by the same connection. The hops get shorter and you get better latency. We have done testing to see if it is better. One thing that we did notice with our proof of concept with our current client is that they have people connecting from the UK. When they used their previous VPN solution, uploading CAD drawings and other files to the server took a long time. They mentioned that it is much quicker on Cloudflare One's solution. I definitely believe that is part of the improved performance, and I am satisfied with that as well. What is nice about Cloudflare One is that it makes the setup easier and also easier to train technicians to maintain it. Compared to legacy systems, we do not need to get fancy firewalls in place that are costly. That is definitely also a cost-saver with Cloudflare One.

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Syed Mubeen

Cyber Security Researcher at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

Enterprise data protection has supported regulatory compliance and integrates with classification tools

In terms of functionality, many features are valuable in Digital Guardian, as the first thing for most customers is that they are using solutions such as Boldon James and Titus, which fall under the classification side, and Digital Guardian can easily integrate with this data classification solution and has a very granular level of configuration and policy tuning. Digital Guardian's data protection policies are indeed useful for my clients. Regarding Digital Guardian, I find it to be a very good solution, and in fact, it is an enterprise-level solution that has very tight integration with most of the products, with Fortra but also with others.

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Sivakumar Mahathevan

Head of Sales and Technical - Malaysia at Halodata

Provides robust compliance with advanced threat protection and user-friendly interfaces

The features of Netwrix Endpoint Protector that I have found most valuable so far are the two main key modules which are Content Aware Protection (CAP) and Device Control (DC), which is the hottest selling item from my perspective as a consultant. I find CAP and DC valuable because they are very granular in nature and it's easily understood and easily configured. That's why it's easy for us to actually position this product to any organizations with no complications. My impression on the multi-layered protection features of this solution is quite positive because now they've expanded to more things in the DLP itself, that are as good as an enterprise DLP solution. Therefore, I feel that in terms of its pricing values and so on, it is very competitive. I assess the value of the comprehensive reporting and auditing capabilities provided by Netwrix Endpoint Protector as very good because I am a user myself prior to this, before becoming a reseller and now a distributor. I am actually a walking dictionary for this particular product. The comprehensive reporting and auditing capabilities are quite granular in terms of gaining insights. We can actually deep dive into quite a lot of things and find a lot of information that they already have. Assuming if there's a breach, we will be able to know exactly where the breach has occurred and what has occurred, and they are quite granular in how they report their information, including their logs. Therefore, they conform to all compliance regulatory bodies too. My impression of the centralized management console feature of Netwrix Endpoint Protector is that it is one of the simplest centralized monitoring features that even a kid would understand, which is what we need in today's world—nothing complicated. My impression of the data encryption and control over portable storage devices features of this solution is that they are very good, especially the device controls, which I really enjoy using, particularly when it comes to portable devices USBs and the encryption tools that they have, which is another module called E-lock, or enforce encryption, that they do have. They are well-protected along those lines.

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Quotes from Members

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Pros

"Cloudflare Zero Trust Platform removes the risk of exposing the applications to the public."

"The solution has different options that can be used to differentiate DDoS attacks."

"This solution is easy to understand and easy to configure."

"It's the endpoint exposition. We don't need to expose our VPN server to the internet and need a zero-test solution. I can apply some conditional access to the endpoint that's connecting to our network to check their security policies or the security condition of their workstation. Once the workstation is trying to connect to my internal network, then I would like to check the discrete condition of these endpoints that are trying to access my internal network. We created some conditional access. We have CrowdStrike, to check if the CrowdStrike is installed, to check if it's updated, and to check for Windows updates. We created some conditional policies to check it."

"The best feature is rate limiting. If I'm expecting 500 visits per hour, Cloudflare will limit the requests if I suddenly get 50,000."

"Enables me to work from two locations."

"Cloudflare is simple to use."

"It will take the blow rather than our applications should an attack occur."

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"There is a built-in endpoint detection response that helps save money."

"It can scale from 100 to 10,000. There's no problem with the scalability."

"The feature we call desktop recording is the most valuable aspect of the solution. Not only can we collect data from the user's usage, but we also capture his screenshots when he is trying to steal the data."

"We have been able to monitor access to files from each of our workstations."

"Regarding Digital Guardian, I find it to be a very good solution, and in fact, it is an enterprise-level solution that has very tight integration with most of the products, with Fortra but also with others."

"It has the added advantage of offering forensic analysis."

"The most valuable feature of Digital Guardian is its reputation. They have scored high on the Gartner Magic Quadrant."

"I like the solution's adaptive inspection and container inspection."

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"The most valuable feature is device control."

"The product's most valuable feature is its ability to support Linux operating systems."

"The device control is a big deal for us because we can actually lock out removable drives and different types of hardware. It allows us to have better control over what end-users plug into their computers, and we can have deny lists and tighten our security posture."

"The most valuable features are Device Control, Content-Aware Protection, Enforced Encryption, and eDiscovery."

"I rate technical support as ten out of ten."

"One unique feature is drive encryption. We have portable devices, and they have a password vault. If you transfer any data to your device, you can use the password vault to protect it."

"When the implementation occurred, we were functional within a month, with no need for follow-up support."

"It is fantastic in terms of the granularity of the policies. It has many built-in policies, and we can add or create more policies as well. It is perfect, and it gives us more options. We have some users who go outside and then come inside. With EPP, we can even control those users who are outside. If they need to access the media that we are using right now, we can provide OTP messages so that they can access the media even when they are outside of their organization. With our previous solution, we were facing some issues in doing this."

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Cons

"Feedback could be enhanced."

"Cloudflare DDoS has poor technical support."

"Feedback could be enhanced. While I work efficiently with Clover as a partner in Mexico City, sometimes the information and requests are easier to manage with more concrete solutions."

"The free plan has limitations. For example, I can only set up three rules, and the application firewall is unavailable."

"Cloudflare Zero Trust Platform needs to improve its documentation. It took time to do the implementation."

"The response time for support must be reduced."

"Our subscription plan for the solution has a limitation of bot signatures."

"There are premium tier live service and lower tier live service, so we opted for the lower tier. But there is no medium tier where we pay a little extra and get a bit more service. So if that can be improved."

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"The initial setup is a bit more complex than other solutions."

"It would be helpful if there was an on-premise version of the solution for companies that cannot use the cloud, such as government sectors."

"The room for improvement with Digital Guardian is that it will be better with the Linux agent because it is the only DLP solution for Linux workstations. It still needs to upgrade the agents to the latest version for the Linux kernel."

"Digital Guardian is an excellent solution but our experience with the partner has been the most horrible experience we have ever had with any partner."

"Some features on Mac and Linux are not complete currently. For example, some device control features haven't been transferred over to the other systems. If they could have their Windows features also available on Mac and Linux, that would be perfect. Some of our customers have a Mac environment for their RD environment. Having the solution fully capable of handling everything in a Mac environment is crucial."

"When considering potential areas for improvement, it may be beneficial for Digital Guardian to optimize its processes and reduce the computational demands on the system, particularly with regard to high CPU usage. Although Digital Guardian offers numerous benefits, it can consume a substantial amount of RAM and CPU power."

"If the client uses Windows 10 or 11 and Microsoft updates the operating system's version, Digital Guardian must update their product to match compatibility."

"I would like to see the workflow, to get all the rules and policies set up, be less complicated."

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"One of the areas where there is room for improvement is support. It takes time for them to respond. They need to respond on time. Instead of sending an email, I think it would be very helpful to say, 'Let's set up a WebEx to see what's really going on,' instead of the back and forth of email."

"We are using it to only apply media restrictions. When we are installing a new agent, we have to install EPP manually on a device. It would be great if the installations can be done from the server instead of me going to each PC or device to implement EPP or using a policy. They should have some sort of system so that a domain admin can install EPP on all PCs from a central manager."

"Endpoint Protector, in particular, had some features to be desired for the Mac operating system."

"They have many predefined classifiers in terms of data identifiers, and they should improve this."

"I would rate the role-based access features for administrators a six out of ten. There's work to be done on the granularity of roles that can be assigned to an administrator but there is role-based administrator access present. That's why it's not a zero rating."

"It would be helpful if they offered discounted pricing for long-term contracts to serve customers who are interested in committing for periods of three years, five years, or longer."

"I have faced issues which shouldn't be related to this product. This product is purely a DLP, so it should only protect my data. I don't know what is happening with their agent or what is happening with the software, but it messes up my endpoint. For example, people are facing bandwidth issues. Before I deployed this on an endpoint, people were getting internet speeds of 40 or 50 Mbps. After deploying it, that would come down to 10 Mbps. And if I uninstalled the agent, it would go back to 50 Mbps."

"Currently, for additional applications that need monitoring by the EPP, a request must be made to their technical support. It would be beneficial to add a feature allowing users to manually add applications for monitoring without depending on the vendor."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing is somewhere in the middle. I would rate the pricing a seven out of ten."

"The solution's pricing lacks transparency."

"The pricing of the solution is cheap. The licensing cost is also very low. I rate the cost and pricing a three out of ten."

"The prices are slightly expensive."

"The solution is not that expensive."

"The price tag is no longer $200,000, but rather $300,000 to $400,000. It's twice."

"Cloudflare Zero Trust Platform's pricing is good."

"My company has to make yearly payments towards the licensing costs attached to the solution. There are no hidden charges apart from the licensing costs of the solution."

"The price of Digital Guardian is expensive."

"The cost was around $300,000."

"I rate the solution's pricing an eight out of ten because Digital Guardian is expensive."

"Digital Guardian has both, subscription and perpetual licenses, but I think when everything (all technologies) will go to the cloud they will only offer subscriptions."

"If I compare Digital Guardian with Symantec, the license cost is lower, but McAfee can be cheaper than Digital Guardian. It depends on how many licenses you plan to buy and how big the project is. The cost is not so high as Symantec, but not as cheap as McAfee. They can easily sell the solution for price."

"The price of Digital Guardian is on the higher end compared to other vendors."

"The minimum number of licenses they sell is 50 or 150 users."

"The pricing is reasonable for this particular market."

"When I last renewed the license it was for a two-year term, and they gave me the second year at half price."

"The price of Endpoint Protector by CoSoSys is more or less the same as other competing solutions."

"I don't have any issue with the licensing and pricing. I would love for it to be cheaper, but at the same time I'm getting a lot from it."

"The pricing depends on the customers."

"This solution was not too cheap or too expensive. But for the amount of features that they are offering, it was reasonable."

"[The pricing] is reasonable compared to what's out there."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Comms Service Provider

10%

Computer Software Company

Financial Services Firm

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

15%

Computer Software Company

10%

Manufacturing Company

Healthcare Company

Financial Services Firm

11%

University

10%

Manufacturing Company

Computer Software Company

Company Size

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Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	10
Midsize Enterprise	2
Large Enterprise	10

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Small Business	10
Large Enterprise	3

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Company Size	Count
Small Business	15
Midsize Enterprise	9
Large Enterprise	6

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Also Known As

Cloudflare Area 1 Email Security, Cloudflare Bot Management, Cloudflare Gateway, Cloudflare Zero Trust Platform, Cloudflare DDoS, Cloudflare SASE & SSE Platform

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CoSoSys Endpoint Protector

Overview

Cloudflare One is a comprehensive platform for security, performance, and connectivity. It provides features like rate limiting, DDoS protection, and application access, tailored to enhance user experience while securing internet access and accelerating communications.

Designed to integrate security measures with ease of use and scalability, Cloudflare One offers a secure web gateway and zero trust network access. These features ensure seamless setup and operation, making connectivity reliable and protected. Users appreciate its integrated console, intuitive interface, and the ability to manage risk effectively. It offers straightforward deployment, improves latency, and boasts cost-effectiveness. While its onboarding process and documentation need enhancement, its value in content delivery and application shielding is notable. Despite challenges in integrating Cloudflare Access with existing VPNs and the need for better automation and support, it remains vital for DNS and infrastructure protection.

What features make Cloudflare One stand out?

Rate Limiting: Controls the traffic rate to prevent abuse.
DDoS Protection: Shields applications from distributed denial-of-service attacks.
Secure Web Gateway: Provides secure internet access with seamless operation.
Zero Trust Network Access: Ensures secure, application-based connectivity without relying on traditional VPNs.
Access for Connectivity: Facilitates access to internal applications securely.

What benefits should users look for in reviews?

Security: Robust measures for DNS and browsing protection.
Performance: Enhanced site accessibility and communication speed.
Cost-Effectiveness: Offers competitive pricing for its features.
Ease of Deployment: Straightforward and efficient setup process.

In industries like finance, retail, and technology, Cloudflare One is crucial for enabling secure remote access and protecting web applications against dynamic threats. It supports compliance access policies and enhances content delivery, playing a key role in safeguarding digital infrastructure.

Cloudflare

Digital Guardian is proud to be part of Fortra’s comprehensive cybersecurity portfolio, and one of the Data Protection family of products. Fortra simplifies today’s complex cybersecurity landscape by bringing complementary products together to solve problems in innovative ways. These integrated, scalable solutions address the fast-changing challenges you face in safeguarding your organization. With the help of the powerful protection from Digital Guardian and others, Fortra is your relentless ally, here for you every step of the way throughout your cybersecurity journey.

Fortra

Netwrix Endpoint Protector is a multi-OS endpoint data loss prevention solution that protects sensitive data across Windows, macOS, and Linux devices, including when those devices are offline. It gives security teams direct control over how data moves on and off endpoints, reducing the risk of data loss caused by shadow IT, remote work, and unsanctioned tools.

Netwrix Endpoint Protector enforces policies directly at the device level, even when devices are offline. It combines content-aware inspection with contextual controls to detect sensitive data in motion and apply granular controls based on user, device, application, or transfer channel.

Key use cases

• Prevent data exfiltration through personal email, browser uploads, messaging apps, and cloud services

• Control and restrict USB storage, removable media, and peripheral devices

• Enforce data protection policies even when devices are offline or outside the corporate network

• Detect and block transfers of sensitive data using content-aware inspection

• Reduce risk introduced by shadow IT and unsanctioned applications on endpoints

• Apply granular controls based on user, device, application, or transfer channel

• Support compliance with regulations such as GDPR, HIPAA, and PCI DSS through centralized policy enforcement, reporting, and audit trails

• Strengthen protection across hybrid and cross-platform environments Netwrix Endpoint Protector is licensed per endpoint and is typically selected by organizations that require strong device-level enforcement in distributed and multi-OS environments

Netwrix

Sample Customers

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The Fifth Avenue Theatre, Jabil Circuit

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