Digital Guardian vs Trend Micro Mobile Security comparison

Fortra and Trend Micro are both solutions in the Mobile Data Protection category. Fortra is ranked #6, while Trend Micro is ranked #3 with an average rating of 10.0. Fortra holds a 7.1% mindshare in MDP, compared to Trend Micro’s 6.5% mindshare. Additionally, 80% of Fortra users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 77% of Trend Micro users who would recommend it.

Digital Guardian

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 4, 2025

Digital Guardian and Trend Micro Mobile Security are competing in the data protection and mobile security sector. Despite Digital Guardian's favorable pricing and support, Trend Micro Mobile Security is often preferred due to its robust features, which justify its cost.

Features: Digital Guardian excels in data classification, providing visibility and control over data to prevent loss. Its desktop recording captures visual evidence, assisting in forensic analysis. It offers adaptive inspection and data flow control. Trend Micro Mobile Security is noted for its threat prevention and anti-malware scanning. It provides web protection and application control, reducing mobile device vulnerabilities.

Room for Improvement: Digital Guardian could benefit from simplifying its deployment process to enhance ease of use. It may require enhancements in scalability for broader adoption. More intuitive user interfaces could improve accessibility for less tech-savvy users. Trend Micro Mobile Security can improve by enhancing threat intelligence to stay ahead of new threats. Expanding customization options would cater to diverse organizational needs. Introductions of more advanced features for enterprise use could broaden its market reach.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Digital Guardian's deployment can be complex, needing customization and dedicated support. Its customer service is efficient and well-regarded. Trend Micro Mobile Security offers straightforward deployment, easily integrating into existing systems. Its responsive and helpful customer service is often highlighted as a strength, making it appealing for quick implementation needs.

Pricing and ROI: Digital Guardian has a higher initial setup cost, meaning a longer time to see ROI due to complexity. It still offers considerable value in data protection. Trend Micro Mobile Security's accessible pricing and immediate benefits provide quicker ROI, making it a cost-effective choice focused on mobile security. Its financial benefits and ROI potential make it especially attractive for organizations focusing on swift returns.

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Categories and Ranking

Digital Guardian

Ranking in Mobile Data Protection

6th

Average Rating

7.4

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Data Loss Prevention (DLP) (24th), Endpoint Encryption (14th), Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) (32nd), Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) (61st)

Trend Micro Mobile Security

Ranking in Mobile Data Protection

3rd

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Mobile Data Protection category, the mindshare of Digital Guardian is 7.1%, up from 4.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Trend Micro Mobile Security is 6.5%, up from 1.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Mobile Data Protection Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Trend Micro Mobile Security	6.5%
Digital Guardian	7.1%
Other	86.4%

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Featured Reviews

Syed Mubeen

IT Manager 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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SyedRaza1

Group CIO at Thal Industries Corporation Ltd

Has helped protect mobile communications and prevent risky app usage while providing timely threat alerts

I am using the real-time scanning feature in Trend Micro Mobile Security. Whenever a message comes on my WhatsApp, Trend Micro Mobile Security can scan it, and whenever I press and click on that link, it immediately tells me not to click as it's harmful and malicious. It's a very good system; whenever I install any product or application on my mobile phone, the application scanner scans and tells me about the vulnerabilities in the application. Most of the applications I have removed on the recommendation of Trend Micro Mobile Security. I find App Reputation services beneficial. Trend Micro Mobile Security is good at responding immediately and making the user aware of potential threats, which is a significant improvement over my previous experience with Kaspersky mobile security over 10 years ago. As of now, Trend Micro Mobile Security is efficient and a very good solution. Mobile security has a positive impact, as one of my colleagues who didn't use Trend Micro Mobile Security had his WhatsApp hacked while traveling, with the hacker requesting money. The other colleagues and senior executives use Trend Micro Mobile Security on their mobile phones, and when we go to open Wi-Fi, Trend Micro Mobile Security notifies us that it's not safe.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

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

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

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

"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."

"In Digital Guardian, they have the cloud correlation servers that give you visibility work like EBR and the correlation server works very well for security analysis."

"The technical support is really terrific."

"It has been scalable."

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

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"The solution offers a lot of custom features."

"It will reduce the vulnerability level for safe browsing."

"The most valuable feature of Trend Micro Mobile Security is the security it provides."

"Trend Micro Mobile Security is good at responding immediately and making the user aware of potential threats, which is a significant improvement over my previous experience with Kaspersky mobile security over 10 years ago."

"This solution is able to protect the data, files, and folders that have been hijack or encrypted."

"The solution effectively detects virus trends and prevents threats."

"Compared to other products selling in Pakistan, they have superior technical teams and support."

"The Android protection, it’s faster."

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Cons

"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."

"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."

"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."

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

"Technical support could be better."

"The solution has complexities around policy creation and deployment."

"For vendor support, such as Fortra support, I would rate it a seven because all the support comes from different parts that sometimes have challenges meeting time zones, and sometimes they reroute to distributors and rely on partners."

"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."

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"There have been some users who have been complaining about the interface being unfriendly and when the application software is installed on their phone making their mobile slow."

"The iOS protection: This is because Apple will “close” your smartphone."

"This solution is weak and cannot detect the latest ransomware."

"Contact Backup."

"Sometimes, when generating random numbers to our mobile feed the random number doesn't work. We mainly deal with QR codes because of this. If they could fix the random number generator that would be helpful."

"There is a delay issue when receiving emails on mobile compared to a laptop."

"They could improve the prices of Trend Micro Mobile Security products, which are quite expensive."

"The main challenge with Trend Micro Mobile Security for iPhone users is the complex setup process due to Apple's stringent security requirements."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The cost was around $300,000."

"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."

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

"The price of 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."

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

"We have a license that we renew yearly."

"Very cheap in cost"

"Each license costs about $10/year. It's fairly inexpensive because it's a new product. In Pakistan, no more than two or three companies can apply for mobile protection right now. I don't know if there are ancillary costs above the standard licensing fee."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

13%

Computer Software Company

10%

Manufacturing Company

Healthcare Company

Performing Arts

12%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Computer Software Company

11%

Comms Service Provider

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	10
Large Enterprise	3

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	8
Midsize Enterprise	2
Large Enterprise	1

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Digital Guardian?

Regarding points for improvement, from a technical aspect, I do not see any suggestions that have come to my notice, but it is an enterprise-level product, and the issue is that it works only with ...

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What is your primary use case for Digital Guardian?

The main use case for Digital Guardian is for endpoint DLP, as it is the product for endpoint-level DLP and is one of the core requirements for many enterprises that have to follow compliance, so t...

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What advice do you have for others considering Digital Guardian?

I would recommend Digital Guardian to other users, as I mentioned, we have to see the client's existing environment, and since we are not bound to sell Digital Guardian, we are open to selling even...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Trend Micro Mobile Security?

For mobile security, we bought it directly from online trendmicro.com, and for Vision One, we contacted the country head of Trend Micro Mobile Security in Pakistan, who recommended vendors. Macer C...

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What needs improvement with Trend Micro Mobile Security?

The only disadvantage I see is that my mobile is very slow after installing this scanner. There's no latency, but the response is slow; if the previous response without mobile security was 10 out o...

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What is your primary use case for Trend Micro Mobile Security?

My major use case for mobile security is to secure mobile communication.

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Overview

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.

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Trend Micro Mobile Security Solutions includes Trend Micro Mobile Security for Android and Trend Micro Mobile Security for iOS devices that provide advanced comprehensive protection against ransonware, identity theft, phishing scams, fraudulent websites, etc and safeguards your privacy on Facebook and Twitter. It also includes Trend Micro Password Manager software that helps to securely store all passwords and sensitive information, to access them when needed on PCs, Macs, and mobile phones and tablets.

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