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Proofpoint Email Data Loss Prevention (DLP) vs Symantec Data Loss Prevention comparison

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

Categories and Ranking

Proofpoint Email Data Loss ...
Ranking in Data Loss Prevention (DLP)
29th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.4
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Symantec Data Loss Prevention
Ranking in Data Loss Prevention (DLP)
7th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
62
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the Data Loss Prevention (DLP) category, the mindshare of Proofpoint Email Data Loss Prevention (DLP) is 1.1%, up from 1.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Symantec Data Loss Prevention is 3.7%, down from 4.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Data Loss Prevention (DLP) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Symantec Data Loss Prevention3.7%
Proofpoint Email Data Loss Prevention (DLP)1.1%
Other95.2%
Data Loss Prevention (DLP)
 

Featured Reviews

Kamalesh Tripathi - PeerSpot reviewer
Head Of Information Technology at IndoStar Capital Finance Ltd
Email protection has improved and now prevents sensitive data loss with accurate detection
Proofpoint Email Data Loss Prevention (DLP) has Email DLP, and its Threat Intelligence is highly appreciated. It supports anti-spam solutions and has an inbuilt DMARC solution, which enhances its capabilities effectively. Additionally, with the help of machine learning and artificial intelligence, Proofpoint Email Data Loss Prevention (DLP) can categorize and manage sensitive data, minimizing false positives and enhancing user experience greatly.
Abhishek Sawant - PeerSpot reviewer
System Manager at Randstad
Has strengthened data protection across departments and supported continuous monitoring
In future updates of Symantec Data Loss Prevention, I would like to see improvements based on the many attacks happening around the world. They can improve their product and the features mainly to focus on how we can prevent that data within the organization, over the cloud, whatever it is, as that is important.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"We have too many features included in the solution. These include third-party malware detection as a primary feature and a secondary feature focused on dealing with various security threats."
"Proofpoint offers flexibility in licensing, accommodating various levels from small businesses to governments."
"Proofpoint Email Data Loss Prevention (DLP) is very good."
"Previously, what was happening was that anyone could send any data outside; we now know who is sending what data and where, and we can then question them: "Why have you sent that data?""
"What we like about Symantec Data Loss Prevention is that it's a very good product. We never faced any problems with its performance. It has very good performance. There was this RAM issue, but it was an internal issue which we've sorted out. Apart from the RAM issue, there are no other issues with Symantec Data Loss Prevention."
"DLP's most valuable feature is compliance."
"DLP's most valuable feature is that it's more granular in terms of creating block-based policies, which gives you more options to create policies in a filtered way."
"The product is very robust."
"What I like about Symantec Data Loss Prevention is the technical support it provides. It's good."
"Users like the product because of its simplicity and the rate of detection."
"Symantec has one of the best incident management capabilities."
 

Cons

"Cost should reduce so that people can use it."
"It is difficult to meet the European security compliancy regulations using Proofpoint since it is very focused on the American market, differing significantly from European policies."
"The tool is expensive."
"Agent configuration should be improved for easier interaction for users, particularly by allowing configuration changes to be done on a grid."
"Symantec customer support is very bad."
"Symantec Data Loss Prevention's AI technology has certain shortcomings where improvements can be made."
"Reporting could be improved."
"We need to have agent auto-parsing."
"There should be more documentation with Symantec Data Loss Prevention. We had trouble with the first few deployments."
"Virtualization is not currently supported."
"I have problems with Symantec technical support. It is too slow."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The product is high-priced."
"We are happy with the pricing and licencing."
"The solution should be less expensive to allow more people the opportunity to use it. Some of their competitors are less expensive. There is a license required to use the solution and we purchased an annual license."
"The pricing is competitive and not pricey. We also receive corporate discounts."
"Pricing is above average."
"The price of the solution is expensive."
"In terms of pricing, Symantec DLP offers reasonable rates compared to other products like Forcepoint or Jargill, making it a good investment for ROI, typically seen within two years."
"The platform is expensive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
13%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Outsourcing Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
15%
Manufacturing Company
13%
Outsourcing Company
10%
Comms Service Provider
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business23
Midsize Enterprise11
Large Enterprise30
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Proofpoint Email Data Loss Prevention (DLP)?
It was equivalent in cost compared to other solutions. However, technically it far superior product. worth investing little more for better solutions.
What needs improvement with Proofpoint Email Data Loss Prevention (DLP)?
Cost should reduce so that people can use it. It is very expensive compared to other competitors, and the pricing is a little higher. Local channel partners would be beneficial to have available.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Symantec Data Loss Prevention?
I am not aware of the licensing cost for Symantec Data Loss Prevention because the licensing cost is up to senior management's decision. I really don't know what the cost of that is. It is based on...
What needs improvement with Symantec Data Loss Prevention?
There is room for improvement in incident management within Symantec Data Loss Prevention because most of the incidents are false positives. It is very critical to understand whether an incident is...
What is your primary use case for Symantec Data Loss Prevention?
The primary use case for Symantec Data Loss Prevention is for data leak prevention and as a security tool.
 

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Symantec DLP
 

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Sample Customers

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Hadassah University Hospital, Her Majestys Government (HMG), United Kingdom, Hitachi Consulting Software Services India Pvt Ltd., Hua Nan Bank, Hyundai Department Store Group,JW Marriott Hotel Seoul, Lake Health, McCann Erickson Israel, Molina Healthcare Inc., PGi, Quilvest Switzerland Limited, State of Nevada Public Employees Benefits Program, Symantec Corporation (Enterprise Security), The Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust, The Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust (DLP), The Saudi Industrial Property Authority, TSO cloud, Visa, Yunnan Power Grid Company
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