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Safetica ONE vs Symantec Data Loss Prevention comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 3, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Safetica ONE
Ranking in Data Loss Prevention (DLP)
26th
Average Rating
7.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
8
Ranking in other categories
Insider Risk Management (6th)
Symantec Data Loss Prevention
Ranking in Data Loss Prevention (DLP)
3rd
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
61
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2026, in the Data Loss Prevention (DLP) category, the mindshare of Safetica ONE is 2.0%, down from 3.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Symantec Data Loss Prevention is 4.3%, down from 6.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Data Loss Prevention (DLP) Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Symantec Data Loss Prevention4.3%
Safetica ONE2.0%
Other93.7%
Data Loss Prevention (DLP)
 

Featured Reviews

SS
Sales Attendant at Zoffec Infotech
A cost-effective solution that can be used for regulatory compliance, but its stability could be improved
ESET Safetica is a basic endpoint-level DLP solution that gives the basic functionality at the browser gateway or endpoint ESET Safetica is a cost-effective solution for customers who need a small quantity along with a competitive price. Users who want the solution for compliance are procuring…
OT
Technical Team Leader at Redington (India) Ltd
Experienced implementation enhances security with robust detection and centralized management
A significant case highlighted an improvement need when a banking company lost 500 customer information pieces through screenshots. The data theft occurred through individual screenshots of credit note pages rather than taking complete PDF files. This incident led to the suggestion for implementing image detection methods, as Data Loss Prevention solutions needed to analyze image details. Symantec responded by creating an OCR module, enabling the capability to search within images. The pricing structure remains an area for improvement. We lost a POC despite installing 2,000 endpoints because Symantec Data Loss Prevention is more expensive compared to other solutions. Although the competing product couldn't match all the best practices, the price difference influenced the final decision.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It is a stable solution...The initial setup of Safetica ONE is simple."
"The most valuable things about Safetica ONE are its comprehensive features, competitive pricing, and a strong focus on data security and compliance."
"Safetica ONE is easy to use and set up. We can set up rules and policies quickly."
"The most valuable feature is the data classification."
"ESET Safetica is a cost-effective solution for customers who need a small quantity along with a competitive price."
"The solution's most valuable feature is data leak protection."
"The current version of the solution is stable...It is easy to scale the solution."
"When you subscribe to the DLP, the system manages and protects your files well from the cloud."
"The most valuable feature of Symantec Data Loss Prevention is the ease of modification."
"I found Symantec to be user-friendly and easy to use."
"We can integrate with some other tools such as Splunk, which is very useful."
"The data matching features are the most valuable due to the easy policy setup and implementation."
"We work in the banking field. We deploy data loss prevention. Our branch protects our clients' data, credit card numbers, account numbers, and other confidential and sensitive data."
"The most valuable feature is file-level DLP."
"For detection, it has a great algorithm. It can recognize ID numbers and everything that you put in a policy for the end-users. That is really great for us as an institution where we have sensitive data. It recognizes all the sensitive data when someone tries to transfer it or put in other data."
"Technical support is very professional and responsive."
 

Cons

"The solution's most valuable feature is data leak protection."
"This solution could be improved if it was available on Linux as well. Currently it can only be deployed on Mac and Windows."
"Safetica ONE fails to support Linux."
"There are some minor issues with the price and support of the solution that needs to be improved."
"ESET Safetica’s stability could be improved."
"One area for improvement in Safetica is its firewall integration feature."
"Safetica One has every other thing that you need, so I cannot give Safetica NXT a higher mark because it does not have the full features of the enterprise solutions."
"The product needs to improve support."
"What could be improved in Symantec Data Loss Prevention is its security. It should be more secure."
"Data Masking could be improved."
"The product's technical support services need improvement."
"Since being acquired by Broadcom, the support has really degraded for small and medium enterprises."
"The deployment is complex."
"The policies need to be improved."
"Symantec DLP doesn't provide complete cloud coverage. We need another DLP solution to monitor our cloud applications."
"Technical support is pathetic."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The licensing cost for this solution depends on the deal size and your use case. In our instance, it costs $35 per user per year. This is a reasonable price."
"The pricing for ESET Safetica is less as compared to other solutions. The customers have to pay only for the license."
"Customers need to pay for a yearly license per device."
"Safetica ONE is expensive."
"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 price of Symantec DLP is fair. I don't recall the cost of the license, but it wasn't outrageous enough that it was an obstacle to approval. I'm not concerned with how much per seat or server, but I know they charge a lot."
"The price of Symantec Data Loss Prevention could be reduced."
"For pricing, I rate Symantec DLP an eight out of ten."
"The price is competitive."
"I think it is an expensive tool."
"From what I know the pricing is good, it's not too expensive. If you negotiate you can get a good price."
"The platform is expensive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
13%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Computer Software Company
7%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Financial Services Firm
15%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Computer Software Company
10%
Comms Service Provider
10%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business6
Midsize Enterprise2
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business23
Midsize Enterprise12
Large Enterprise28
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about ESET Safetica?
The most valuable things about Safetica ONE are its comprehensive features, competitive pricing, and a strong focus on data security and compliance.
What is your primary use case for ESET Safetica?
The SafeticaONE is great platform if youre looking for solution with DLP with Insider threat protection and Data Classification with UEBA. It is one of the best solution when it comes to SME custom...
What advice do you have for others considering ESET Safetica?
Safetica is user-friendly and easy to use. Overall, I would rate it as a nine out of ten.
What do you like most about Symantec Data Loss Prevention?
It can prevent copying and encoding of HTTP data to various sites like Google, and Webex.
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?
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 ...
 

Also Known As

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Symantec DLP
 

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Sample Customers

Mitsubishi Motors, Canon
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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