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Based on 203 reviews.

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Based on 140 reviews.

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Buyer's Guide

Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention vs. McAfee Total Protection for Data Loss Prevention

September 2025

McAfee Total Protection for Data Loss Prevention vs. Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention

Updated: September 2025

Buyer's Guide

Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention vs. McAfee Total Protection for Data Loss Prevention

September 2025

Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention vs. McAfee Total Protection for Data Loss Prevention

Updated: September 2025

Sample Customers

Forcepoint Secure Web Gateway

Adventist Health, Alphawest, Amadori, Anoka County, Compartamos Banco, Davies Turner, EverBank, iGATE, Karlstad Municipality, Lake Michigan Credit Union, Scavolini, Smurfit Kappa, Toyota

Forcepoint ONE

UNC-Charlotte

Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention

Alphawest, Betsson, Cellcom Israel Ltd., Chelsea & Westminster Hospital, Confartigianato Vicenza, EverBank, Finansbank, iGATE, Landa Digital Printing, Northern California Bank, Reliance Capital, Remosa, Toyota, Scavolini, Zim Integrated Shipping Services

Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall

California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR)

McAfee Total Protection for Data Loss Prevention

Kleberg Bank

Popular Solutions

Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention

13 reviews

Forcepoint Secure Web Gateway

13 reviews

Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall

11 reviews

McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator

9 reviews

McAfee Complete Data Protection

5 reviews

McAfee Total Protection for Data Loss Prevention

4 reviews

Top Industries

Computer Software Company

13%

Financial Services Firm

12%

Manufacturing Company

Comms Service Provider

Financial Services Firm

12%

Computer Software Company

10%

Manufacturing Company

Government

Quotes From Member Reviews

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

Most Helpful Reviews

MuhammadJunaid7
Data Security Specialist at BOK
We are using Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention to prevent our organization's data from unauthorized access. Forcepoint...
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Anonymous User
CEO at a comms service provider
I might not be the right person to discuss the main use cases for Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall for these...
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Anonymous User
PS & Technical Manager at a tech services company
We have no big project, but we are trying to sell it in the market here. We are working with Forcepoint because there...
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CarlosMendoza
Deputy Manager of Networks and Communications at a financial services firm
I use the solution as a secure web gateway, similar to a proxy, to control access to the Internet for users. It is...
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Tharaka Athukorala
Solution Specialist at South Asian Technologies
Our primary use case for Forcepoint Risk Adaptive Protection for DLP is in the banking environment. We deal with...
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Kamal Abdelrahman
Country Manager at a tech services company
I am intensively working with McAfee Total Protection for Data Loss Prevention, and it is a good solution that we...
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Wahidur Rahman
Senior Executive Officer at United Commercial Bank Limited
Our primary use case for this solution is activity, authentication, and scans for audit purposes and priority...
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VivekGupta7
DGM at a financial services firm
McAfee Web Protection is for our entire system, regardless of the brand. It is implemented in all systems through an...
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Chetankumar Savalagimath
Delivery Manager at a tech services company
Presently, I am using the Threat Intel solution for reputation checks in our daily SOC operations and threat hunting....
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PankajKumar24
IT Manager at Gigabit Technologies Pvt Ltd
The use cases for McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator involve deploying multiple customers for endpoint solutions, EPP...
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Customer Service

OusaidAbaz
Security Network Architect at Inmac
We didn't have a support contract with Forcepoint because we were planning to move to a different technology.
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Kunjal Haria
Systems Manager at Muraspec Decorative Solutions Ltd
I've contacted Forcepoint Email Security support, but I'm not satisfied with the answer speed. It could be a lot...
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MuhammadRicky Anggoro Pratomo
Senior Network Engineer at a tech services company
I think their support capabilities have a lot of room for improvement because my company has had several issues. Of...
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Deepak Nagar
Manager, Strategic Alliances at Softcell Technologies Limited
The technical team was good. The support persons had good expertise about the product.
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ManjitSingh
Cyber Security Engineer, team lead at a wellness & fitness company
I would say that their technical support is quite helpful. I would rate them a seven, on a scale from one to 10, with...
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MuhammadJunaid7
Data Security Specialist at BOK
I have raised one or two tickets with technical support during my experience in this organization.
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Mohamed Abdel Hassanein
Managing Director at FORESEC
Their support is great.
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AmgadYousry
Head of Infrastructure at a tech services company
I would rate Forcepoint's technical support as a nine out of ten.
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AtulVats
Information Security Consultant at a tech services company
Forcepoint's technical support is very good - they help you the moment you log the ticket. They're much more helpful...
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Muhammad Ali Aziz
Senior Manager Cyber Security Services & Solutions at Trillium
I rate Forcepoint support eight out of 10. Their support is good, but not excellent. At the same time, their presales...
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Anonymous User
Director, Cloud & Data Security at a financial services firm
Initially, we had some challenges that Bitglass resolved quickly. The challenges were around communication. There...
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Anonymous User
Co-Founder, CTO at a tech services company
Support by vendor is low-medium. You need to rely on yourself or your integrator.
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CarlosMendoza
Deputy Manager of Networks and Communications at a financial services firm
Customer service and tech support are rated eight out of ten. They are responsive and assist me with creating cases...
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Anonymous User
Systems Engineer at a tech services company
The technical support is very good. Here, in Saudi Arabia, service engineers are very cooperative and the Forcepoint...
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Anonymous User
Facility Security Officer at a tech services company
Response time is slow.
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SurendarJ
Deputy Manager of IT at FP LAB
Technical support is fine. I didn't face many challenges yet. However, I have made requests for some of the features...
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Anonymous User
Ict Help Desk Administrator Individual Contributor at a transportation company
I would evaluate Forcepoint Secure Web Gateway's technical support for a first time user as an eight out of nine.
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Anonymous User
Lead Systems Security Administrator at a healthcare company
Customer Service: Excellent! We always find ourselves paired with knowledgeable technicians who resolve most of our...
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Badrul Hisyam Jamil
IT Manager at a financial services firm
It can be hard to contact customer service and support, and their response times and solutions can be slow and...
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Anonymous User
Managing Consultant - Sr. DLP Security Engineer at a comms service provider
The biggest issue that hampered Forcepoint was the lack of development and good consistent support. Because of this,...
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Anonymous User
Senior ICT Security Officer at a financial services firm
Customer Service: Good, because we have a MCS (mission critical support) level. Technical Support: Good, especially...
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Anonymous User
Sr. Network Engineer at a university
I'd rate technical support at eight out of ten, but they're response times are suddenly a bit longer because most of...
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Aamir Ejaz
Head of IT Department at Mana
My company logs tickets in the Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention support portal whenever there's an issue....
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Anonymous User
Security Specialist at a energy/utilities company
The technical support for this solution is great. We have a support contract and we can create a ticket when...
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NikunjGodawat
Works
Customer service and support are generally satisfactory. However, there are instances where both the response time...
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Anonymous User
Senior Security Specialist at a financial services firm
The technical support team needs to improve its engineer count because fewer engineers are working in the support team.
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Baljeet Singh
Subject Matter Expert at Hitachi Systems, Ltd.
Technical support is great with the priority level. When you're going to raise a case that might be of severity, you...
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Ramkumar Gurumoorthy
Lead Integration Architect at DXC Technology
I don't deal with technical support directly. However, we haven't had any major issues and likely have not needed...
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Owen Nunez
Security Engineer at Protego Trust Bank
Customer support simply directs us to links to read up on our own. When we contact support, we need one on one help,...
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Anonymous User
AGM - IT Infrastructure at a manufacturing company
We've used technical support in the past. We are one of the major clients for most of these products in India, so we...
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Kamal Abdelrahman
Country Manager at a tech services company
I would rate McAfee technical support as a seven. Improvements could be made in response time or quality as all of...
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Meleria Mangaring
Solutions Engineer at Trends and Technologies, Inc
McAfee offers very good technical support and we have been very happy with its capabilities. We find support to be...
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Vivek Sathaye
Director at Benelec
The support from McAfee Total Protection for Data Loss Prevention could improve.
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BernardLugalia
Cyber Security Engineer at a tech services company
The tool itself is great, but the technical support is not always perfect. There have been some support issues. When...
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Shreyansh Sharma
Instrument and Control Engineer at Reliance Industries Ltd
We have found the technical support to be very helpful. They are responsive and available when we need them to help...
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AdnanButt
Service Security Specialist
Technical support is good. We've been largely satisfied with them so far.
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BharatUjenia
Sr. Group Manager - Enterprise IT at WNS Global Services
The technical support is a mixed bag. They don't always like to believe that there is a problem with the solution....
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Vincent Watti
Owner at Network Technics & Systems Ltd
McAfee's technical support is a bit of a letdown. Also, there's no good support within our region. The people who are...
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Anonymous User
Computer Technician at a leisure / travel company
We do not call McAfee directly because they couldn't provide us with the help we needed onsite because we needed...
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Shaik Sayeed
Information Technology Solutions Manager at UBG
I think that the technical support can be improved. It should be cheaper, faster and more comprehensive as far as the...
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Anonymous User
Senior Marketing Specialist II at Harman International
When we raise a ticket with the support they respond based on the severity of the matter. I rate the support from...
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RajuBhatt
retired
I've never had to reach out to the support.
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Anonymous User
Chief Information Security Officer at a venture capital & private equity firm
Their technical support is average.
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Anonymous User
Network Architect at a tech services company
I've never dealt with technical support in the past. I can't speak to how knowledgeable or responsive they are. I've...
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Anonymous User
Implementation Engineer at a tech vendor
McAfee's technical support is actually fine.
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Oliver Rodrigues
Senior Network Security Planning at Ooredoo Kuwait
I would rate technical support an eight out of ten. They do help to resolve issues quickly, but sometimes the...
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Ilan Amir
Global IT Manager at a pharma/biotech company
I'm working with a security company called Intensity. After doing my own PoC, and also checking an IBM solution, I...
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Anonymous User
Manager of BI at a tech services company
The technical support is good, but it's always "I'll call you back", especially when there are no threats. We usually...
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Ermal Galo
Information Security Officer at a financial services firm
We haven't required technical support in the last few years. Everything that has to be done, we have done it by...
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Anonymous User
Information System Security Coordinator at a comms service provider
I'm happy with the technical support.
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Jagadeesh Amarnath
Senior Technical Team Lead at Foresight Software Solutions Pvt Ltd
The technical support is good. It's easy for us to reach support whenever we experience any issues. They put us right...
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Anonymous User
System Engineer at Inbox Business Technologies
Their support is really good. I would rate it a nine out of ten. I have never any issues with their support. They...
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Anonymous User
cybersecurity specialist at a mining and metals company
That's a question I can't answer because I haven't had to deal with them, personally. In general, when we're having...
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Anonymous User
Managing Director at a consultancy
Technical support is handled via our partner. They helped us implement and manage the solution. We go through them...
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Mohit Dhingra
Senior Vice President IT at AS IT Consulting Pvt. Ltd.
The technical support's response time and turnaround time as the solution provider are excellent. They go the extra...
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Anonymous User
Network Analyst at a financial services firm
Customer Service: Customer service is good. You will generally have access to a team of account managers, should...
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Anonymous User
Sr. Product Management Specialist at a comms service provider
The technical support is good, but it could be better.
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Yash Rana
Manager IT at OTE
The technical support of McAfee is good and that is why we use McAfee products. The support and protection is very...
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Anonymous User
Information Technology Security Consultant at Infosec Consulting ltd
I have not personally contacted technical support but I have gotten feedback from people who have. Most people are...
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Abel Abenemi
IT Lead\Network Security Analyst at Oiltest Services Limited
Technical support is perfect. If you send a request for help but resolve the issue yourself after a few hours, they...
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