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Based on 142 reviews.

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Buyer's Guide

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

February 2026

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

Updated: February 2026

Buyer's Guide

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

February 2026

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

Updated: February 2026

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

11 reviews

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12 reviews

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5 reviews

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2 reviews

Top Industries

Financial Services Firm

12%

Computer Software Company

10%

Manufacturing Company

Comms Service Provider

Financial Services Firm

10%

Manufacturing Company

Marketing Services Firm

Computer Software Company

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 a financial services firm
We are using Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention to prevent our organization's data from unauthorized access. Forcepoint...
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AlexOgbalu
Director at a transportation company
Forcepoint CASB ensures that access to cloud applications is properly vetted and monitored. We have a lot of remote...
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Anonymous User
Cybersecurity Engineer at a tech consulting company
My main use case for Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall has been network security and segmentation, relying on it...
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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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SandeepKumar33
Cyber Security Engineer at a tech services company
I have experience with Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention and Netwrix Endpoint Protector, as I am currently working with...
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Binu Haneef
System Administrator at a media company
We are using many components such as Drive Encryption, DLP, Threat Prevention, Advanced Threat Prevention, and Web...
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Wahidur Rahman
Senior Executive Officer at a financial services firm
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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Anonymous User
Information Security Analyst at a real estate/law firm
My major use case for McAfee Complete Data Protection is for DLP. McAfee Complete Data Protection helps to prevent...
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Kalidas Mangle
Sr. System Engineer at a tech vendor
We are working with McAfee Total Protection for Data Loss Prevention and Trellix products in our environment, but not...
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Customer Service

Nikunj Godawat
Deputy Manager at a energy/utilities company
Forcepoint's technical support is good, but in the future, I'd like them to provide more tutorial documentation.
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Ose Umunna
Presales engineer at a tech services company
Customer support is very good, but it can be better.
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Sampath Acharya
Technical Associate at a tech services company
I rate the technical support of the solution to be an eight out of ten.
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Vijay Bhaskara Maram
Network Engineer at a tech services company
The support from Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is not good, their response is not quick, We have had to wait a...
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Nikolay Dimitrov
Cyber Security Engineer at a tech services company
Forcepoint technical support was not very good. It was some of the worst support I ever have dealt with. Basically,...
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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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Anonymous User
Technical Lead at a tech vendor
I think support is good but requires a lot of chasing. They don't actively monitor governance, so support is average....
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Anonymous User
Senior Lead- Technical at a computer software company
Technical support is always good with providing a solution and understanding the issues. They are able to resolve the...
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Baljeet Singh
Subject Matter Expert at a computer software company
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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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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Anonymous User
Systems Engineer at a tech services company
I would rate technical support from Forcepoint a seven out of ten.
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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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Mustafa Adel
Senior Solutions Architect at a tech services company
I would give technical support an eight out of ten. We had an issue with them because we had only support level one...
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David Levine
Vice President, Corporate Information Security & Chief Security Officer at a manufacturing company
The support and company engagement from day one have been great about being open and available. Over time, I have...
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Anonymous User
General Manager - Consulting & AMS at a tech services company
We've been pleased with the level of support on offer. Technical support has been great.
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Anonymous User
CTO at a financial services firm
Their tech support is good. They're a 10 out of 10 in responsiveness and they're an eight out of 10 in getting the...
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Samson Amasa
IT Infrastructure supervisor at a energy/utilities company
I have not contacted the support from Forcepoint Cloud Security Gateway.
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Anonymous User
Professional Services Coordinator at a tech vendor
We are often in touch with technical support. The quality comes and goes, depending on how many people they keep at a...
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Anonymous User
IT Administrator Professional at a insurance company
Customer Service: They are okay. We haven't needed to deal with them too much. Technical Support: Depends on what...
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SurendarJ
Deputy Manager of IT at a hospitality company
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
Security Engineer at a tech services company
Customer support has been responsive and professional in my experience, as the Forcepoint support team usually...
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Anonymous User
Enterprise Information Security Analyst at a retailer
Forcepoint's technical support for the solution is excellent. The technicians that I have dealt with have been with...
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Mohammed Salhi
Security Engineer at a computer software company
We had to contact Forcepoint Secure Web Gateway technical support because some of the features didn't work, but it...
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Anonymous User
Cybersecurity Engineer at a tech consulting company
Customer support for Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is standard support: I open a ticket, wait a bit, and an...
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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
Regional Solutions Manager at a tech services company
I have been in contact with technical support and they are great. Every time I call for assistance, they always help....
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Shaikh Mubashshir
Cyber Security Technical Engineer at a consultancy
Whenever there are issues, the support engineer is available to handle them. They conduct sessions to check logs and...
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Anonymous User
Responsabile System and Security at a energy/utilities company
Regarding customer support, last year it was not as good or quick, but the last call and ticket raised seemed to be...
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Anonymous User
Security Product Manager at a tech services company
The support is very good, they are qualified professionals.
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Anonymous User
Senior CyberSecurity Consultant at a computer software company
Customer support was really good compared to all other customers and we were very happy with the technical support...
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Harish G
IT Analyst at a computer software company
We do get support from our reseller. We don't get support directly from McAfee.
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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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Syed M Sarfaraz Hussain
System Administrator at a security firm
We do not have experience with customer service and support.
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Massimo Biccini
Cyber Security Consultant & Presale at a tech services company
If we're talking about the classic product, we found that technical support usually had good skills and sound...
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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 a tech vendor
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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Vivek Sathaye
Director at a tech services company
The support from McAfee Total Protection for Data Loss Prevention could improve.
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Anonymous User
Security Professional
Customer Service: We were a McAfee EMEA Premier Managed Service Provider at the time, so we had no problems getting...
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Anonymous User
Service Management Consultant at a tech vendor
I've never had an issue with McAfee. I've never had to reach out to technical support.
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Anonymous User
Cyber Security at a tech services company
Technical support was good for what we needed. We just needed some support on the original install and set up, and we...
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Boubacar Khouma
Owner at a consultancy
I have not been in contact with McAfee's technical support.
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Oliver Rodrigues
Senior Network Security Planning at a comms service provider
I would rate technical support an eight out of ten. They do help to resolve issues quickly, but sometimes the...
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Shaik Sayeed
Information Technology Solutions Manager at a tech services company
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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Mohd Fadhil
Security Engineer at a tech services company
The technical support is good.
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RajuBhatt
retired
I've never had to reach out to the support.
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Pankaj Nagpal
Chief Information Security Officer at a healthcare company
Technical support has not been helpful for us. We tried to reach out during the implementation process and were given...
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Anonymous User
Business Analyst at a consultancy
Another person is responsible for dealing with technical support, so I do not have experience with them.
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Abel Abenemi
IT Lead\Network Security Analyst at a energy/utilities company
McAfee has very good support. We can submit a report online to open a case and they will contact you immediately to...
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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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Jagadeesh Amarnath
Senior Technical Team Lead at a tech consulting company
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
Management Executive at a security firm
The support in South Africa could be much better.
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Anonymous User
Cyber Security Engineer at a security firm
We've never escalated any issues to technical support. I can't speak to how helpful or responsive they would be.
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Anonymous User
Technical Engineer at a tech services company
Technical products are bound to get stuck due to the technical processes involved. Sometimes, certain new issues crop...
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Sambhaji Bhosale
Cyber security consultant at a tech vendor
The technical support has been excellent with no reported issues.
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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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Anonymous User
Information Technology Security Consultant at a computer software company
I have not personally contacted technical support but I have gotten feedback from people who have. Most people are...
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Anonymous User
Senior Cyber Security Consultant at a tech services company
We've contacted technical support in the past and in general, they are quite good.
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Anonymous User
Senior Manager of System Security
Customer Service: 8 out of 10Technical Support: 8 out of 10
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Anonymous User
IT system manager at a financial services firm
McAfee Complete Data Protection has a good technical support team.
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Anonymous User
Information Security Engineer at a tech services company
When we've had issues in the past, and, although they ended up solving our problem, we found the response time was...
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