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Forcepoint

Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention

Composite Score

8.3 /10

CX Score

8.6 /10

63 Reviews Write a Review

What is Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention?

Data protection does not have to get in the way of business productivity. Forcepoint’s focus on unified policies, user risk, and automation makes data security frictionless and intuitive.

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Awards & Recognition

Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention won the following awards in the Data Loss Prevention category

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Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention Ratings

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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

85 Likeliness to Recommend

Up 1
Since last award

95 Plan to Renew

Up 2
Since last award

83 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Product Experience

Negotiation and Contract

Conflict Resolution

Strategy & Innovation

Service Experience

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product Experience:: 92%
Negotiation and Contract:: 86%
Conflict Resolution:: 89%
Strategy & Innovation:: 86%
Service Experience:: 89%

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+88 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention?

5% Negative

2% Neutral

93% Positive

Pros

Security Protects
Client Friendly Policies
Reliable
Unique Features

Feature Ratings

Average 79

Data Discovery (DLP)

Optical Character Recognition

Real Time Scanning

Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) Integration

Centralized Reporting Engine

Forensic Analysis Support

Multiple Enforcement Actions

Endpoint Support

Customizable and Pre Canned Policies

Email and IM Support

Activity Monitoring Alerts

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 77

Quality of Features

Business Value Created

Ease of IT Administration

Breadth of Features

Ease of Implementation

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Data Integration

Availability and Quality of Training

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Customization

Vendor Support

Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention Reviews

Neeraj K.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jul 2025

Forcepoint DLP is leader in market place.

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention from other similar products?

Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention (DLP) distinguishes itself through its risk-adaptive protection, unified policy management, and advanced AI-powered data classification

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Ease of use, multiple configuration and ease of logical policies.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Issue with support and product limitation at some extent.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Yes, in term of data protection it's a good option in the market.

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Trustworthy

Sneha S.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jun 2025

Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention from other similar products?

Forcepoint DLP stands out because it focuses not just on the data, but also on user behavior. It understands how people interact with data, which helps catch risky actions more accurately. It’s also flexible, easy to integrate with existing tools, and provides helpful insights without being too complex to manage.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

My favorite thing about Forcepoint DLP is how it understands both the data and the user. It doesn’t just block actions—it tries to understand the intent, which helps reduce false alarms and makes protection smarter and more accurate.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Sometimes the initial setup can take a bit of time, especially when customizing policies, but once it’s in place, it works smoothly and does its job well.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Take some time to understand your data protection needs before setting it up, so you can get the most out of the features. Start with basic policies and adjust them as you go—it helps make the setup smoother and more effective.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity

Akhilesh G.

Role: Consultant
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted May 2025

Powerful DLP solution with excellent support

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention from other similar products?

stands out due to its unique integration of behavioral analytics with DLP technology

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

flexibility and scalability ability to customize policies across endpoints, networks, and cloud environments is invaluable

What do you dislike most about this product?

I would like to see more policy templates for financial service

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I strongly recommend forcepoint DLP for companies looking for a complete and customizable data loss prevention solution

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

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Awards & Recognition

Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention Ratings

85 Likeliness to Recommend

Up 1 Since last award

95 Plan to Renew

Up 2 Since last award

83 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Emotional Footprint Overview

Emotional Footprint Overview

+88 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention?

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Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Data Discovery (DLP) Structured (content registration or data fingerprinting) and unstructured (keywords, lexicons, metadata tags, statistical analysis, etc.) data identification.

Optical Character Recognition Optical Character Recognition (OCR) capabilities to accurately extract sensitive data (e.g. SS numbers, credit card numbers) from images.

Real Time Scanning The solution scans content and context of files in real-time, 24/7.

Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) Integration The solution supports integration with common SIEM providers.

Centralized Reporting Engine The solution provides a central reporting engine for policy creation and management with canned reports and RBAC.

Forensic Analysis Support Query capabilities with pre-built and custom drill down, pivot, and parsing; includes export functions and event session reconstruction.

Multiple Enforcement Actions The solution provides options for violations such as block, move, quarantine, and delete.

Endpoint Support Multiple operating system and device type support with offline protection, removable media, print screen, and copy and paste support.

Customizable and Pre Canned Policies Centralized reporting engine with out-of-the-box policy support and custom policy creation with bi-directional workflow integration.

Email and IM Support The solution scans inbound and outbound messages for security violations.

Activity Monitoring Alerts User access patterns can be monitored with rule-based alerts for sensitive data access requests.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention Reviews

Neeraj K.

Forcepoint DLP is leader in market place.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Sneha S.

Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Akhilesh G.

Powerful DLP solution with excellent support

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

Data Discovery (DLP)

Optical Character Recognition

Real Time Scanning

Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) Integration

Centralized Reporting Engine

Forensic Analysis Support

Multiple Enforcement Actions

Endpoint Support

Customizable and Pre Canned Policies

Email and IM Support

Activity Monitoring Alerts

Vendor Capability Ratings

Quality of Features

Business Value Created

Ease of IT Administration

Breadth of Features

Ease of Implementation

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Data Integration

Availability and Quality of Training

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Customization

Vendor Support