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Forcepoint

Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention

Composite Score

8.5 /10

CX Score

8.9 /10

68 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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2026 Emotional Footprint Champion

Latest Award, 2026

2 Top Rated Capabilities

1 Top Rated Features

2025

1 Top Rated Capabilities

2 Top Rated Features

2024

2 Top Rated Capabilities

4 Top Rated Features

2023

2 Top Rated Capabilities

3 Top Rated Features

2022

Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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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.

87 Likeliness to Recommend

1
Since last award

94 Plan to Renew

1
Since last award

82 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

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.

+90 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?

4% Negative

2% Neutral

94% Positive

Pros

Security Protects
Reliable
Unique Features
Client Friendly Policies

Feature Ratings

Average 79

Data Discovery (DLP)

Optical Character Recognition

Real Time Scanning

Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) Integration

Forensic Analysis Support

Centralized Reporting Engine

Email and IM Support

Endpoint Support

Multiple Enforcement Actions

Environment Support

Customizable and Pre Canned Policies

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 77

Quality of Features

Business Value Created

Breadth of Features

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Implementation

Ease of Data Integration

Availability and Quality of Training

Vendor Support

Ease of Customization

Usability and Intuitiveness

Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention Reviews

Role: Consultant
Industry: Consulting
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Anonymous Reviewer

Submitted Apr 2024

Easy to use and super impressive

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

Pros

Helps Innovate
Effective Service
Inspires Innovation
Caring

Sonali P.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Other
Involvement: Initial Implementation

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Apr 2024

best product I have ever seen

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention from other similar products?

Lots of features and predefined policies help to implement solution easily.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Predefined policy templates and reports granularity.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Advance DLP policies are much confusing

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Product is all good, they keep improve regularly

Pros

Altruistic
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Martin T.

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

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2024

One of the best DLP products on the market!

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention from other similar products?

Forcepoint has the best security features and an amazing support.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The ease of administering the product and adding/removing file extensions to the block list.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Nothing I can think of.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Definetely deserves an extensive POC in your company!

Pros

Efficient Service
Effective Service
Caring
Fair

How We Deliver

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Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention

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Awards & Recognition

2026 Emotional Footprint Champion

Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention Ratings

87 Likeliness to Recommend

1 Since last award

94 Plan to Renew

1 Since last award

82 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Emotional Footprint Overview

+90 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention?

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Environment Support Breadth of protocol support, cloud protection, peer to peer, Web 2.0, and virtualization environment 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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention Reviews

Easy to use and super impressive

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Sonali P.

best product I have ever seen

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Martin T.

One of the best DLP products on the market!

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

Forensic Analysis Support

Centralized Reporting Engine

Email and IM Support

Endpoint Support

Multiple Enforcement Actions

Environment Support

Customizable and Pre Canned Policies

Vendor Capability Ratings

Quality of Features

Business Value Created

Breadth of Features

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Implementation

Ease of Data Integration

Availability and Quality of Training

Vendor Support

Ease of Customization

Usability and Intuitiveness