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Forcepoint Secure Web Gateway vs. Symantec WebFilter / Intelligence Services

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    Forcepoint SWG

    Score9.7 out of 10
    N/AThe Forcepoint ONE Secure Web Gateway (SWG) is one of the three foundational gateways of the Forcepoint ONE all-in-one cloud platform. Forcepoint ONE SWG monitors and controlsany interaction with any website, including blocking access to websites based on category and risk score, blocking download of malware, blocking upload of sensitive data to personal filesharing accounts, detecting shadow IT, and optionally providingRemote Browser Isolation (RBI) with Content Disarm andReconstruction (CDR).N/A

    Symantec WebFilter / Intelligence Services

    Score8 out of 10
    N/ASymantec WebFilter / Intelligence Services (formerly Blue Coat WebFilter) is a web application protection and web content filtering solution, designed to allow users to control access to web content and block web threats with advanced threat defense and real-time global threat intelligence.N/A
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    Forcepoint SWGSymantec WebFilter / Intelligence Services
    Free Trial
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    Free/Freemium Version
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Forcepoint SWGSymantec WebFilter / Intelligence Services
    Considered Both Products
    Forcepoint
    Chose Forcepoint SWG
    We have used many content filter devices in the past. None of them seemed to cover (at least at the time) the sheer amount of features that Forcepoint has for us. The cost of Forcepoint seems to be (again, at this time) under the cost of all the competitors we have installed or …
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    Chose Forcepoint SWG
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    Chose Symantec WebFilter / Intelligence Services
    Symantec WebFilter / Intelligence Services solution was a simple 1U appliance that does everything we need, compared to the Forcepoint solution which required a virtual appliance, a database server, a log server, and a management server - the licensing costs alone make the …
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    Forcepoint SWGSymantec WebFilter / Intelligence Services
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.8
    (75 ratings)
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
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    Usability
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
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    Implementation Rating
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
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