Forcepoint Web Security vs. Cisco Umbrella
A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.
| Metric | Forcepoint Web Security | Cisco Umbrella |
|---|---|---|
| Overall rating | 4.2 | 4.4 |
| Review count | 62 | 283 |
| Ease of use | 8.8 | 8.8 |
| Ease of setup | 7.7 | 8.6 |
| Quality of support | 8.4 | 8.7 |
| Meets requirements | 8.8 | 8.9 |
| NPS | 55.172414 | 56.603774 |
| Small Business | 4.8% | 23.8% |
| Mid-Market | 56.5% | 47.3% |
| Enterprise | 38.7% | 28.8% |
| Total page views | 480 | 704 |
| Total LLM citations | 905 | 2,982 |
Forcepoint Web Security
Forcepoint Web Security is a comprehensive solution designed to protect organizations from web-based threats, ensuring secure and efficient internet usage. It offers real-time content analysis to detect and block malware, viruses, and phishing attacks transmitted through web channels such as HTTP, HTTPS, and FTP. The solution provides granular control over internet access, enabling organizations to enforce precise Acceptable Use Policies (AUP) and monitor traffic across more than 100 protocols.
- Protection
- Ease of Management
- Reliability
- Security
- Threat Protection
Cisco Umbrella
Cisco Umbrella simplifies cybersecurity and compliance by providing a converged set of capabilities in a single, cloud-native solution. Its combination of DNS-layer security, secure web gateway, CASB, and more delivers an end-to-end experience that delights customers. Processing over 600 billion internet requests per day and leveraging the world’s largest cyber threat intelligence team in Cisco Talos, Umbrella has achieved AV-TEST’s #1 security efficacy ranking multiple times.