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Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention vs. Symantec Data Loss Prevention

A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.

MetricMicrosoft Purview Data Loss Prevention

by Microsoft

Symantec Data Loss Prevention

by Broadcom

Overall rating4.64.4
Review count22149
Ease of use8.78.7
Ease of setup8.88.0
Quality of support9.08.8
Meets requirements9.18.9
NPS76.19047658.928571
Small Business13.6%17.1%
Mid-Market59.1%41.1%
Enterprise27.3%41.8%
Total page views255312
Total LLM citations2,6261,444

Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention

Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention (DLP) is a comprehensive, cloud-native solution designed to help organizations identify, monitor, and protect sensitive information across various platforms, including endpoints, Office 365, OneDrive, SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, and Microsoft 365 Copilot. By implementing DLP policies, organizations can prevent unauthorized sharing, transfer, or use of sensitive data, thereby reducing the risk of data breaches and ensuring compliance with regulations such as HIPAA and GDPR.

Pros

  • Data Protection
  • Email Security

Symantec Data Loss Prevention

Symantec’s Data Loss Prevention (DLP) solution discovers, monitors, and protects sensitive data wherever it goes – across cloud apps, endpoints, networks and data centers. With DLP, businesses are able to keep their data safe from accidental, negligent and malicious data loss by company insiders.

Pros

  • Data Protection
  • Policy Management
  • Setup Ease
  • Ease of Use
  • Protection
  • Performance Speed