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| Product | IBM Guardium by IBM View product | Proofpoint Information Protection by Proofpoint View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | IBM Guardium helps teams with data discovery. Explore features like data security and data discovery, cloud deployment and the closest Data Security competitors. | Evaluating Proofpoint Information Protection? See how this Data Security tool handles incident forensics, where it fits best and which alternatives to compare. |
| Product type | Data security platform | People-Centric Enterprise Data Loss Prevention (DLP) Platform |
| Best for | Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, Retail, Technology | Financial Services, Healthcare, Legal, Pharmaceutical, Enterprise |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: no | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | SaaSCloud | SaaSCloudHybridOn-Premise |
| Deployment details | SaaS; Software; SaaS; Software | Cloud (SaaS); Hybrid; Cloud-native SaaS; Lightweight endpoint agent |
| Data residency | Deployment and region dependent | US; EU; Global cloud |
| Key features | ||
| What it offers |
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| Platform & access | ||
| API access | API access: yes | API access: yes |
| Single sign-on (SSO) | SSO: yes | SSO: yes |
| Role-based access (RBAC) | RBAC: yes | RBAC: yes |
| Multi-tenant | Multi-tenant: yes | Multi-tenant: yes |
| Mobile app | Mobile app: no | Mobile app: no |
| Supported platforms | Hybrid environments | CloudEndpointsEmailWebCloud SaaS |
| Compliance | Product-specific compliance support | SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001GDPRHIPAAPCI DSS |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | Hybrid cloudon-premisescloud | Microsoft 365Google DriveBoxSalesforceSplunkWindowsmacOS |
| Industries | Financial ServicesHealthcareGovernmentRetailTechnology | Financial ServicesHealthcareLegalPharmaceuticalEnterprise |
| Regions | Global | GlobalNorth AmericaEuropeAsia-Pacific |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | IBM | Proofpoint |
| Headquarters | Armonk, New York, USA | Sunnyvale, California, USA |
| Company size | 250,000+ | 4,000+ |
| Founded | 1911 | 2002 |
Overview
What it is
IBM Guardium
IBM Guardium helps teams with data discovery. Explore features like data security and data discovery, cloud deployment and the closest Data Security competitors.Proofpoint Information Protection
Evaluating Proofpoint Information Protection? See how this Data Security tool handles incident forensics, where it fits best and which alternatives to compare.Product type
IBM Guardium
Data security platformProofpoint Information Protection
People-Centric Enterprise Data Loss Prevention (DLP) PlatformBest for
IBM Guardium
Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, Retail, TechnologyProofpoint Information Protection
Financial Services, Healthcare, Legal, Pharmaceutical, EnterprisePricing
Pricing model
IBM Guardium
Contact VendorProofpoint Information Protection
Contact VendorFree trial
IBM Guardium
Free trial: noProofpoint Information Protection
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
IBM Guardium
Proofpoint Information Protection
Deployment details
IBM Guardium
SaaS; Software; SaaS; SoftwareProofpoint Information Protection
Cloud (SaaS); Hybrid; Cloud-native SaaS; Lightweight endpoint agentData residency
IBM Guardium
Deployment and region dependentProofpoint Information Protection
US; EU; Global cloudKey features
What it offers
IBM Guardium
- IBM's data security portfolio for discovering, monitoring and protecting enterprise data across hybrid environments.
- Data security
- Data discovery
- Data activity monitoring
- Compliance
- Cryptography
- Data protection
- Threat analytics
Proofpoint Information Protection
- Unified cross-channel DLP
- Insider threat telemetry
- Sensitive data classification
- Endpoint exfiltration blocking
- Incident forensics
- Intellectual property theft prevention
- Departing employee data tracking
- Cloud file sharing governance
Platform & access
API access
IBM Guardium
API access: yesProofpoint Information Protection
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
IBM Guardium
SSO: yesProofpoint Information Protection
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
IBM Guardium
RBAC: yesProofpoint Information Protection
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
IBM Guardium
Multi-tenant: yesProofpoint Information Protection
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
IBM Guardium
Mobile app: noProofpoint Information Protection
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
IBM Guardium
Proofpoint Information Protection
Compliance
IBM Guardium
Proofpoint Information Protection
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
IBM Guardium
Proofpoint Information Protection
Industries
IBM Guardium
Proofpoint Information Protection
Regions
IBM Guardium
Proofpoint Information Protection
Vendor
Company
IBM Guardium
IBMProofpoint Information Protection
ProofpointHeadquarters
IBM Guardium
Armonk, New York, USAProofpoint Information Protection
Sunnyvale, California, USACompany size
IBM Guardium
250,000+Proofpoint Information Protection
4,000+Founded
IBM Guardium
1911Proofpoint Information Protection
2002