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Product	Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps by Microsoft View product	Forcepoint CASB by Forcepoint View product
Overview
What it is	Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps from Microsoft focuses on cloud DLP. Key capabilities: DLP and SaaS security. Compare it with the leading Cloud Security alternatives.	Forcepoint CASB by Forcepoint is a cloud access security broker. Key features include risk scoring. Compare deployment, integrations and top CASB alternatives.
Product type	Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB)	Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB)
Best for	Cross-industry	Cross-industry, Enterprise, Financial Services, Healthcare
Pricing
Pricing model	Contact Vendor	Contact Vendor
Free trial	Free trial: no	Free trial: yes
Deployment
Deployment options	Cloud	SaaSCloudHybrid
Deployment details	Cloud; Cloud	Cloud (SaaS); Hybrid; Cloud SaaS; Reverse/forward proxy
Data residency	Tenant region/service dependent	Global; US; EU
Key features
What it offers	Cloud discovery SaaS security Session controls DLP Threat detection App governance CASB Shadow IT discovery	Cloud app discovery Risk scoring Real-time DLP Access controls UEBA analytics for SaaS CASB SaaS Security Cloud Security
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	SaaS and cloud applications	SaaS applicationsCloud storageWeb access
Compliance	Microsoft compliance ecosystem	SOC 2ISO 27001HIPAAGDPR
Integrations & coverage
Integrations	Microsoft Defender XDRMicrosoft PurviewMicrosoft EntraMicrosoft Sentinel	Microsoft 365SalesforceBoxAWSAzure
Industries	Cross-industry	Cross-industryEnterpriseFinancial ServicesHealthcare
Regions	Global	Global
Vendor
Company	Microsoft	Forcepoint
Headquarters	Redmond, Washington, USA	Austin, Texas, USA
Company size	200,000+	2,500+
Founded	1975	1996

Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps

by Microsoft

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Forcepoint CASB

by Forcepoint

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Overview

What it is

Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps

Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps from Microsoft focuses on cloud DLP. Key capabilities: DLP and SaaS security. Compare it with the leading Cloud Security alternatives.

Forcepoint CASB

Forcepoint CASB by Forcepoint is a cloud access security broker. Key features include risk scoring. Compare deployment, integrations and top CASB alternatives.

Product type

Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps

Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB)

Forcepoint CASB

Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB)

Best for

Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps

Cross-industry

Forcepoint CASB

Cross-industry, Enterprise, Financial Services, Healthcare

Pricing

Pricing model

Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps

Contact Vendor

Forcepoint CASB

Contact Vendor

Free trial

Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps

Forcepoint CASB

Deployment

Deployment options

Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps

Cloud

Forcepoint CASB

SaaSCloudHybrid

Deployment details

Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps

Cloud; Cloud

Forcepoint CASB

Cloud (SaaS); Hybrid; Cloud SaaS; Reverse/forward proxy

Data residency

Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps

Tenant region/service dependent

Forcepoint CASB

Global; US; EU

Key features

What it offers

Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps

Cloud discovery
SaaS security
Session controls
DLP
Threat detection
App governance
CASB
Shadow IT discovery

Forcepoint CASB

Cloud app discovery
Risk scoring
Real-time DLP
Access controls
UEBA analytics for SaaS
CASB
SaaS Security
Cloud Security

Platform & access

API access

Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps

Forcepoint CASB

Single sign-on (SSO)

Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps

Forcepoint CASB

Role-based access (RBAC)

Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps

Forcepoint CASB

Multi-tenant

Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps

Forcepoint CASB

Mobile app

Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps

Forcepoint CASB

Supported platforms

Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps

SaaS and cloud applications

Forcepoint CASB

SaaS applicationsCloud storageWeb access

Compliance

Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps

Microsoft compliance ecosystem

Forcepoint CASB

SOC 2ISO 27001HIPAAGDPR

Integrations & coverage

Integrations

Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps

Microsoft Defender XDRMicrosoft PurviewMicrosoft EntraMicrosoft Sentinel

Forcepoint CASB

Microsoft 365SalesforceBoxAWSAzure

Industries

Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps

Cross-industry

Forcepoint CASB

Cross-industryEnterpriseFinancial ServicesHealthcare

Regions

Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps

Global

Forcepoint CASB

Global

Vendor

Company

Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps

Microsoft

Forcepoint CASB

Forcepoint

Headquarters

Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps

Redmond, Washington, USA

Forcepoint CASB

Austin, Texas, USA

Company size

Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps

200,000+

Forcepoint CASB

2,500+

Founded

Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps

1975

Forcepoint CASB

1996