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Forcepoint CASB vs. Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps

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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Forcepoint CASB

    Score7.3 out of 10
    N/AForcepoint CASB delivers comprehensive security for SaaS and Generative AI applications by combining API integration with real-time inline controls, ensuring sensitive data stays protected without compromising performance or user experience.N/A

    Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps

    Score7.8 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft Defender for Cloud Apps (formerly Microsoft Cloud App Security) is a multimode cloud access security broker.N/A
    Pricing
    Forcepoint CASBMicrosoft Defender for Cloud Apps
    Editions & Modules
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    Pricing Offerings
    Forcepoint CASBMicrosoft Defender for Cloud Apps
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Forcepoint CASBMicrosoft Defender for Cloud Apps
    Considered Both Products
    Forcepoint
    Chose Forcepoint CASB
    We found its integration with our DLP a major plus point, commercial viability, ease of use where major deciding factors, apart from that we conducted a detailed POC of the product.
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    Microsoft
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    92%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    91%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    91%
    Implementation went as expected
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    User Ratings
    Forcepoint CASBMicrosoft Defender for Cloud Apps
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.0
    (3 ratings)
    8.1
    (12 ratings)
    Usability
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.8
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Forcepoint CASBMicrosoft Defender for Cloud Apps
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Forcepoint
    It is appropriate for medium to large-scale enterprises, especially the ones that have remote employees. The live-monitoring feature is extremely useful in this case. However, the implementation and initial processing are headache-inducing so you definitely need a dedicated IT team. Be warned though, that not only is their interface quite complex, their customer service is also extremely unhelpful so you won't be able to implement this or tackle any issues without a skilled team. But if that isn't an issue, this is definitely worth a try!
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    Microsoft
    Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps is well suited when working with other Microsoft Applications. For example, if you are working with Microsoft Office 365 it works very well when implementing CASB features. It works when implementing monitoring or blocks on Sanctioned applications however customizing the message to users is not that great.
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    Pros
    Forcepoint
    • Integration with Forcepoint DLP.
    • Excellent in monitoring shadow IT.
    • Cloud Monitoring can be conducted.
    • UEBA is excellent.
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    Microsoft
    • The integration to Microsoft Entra ID is seamless, which allows Conditional Access to redirect the session to Microsoft Defender for Cloud App for it to take actions (Block or Monitor).
    • Tracker users' activity is very good when troubleshooting or running an investigate.
    • Detecting risky users through tight integration with Microsoft Entra ID is a very good feature.
    • Detecting mass downloads and blocking the download of files from non-manage company devices is a very good feature as well.
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    Cons
    Forcepoint
    • Better reports
    • Better technical support
    • Better integration with other solutions as proxy and onpremise DLP
    • Did I say better support?
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    Microsoft
    • It takes some time to scan and apply the policies when there is some sensitive information.
    • After it applies the policies, it works, but there is a delay.
    • It doesn't provide any way to scan Microsoft Teams when an external exchange of images is happening. You can always do the filtering on the documents during the chat, but if there is an image, then some kind of OCR capability is required to detect it. At present, there is no way [Microsoft Cloud App Security] can go and detect those kinds of images and alert us
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    Usability
    Forcepoint
    The platform is really good but needs a lot of customization and effort. Need to build an AI platform that will help in customizations.
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    Microsoft
    The interface is pretty simple and easy to use; however, you will need to do a lot of investigative research on your own to get comfortable with it. Originally, many of the Microsoft security tools had their own seperate consoles. Overtime, they have blended into one interface which is the ideal state. In some cases it is clear Microsoft had to pick which console a certain feature or setting was going to reside in and this leads to some confusion. For example, DLP is managed through Defender for Cloud Apps but you will also need to jump into Purview. For things like reverse proxy on your M365 tenant, you will need to go into Azure and setup conditional access rules. Not a big problem and I can understand why the settings are located where they are but for someone just starting out with Defender for Cloud Apps, it will take some time to figure out.
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    Support Rating
    Forcepoint
    The expertise is highly lacking in the implementation side.
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    Microsoft
    I have not utilized actual support but the Sales and Product teams have been super helpful in moving our implementation forward and showing us the best practices.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Forcepoint
    The interface of both the softwares is complex, but Forcepoint is certainly more complicated. But once you get past that, it is quite smooth and offers a lot of amazing features. It is one of the best options for remote security, although I would love to see more features - like encryption. The one place where it truly lacks is customer service, and since it has such an intricate implementation procedure, this one carries a lot of weight and needs to be improved to make this software even more accessible.
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    Microsoft
    More flexible and more features with easy integration with cloud services like Microsoft Azure and other cloud services. Overall both gives similar features but we prefer Microsoft cloud app security due to its high threat detection rate. mostly we have been able to stop the threat in very very less time.
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    Return on Investment
    Forcepoint
    • We are working on strategies to understand what to do with the information that CASB gave to us, it would be good if Forcepoint gives us a few key points but they haven't.
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    Microsoft
    • Cloud App Security saves us thousands of dollars finding and rectifying apps security issues
    • Identity Security Posture helps the organization identity stay in shape, saving thousands of dollars on security consultations
    • The cost of suffering a breach cannot be quantified, CAS helps minimize the chances of the attackers succeeding, with excellent historical logging for most operations
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