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IBM Secure Gateway vs. McAfee SmartFilter (Discontinued)

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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    IBM Secure Gateway

    Score7.5 out of 10
    N/AThe IBM Secure Gateway provides a secure connection between anything and anything, allowing the user to quickly set up gateways to connect your environments, manage the mapping between your local and remote destinations, and monitor all of your traffic.N/A

    McAfee SmartFilter (Discontinued)

    Score8 out of 10
    N/ASmartFilter (formerly of Secure Computing Corporation, now from McAfee) is an Internet security platform that reached end of life (EOL) in 2014.N/A
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    IBM Secure GatewayMcAfee SmartFilter (Discontinued)
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    IBM Secure GatewayMcAfee SmartFilter (Discontinued)
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    IBM Secure GatewayMcAfee SmartFilter (Discontinued)
    Small Businesses
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    Medium-sized Companies
    Forcepoint SWG
    Score8 out of 10
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    Enterprises
    Skyhigh Secure Web Gateway
    Score8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    IBM Secure GatewayMcAfee SmartFilter (Discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
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    User Testimonials
    IBM Secure GatewayMcAfee SmartFilter (Discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    IBM
    Datapower external connectivity is made easy with built-in client provisions in gateway servers. [There are] other use cases if you need to access resources in IBM Cloud with enterprise connectivity setup.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    SmartFilter is well suited anywhere URL filtering is needed.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    IBM
    • Ease of setup
    • Integrated Datapower clients
    • Console based management in IBM Cloud
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    Discontinued Products
    • SmartFilter has a mature URL database.
    • Management of product is easy. Rules can be applied by AD group membership.
    • Customizable block pages
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    Cons
    IBM
    • Product documentation on setting up various client use cases
    • Flexible plan
    • Deployment options beyond saas
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    Discontinued Products
    • None come to mind.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    IBM
    • Was able to quickly set up vpn tunnel with our IBM Cloud resources access. That helped to get quick time to market.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    • It has positively impacted our environment by reducing amount of time staff spend surfing the Internet while at work.
    Incentivized
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