Shlomi Lavi /
Jan 31, 2023
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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Symantec Data Loss Prevention or Audit (Medgate)?
Audit (Medgate) is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Symantec Data Loss Prevention, and Audit (Medgate) is rated higher (89/100) than Symantec Data Loss Prevention (79/100). Symantec Data Loss Prevention offers users more features (3) than Audit (Medgate) (0).
Looking for the right Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) solution for your business? Buyers are primarily concerned about the real total cost of implementation (TCO), the full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, and the pros and cons. In this article we compare between the two software products:
Symantec Vs. Medgate Inc.
Symantec: Symantec helps consumers and organizations secure and manage their information-driven world.
Symantec is a global leader in providing security, storage and systems management solutions to help our customers – from consumers and small businesses to the largest global organizations – secure and manage their information against more risks at more po...
Medgate Inc.: Medgate is the industry’s leading Environmental, Health, Safety, and Quality (EHSQ) software solution, used by EHSQ professionals across a wide range of industries around the world. Our software is developed and implemented by accredited EHSQ professionals with real world experience.
Who is more expensive? Symantec Data Loss Prevention or Audit Management Software (Medgate)?
The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for Symantec Data Loss Prevention and Audit Management Software (Medgate).
Symantec Data Loss Prevention price starts at $96 per license , On a scale between 1 to 10 Symantec Data Loss Prevention is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) software. Audit Management Software (Medgate) price starts at $10,000 per year , When comparing Audit Management Software (Medgate) to its competitors, the software is rated 4 - lower than the average Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) software cost.
Bottom line: Audit Management Software (Medgate) is more expensive than Symantec Data Loss Prevention.
Which software includes more/better features?
We've compared Symantec Data Loss Prevention Vs. Audit (Medgate) based on some of the most important and required Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) features.
Symantec Data Loss Prevention: Data Import/Export, Basic Reports, Online Customer Support.
Audit Management Software (Medgate): We are still working to collect the list of features for Audit Management Software (Medgate).
Target customer size
The software can be used for both personal as well as commercial use. The common clients of Audit Management Software (Medgate) software are the individuals engaging with small (having one to 100 employees) and/or medium-sized (having more than 100 to 1,000 employees) businesses that harness the services from the industry sector of IT and other information related services, mainly with the environment, health and safety/EHS operations management.